Worlds Largest Fuel Truck

170 tonne fuel tanker travelling from Geraldton to Wiluna across Western Australia. A brief description of what it takes to drive the worlds largest fuel tanker 1400km across the Australian desert.

[@Rich944inSK]

I drive a 72 ton 9 axle King-B train fuel tanker here in Canada. I can't imagine pulling 170 tons...The road train drivers down under are a special breed. Hats off to you gents!

[@brycegould7939]

👍🇦🇺🏁

[@Casey6996]

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[@StevieDee73]

Whats the best truck to haul fuel with here in Canada in 2024

[@beetlejews]

@@StevieDee73 Australian Truck

[@ianpeterson1341]

I from Canada and I live in western Alberta and I drive a 9 axle king b log train, and I haul 88 tons on some of the sketchiest roads in the world ! I would love to pull 120 plus tons !

[@chogg611]

Everything is bigger in Texas. Australia: Hold my beer.

[@rocketmanlb99]

Australia is just British Texas

[@D-M-J]

*holds*

[@paullangford8179]

Texas is huge: you could only fit 2.5 of Texas into Western Australia.

[@jamesross4593]

@@paullangford8179 Texas is indeed huge, but at 2.5 times that Western Australia is insanely big for being only one state of one country. Into Western Australia you could fit the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, Denmark, Czech Republic, Slovenia, and Greece.

[@geoffrogerson9937]

@@rocketmanlb99 that’s an insult to both Australia AND Texas

[@stevejory9679]

If any Americans are getting excited about seeing Kenworths, hate to tell you but they are Aussie made.

[@tomanycooks]

this gave me a great sense of pride. i don't drive trucks but I understand the importance of trucks and these Legends keeping Australia going

[@sallowgreyish]

Nothing, but the highest respect for the Australian truckdrivers.

[@steverone7623]

Australians have longer trucks but shorter shorts than anyone

[@wce05308]

Vince Neil win

[@AishiMTA]

'cause aussie nor kiwi truckers don't give a fuck about their appearance, all the time they're sitting behind a steering wheel anyways so it doesn't matter, it's not like they're models lol

[@mickbaker2483]

LAMO

[@TourettesOrc]

dropn loads they gotta be agile so they can hop leap and sprint over all the insane critters

[@sergeantseven4240]

This is the comment I was looking for, and it was the first one.

[@davidmattice2613]

Hi from canada, being a truck mechanic for long time. The N14 in my opinion is one of the best engines ever made!

[@yazeed3881]

I don’t want to do Pre trip inspection on this thing , my shift would be over by the time I am done checking tires . No

[@myazid3587]

You are trucker in Australia??

[@ahmedbenzfan7837]

Yazeed مع الاسف اسمك على اسم اجرم شخصية بالتأريخ

[@kelvintorrence5994]

And your worthless e logs would run out in the u.s.a. also to add to your headaches

[@Mhdlagha]

@@ahmedbenzfan7837 ما في اي شخصية إجرامية اسمها احمد؟

[@briancarter6966]

Hats off to you Aussie drivers !!! From an American driver. You guys are awesome 👌 👏

[@Bhagatbj]

Hats off to the Truckker, he's done a lot good delivering fuel so many miles away, where the rail does'nt reach.

[@oldridersteve217]

Used to drive for BP Amoco North America before BP retired the fleet. We had a poster of this road train on the shop wall. Always wanted to drive one. On the bucket list I guess.

[@robertcarter4494]

Did you get your chance?

[@kaspervestergaard2383]

@@robertcarter4494 Still dreaming of it probably.

[@Womba1009]

Love the official road train socks! makes driving comfy.

[@sweeptheleg.]

I'd hate to miss my turn in one of those! 😨😨

[@eternalreign2313]

Right? Can you imagine driving down a dead end and having to try to back that sucker up?

[@FishFreddy]

Then you miss a job.

[@lucasgroves137]

No biggie, just go round the block as usual. 👍

[@maxwellbricks7632]

I cannot even imagine the vastness of Australia and driving the truck train. Maybe if I was 60 years younger........

[@hobbyelectronics6630]

Garth is a cool dude ! He drives in his socks.

[@skeetrix5577]

yea I seen that

[@Paul-qq7mh]

haha yup!

