Outback Truckers

They drive the biggest trucks on earth along the toughest roads and loneliest highways in the world. They are Australia's Outback Truckers.

Genre: Documentary, Reality-TV

Cast:Luke Hewitt , Steve Grahame , Peter Teatoff , Jo Teatoff , Glenn Kendall , Dion Fisher , Clare Bolitho , Deb Drew , Mark Bolitho , Amanda Kendall , Brett Robin , Joey Granich , Noelene Turner , Danny Watts , Jeff Barrow , Sharon Collins , Corey Chapman

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ Episode #2.1

Wed, Feb 5, 2014

Steve travels a long stretch of bad road to deliver pricey cargo. Danny drives his mega-hauler overnight to move one of the world's biggest trucks.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ Episode #2.2

Wed, Feb 12, 2014

First-time lead driver Dion is under pressure to get supplies to a mine. Corey hauls a triple load of petroleum to gas stations vital to their towns.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ Episode #2.3

Wed, Feb 26, 2014

Steve hauls his massive load over 1,000 miles in three days, leaving his truck to feel the heat. Delays and problems are Dion's worst-case scenario.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Episode #2.4

Sun, Mar 2, 2014

Turbo has to scrounge for cash in the Outback while waiting to get paid for his last job. Short-hauler Sharon carries gold ore amid daily flat tires.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ Episode #2.5

Wed, Mar 5, 2014

Turbo gambles his truck and his life to complete an epic journey home. Plus, logging trucker Brett has a battle on his hands to deliver some huge machines deep into a mountain forest.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ Episode #2.6

Wed, Mar 12, 2014

Macca transports a world famous yacht on an arduous journey. Meanwhile, Russell is trying to get his business and his health back on the road to recovery.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ Episode #2.7

Wed, Mar 19, 2014

It's make or break for Turbo, as he simultaneously pushes his pain barrier and his truck to the limit. Meanwhile, Mark faces the biggest job of his career.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ Episode #2.8

Wed, Mar 26, 2014

Midway through a vital run Turbo is feeling the temperature as his rig overheats. Meanwhile, Mark Cromwell is fighting to complete the biggest job of his career.

9Season 2

S2.E9 ∙ Episode #2.9

Wed, Apr 9, 2014

Russell battles waterlogged tracks in the desert as he tries to deliver his load on time. Meanwhile, Yogi's reputation is hanging in the balance on the biggest week of his career.

10Season 2

S2.E10 ∙ Episode #2.10

Wed, Apr 16, 2014

Russell McDonough is in the midst of an outback nightmare, when a track collapses under the weight of his rig. Meanwhile, Yogi has some family time, but trouble lies ahead.

11Season 2

S2.E11 ∙ Episode #2.11

Wed, Apr 23, 2014

Dirt road veteran Dennis Dent goes head-to-head with a lifelong nemesis. Meanwhile, Christian Reynolds takes on the wild back country on a vital mission to build a bridge.

12Season 2

S2.E12 ∙ Episode #2.12

Wed, Apr 30, 2014

Turbo is fighting to stay on track and on schedule to complete a marathon trek home. Meanwhile, in Tasmania Euan is hitching a ride to deliver a volatile road.

13Season 2

S2.E13 ∙ Episode #2.13

Wed, May 7, 2014

Steve Graham is racing the rain and joining forces to build a mega road train. Meanwhile, on a cross-country marathon, Yogi's truck hits the wall.

1Season 3

S3.E1 ∙ Episode #3.1

Mon, May 11, 2015

In Townsville, Queensland, long-distance trucker Peter is getting set for a cross-country haul. He has to move this mixed freight through bush, farmland and desert to Darwin.

2Season 3

S3.E2 ∙ Episode #3.2

Mon, May 18, 2015

Matt Adams rides a volatile load into a world of trouble with a bull on board. The Kendalls share a family experience of trucking and another haul carries a sting in the tail.

3Season 3

S3.E3 ∙ Episode #3.3

Mon, May 25, 2015

Matt Adams is rustling up his roughest ride ever: Macca McReady sails into trouble with a precious load, and the Stephens brothers battle backyards and bogs to rescue their haul.

