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'G'day. I'm Steve Grahame.'
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I've spent my life
driving trucks across Australia.
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Bloody pain-in-the-arse camel.
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'It's a tough job.'
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This is a bastard of a bit of road.
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Now we've got a big problem
in the industry.
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Aussie trucking
is at a crisis point.
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26,000 drivers are needed
to fill a huge labour market gap.
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Australia relies on us.
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Supermarket shelves
will be stripped bare.
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They need our trucks.
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'But now, after decades
behind the wheel,
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'a generation of drivers
is about to retire.'
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But we have a massive crisis -
the driver shortage.
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'So me and my mates
are gonna do what we can
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'to pass the torch
and get the next generation ready.
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'He reckons he wants to be
thrown in the deep end.'
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I'm throwing him in
at 100 mile an hour.
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This is BLEEP scary.
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TRUCK HORN HONKS
This is so bloody stressful!
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Come on, buttercup,
you'll be all right.
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BLEEP. Pissing oil out.
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If the trucks stop,
the nation stops.
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TRUCK HORNS HONK
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Can you stay there?
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'Today's the big day.'
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Off to do the licence,
so feeling a bit of pressure.
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DOG BARKING
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Haven't had the best sleep,
but... ready to go.
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NARRATOR: Rookie Shelley Roseby
is gearing up
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to take her MC licence test.
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It's the golden ticket
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that will allow her to tow
a multi-combination of trailers.
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'At the moment, I'm only licensed
to have the one trailer,
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'but it's financially
much more economical
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'to be running two trailers.'
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I'm ready to go
rather than still sitting waiting.
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Shelley has already sweated
through her first two jobs...
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METAL SCREECHING
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Keep her up, Shell, keep her up.
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Oh, shit.
ON RADIO: 'Keep it going.'
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My gosh, this is very, very scary.
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Five lanes of traffic. Holy dooley!
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...with her mentor, Sludge,
riding shotgun.
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Toughen up, buttercup.
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Er... All right, we're off.
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It's a big step,
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going from a single trailer
to a road train.
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She's got the right attitude
to do it, but it's not that easy.
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Getting this done today is, erm,
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really critical to keep
this business moving forward.
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Shelley's taking a massive gamble.
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She's booked two back-to-back jobs
starting tomorrow,
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both requiring two trailers
and an MC licence.
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If she doesn't pass
the MC test today,
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her relationship
with the company who hired her
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will end before it's even begun.
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Shit. Well, it could be
the same thing if I failed the test.
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Like, what are we gonna do?
CHUCKLES
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Mm. It's getting very real now.
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I'm starting to feel very sick.
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LAUGHS
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REVERSE ALARM BEEPING
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EXHALES DEEPLY
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Take a breath.
Oh, come out of gear, babe.
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GROANING
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Right. We're here.
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Oh! Hello, Nick.
How you going, Shelley?
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Good. Thanks, mate. How are you?
Yeah, I'm all right.
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Nice to see you.
You too.
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We'll hook it up,
and we'll go for a drive.
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How's that sound?
Get started. Sounds good.
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ENGINE STARTS
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'So, the test involves
about 40 competencies
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'that need to be assessed -
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'coupling and uncoupling,
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'strapping down,
using chains, reversing -
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'using basic skills
that you need on the road.'
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So, just going straight up here?
Yep.
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GROANING: Mm.
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SIGHING: Ugh.
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So, what we'll do,
we'll pull up to the left down here.
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And we wanna be a good metre or so
from that seal edge
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so that we can set ourself up
for our reverse.
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Holy moly.
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'We've still got a reverse to do.'
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I'm really dreading that
because I think,
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so far in the test,
things have gone well.
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I'd really hate for it
to be let down by one aspect of it.
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Shelley's got every reason
to be on edge.
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Her history with reversing
is not good.
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REVERSE ALARM BEEPING
Wrong way!
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Straighten your truck up.
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Whoa!
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Go forward, and you need to move
the back of the trailer
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over to your right.
GEARBOX CREAKS
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I can't get a BLEEP gear!
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Straighten her up now.
Straighten up, straighten up.
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REVERSE ALARM BEEPING
No.
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'You have missed that.'
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HE EXHALES DEEPLY
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I'm glad you're taking
a deep breath.
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SHE LAUGHS
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Shelley is staring down
a 70-metre reverse.
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She's allowed
two forward corrections,
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but use a third
and the test resets,
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sending her right back
to square one.
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Righto. We'll stop there
before we hit the kerb.
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We'll go forward, start again.
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Oh!
SHE CHUCKLES
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So, we're currently heading
into Whyalla in South Australia.
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We're picking up a pontoon.
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It's 4.5 metres wide,
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and it's going up to Townsville
in Queensland.
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This is definitely gonna be
my biggest trip length-wise,
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and it'll be the widest load
I've had on, too.
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Yeah, this is gonna put me
to the test.
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Rookie Chevy...
Yeah. Keen as mustard.
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...has already been
put through his paces
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by legend of the trade
Steve Grahame.
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I'm gonna just set a couple
of little tests for you today.
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He's onto all the obvious ones.
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You got no trailer lights there.
Oh, I didn't pick that up.
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So far, he's only done
short-haul jobs.
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It's a little bit worrying.
You got cars everywhere.
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But now he's taking on
his biggest journey yet.
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Up until now,
I've just been doing local runs.
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But this is gonna be about five days
back to Townsville.
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In his first long haul
for company PTH,
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Chevy's set to run
a monster 15-tonne,
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4.5-metre-wide load
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over 2,500 kilometres
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from the dust of South Australia
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to the far reaches
of tropical Queensland.
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A punishing haul
through three states
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on some of the roughest,
loneliest roads in the country.
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Here we are, pulling up
to where we're getting loaded.
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Go up and undo your straps
up the front. Yep.
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'So, I've got Mick from PTH.
He's helping me load.'
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He's been around it for longer
than I've been alive,
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so he's really good.