[@gjdanco4260]

Who hasn't?😂

[@rodparker6530]

3:38

[@rider2k018]

Litteraly every second trucker in germany 😂

[@rfusco9251]

Job well done. It takes a true professional to properly operate a rig like that. That's probably the reason we don't have them here in the US. There are a lot of non professionals running semi's that have no business even driving a car. No disrespect to the professionals on the US roads doing there job seamlessly and unnoticed. Job well done to you as well.

[@bishop9598]

If you look carefully at the trucking industry here in the U.S., you'll find of key determining factor that should be an indicator to anyone with average insight as to why things are as they are in regards to the quality of our truck drivers. The amount of money that truck drivers make in a year has been cut in half in the last 20 years. Now they're teaching teenagers to drive semi's. One because they will work for the wages paid and, two, they are much easier to be fooled by management. Can you guess where the money (that used to go to drivers) has gone?

[@kerrryschultz2904]

@@bishop9598 Management and owner christmas bonuses.

[@Mechknight73]

You should see the minesites. Picture four trailers, and the trucks themselves add a whole new meaning to the phrase "monster truck." The cab is the same size as a normal Kenworth, but they have earthmover-sized wheels. Their loaded weight is more like 200 tonnes

[@MattSynysterRx20]

Australia is a badass country

[@Mexijuan]

MattSynyster Cheers (don't let my YT name give you a bum steer)

[@campervanelvisitoofonyou8720]

MattSynyster not really

[@blackhatter011]

Australia is a bad country

[@BaIIsDeep]

@SHERMAN YOUNG against who?

[@davo3138]

SHERMAN YOUNG yea can’t even spell Aboriginal.... Dickhead

[@HuskyCorp]

What a remarkable machine! Human ingenuity never ceases to amaze us.

[@lestermcdonald365]

No nak

[@lestermcdonald365]

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[@cyclonicleo]

Absolute beasts. Tough as and incredible to watch. If you ever come here to Perth and drive out of the city, use some caution and patience when passing these things though!

[@chocodiledundee1]

I am proud to say Australian , and I am a proud to say I am a Road train driver ...

[@BobbyTucker]

Respect to you from the USA, Leandro Machado, not all of us "Yanks" are idiots. We have our share, that's true but there's more of us Yanks who would much rather be over there in 'Stralia' than here, mate. Cheers

[@chocodiledundee1]

Bobby Tucker I love yanks , I love Americans best people ever , welcome to Stralia mate

[@billwilkie6574]

...but I don't have a country song about me.

[@sammencia7945]

Awesome job you do there, sir. All the best from the US of A.

[@chocodiledundee1]

@@sammencia7945 thank you my friend, all the best from Australia and much blessings to y’all beautiful Americans

[@rustynugget2288]

lubricants as well eh...? maybe these guys can deliver my amazon order...

[@johndefriee1982]

RUSSIANS BRIDES TOO!!!

[@amazonbox5551]

thats....not....nevermind...

[@nativeafroeurasian]

I've seen similar trucks there; it's tremendous needing to stay on the other side of the road to get a view over the whole truck - incredible

[@Mechknight73]

The long range tanks on the truck itself give it a range from 1250 miles (2000km) to 3200km (2000 miles) It depends on the truck, its load, the terrain, and even the weather

[@annemuskee9004]

Just love my australia. You truckers, keep the out back going.

[@vangarcia419]

Oi..

[@stevepunter3704]

Loved watching this, driver cleans the cab after his trip ready for the next bloke to go to work 🎖🏆👍.

[@mconard801]

Very cool video, thanks for posting it. From a US trucker

[@jennifercapps105]

@Hello Micky how are you doing

[@brendaeulenstein4255]

That was well put together. Thanks whoever did that. Should be more of it. 😎

[@viajante19777]

Congratulations! Beautiful video, hugs from BRAZIL!

[@gordonmccoy4537]

Very nice educational Vid...! Thanks for posting,... Gordon in Maryland

[@ThatGuy-sd3zl]

Legend has it he’s still accelerating.

[@henryholliday1]

Shifing like a boss with his socks lol!!!

