The Kinrara Cattle Run: When the road fought back.

Two triple road trains. One brutal outback run.
Wind the clock back 20 years and climb into the passenger seat with Roadtrains.com.au editor Howard Shanks as we tackle a classic north Queensland cattle haul — loading at Kinrara Cattle Station in the Gulf Savannah and pounding south to Hughenden on relentless corrugated dirt roads.

Filmed for the legendary Kenworth Country documentary series, this episode of 6 Foot Behind the Bullbar drops you deep into the reality of northern cattle cartage: crushing corrugations, heat, dust, fatigue management, animal welfare, mechanical sympathy and the constant pressure to get live freight across vast distances safely and on time. This isn’t romanticised trucking — it’s the real deal, where experience matters and the road always has the final say.

We explore the challenges faced by cattle carters in the north, the skill required to run triple road trains in harsh conditions, and why these operators are among the toughest in the industry.

📘 This story also features in Great Australian Road Trains – Volume Two, available on Amazon.
📸 For the full story and photos, head to roadtrains.com.au.

Strap in, turn it up, and follow the dust north — this is Australian road transport at its rawest.