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'I'm just here to help him.'
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It's a very dangerous industry
if you're not up to speed.
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We'll have a look at it, mate.
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Oh, that's it there, is it? Yeah.
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I didn't even know
what it was gonna look like.
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Head up towards that green bin.
Yep.
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Should be fine, mate.
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They're gonna pick it up
with the cranes.
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And then I'll have to reverse
under it.
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Chevy will be hauling
a $1.1 million mining pontoon,
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a floating platform fitted
with a 30-kilowatt generator.
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It's a highly specialised piece
of equipment,
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and any damage
could mean costly delays
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and put future contracts on the line
for Chevy's boss.
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OK, mate. Straighten him up, eh?
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REVERSE ALARM BEEPING
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Get your truck
straight to your trailer.
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Pull forward. Come over to me a bit.
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OK, hold it there.
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All right, Chevy. It's all done,
mate. You're good to go.
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Sweet. Thank you.
Good luck, mate.
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Thank you. Ta.
No worries, mate.
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Looks pretty big in the mirror.
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All right, here we go.
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First 4.5-metre load
across the country.
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Got to try and get it there
by the deadline.
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This mob, they're a...
oh, quite a big client for PTH.
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So I think that's why it's important
that I get it there.
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I don't wanna...
don't wanna lose that for 'em.
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There's a decent-sized rock there
on the left steer, mate.
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Righto.
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Yeah. So, I've got a pilot
on this trip, name's Brian,
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just cos of the width.
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I'll be 4.5 metres wide,
so he's gonna run up ahead of me
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and just warn
sort of oncoming traffic,
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let me know what's coming up.
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INDICATOR CLICKING
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OK, Chevy. Time to, er...
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tighten your bloody jock strap
and take your false teeth out.
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CHUCKLING: Righto.
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Yeah, we're about to hit the dirt,
so, hopefully, it's been graded.
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CLATTERING
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Yeah, looks like we're going
over a bit of a flood plain here,
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and it's chopped out,
so I've slowed her right down.
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I'm doing 20ks. It's a bit rough.
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We dropped back the speed,
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so I'm pushing the delivery
further back.
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But you push it too hard,
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it'll end up damaging the truck
or moving the load.
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It's an expensive bit of kit.
I've got to try and keep it intact.
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It's pretty corrugated
across the flat here, Chevy.
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Yeah, righto.
It is getting a bit rougher, eh?
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BLEEP. Jesus!
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I don't wanna stuff this up.
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ROY: So, today is all about testing
this electric truck.
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I've got my man Dusty here
putting...
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CLANKING
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...a couple fresh batteries
in this banger.
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He's knocking the...
knocking the arse out of the truck.
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Trucking's in the family,
family business.
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Pop started the business
back in 1972.
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My dad and my uncle,
they bought the business off Pop.
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As the resident rookie
of his family trucking business,
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Roy has been tasked
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with putting futuristic
trucking technology to the test.
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Dad and my uncle are always looking
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for new innovations
throughout the company,
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so it mightn't be now,
but maybe in the near future,
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electric trucks might be
a progression.
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Yeah, well, I'm gonna kick her in
the guts and see what it's made of.
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BEEP
And just like that, we're on.
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I can't hear anything.
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Oh, that is such a weird feeling.
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Never stepped foot
in an electric vehicle,
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been highly against them...
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Wow. Look at the pollution!
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...cos I'm, you know, brought up
in the diesel mechanic trade.
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Today, I'm just open-minded,
seeing what they're made of,
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if they can hold up to the diesel.
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Like driving a...
driving a remote control car.
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To test the electric truck's
reliability,
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Roy's taking on a 370-kilometre run
over the Blue Mountains and back -
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a range known for its steep climbs,
sharp descents
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and endless winding bends.
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So, it'll be interesting
to see how it holds up,
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especially when I've got this loaded
20-foot container on the trailer.
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CHUCKLES
This is a weird feeling, I tell you.
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It drives nice.
It, you know, just...
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I have to get used to
no engine noise.
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All I can just hear is wind
going past the mirrors and that.
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We left Moorebank with 90% charge,
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and then we're back down to 57.
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And we've only been driving
an hour, so...
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bit... bit nervous with the range.
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You know, some people call it
"range anxiety"...
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...which is fine, normally,
in a car or whatever,
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cos you go, "I'll just go
to the next petrol station,"
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where, in this case,
there's no power stations for 100ks.
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Righto. We'll stop there
before we hit the kerb.
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We'll go forward, start again.
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00:15:49,680 --> 00:15:51,600
Oh!
SHE CHUCKLES
243
00:15:53,440 --> 00:15:55,959
So, what are you doing?
You're doing these big snakes.
244
00:15:55,960 --> 00:15:57,599
You need to slow
your steering down a bit.
245
00:15:57,600 --> 00:15:59,719
And what I mean by that is
don't turn it quite so much.
246
00:15:59,720 --> 00:16:00,959
Yeah, right. OK.
247
00:16:00,960 --> 00:16:03,960
REVERSE ALARM BEEPING
248
00:16:08,480 --> 00:16:11,120
Right. Now that is actually
nearly straight.
249
00:16:13,720 --> 00:16:15,960
BEEPING CONTINUES
250
00:16:19,400 --> 00:16:20,960
It's probably enough there, so stop.
251
00:16:23,520 --> 00:16:26,839
'Now just waiting on Nick
to get his paperwork done to...
252
00:16:26,840 --> 00:16:30,159
'see if he's gonna allow me
to be on the road on my own.'
253
00:16:30,160 --> 00:16:33,039
I'm really hoping
that things go my way.
254
00:16:33,040 --> 00:16:35,239
It's necessary for things
to go my way
255
00:16:35,240 --> 00:16:37,520
because we've got so many things
lined up now.