[@atunleashed]

WOW! Only a N14 @ 170 tons?! I assumed they would have some badass Australia-only spec 17-18 liter beast! I used to truck in Alaska pulling 2 45' trailers grossing 67 tons and anything less than a 15L was unheard of. ROCK ON!

[@skinnycarlos8771]

great job.. i want to work in canada but don't know about the ice....

[@KraziIvan]

Charlie Trujillo Sorry sir, but Alaska is a state of the the United States. Also, ice isn't that bad. once you get used to it.

[@WynandRautenbach]

God Dammit you're right Andy Knight here in South Africa you also get CUMMINS N14 engines but only up to 525hp.I really dont know the Aussie N14's are that strong to pull 170tons

[@hdmccart6735]

Wynand Rautenbach Remember there are literally no hills in Western Australia! I'm no trucker but maybe that's the reason? Cheers.

[@davidjay1923]

Wynand Rautenbach if no hills (or even hills but very low speed up them) and not in a hurry then most important thing is transmission (and enough traction) rather than engine. Geared down enough even 1 HP could pull 170 tonnes... but you would be able to walk much faster.

[@hempfootbaII]

Every single time no one was around i would try to back my tail into a parking spot.

[@0Zolrender0]

"and he will take the truck up the road"........ yeh 1400km's up the road. I love Australia. I live in outback NT and I see these monsters everyday. You have to treat them with respect.

[@skyline3071]

In just got my 2 letters of oil from eBay and this mate has done gr8 job.

[@whorayful]

Had to do a repair job at a mine called Harbour Lights many years ago, my directions from Perth airport were, quote 'head east on the highway, it's the fourth turn on the left, can't miss it'. 850 klm, later I was there, the mine was near Menzies(I think?), about 200 k north of Kalgoorlie, in Australia we tend to understate things a bit.

[@paullangford8179]

Driving from Adelaide to Sydney: on the road, there is a sign saying "Sydney 1200 km". Just so you know...

[@wkruit]

A complet tyre replacement would financially cripple most companies. But I would like to drive one of these. Would be quite a difference from the 18 metre trucks I was used to...

[@lanceroark6386]

That's so awesome. My 92ft putt putt was fun, but that's nothing compared to that. Awesome!

[@TheMrgaztop]

Sorry, I forgot, Thanks for uploading this Mate.

[@tmuxor]

Nice mullet there, Garth

[@davidaukofer]

I'd love to drive that. It looks like fun.

[@lydiaander45]

its really beautiful hope you doing good hun

[@mrgriley7]

Came across Garth in the outback 25 year’s after. He’s still truckin ......goes by the name of Mick Taylor now.

[@dylankelly5230]

Not delivering fuel tho these days 😂😂😂😂

[@beetlejews]

@@dylankelly5230 I don’t get it

[@dylankelly5230]

@@beetlejews the actors name off wolfcreek is mick Taylor. Plays a serial killer by the name of Ivan millatt, who killed a shit load of back packers and I think a cab driver too. The cunt was off chops in the head my uncle Ben was locked up in Sydney 15 yr ago is the same jail as him and told me he was fucked in the head. Always been something wrong with that family, even his yo7nger cousin Matt also at 17 chopped up his mate in nsw on his birthday because he idolised what his family member had done

[@longrider42]

Great video, it takes alot to live and work in placers that can only be supplied by trucks this big I suspect. But people are adaptable and so are trucks.

[@cardboardpig]

Train lines would be a great idea right up until the next wet season when half the track washes away.

[@steinwaygrande3971]

There are new train lines all the way from Mt Magnet to Geraldton and have driven the last section from Geraldton to Mullewa at night. Very strange to see night crews working on the lines.Now that the lines are finished, the road is inder repair as well . Long overdue.

[@Darryl_Frost]

Or a really hot day when all the tracks warp..

[@chriso6666]

There is o track past mullewa. Hasn't had a train on it for over 20 years.

[@ericwilson9701]

my dad drove a 72 white and a 75 cabover international transtar in the late 70s and early 80s for griffin oil in Suffolk, VA. his name was charlie wilson sr.

[@chasewarring5086]

who cares

[@jammibruno879]

Thats funny i seen this im in Norfolk, VA

[@sarahmendez6966]

@@chasewarring5086 Lmn

[@LoganFK]

I’m in Chesapeake haha

[@godzillasdad]

Great video, well done

[@jw4620]

That's an amazing truck!