4Season 3

S3.E4 ∙ Episode #3.4

Mon, Jun 1, 2015

There's trouble in the wind for Kurt, who is struggling with a load causing oversized problems. And for Johnny on the Tanami Track, it's too hard one minute and too soft the next.

5Season 3

S3.E5 ∙ Episode #3.5

Mon, Jun 8, 2015

Steve Grahame finds himself almost stranded with a desert island delivery. Yogi runs out of road, and two concrete specialists head off the map and into trouble.

6Season 3

S3.E6 ∙ Episode #3.6

Mon, Jun 15, 2015

Jonny Rayner faces an impossible choice to either take on a crocodile-infested river at two o'clock in the morning, or wait until dawn and further delay his critical run.

7Season 3

S3.E7 ∙ Episode #3.7

Mon, Jun 22, 2015

Jared and Johnny's epic mission grinds to a halt, Roscoe battles the elements on a world famous rally, and Turbo is flagged down by the boys in blue.

8Season 3

S3.E8 ∙ Episode #3.8

Sun, Jun 28, 2015

Carl Andrews is at the wheel of a gargantuan load, Russell's mobile classroom gets shaken and his engine cooked, and the Ferrises dodge raging bush fires.

9Season 3

S3.E9 ∙ Episode #3.9

Sun, Jul 5, 2015

All hell breaks loose for Turbo, Christian racks up massive mileage with a massive load and the Wise couple feel the pressure of a fuel-draining headwind.

10Season 3

S3.E10 ∙ Episode #3.10

Sun, Jul 12, 2015

Mark Cromwell feels the pressure of a job worth 2 million dollars, Belinda is up to her neck in mess with a herd of cattle and Turbo's load is on the verge of destruction.

11Season 3

S3.E11 ∙ Episode #3.11

Sun, Jul 19, 2015

Mark brings a city to a standstill with his multi-million-dollar load, Yogi is on an antiques roadshow where time is of the essence, and Turbo is in a dirt-road marathon dogfight.

12Season 3

S3.E12 ∙ Episode #3.12

Sun, Jul 26, 2015

Sharon must move a copper mountain, and Sludge must move a freight of liquid that is highly flammable.

13Season 3

S3.E13 ∙ Episode #3.13

Sun, Aug 2, 2015

Turbo pushes his luck, and his truck, as he tries to go the distance and deliver his load, while Bob tackles a mountain of timber.

1Season 4

S4.E1 ∙ Episode #4.1

The documentary profiling the rig-drivers travelling Australia's toughest highways returns, as Steve Grahame receives a double dose of bad luck during a brutal lap through the red centre. Plus, Turbo is back, battling to get his business out of a rut.

2Season 4

S4.E2 ∙ Episode #4.2

Graham's race through the desert takes a sudden turn from make to break. For young trucker Will its hard rock and hard knocks on an urgent run to the races.

3Season 4

S4.E3 ∙ Episode #4.3

Fri, May 20, 2016

Kurt loses his way hauling a hut across Australia while Johnny drags a stack of steel and a dust cloud up a horror desert track.

4Season 4

S4.E4 ∙ Episode #4.4

There's trouble in the wind for Kurt Sheppard who is struggling with a load causing oversized problems. Bumper Farrell is on a mercy dash, leading a hay convoy into the eye of the storm.

5Season 4

S4.E5 ∙ Episode #4.5

Tue, Jun 7, 2016

Mark Cromwell and a team of heavyweight champions drag a million dollar shed through the eye of a needle. Fuel trucker Sludge has pressure problems, blowing his cool on a thousand kilometre drag.

6Season 4

S4.E6 ∙ Episode #4.6

Mark Cromwell and the electricity switch room convoy run into freak weather and unexpected roadblocks. Turbo goes head-to-head with an angry customer and an angry road.

7Season 4

S4.E7 ∙ Episode #4.7

It's trial by fire for Russell McDonough hauling a mobile building, down a load-destroying track. The Mackay brothers, race daylight and deadlines, moving a house down the highway.