256
00:16:43,080 --> 00:16:45,759
So, when it comes to reversing,
257
00:16:45,760 --> 00:16:47,479
yeah, a bit more practice,
258
00:16:47,480 --> 00:16:50,519
keep it going straight,
you know, small turns.
259
00:16:50,520 --> 00:16:54,159
And just, yeah, time with gearbox,
and, you know...
260
00:16:54,160 --> 00:16:57,120
being gentle and getting it down pat
with experience.
261
00:16:59,680 --> 00:17:01,919
Congratulations.
262
00:17:01,920 --> 00:17:04,679
We'll see you on the road somewhere.
Yes! Whoo!
263
00:17:04,680 --> 00:17:07,199
Thank you so much for your help.
No, any time.
264
00:17:07,200 --> 00:17:08,919
Oh! It's such a relief.
265
00:17:08,920 --> 00:17:11,999
I'm a big girl now. Yay!
It's exciting.
266
00:17:12,000 --> 00:17:15,239
It is very exciting. It's...
The sense of relief is...
267
00:17:15,240 --> 00:17:17,000
EXHALES DEEPLY
...enormous.
268
00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:22,759
Good job, pal.
269
00:17:22,760 --> 00:17:24,639
CHUCKLING
270
00:17:24,640 --> 00:17:25,880
Yeah. I'll go get Daddy.
271
00:17:27,360 --> 00:17:30,959
I'm just gonna sneak away
and make a quick phone call.
272
00:17:30,960 --> 00:17:33,599
'There's somebody that'll be
wondering how things have gone.'
273
00:17:33,600 --> 00:17:36,439
RINGING TONE
G'day, Sludge!
274
00:17:36,440 --> 00:17:38,079
Hello. How are you?
275
00:17:38,080 --> 00:17:40,639
Your licence... did you get it?
276
00:17:40,640 --> 00:17:42,239
Yep. It's all done.
277
00:17:42,240 --> 00:17:45,479
'Oh! That's exciting.
You've done super well.'
278
00:17:45,480 --> 00:17:49,079
So, you passed it easy? Was it good?
How did you go with your backing?
279
00:17:49,080 --> 00:17:51,919
Well, I did have to have
a second crack at the backing.
280
00:17:51,920 --> 00:17:54,399
Yeah, no, it was really good.
I was really happy with it.
281
00:17:54,400 --> 00:17:56,719
Yeah, well, that was the big thing,
wasn't it? It was...
282
00:17:56,720 --> 00:17:58,959
That was worrying me.
Your backing was the one.
283
00:17:58,960 --> 00:18:02,479
'But, you know, when you have your
brain in gear, you do do it well.'
284
00:18:02,480 --> 00:18:05,639
That's excellent.
I just wanted to say a big thank you
285
00:18:05,640 --> 00:18:07,639
for all your help
and all your support.
286
00:18:07,640 --> 00:18:10,360
We'll see you soon. We'll talk soon.
Bye!
287
00:18:11,680 --> 00:18:13,839
'It's good to know
that we can get on the road tomorrow
288
00:18:13,840 --> 00:18:16,440
'and get these...
get these loads done.
289
00:18:24,960 --> 00:18:26,839
'Here in Gunnedah.
Ready to head off.'
290
00:18:26,840 --> 00:18:30,639
We've got the first load today,
so it's pretty nerve-wracking
291
00:18:30,640 --> 00:18:32,680
that, erm... yeah,
I'll be doing it on my own.
292
00:18:38,080 --> 00:18:41,000
So, the next couple of days
involves a few different loads.
293
00:18:42,320 --> 00:18:44,000
They're all for Namoi Logistics.
294
00:18:45,480 --> 00:18:47,520
With her MC licence just passed...
295
00:18:48,840 --> 00:18:53,240
...Shelley has two back-to-back jobs
crammed into just 48 hours.
296
00:18:54,840 --> 00:18:59,239
First up, a processing facility
called a cotton gin,
297
00:18:59,240 --> 00:19:02,079
where she'll load two trailers
full of cotton bales
298
00:19:02,080 --> 00:19:03,560
headed for Queensland.
299
00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:08,119
At dawn the following day,
300
00:19:08,120 --> 00:19:11,279
she'll be back on the road
to pick up a load of mote,
301
00:19:11,280 --> 00:19:13,839
a lower grade by-product of cotton,
302
00:19:13,840 --> 00:19:16,800
bound for Yarraman Cotton Gin
in New South Wales.
303
00:19:18,320 --> 00:19:21,360
Both require delivery
on the same day as pick-up.
304
00:19:22,600 --> 00:19:26,280
If one job slips,
Shelley's schedule will fall apart.
305
00:19:30,480 --> 00:19:31,919
Get everything delivered on time,
306
00:19:31,920 --> 00:19:34,520
that's... that's key,
I think, to success.
307
00:19:39,360 --> 00:19:41,679
We can just see the gin
over here in the distance.
308
00:19:41,680 --> 00:19:44,319
So, erm, getting really close.
309
00:19:44,320 --> 00:19:47,519
Scary, in one sense.
310
00:19:47,520 --> 00:19:50,599
It means it's getting real
very quickly.
311
00:19:50,600 --> 00:19:53,599
Oh! Oh, oh! Oh, oh, oh!
312
00:19:53,600 --> 00:19:56,439
SHELLEY EXHALES,
LAUGHS
313
00:19:56,440 --> 00:19:59,559
Come on, skip. Go, go, go.
314
00:19:59,560 --> 00:20:00,880
Ugh!
315
00:20:03,240 --> 00:20:05,479
Oh! Go away!
TRUCK HORN HONKS
316
00:20:05,480 --> 00:20:07,360
Get off the road!
317
00:20:09,920 --> 00:20:11,760
Please, mate. Please.
318
00:20:15,000 --> 00:20:18,199
It would have just ruined my day,
actually, if that had have happened.
319
00:20:18,200 --> 00:20:20,920
But, yeah. No, it's...
EXHALES DEEPLY
320
00:20:30,720 --> 00:20:31,920
Get the show going.