[@3DPeter]

Think of it that all the power is transfered to 2 teeth on the pinion gear on the first rear axle.

[@jackiechan_wtf4041]

I only need 40 acres to make a U-turn. 😅😅

[@lawdsouza]

Thank you sir.

[@thatsbollox]

Surprised when i saw it is "only" an N14 Cummins, but its likely beefed up. Like many larger operators, their choice of motor is often governed by their own in house diesel mechanics/experience plus ease of access to parts. Plus its a rather flat route. Really cool vid, thanx. Hellova load. Be nice to see more of the truck specs but some great insight from the driver.

[@steinwaygrande3971]

This is NOT fake as some clown says. My son is a cop and his been in Mullewa for the past two year, then a week in Meekatharra and now Geraldton. We have seen this fuel tanker coming through Mullewa and off .load fuel to the BP service station. Once you are stuck behind one of these there is little hope of getting past unless the driver can find a suitable place to pull over and then let you through.How do people who have never been to Yalgoo, Mullewa and Mt Magnet think how they get their fuel. From this big tanker. AT Yalgoo there is a self service pump, where you insert your card into the pump and then key in the Dollar amount. The pump starts pumping until the dollar amount has been reached. If not satisfied, just re insert your card and key in the Dollar amount again. I have been up that part of the world for more times then I care to remember , but never ever in the summer time again. Mercury hit 50 degrees.Even the abbos wont come out in that heat.

[@mickycricket]

Steinwaygrande You should not give out so much info on here,i know the comeagain,papertalk and merrits,you are an ol.e timer like me,remember it's a small world here.

[@steinwaygrande3971]

Yup, I know and agree. Cant be bothered with replying to stupid comments anymore and I know where you are coming from and thanks for the info :-)

[@TuffBurnOutTeam]

of. course. this. is. all. real

[@katekenny7882]

Steinwaygrande i

[@normturner4849]

Steinwaygrande Fake? Ffs. Moron suburbanites that have no clue about anything outside Perth. We both know there's 6 trailer cattle trucks going thru the centre.

[@Sheep506]

Absolute unit

[@PootleMoonpig]

Interesting video, I've always liked the big Australian road trains. Thanks for posting this

[@johnbellamy6449]

Worked for the great firm 1970 ..till ..2005.they knew how to look after the workers .it was at kingsbury, nr tamworth UK. We as a family were proud to belong ,lovely uniforms .great canteen 5p. 3 course meals .great kids presents at Christmas. My wife's father also worked for shell Mex and BP at Nottingham. Till they moved to atherstone warks 1968 .later on the two firms split .and her father and I worked for BP. The meals stopped and became wife's sandwiches, not quite the same.john x linda Bellamy UK

[@tandemwings4733]

86 tyres on the road at once.

[@user-kn3cy1oz9x]

I love this.

[@seanwhite7532]

Wow thats amazing. My standard military truck had a Cat 14.6 liter engine in it. Fastest truck in Europe. Its amazing to see a tractor with the same power range pulling 4 loaded trailers.

[@dougborrett3566]

It's not a tractor it is a prime mover, tractors are those slow things you see pulling ploughs etc on farms.

[@user-hk5ji5ws9d]

Cool Video I Love It !

[@Train115]

Lmao I just click off a video of a person saying Australia isn't real, that's very ironic

[@evolad2463]

thats enough for a week for my evo

[@evolad2463]

@kloo klee evo 8

[@beetlejews]

@@evolad2463 need more fuel

[@rodparker6530]

Lol, worked for this mob. Good story. So fun backing up to get the last trailer.

[@rodparker6530]

Why is this in my recommendation though?

[@RTD8481]

Thats some driving skill!!! ,

[@waynemetevia7983]

Couldn't help but notice the screen on the lower portion of the windshield. Is that to protect the windshield from stones and rocks? Also why do all the trucks over there have two separate air intakes that are up by the roof of the cab?

[@dartanion0075]

Yes the screen is for thrown rocks from other vehicles. The high intake is for water crossings and less dust up high.

[@waynemetevia7983]

@@dartanion0075 Thank you. That's what i thought but wasn't really sure. High water? Sounds dangerous! I wouldn't want to drive through high water. Could easily think of at least a few things that could go wrong. Not worth the risk.