8Season 4

S4.E8 ∙ Episode #4.8

Tue, Jun 28, 2016

The Mackay Brothers hit the bush and try to dodge destruction while Steve Grahame takes on an old enemy at the worst possible time of the year.

9Season 4

S4.E9 ∙ Episode #4.9

There are headaches on the horizon for Steve Grahame taking on the Tanami with a trailer load of trouble and it's a wild ride for Nigel Vagg hauling 900 feral goats through a heatwave.

10Season 4

S4.E10 ∙ Episode #4.10

Sludge and the Phantom ride into battle fighting the elements and an old river boat nearly scuttles two truckers along the bumpy road to restoration.

11Season 4

S4.E11 ∙ Episode #4.11

Sludge takes on foreign roads and strange loads in the land of the kiwi. Turbo's new truck gets busted and bashed, on a tour of destruction.

12Season 4

S4.E12 ∙ Episode #4.12

Tue, Jul 26, 2016

On Outback Truckers - It's a white knuckle ride for Sludge climbing a mountain with an angry load. Cameron Smith carts a colossal dump truck out of the Nullarbor - and straight into harms way.

13Season 4

S4.E13 ∙ Episode #4.13

Steve Grahame hits the mud with a broken down body and Sludge's mountain mission takes a downhill slide.

1Season 5

S5.E1 ∙ Episode #5.1

Mon, May 15, 2017

Steve Grahame's right-hand man, Slick, rushes to deliver a house to a remote community and get home in time for Christmas.

2Season 5

S5.E2 ∙ Episode #5.2

Mon, May 22, 2017

A house relocation goes wrong when drivers Ross and Jerry are faced with power poles blocking their way. Plus, Russel tackles a graveyard of wrecked cars in the heart of the desert.

3Season 5

S5.E3 ∙ Episode #5.3

Mon, May 29, 2017

While preparing for a gruelling trip from Perth to Darwin, Steve contends a malfunctioning clutch. Robbie and his crew embark on a challenging trip moving a timber house.

4Season 5

S5.E4 ∙ Episode #5.4

Mon, Jun 5, 2017

Nick and Jo face ongoing mechanical problems as their fully loaded road-train's engine fails. Plus, breakdowns and engine problems push Steve behind schedule in the Outback.

5Season 5

S5.E5 ∙ Episode #5.5

Mon, Jun 12, 2017

Mark is under pressure to deliver a fragile electrical control room to a remote mine deep in the Outback. Jeff is confronted with a heavy storm while on the road in Tasmania.

6Season 5

S5.E6 ∙ Episode #5.6

Mon, Jun 19, 2017

Flooding and corrugated roads throw Mark Cromwell and his team off road as they race to deliver a mammoth switchroom into the desert.

7Season 5

S5.E7 ∙ Episode #5.7

Mon, Jun 26, 2017

Country boy Anthony and city wife Danyelle, battle bogs and blocked bores to bring water to desperate cattle stations.

8Season 5

S5.E8 ∙ Episode #5.8

Mon, Jul 3, 2017

Steve Grahame feels the pressure as he heads off the dirt and onto the bitumen and into road closures.

9Season 5

S5.E9 ∙ Episode #5.9

Mon, Jul 10, 2017

Mark prepares a massive load travelling from South Australia all the way to a tiny island in Micronesia. Plus, Mick transports a curious giraffe through Sydney traffic.

10Season 5

S5.E10 ∙ Episode #5.10

Mon, Jul 17, 2017

Extreme weather and crumbling infrastructure create tough conditions for Mark in Micronesia. Plus, Sludge travels deep into the Outback for cattle stations in need of diesel fuel.

11Season 5

S5.E11 ∙ Episode #5.11

Mon, Jul 24, 2017

In the final stages of transporting cargo to Micronesia, Mark faces volatile weather and unstable roads. Plus, Brad contracts to move a road building camp deep in the Outback.

12Season 5

S5.E12 ∙ Episode #5.12

Mon, Jul 31, 2017

Paul 'Blinky' Cunningham gets the wind put up him as he moves the largest turbines in Australia from the Port of Newcastle to the White Rock Wind Farm.