321
00:20:45,880 --> 00:20:47,319
GROANING: Oh!
322
00:20:47,320 --> 00:20:49,639
You have to be really careful
when you're strapping
323
00:20:49,640 --> 00:20:51,399
on the opposite side
to the forklift,
324
00:20:51,400 --> 00:20:54,719
because if they're putting
on the top, on the other side,
325
00:20:54,720 --> 00:20:56,759
it can push them
and push them over on top of you.
326
00:20:56,760 --> 00:21:00,999
So, 227 kilos, each one -
327
00:21:01,000 --> 00:21:04,159
even if just one came down
and got you,
328
00:21:04,160 --> 00:21:05,759
you probably will be...
329
00:21:05,760 --> 00:21:09,080
not seeing the daylight again
tomorrow, unfortunately.
330
00:21:17,000 --> 00:21:19,239
'This is one thing
that we've ticked off.'
331
00:21:19,240 --> 00:21:21,039
But now headed up into Queensland,
332
00:21:21,040 --> 00:21:23,639
where I'm not so familiar
with the roads up there
333
00:21:23,640 --> 00:21:26,399
and haven't ever driven a truck
in Queensland.
334
00:21:26,400 --> 00:21:28,800
So it's a first time for everything.
335
00:21:32,800 --> 00:21:35,439
Yeah. Look, there'll be
no dodging skippies any more.
336
00:21:35,440 --> 00:21:37,599
We can't afford to be nice
when we're...
337
00:21:37,600 --> 00:21:39,600
we're now 63 tonnes.
338
00:21:40,960 --> 00:21:43,639
Not swerving, not braking.
It's just too dangerous.
339
00:21:43,640 --> 00:21:45,559
It's easy just to pull
the whole show over,
340
00:21:45,560 --> 00:21:48,400
which is, er, what we wanna avoid.
341
00:21:50,000 --> 00:21:51,119
CAR HORN HONKS
342
00:21:51,120 --> 00:21:53,440
Oh, we've got some drovers
on the road. They've got cattle.
343
00:21:55,720 --> 00:21:57,599
CAR HORN HONKS
Can just cause delays
344
00:21:57,600 --> 00:22:00,479
when they're just meandering
across the road like this.
345
00:22:00,480 --> 00:22:02,799
HONKING CONTINUES
346
00:22:02,800 --> 00:22:04,559
Five minutes here,
five minutes there.
347
00:22:04,560 --> 00:22:08,719
Those small hold-ups end up
really adding time to the trip.
348
00:22:08,720 --> 00:22:14,559
And we're now probably running
half an hour behind schedule.
349
00:22:14,560 --> 00:22:17,199
We don't wanna be disappointing
Namoi Logistics.
350
00:22:17,200 --> 00:22:19,279
We've said to them
that we can get this load there,
351
00:22:19,280 --> 00:22:21,919
and we wanna get it there on time
so that I can secure
352
00:22:21,920 --> 00:22:24,760
more B-double loads
now that I do have my licence.
353
00:22:32,320 --> 00:22:34,839
Got another bit of a hold-up here
with a learner driver,
354
00:22:34,840 --> 00:22:37,839
so it is not what we need right now.
355
00:22:37,840 --> 00:22:40,119
Sort of slipping further
and further behind time.
356
00:22:40,120 --> 00:22:42,960
Every minute is so precious.
357
00:22:44,240 --> 00:22:46,680
It's driving really erratically.
358
00:22:47,880 --> 00:22:50,760
Clearly, they're not
paying attention to the road.
359
00:22:56,080 --> 00:22:58,439
Aw, mate.
CAR TYRES SQUEAL
360
00:22:58,440 --> 00:22:59,840
What are you doing?
361
00:23:03,680 --> 00:23:06,399
BRIAN: It's pretty corrugated
across the flat here, Chevy.
362
00:23:06,400 --> 00:23:08,720
Yeah, righto.
It is getting a bit rougher, eh?
363
00:23:12,680 --> 00:23:16,440
It's an expensive bit of kit.
I've got to try and keep it intact.
364
00:23:18,880 --> 00:23:20,000
BLEEP! Jesus.
365
00:23:24,600 --> 00:23:26,240
CLATTERING
366
00:23:27,960 --> 00:23:31,599
So, we're back on the bitumen,
picking up the pace now.
367
00:23:31,600 --> 00:23:33,720
Hopefully make back
some of that time we lost.
368
00:23:36,920 --> 00:23:41,159
With over $1 million worth
of mining equipment on board,
369
00:23:41,160 --> 00:23:46,080
Chevy's first long-haul job still
has nearly 2,500 kilometres to run.
370
00:23:55,960 --> 00:23:57,559
Been a fair bit of wildlife
on the road.
371
00:23:57,560 --> 00:24:00,639
We've had roos, goats, emus.
372
00:24:00,640 --> 00:24:03,440
I don't wanna hit one of them,
do a bit of damage to this thing.
373
00:24:06,160 --> 00:24:10,319
On outback highways, wildlife
is one of the greatest hazards
374
00:24:10,320 --> 00:24:11,840
a truckie can face.
375
00:24:14,000 --> 00:24:17,479
Even a small animal strike
can crumple bonnets,
376
00:24:17,480 --> 00:24:20,720
damage steering and destroy a rig.
377
00:24:22,880 --> 00:24:25,159
There's goats around,
so I've got to watch out for them.
378
00:24:25,160 --> 00:24:30,279
But swerving to avoid an animal
can be the deadliest mistake of all,
379
00:24:30,280 --> 00:24:35,679
causing drivers to lose control,
jack-knife or even roll.
380
00:24:35,680 --> 00:24:36,999
Ducking and weaving, too.
381
00:24:37,000 --> 00:24:38,319
There's roadkill everywhere,
382
00:24:38,320 --> 00:24:40,639
which means there's...
there's heaps of roos about.