[@blake-green]

@@waynemetevia7983 It's not about having water that high, its about not having the intake that low. Plus it looks cool, which is always a strong reason too.

[@iceman30055]

And I thought my 70 ton tanker was big!

[@hruaiatlau1165]

Triple axle oh my god,its good enough on dirt,muddy, and sandy road i like it

[@MrGhostwhowalks]

Agree. And notice the lack of DG sign on front. All diesel therefore no DG.

[@Davez621]

The old BP logo shows the age of this video - it was changed 18 years ago (in the year 2000).

[@brandonerickson1851]

Bruh I just started hauling fuel yesterday and this video gives me the most anxiety just thinking about each compartment having a different fuel in it.

[@odilonrodrigues-bage8459]

Adoro Esses Caminhões Lindos

[@ajanthakumarasinghe337]

Great job

[@danadams797]

If this friendly driver has a bad day, you could see the explosion from space.

[@nigelft]

Truer words have never been spoken ... All the most laid back guys I know are the ones that you really don't want to piss off. I know a guy so laid back, he is almost comatose; until some numpty at my volunteer workplace decided to truly piss him off. He went from zero to thermonuclear in 6s. And although he was outside, you could hear him clear through the single glass paine windows. I swore you could have even have seen the glass move ... heck, our two office cats, whom don't normally scare easily, especally given all the hammering, drilling, and angle grinding usually going on, scrambled for cover ... Literally everyone stopped what they were doing to hear this guy; no, he didn't tear the moron a new one, rather he pulled everything in their abdominal cavity through the hole they already had. And apart from his screaming, you could have heard a pin drop ... But the most scary thing was after it was all over, he just quietly shuffled in to the office, sat down, took a sip of a mug of tea someone made for him, and with a wry smile, said in his normally soft voice: 'I rather enjoyed that ...' ... So, as the old saying goes:- 'These three a wise man dreads: A storm at sea; A night with no moon; The wrath of a quiet man.'

[@kyussfan6]

Do I need a Haz-Mat endorsement to driv.... Oh wait, it's BP. Of coarse I don't!

[@skyline3071]

Hahahahahah.mate

[@zander4210]

Gold

[@paulgabolinscy2502]

Course

[@craigquann]

Definitely alot bigger than my 2x32ft cans... we gross out at 63500kg too.... but man I would love to try my hand at that and see Australia from a driver seat. I can imagine it's a pain in the ass to load all those compartments especially if theres arms down on the racks. How does the grounding system work there? Is there multiple plugs?

[@robertpowell7672]

I didn't notice how old this was until I saw the screens the office was using.

[@scottprendergast3188]

Australians are incredible

[@kevinwilloughby8690]

Thank you

[@Paul-qq7mh]

You know when your an Aussie when you drive a truck in your socks.

[@paullangford8179]

I saw one of those in South Australia, between Coober Pedy and Townsville. Luckily on a good highway, where the "crack the whip" is unlikely to happen.

[@vangarcia419]

Wow,Impressive..Very Impressive

[@koelschwolf6479]

just curious? Are those trucks that pull the "trains" specially designed for Aussie roads? What kind of engines do they have, how many cylinders or Horse powers? How long would it take to stop the entire train if it goes all out?

[@Gazzilaussie]

Didn't watch the show did you... :) Depends on the model, Either turbo straight 6 or 8 cyl or it's a V8 turbo. It's all torque, they only have like 400hp, but that's why they have 21 speed gearbox, it's all about low/mid/high range. as for stopping. don't pull out in front of one or play chicken haha... you won't win :p

[@RUSSSIANN]

Yep they are. The outback is like no other place. The best kenworth trucks to buy are the Australian n canadian

[@iameatingursnack]

the n14 here 400-500hp with massive torque like 1600ftlbs

[@rebman5150]

So Road Warrior was a documentary.....

[@Live-Life-Freely]

Serious question, do they put the shrimp on the barbie before or after the trip?

[@TheRooSkittler]

Woooow! Mt Magnet has not changed in any bloody way since that video was made LOL!

[@manusk40]

When I was 6 i saw a picture of this in a book about trucks I didn't think it was real I still have the book

[@StuFletch68]

Western Australia is pretty much flat! Only need big Hp for wind!