13Season 5

S5.E13 ∙ Episode #5.13

Mon, Aug 7, 2017

Arid conditions promise a rough ride for Steve as he travels from Perth into central Australia. Mick has a punishing climb over the Great Dividing Range.

1Season 6

S6.E1 ∙ Episode #6.1

Mon, May 7, 2018

Husband and wife Nick and Jo risk one last supply to a remote settlement as the wet season looms. Meanwhile, Craig and his son deliver hay to drought-hit stations.

2Season 6

S6.E2 ∙ Episode #6.2

Mon, May 14, 2018

Brother and sister team Robbie and Ashleigh hit house removal hell on a mud-bogged mission out of Brisbane. Elsewhere, Nick and Jo battle storms in remote Western Australia.

3Season 6

S6.E3 ∙ Episode #6.3

Mon, May 21, 2018

Outback trucking legend Steve Grahame and his faithful canine companion Bella take a monster load cross-country from the red centre to the west coast. Meanwhile, engine issues see Russell struggle to hit a delivery deadline.

4Season 6

S6.E4 ∙ Episode #6.4

Mon, May 28, 2018

Russell's 30-year-old truck feels the strain on a run from Alice Springs to central Queensland. Meanwhile, Sludge wrestles flooded roads to deliver fuel to farmers.

5Season 6

S6.E5 ∙ Episode #6.5

Mon, Jun 4, 2018

Yogi risks a showdown with the law as he heads into South Australia. Elsewhere, long distance legend Steve Grahame Steve is under pressure with a truck out of action, and a run to a place he has never been to.

6Season 6

S6.E6 ∙ Episode #6.6

Mon, Jun 11, 2018

Yogi prepares for a showdown with transport police in South Australia. Elsewhere, Nick and Jo take on one of their toughest jobs yet on one of Australia's worst roads.

7Season 6

S6.E7 ∙ Episode #6.7

Mon, Jun 18, 2018

Steve Grahame navigates flooded highways and washouts in a marathon 6000 km drive to the Top End where a monsoon has swept away roads and created an inland sea. Later, a Perth heavy haulage crew moves a huge pedestrian bridge.

8Season 6

S6.E8 ∙ Episode #6.8

Mon, Jun 25, 2018

Steve battles flooded highways when his truck breaks down, leaving him stranded. Later, tensions flare when trainee trucker Danyelle gets a driving lesson from her husband as her family's water drilling rig heads for cattle country.

9Season 6

S6.E9 ∙ Episode #6.9

Mon, Jul 2, 2018

Tasmanian logging contractors the Bennett Brothers tackle forest tracks to move a huge tree winch. Elsewhere, a leaky fridge halts Woody's urgent frozen food delivery.

10Season 6

S6.E10 ∙ Episode #6.10

Mon, Jul 9, 2018

Nick and Jo mount a delicate rescue operation to recover a 70-year-old World War 2 bomber from its outback grave. Elsewhere, a delayed flight to an outback town threatens to leave a mobile heart clinic without a doctor.

11Season 6

S6.E11 ∙ Episode #6.11

Mon, Jul 16, 2018

Russell Crusher runs into trouble taking his new metal muncher to clean up an eyesore at Uluru.

12Season 6

S6.E12 ∙ Episode #6.12

Mon, Jul 23, 2018

Torrential rain plays havoc with Robbie Mackay's efforts to relocate a home to the Gold Coast without wrecking it. Meanwhile, Graham faces storms and grass fires moving a section of railway 5,000 kilometres in just five days.

13Season 6

S6.E13 ∙ Episode #6.13

Mon, Jul 30, 2018

Cyclonic weather threatens to stop tanker driver Mick King delivering hazardous chemicals to a desert mine site. Meanwhile, Tasmanian trucker Lindsay transports 80,000 angry bees to a rainforest.

1Season 7

S7.E1 ∙ Episode #7.1

Mon, May 27, 2019

Trucking veteran Steve Grahame's heading to the beach, but it's no vacation. The coast is a bone crunching 600km away at the very top of Australia and Steve must conquer the treacherous Gibb River Road to get there.