383
00:24:40,640 --> 00:24:43,919
As the sun starts coming down,
they'll all start coming out.
384
00:24:43,920 --> 00:24:46,759
So I just have to keep an eye out.
385
00:24:46,760 --> 00:24:48,360
VAN HORN HONKS
386
00:24:52,760 --> 00:24:55,319
TRUCK HORN HONKS
387
00:24:55,320 --> 00:24:57,040
BLEEP.
388
00:24:58,320 --> 00:25:01,799
Stupid bush chook.
There are heaps of emus around here.
389
00:25:01,800 --> 00:25:04,120
One just run out. I nearly got him.
390
00:25:27,520 --> 00:25:29,039
We're making good time today.
391
00:25:29,040 --> 00:25:31,520
We couldn't possibly go
any quicker than what we are.
392
00:25:32,800 --> 00:25:36,320
So we might be looking
at getting this delivery in on time.
393
00:25:39,200 --> 00:25:42,079
Just pulling into the truck stop
in Capella now.
394
00:25:42,080 --> 00:25:46,639
So tomorrow will be the big day.
We've got to drop it off tomorrow.
395
00:25:46,640 --> 00:25:50,599
Yeah, as long as it all keeps going
as it has been,
396
00:25:50,600 --> 00:25:52,200
we won't have an issue.
397
00:26:06,560 --> 00:26:08,800
Yeah, no, the fog,
it's getting heavier.
398
00:26:13,240 --> 00:26:15,399
Fog's too thick, well, we can't go.
Yeah.
399
00:26:15,400 --> 00:26:17,480
Yeah, we're just... Too dangerous.
400
00:26:22,960 --> 00:26:25,839
Today was the day
that we needed to go, right?
401
00:26:25,840 --> 00:26:29,360
And, erm, yeah,
this is gonna hold us back, so...
402
00:26:37,400 --> 00:26:38,959
Just coming up to Mount Vic.
403
00:26:38,960 --> 00:26:40,319
It's a pretty steep grade,
404
00:26:40,320 --> 00:26:43,360
so I reckon that's gonna chew
some juice going up it.
405
00:26:46,760 --> 00:26:49,479
On a punishing loop
over the Blue Mountains,
406
00:26:49,480 --> 00:26:52,599
Roy's electric truck test
for his father's business
407
00:26:52,600 --> 00:26:54,800
is causing extreme anxiety.
408
00:26:56,320 --> 00:26:59,079
After only one hour of driving,
409
00:26:59,080 --> 00:27:02,559
the battery is drained
to nearly half.
410
00:27:02,560 --> 00:27:05,719
I keep hovering from, like,
the road to there,
411
00:27:05,720 --> 00:27:07,480
the percentage of the battery.
412
00:27:09,240 --> 00:27:12,760
Yeah.
LAUGHS
413
00:27:17,880 --> 00:27:19,999
BLEEP.
414
00:27:20,000 --> 00:27:22,880
Oh, this is such a great idea
on paper.
415
00:27:25,960 --> 00:27:29,679
Oh, this traffic is the road
I'm coming back,
416
00:27:29,680 --> 00:27:32,000
and it is bumper to bumper.
417
00:27:33,680 --> 00:27:38,399
In an hour's time, Roy will be back
on the same stretch of road,
418
00:27:38,400 --> 00:27:41,879
smack bang in the middle
of the traffic jam.
419
00:27:41,880 --> 00:27:44,680
"Holy BLEEP"
is exactly what I'm thinking.
420
00:27:45,720 --> 00:27:49,479
Slow-moving traffic
could drain his battery to zero,
421
00:27:49,480 --> 00:27:52,639
leaving him stranded
on the mountain.
422
00:27:52,640 --> 00:27:57,359
Range anxiety is pumping,
and also traffic anxiety.
423
00:27:57,360 --> 00:27:58,839
BLEEP, look at this traffic!
424
00:27:58,840 --> 00:28:02,880
VEHICLE HORNS HONKING
425
00:28:04,160 --> 00:28:07,040
So we're just, er,
wheeling into Lithgow here.
426
00:28:14,480 --> 00:28:17,519
CHUCKLING: 45% charge.
427
00:28:17,520 --> 00:28:19,639
Oh, no.
428
00:28:19,640 --> 00:28:23,199
With only half
the round trip complete,
429
00:28:23,200 --> 00:28:25,640
Roy's range anxiety
is through the roof.
430
00:28:27,400 --> 00:28:29,039
Just punched into Google,
431
00:28:29,040 --> 00:28:31,719
erm, how long it's gonna take
to get home.
432
00:28:31,720 --> 00:28:35,199
And normally, it's an hour,
an hour-and-45-minute drive.
433
00:28:35,200 --> 00:28:37,199
Yeah, with all the traffic, it's...
434
00:28:37,200 --> 00:28:40,000
LAUGHS
...three hours and ten minutes, so...
435
00:28:41,400 --> 00:28:42,920
Yeah, I'm nervous.
CHUCKLES
436
00:28:48,720 --> 00:28:53,320
It'll be interesting to see
how we go on the way home.
437
00:28:54,560 --> 00:28:57,520
But going downhill
could be his saviour.
438
00:28:58,800 --> 00:29:01,279
We're just coming down
a bit of a descent now.
439
00:29:01,280 --> 00:29:05,999
So, hopefully, the regenerative
braking kicks into gear.
440
00:29:06,000 --> 00:29:09,640
Braking is meant to put charge
back into your batteries.
441
00:29:11,480 --> 00:29:15,640
I'm just waiting to see what it...
if it's gonna pop 80% back into it.
442
00:29:23,680 --> 00:29:25,760
Come on, dog,
give me a percent at least!
443
00:29:26,840 --> 00:29:29,679
Hey! We've got 1%.
444
00:29:29,680 --> 00:29:31,640
Took a whole hill to get 1%.
445
00:29:37,880 --> 00:29:41,440
Oh, and now we're back down
to 42. Oh. Shit.