[@tractorguy1994]

And the trailers..

[@billwilkie6574]

Look at the topographical maps: thereis a lot of hilly country. Plus there are little enjoyments like fire, cyclones (like a hurricane but reversed) and floods. All of these need power to deal with. A gusty wind can slow a road train from 100kmh to 60 in a second. Makes for active driving.

[@StuFletch68]

@@billwilkie6574 WA stands for wait awhile, do we don’t get anything in a hurry here!! 🤣

[@billwilkie6574]

@@StuFletch68 I know, I lived there for 8 years in the 1960s. I enjoyed it, but it was so far from the things in which I was interested that I left in 1970. I 've been back a few times since then. Came back in 1979 from London to Perth to drive an escort vehicle for a series of trucks taking uranium mine fixtures to Jabiru. Cubic loads which caught the wind badly. We ran into the edges of a dying cyclone and it was still gusting strongly enough to slam the 'Wide load' sign down flat on to the cab of the ute I was in. Then hot as buggery from the Sandfire Motel to the Ord river. Then back to London in winter. Took my eyes 3 months to get rid of glare effects. Ah, memories.

[@consciousbeing1188]

@@billwilkie6574 Would've taken ya three months to get all the sand out ya nostrils too mate hahaha

[@OtherWorldExplorers]

Does anyone know the preferred method of unloading a number of tankers like this. Would it be last tanker working yer way up to the cab or the other way around.. My audio is on the fritz and I apologize if I missed it.

[@Firestarter9191]

I'd assume you would always unload from the back first as usual. Keep all your weight on your drives.

[@zappabluray]

Back to front

[@631strongislandkid]

Nice shorts!!!!

[@ezover5799]

can only pull 2 trailers in Michigan, i believe the max legal weight is 160 ton on 11 axles.

[@BobbyTucker]

Michigan is still primitive, trust me, I live in Shelby Township.

[@ThaBoss3006]

Our trucks are the biggest in the world: America Australia; hold my beer

[@beetlejews]

Hold my shorts

[@jamiehyslop7868]

hi, with the big down turn in the mining,dose this still happen,in the same big way,jamie hyslop

[@marcosimula6574]

Treno su gomme!!! Stupendo!!!

[@EarlJohn61]

The first tank is fuel for the truck!

[@davereiland9921]

Yeah, when they said 1400 Km round trip, I thought his fuel tanks must be huge. 😂

[@eternalreign2313]

Fun fact: that first trailer of fuel is what the truck needs just to haul this load the 1400km ;)

[@jerrywalker5429]

Does the truck have reverse. LOL

[@mhamma6560]

86 Tire beast! Bet it stops pretty quick with all of those axles!

[@aussiefirie]

M Hamma nope

[@paullangford8179]

Only with the electrically-activated brakes.

[@Shazzkid]

10/10 will be robbed by the fast and furious crew

[@Dan23_7]

Shazzkid I think this pre dates F&F 😂

[@MustangDesudiroz]

Rip DOT inspectors

[@kelvintorrence5994]

That's what I was thinking too. Bye bye sucker

[@lrodriguez9315]

mate is driving without shoes

[@pinkyman5155]

Bloody madness! if one of these went up in a tiny Australian town there would'nt be any town left.

[@kevinwilloughby8690]

Hahahaha

[@Strassenelefant]

how old is this clip? 90's? It seems quite old to me cause the pc monitors and the music at the end of the clip. ;-) Also the N14 Series seems to me quite old. But i don't know for sure cause i am european and all american trucks look to me quite similar from the 80's to now. ;)

[@YourGhostInside]

its from the early 2000's with that paint scheme it could be as recent as 2005 they don't replace these trucks to often as to replace this truck it would cost about $1 Million AUD+

[@aussiefirie]

Be early 90s. We stopped wearing shorts like that around the mid 90s.

[@aussiefirie]

YourGhostInside try $200,000 - 300,000 for trucks.

[@Davez621]

Obviously it's the 1990s, because BP changed their logo in the year 2000.

[@hexagonview]

Judging by the Mitsubishi Magna in the video, its the very least 1997. If I had to put a bet on it, i’d say this video was filmed in 98/99