2Season 7

S7.E2 ∙ Episode #7.2

Mon, Jun 3, 2019

In Central Australia, 450 kilometres from Alice Springs, outback legend Steve Grahame is hot and bothered.

3Season 7

S7.E3 ∙ Episode #7.3

Mon, Jun 10, 2019

Owner operator Justin Harrison's on an epic haul up through the red heart of Australia.

4Season 7

S7.E4 ∙ Episode #7.4

Mon, Jun 17, 2019

Husband and wife trucking team Nick and Jo Atkins are about to embark on a dangerous trek north through one of the world's last wilderness frontiers.

5Season 7

S7.E5 ∙ Episode #7.5

Mon, Jun 24, 2019

Ross Carrigy is returning from the remote north Queensland community of Kowanyama at the start of the wet season.

6Season 7

S7.E6 ∙ Episode #7.6

Mon, Jul 1, 2019

In the Northern Territory the wet season's about to break and veteran road train trucker Mark Pett is hauling 78 tonnes of cement and steel straight into a disaster zone.

7Season 7

S7.E7 ∙ Episode #7.7

Mon, Jul 8, 2019

Twenty-year veteran trucker Yogi is on a mercy mission, leading a hay convoy to the drought-ravaged farmers of New South Wales.

8Season 7

S7.E8 ∙ Episode #7.8

Mon, Jul 15, 2019

Livestock trucker Troy Coombe is facing wild weather and wild passengers, transporting two ostriches to their new home.

9Season 7

S7.E9 ∙ Episode #7.9

Mon, Jul 22, 2019

Bureaucracy threatens to derail Yogi's mercy mission to drought-ravaged farmers.

10Season 7

S7.E10 ∙ Episode #7.10

Mon, Jul 29, 2019

History threatens to repeat itself as Steve Grahame and convoy partner Sy Howells battle to reach a remote community before the wet season leaves them stranded.

11Season 7

S7.E11 ∙ Episode #7.11

Mon, Aug 5, 2019

Fourth generation loggers the Bennet Brothers, Adrian and Neil battle an inferno that's destroying hectares of Tasmania's bush-land, threatening their business and lives.

12Season 7

S7.E12 ∙ Episode #7.12

Mon, Aug 12, 2019

Tasmanian trucker Ricky Sutcliffe lays his life on the line driving into an inferno, rescuing bulldozer drivers trapped as they cut firebreaks in the blazing Huon Valley.

13Season 7

S7.E13 ∙ Episode #7.13

Mon, Aug 19, 2019

Truck driving fiancés Ash Bryant and Darryl Armfield are on a time critical job shifting 200 cattle over 500 kilometres of bush roads.

1Season 8

S8.E1 ∙ Episode #8.1

Mon, May 4, 2020

Mick King fights off deadly bush-fires to deliver supplies to fire-ravaged communities.

2Season 8

S8.E2 ∙ Episode #8.2

Mon, May 11, 2020

Trucker Brian dodges high-tech solar cars and battles heavy-haulage blow-outs. Plus, Sludge transports three vintage cars, worth $270,000, to a rally in the desert.

3Season 8

S8.E3 ∙ Episode #8.3

Mon, May 18, 2020

Every inch counts as Brian hauls wide loads across narrow bridges. Meanwhile, Sharon risks crocodile-infested water in a race to feed starving cattle.

4Season 8

S8.E4 ∙ Episode #8.4

Mon, May 25, 2020

House mover Robbie must navigate bumpy terrain to reach his destination. Plus, Scotty is pulled over by transport inspectors and Mark faces dangerous oncoming traffic.

5Season 8

S8.E5 ∙ Episode #8.5

Mon, Jun 1, 2020

Steve Grahame tasks Slick with a one last desert run just before Christmas. And, Chaz Butt embarks on a mercy mission to farmers in drought-ravaged New South Wales.