446
00:29:42,840 --> 00:29:44,240
SIGHS,
CHUCKLES
447
00:29:47,680 --> 00:29:48,840
Ugh!
448
00:29:50,080 --> 00:29:51,399
This is just what I want (!)
449
00:29:51,400 --> 00:29:54,440
VEHICLE HORNS HONKING
450
00:29:57,800 --> 00:30:00,360
All I can see is red brake lights.
451
00:30:02,640 --> 00:30:05,759
If I don't get back tonight,
there could be dramas.
452
00:30:05,760 --> 00:30:07,640
Bloody hell.
453
00:30:15,280 --> 00:30:18,519
We've got another bit of a hold-up
here with a learner driver.
454
00:30:18,520 --> 00:30:20,879
It's really stealing
those precious minutes
455
00:30:20,880 --> 00:30:22,959
that we're trying to make up.
456
00:30:22,960 --> 00:30:26,600
Why are you back to 70 kilometres?!
457
00:30:28,360 --> 00:30:30,240
INDICATOR CLICKING
458
00:30:39,400 --> 00:30:42,080
Finally! We've had a little win
there and got around that car.
459
00:30:50,000 --> 00:30:53,240
We've made it.
It's very exciting to be here.
460
00:30:56,920 --> 00:31:00,280
Shelley's first of two jobs
has been a success.
461
00:31:01,920 --> 00:31:05,199
Yay! Whoo! Done. Ticked off.
462
00:31:05,200 --> 00:31:07,119
Not much of a better feeling
463
00:31:07,120 --> 00:31:10,360
than successfully delivering
your first load.
464
00:31:11,680 --> 00:31:13,799
Go and find somewhere
to pull up tonight
465
00:31:13,800 --> 00:31:16,199
and get ready for this next load.
466
00:31:16,200 --> 00:31:19,959
Tomorrow,
it's a 450-kilometre journey
467
00:31:19,960 --> 00:31:23,960
on a tight deadline,
to an area she's never been before.
468
00:31:35,040 --> 00:31:37,039
So, we're here at Dalby
this morning.
469
00:31:37,040 --> 00:31:40,119
We're heading to Mungindi
to pick up a load of mote,
470
00:31:40,120 --> 00:31:43,160
which is another sort of product
of the cotton.
471
00:31:48,960 --> 00:31:50,479
We need to get loaded today
472
00:31:50,480 --> 00:31:53,639
and then get unloaded
at Wee Waa this afternoon.
473
00:31:53,640 --> 00:31:55,719
So, pretty tight schedule.
474
00:31:55,720 --> 00:31:58,279
You know, the aim is, is that
we're successful in delivering
475
00:31:58,280 --> 00:32:00,240
and staying on that schedule.
476
00:32:12,320 --> 00:32:14,800
Really struggling
with the extra height.
477
00:32:17,840 --> 00:32:18,880
Winner, winner!
478
00:32:22,880 --> 00:32:25,120
Pull these curtains,
then I'll get on the road.
479
00:32:42,520 --> 00:32:44,399
CREAKING
This is a highway.
480
00:32:44,400 --> 00:32:47,159
We're getting shaken.
CHUCKLES
481
00:32:47,160 --> 00:32:49,639
Lucky I've got a sports bra on.
482
00:32:49,640 --> 00:32:51,679
LAUGHS
It's shocking.
483
00:32:51,680 --> 00:32:53,840
It's absolutely shaky.
It's terrible.
484
00:32:56,920 --> 00:32:59,199
I wouldn't even comfortably do
the speed limit.
485
00:32:59,200 --> 00:33:02,559
Like, there's no way
I would sit on 100 through this.
486
00:33:02,560 --> 00:33:04,520
Like, it's just ridiculous.
487
00:33:06,720 --> 00:33:09,720
It's quite... quite challenging.
488
00:33:19,920 --> 00:33:21,919
We have got that deadline
this afternoon.
489
00:33:21,920 --> 00:33:23,719
When they close, they close,
and that's it.
490
00:33:23,720 --> 00:33:27,519
So if we miss that opportunity,
then we've got no option
491
00:33:27,520 --> 00:33:29,400
than to sit around
and wait till tomorrow.
492
00:33:34,800 --> 00:33:38,360
Oh, no. Where's it...
Where's it taking me?
493
00:33:42,440 --> 00:33:44,960
INDICATOR CLICKING
494
00:33:50,440 --> 00:33:53,959
Yeah, so, look, I'm thinking I
should have turned left back there.
495
00:33:53,960 --> 00:33:56,039
I've got a deadline
that we're working to,
496
00:33:56,040 --> 00:33:59,080
and it's really, really difficult
to make sure that we stay on track.
497
00:34:05,240 --> 00:34:06,679
Plenty of people have done it.
498
00:34:06,680 --> 00:34:09,520
Look at the tyre marks.
SHELLEY LAUGHS
499
00:34:16,120 --> 00:34:17,560
Am I here?
500
00:34:19,640 --> 00:34:22,599
I'm pretty certain
I should have turned in there.
501
00:34:22,600 --> 00:34:24,960
I don't think
this is actually right.
502
00:34:29,000 --> 00:34:32,200
Ah! I hate missing that turn.
503
00:34:35,200 --> 00:34:38,159
Totally praying
that they won't lock me out.
504
00:34:38,160 --> 00:34:40,640
I actually really don't even wanna
consider that.
505
00:34:41,960 --> 00:34:43,799
If Shelley can't deliver today,
506
00:34:43,800 --> 00:34:46,359
she'll spend the night
on the side of the road,
507
00:34:46,360 --> 00:34:48,440
140 kilometres from home.
508
00:34:59,760 --> 00:35:01,880
Weighbridge, do you have a copy?
509
00:35:03,840 --> 00:35:05,000
Copy, Weighbridge?
510
00:35:11,560 --> 00:35:13,800
KEYPAD TONES
There's no-one in that office.
