Road to Rome

A flash Volvo FH weaves its way through Europe hauling some particularly special cargo – two of Aussie Olympian Edwina Tops-Alexander’s priceless horses. ROADBOSS’s Harrison Hunkin found his way on the adventure Jan Tops, the

By Harry Hunkin Alastair Brook 20 Min Read

Higher ground

The ROADBOSS crew joins house-moving legends Mackay and Sons on an epic – and heart-warming – journey shifting a classic home from flood-ravaged Lismore to higher ground with a convoy of jet-black Mack Super-Liners There’s

From cradle to grave

ROADBOSS traces the incredibly complex – and interdependent – supply chain critical to the smooth operation of one of Australia’s busiest and most remote regional airports on Hamilton Island Like the flock of Currawongs patiently

ROADBOSS Summer Issue Out Now

ROADBOSS’s Summer Issue is out now – our milestone eighth edition marking our first two years of publication. What started out as a germ of an idea to fill a gap in the market for

By Graham Gardiner 4 Min Read

Crude reality

The little-known town of Eromanga is home to the furthest fuel station from the sea, and it’s a critical cog in Australia’s outback transport machine Dinosaurs roamed the vast Australian landscape 95 million years ago,

It’s showtime!

It’s a technicolour assault on the senses, especially for a young child. The oddly comforting smell of warm manure and fertile country dirt, against a backdrop of adrenaline-fuelled rides that tower above nearby buildings, a

Go west young man

Once a common trade, expert saddle makers Lyle and Helen Kent still bring their mobile shop to the bush! ROADBOSS joins them for their most recent adventure Dusk descends upon Mt Sanford Station’s near 250,000

By Harry Hunkin Alastair Brook 21 Min Read

The K’gari garbo

Reading a story on essential services workers performing odd hours – including a garbage truck driver – ROADBOSS wondered what is the coolest garbo gig in the land? We reckon we found it! “Not a

Storm chasers

When word came of an incoming snowstorm set to pummel the Snowy Mountains in NSW, the ROADBOSS crew jumped straight on a plane to chase down a beefed-up 4x4 MAN snow plough making waves around

By Cobey Bartels Alastair Brook 24 Min Read

The K’gari Garbo

Reading a story on essential services workers performing unsocial hours – including a garbage truck driver – ROADBOSS wondered what is the coolest garbo gig in the land? We reckon we found it! “Not a

By Graham Gardiner 3 Min Read

Go West Young Man

Dusk descends upon Mt Sanford Station’s near 250,000 hectares. Hundreds of noisy Corellas argue among the giant fig trees. Station hands emerge dressed in their ‘Sunday Best’ and I’ve arrived with ROADBOSS photographer Alastair Brook,

Crude Reality

Dinosaurs roamed the vast Australian landscape 95 million years ago, and before that sea-dwelling monsters traversed the oceans that drenched much of this now-arid continent. Today, the largest things traveling our expansive nation are trucks,

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Regulatory news roundup

HVIA was active on the advocacy front over the past month, responding to a raft of proposed regulatory changes and

By Graham Gardiner 4 Min Read

World-first eco adventure

High above Yarra Valley is a freshly completed ‘eco’ home awaiting delivery to a sustainable housing community – a highly

By Dan Gardner Alastair Brook 3 Min Read

Tribute truck celebrates legacy

We’ve built a reputation for all-out adventures here at ROADBOSS, as we uncover the grit of the long haul, the

By Cobey Bartels 3 Min Read

Grumpy Pete

A few years back I bought my wife a fancy new Dyson hair dryer. They were all the rage. All

Precision transport

After the devastating floods in Lismore, one family chose not to demolish their home, but to move it. In this documentary we follow the full process of lifting, splitting, transporting and rebuilding an entire house,

By Graham Gardiner 0 Min Read

The Great White Dyno

In a remote corner of outback Australia, ROADBOSS meets Rob Waters and his W-Model Kenworth, which holds the record for the fastest truck in the open-diesel category. With speeds reaching over 140mph, we wanted to

By Graham Gardiner 0 Min Read

Trans-Australian Blitz

Driving an old Chevy Truck across the Australian Outback is hard work. But, outback truckie Jeff Fulwood is doing it for a good cause ... in memory of his good mate and for charity. In

By Graham Gardiner 0 Min Read

Heavy haulage heroes

The ROADBOSS crew join heavy haulage veterans Mactrans as they transport a massive 200-tonne mining excavator from an embattled coal mine near Collie to Perth

By Harry Hunkin Jake Ashe 1 Min Read

Cattle carrying kings

ROADBOSS tags along with Australia's oldest family-owned livestock transporter, Fraser's, on an 800-kilometre road trip from an expansive cattle station north-east of Tambo in Central Western Queensland to the feedlots near Dalby with more than

By Harry Hunkin Sam Thies 0 Min Read

Truck with HEART

ROADBOSS joins Heart of Australia on an epic multi-day barge voyage around Cape York Peninsula to Weipa where it’s 26-metre, state-of-the-art medical clinic on wheels, HEART 5, performed important lung screenings for Rio Tinto’s bauxite

By Harry Hunkin 0 Min Read

Road to Rome

A flash Volvo FH weaves its way through Europe hauling some particularly special cargo – two of Aussie Olympian Edwina Tops-Alexander’s priceless horses. ROADBOSS’s Harrison Hunkin found his way on the adventure Jan Tops, the former Olympic gold medal-winning equestrian rider, stands aloft a viewing

By Harry Hunkin Alastair Brook 20 Min Read

Higher ground

The ROADBOSS crew joins house-moving legends Mackay and Sons on an epic – and heart-warming – journey shifting a classic home from flood-ravaged Lismore to higher ground with a convoy of jet-black Mack Super-Liners There’s a smell to a flood-ravaged town that never really leaves

Regulatory news roundup

HVIA was active on the advocacy front over the past month, responding to a raft of proposed regulatory changes and other policy issues, including the upcoming 2026-27 Federal Budget and the Senate Select Committee on Productivity. Members Drive Road Rules Review ResponseHVIA has submitted a

By Graham Gardiner 4 Min Read

Precision transport

After the devastating floods in Lismore, one family chose not to demolish their home, but to move it. In this documentary we follow the full process of lifting, splitting, transporting and rebuilding an entire house, from muddy streets to safe ground. This isn’t just heavy

By Graham Gardiner 0 Min Read

From cradle to grave

ROADBOSS traces the incredibly complex – and interdependent – supply chain critical to the smooth operation of one of Australia’s busiest and most remote regional airports on Hamilton Island Like the flock of Currawongs patiently waiting to swoop into Hamilton Island’s Marina Tavern to steal

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