Cruising the Corrugations on the Weipa Run

Strap in and settle six foot behind the bullbar as we roll back twenty years to one of the toughest, dustiest and most important trucking missions in Australia — the legendary supply run to Weipa. Filmed for the Kenworth Countrydocumentary series, this episode dives deep into the raw, corrugated red roads of Cape York, where one driver, one Kenworth, and one triple road train carried the lifeline for remote communities scattered across the peninsula.Join Roadtrains.com.au editor Howard Shanks as he revisits the extraordinary journey north — a run where every pallet of freight mattered, every creek crossing was a gamble, and every kilometre held the responsibility of keeping outback townships fed, fuelled, and functioning.We explore how these communities relied on the weekly arrival of Jim’s road train, how the looming wet season could cut them off for weeks, and how the run itself has changed dramatically over two decades, with large sections of those once-brutal dirt tracks now sealed under smooth bitumen.If you’re a fan of big trucks, remote roads, and the grit it takes to deliver the essentials to the farthest reaches of Australia, this episode is your ride.For the full story and exclusive photos from the original run, visit www.roadtrains.com.au — and don’t forget to follow the show so you never miss a new yarn from the long paddock.