511
00:35:19,080 --> 00:35:21,319
VEHICLE HORNS HONKING
512
00:35:21,320 --> 00:35:24,959
Haven't even got 10ks
out of Lithgow yet.
513
00:35:24,960 --> 00:35:28,080
And we are at a dead stop.
514
00:35:30,760 --> 00:35:33,119
Tasked with testing
an electric vehicle,
515
00:35:33,120 --> 00:35:36,000
Roy's trapped
in a massive traffic jam...
516
00:35:37,360 --> 00:35:41,159
...and his batteries are draining
quicker than expected.
517
00:35:41,160 --> 00:35:45,640
And this time, his training
as a diesel mechanic won't save him.
518
00:35:56,560 --> 00:35:58,639
We're on 36%.
519
00:35:58,640 --> 00:36:02,680
I'm just watching that number
crawl down as I'm going up.
520
00:36:08,640 --> 00:36:10,999
We've pretty well covered
all the hill climbs now.
521
00:36:11,000 --> 00:36:13,399
Erm, so coming back down,
522
00:36:13,400 --> 00:36:17,679
it's just all gonna be downhill
back into... into Sydney.
523
00:36:17,680 --> 00:36:21,239
So, hopefully,
the regen kicks in a bit.
524
00:36:21,240 --> 00:36:24,039
And it's been bouncing off 27, 28%.
525
00:36:24,040 --> 00:36:25,399
So it's been good, actually.
526
00:36:25,400 --> 00:36:28,800
It's been a bit touch and go there,
for a little short while there.
527
00:36:31,240 --> 00:36:34,600
The last bit of charge should see us
back into Moorebank, hopefully.
528
00:36:38,800 --> 00:36:40,999
Bottom line, I am impressed.
529
00:36:41,000 --> 00:36:42,799
I definitely wouldn't pass up
a diesel...
530
00:36:42,800 --> 00:36:45,799
like, personally, wouldn't pass up
a diesel engine for it.
531
00:36:45,800 --> 00:36:48,799
But if it was between this
and, you know,
532
00:36:48,800 --> 00:36:52,320
like, a Scania or something,
I'd be definitely taking this.
533
00:36:56,880 --> 00:36:58,759
We've made it.
We're just rolling in now.
534
00:36:58,760 --> 00:37:00,879
Back to the yard up in Moorebank,
535
00:37:00,880 --> 00:37:06,080
and we've got 18% charge left
in the batteries.
536
00:37:08,280 --> 00:37:11,719
Not too bad. Not too bad at all.
We're home safe.
537
00:37:11,720 --> 00:37:15,120
It's definitely impressed me today.
538
00:37:17,040 --> 00:37:18,920
Thank God we're here.
CHUCKLES
539
00:37:27,240 --> 00:37:30,400
Look at it. The last five minutes,
look how thick it's got. Yeah.
540
00:37:32,160 --> 00:37:33,200
BLEEP.
541
00:37:35,400 --> 00:37:39,759
On his first long haul
of over 2,500 kilometres
542
00:37:39,760 --> 00:37:42,239
with valuable mining equipment,
543
00:37:42,240 --> 00:37:45,080
Chevy's schedule is at risk
of blowing out.
544
00:37:47,640 --> 00:37:49,799
Yeah, look, it's a bit frustrating.
545
00:37:49,800 --> 00:37:52,040
Been pushing all week
to get here on time.
546
00:37:53,440 --> 00:37:55,320
Yeah, last day,
it's gonna hold us up a bit.
547
00:37:58,560 --> 00:38:01,679
'This is something we didn't need.'
548
00:38:01,680 --> 00:38:05,360
Just too dangerous.
Vehicles can't see us coming.
549
00:38:06,480 --> 00:38:08,439
Last thing you want is an accident.
550
00:38:08,440 --> 00:38:10,560
Then you'll never get there.
CHUCKLES
551
00:38:15,040 --> 00:38:16,320
Yeah, we're still waiting.
552
00:38:17,560 --> 00:38:19,800
We're about half hour
behind schedule.
553
00:38:22,240 --> 00:38:24,440
Yeah. There's nothing
we can do about it, so...
554
00:38:28,080 --> 00:38:29,400
It has lifted a bit.
555
00:38:31,880 --> 00:38:34,440
Yeah. We can see headlights
coming at us easy enough.
556
00:38:37,200 --> 00:38:38,879
Er...
557
00:38:38,880 --> 00:38:41,759
Give it a couple more minutes,
and I reckon we can go.
558
00:38:41,760 --> 00:38:44,080
Sounds good. Beautiful.
559
00:38:45,920 --> 00:38:47,719
We'll have to try
and make up some time.
560
00:38:47,720 --> 00:38:49,679
We don't have much of it.
561
00:38:49,680 --> 00:38:53,400
Just hope for a clean run, and
we'll get this thing dropped off.
562
00:39:01,280 --> 00:39:02,600
Still a bit of fog about.
563
00:39:04,040 --> 00:39:06,559
Yeah, visibility's
not all that great, so, erm...
564
00:39:06,560 --> 00:39:08,480
still definitely got to be cautious.
565
00:39:14,200 --> 00:39:17,359
BRIAN ON RADIO:
566
00:39:17,360 --> 00:39:18,919
Won't break any neck.
567
00:39:18,920 --> 00:39:20,840
Yeah. Sounds good, mate.
568
00:39:28,920 --> 00:39:30,359
With the morning delivery,
569
00:39:30,360 --> 00:39:33,039
there's no point
pushing to get there if, erm...
570
00:39:33,040 --> 00:39:35,039
if we're risking ours
and other people's lives.
571
00:39:35,040 --> 00:39:39,120
So, yeah, safety sort of trumps
the delivery time.
572
00:39:46,960 --> 00:39:48,559
That's a bit better.
573
00:39:48,560 --> 00:39:51,199
Yeah. I can see your van now.
It's nice.
574
00:39:51,200 --> 00:39:52,719
Fog just cleared up.
575
00:39:52,720 --> 00:39:54,959
For now, I've picked up the pace
a little bit.
576
00:39:54,960 --> 00:39:56,680
It'd be nice if it keeps this way.
577
00:40:07,560 --> 00:40:11,999
We're nearly there. This is the sort
of main road going into the mine.
578
00:40:12,000 --> 00:40:14,639
Five-day trip. 2,500ks.
579
00:40:14,640 --> 00:40:17,439
I'm pretty happy
with how it all went
580
00:40:17,440 --> 00:40:19,479
and, hopefully, PTH will be as well.
581
00:40:19,480 --> 00:40:22,839
It's definitely given me a taste
of the long-haul trips.
582
00:40:22,840 --> 00:40:25,239
Seeing the country
and getting paid for it,
583
00:40:25,240 --> 00:40:26,600
you can't beat it, I don't reckon.
584
00:40:28,160 --> 00:40:31,360
So, just up here, Chevy.
Pull over to the left.
585
00:40:39,160 --> 00:40:40,519
That's us.
586
00:40:40,520 --> 00:40:41,879
No worries, mate.
Thanks, mate.
587
00:40:41,880 --> 00:40:43,359
Yeah. Good job.
Appreciate it.
588
00:40:43,360 --> 00:40:45,759
I don't think they'll be able
to call you a rookie any more.
589
00:40:45,760 --> 00:40:48,119
'Chevy done it really well.'
590
00:40:48,120 --> 00:40:50,759
I've even been with experienced
drivers that panic a bit -
591
00:40:50,760 --> 00:40:53,159
well, a lot more than what he does.
592
00:40:53,160 --> 00:40:55,279
You know,
I didn't see him panic once,
593
00:40:55,280 --> 00:40:59,040
so, no, he's gonna make
a real good operator.
594
00:41:02,600 --> 00:41:04,359
I'm just gonna go in
and get this unloaded.
595
00:41:04,360 --> 00:41:05,560
Then I'll be off to the pub.
596
00:41:09,320 --> 00:41:11,639
'Steve Grahame
is expecting a call from me.
597
00:41:11,640 --> 00:41:14,879
'He wants to see how I've been
going. So I wanna give him a buzz.'
598
00:41:14,880 --> 00:41:16,879
RINGING TONE
599
00:41:16,880 --> 00:41:18,639
Hey, how are you going, Steve?
600
00:41:18,640 --> 00:41:20,399
'You've been in it
for more than a month now.
601
00:41:20,400 --> 00:41:22,599
'How are you finding it?'
Yeah. Loving it, loving it.
602
00:41:22,600 --> 00:41:24,879
Er, just finished
my first big run today.
603
00:41:24,880 --> 00:41:26,799
I love the long-distance stuff.
It's, er...
604
00:41:26,800 --> 00:41:29,079
Yeah, it beats the town work.
'I'm pleased to hear it.
605
00:41:29,080 --> 00:41:31,839
'We need more young blokes like you
getting into the business, mate.
606
00:41:31,840 --> 00:41:33,439
'We really do.'
Yeah.
607
00:41:33,440 --> 00:41:34,959
'All right, mate.
Good to talk to you.
608
00:41:34,960 --> 00:41:37,479
'And I'm pleased with the way
you're going. It's bloody good.'
609
00:41:37,480 --> 00:41:39,519
All righty. Thanks, mate.
Good chatting with you.
610
00:41:39,520 --> 00:41:40,800
'Good on you, mate. Good on you.'
611
00:41:42,480 --> 00:41:44,759
That was pretty cool,
talking to Steve again
612
00:41:44,760 --> 00:41:47,759
after five days on the road,
2,500ks.
613
00:41:47,760 --> 00:41:50,800
It's a great way to end the trip.
Cheers.
614
00:41:57,400 --> 00:41:59,239
When they close, they close,
and that's it.
615
00:41:59,240 --> 00:42:02,879
So if we miss that opportunity,
then we've got no option
616
00:42:02,880 --> 00:42:04,840
than to sit around
and wait till tomorrow.
617
00:42:07,640 --> 00:42:10,080
Weighbridge, do you have a copy?
618
00:42:11,800 --> 00:42:14,600
KEYPAD TONES
There's no-one in that office.
619
00:42:15,960 --> 00:42:17,279
RINGING TONE
620
00:42:17,280 --> 00:42:18,959
Hi. Luke?
621
00:42:18,960 --> 00:42:21,879
I'm just on your weighbridge
with a load of mote.
622
00:42:21,880 --> 00:42:26,119
Yeah. Look, I don't wanna
put you out. Like, you know...
623
00:42:26,120 --> 00:42:28,800
Does this change what
your afternoon's going to look like?
624
00:42:33,280 --> 00:42:34,840
We're happy to wait.
625
00:42:36,440 --> 00:42:39,920
That's amazing. Thanks, Luke.
See you. Bye.
626
00:42:42,440 --> 00:42:45,599
Yes! We can unload today.
627
00:42:45,600 --> 00:42:48,599
If we just wait ten minutes...
We're a bit behind schedule.
628
00:42:48,600 --> 00:42:51,319
Luke was... But he's happy
to come and do it now.
629
00:42:51,320 --> 00:42:55,720
So that's a fantastic outcome,
and I'm really happy with that.
630
00:43:01,560 --> 00:43:02,839
'It's an amazing feeling.
631
00:43:02,840 --> 00:43:05,479
'I'm really proud of what
I've achieved in the last two days,
632
00:43:05,480 --> 00:43:08,879
'and I'm really excited
for the opportunities ahead.
633
00:43:08,880 --> 00:43:11,999
'I now know that I can do it.
I've done it.'
634
00:43:12,000 --> 00:43:15,160
It's an unreal feeling, actually.
It's really... yeah, great.
635
00:43:19,000 --> 00:43:20,080
Whoo!
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