6Season 8

S8.E6 ∙ Episode #8.6

Mon, Jun 8, 2020

Water Drillers Anthony and Danyelle, enlist a new team member as family life on the road tests their marriage. Slick's cross-country race home for Christmas may be in jeopardy.

7Season 8

S8.E7 ∙ Episode #8.7

Mon, Jun 15, 2020

Anthony and Danyelle tackle a treacherous river crossing. Meanwhile, rookie trucker Kylie gets a close encounter with one of the common dangers of the outback roads.

8Season 8

S8.E8 ∙ Episode #8.8

Mon, Jun 22, 2020

Tempers fray for cattle truckers David and Kylie when their engine blows, leaving them stranded. And, tractor trucker Mike takes a wrong turn and gets lost in the outback.

9Season 8

S8.E9 ∙ Episode #8.9

Mon, Jun 29, 2020

Fuel trucker Sludge races to beat a cyclone on a trip to resupply a mine. And, army trucker Matt is on a mission of mercy, bringing relief to struggling farmers.

10Season 8

S8.E10 ∙ Episode #8.10

Mon, Jul 6, 2020

Justin Harrison is put in a precarious situation when his gear box fails while high up on a mountain. Plus, Mike Partridge faces a fallen tree on a blind bend.

11Season 8

S8.E11 ∙ Episode #8.11

Mon, Jul 13, 2020

As Australia prepares for a lockdown because of Covid-19, Steve Grahame races to beat a border shutdown. Plus, a driver battles through bush fires to get to desperate farmers.

12Season 8

S8.E12 ∙ Episode #8.12

Mon, Jul 20, 2020

As the Covid-19 lockdown continues the truckers experience police checkpoints and ghost towns. Meanwhile, salvage truckers Michael and Bozza struggle to find rich pickings.

13Season 8

S8.E13 ∙ Episode #8.13

Mon, Jul 27, 2020

To avoid blocked roads, Steve Grahame takes some deserted back roads in the Northern Territory. Meanwhile, Grant's load of heavy mining machinery struggles with narrow bridges.

1Season 9

S9.E1 ∙ Episode #9.1

Mon, May 3, 2021

In the wilds of Australia's Northern Territory, 24-year-old trucker Boe Vella crosses crocodile infested rivers to deliver desperately needed goods before the wet season hits

2Season 9

S9.E2 ∙ Episode #9.2

Mon, May 10, 2021

The stakes are high as Danyelle and Anthony Haigh battle extreme heat and dust drilling in search of life giving water for one of the most remote cattle stations in Australia.

3Season 9

S9.E3 ∙ Episode #9.3

Mon, May 17, 2021

Jeff Fulwood is taking on one of the most notorious roads in Australia to deliver a vital supply run to a remote community in the Top End - the only problem - it's missing an essential load

4Season 9

S9.E4 ∙ Episode #9.4

Mon, May 24, 2021

Steve Grahame and dog Bella are in a race across the red deserts of Australia's center hauling classic cars to auction but delays in loading and the arrival of the wet season threaten the journey home.

5Season 9

S9.E5 ∙ Episode #9.5

Mon, May 31, 2021

Veteran long haul driver Mick King is about to take an 18m-long road train into the Great Sandy Desert to rescue two abandoned vintage army trucks for a good cause.

6Season 9

S9.E6 ∙ Episode #9.6

Mon, Jun 7, 2021

In the Australian Outback when the going gets tough the tough drive trucks. Outback truckers drive the biggest trucks on Earth along the toughest roads and loneliest highways.

7Season 9

S9.E7 ∙ Episode #9.7

Mon, Jun 14, 2021

Water drillers Anthony and Danyelle tackle a treacherous river crossing. Meanwhile, rookie trucker Kylie gets a close encounter with one of the common dangers of the outback roads.

8Season 9

S9.E8 ∙ Episode #9.8

Mon, Jun 21, 2021

In the Australian Outback when the going gets tough the tough drive trucks. Outback truckers drive the biggest trucks on Earth along the toughest roads and loneliest highways.

9Season 9

S9.E9 ∙ Episode #9.9

Mon, Jun 28, 2021

Car wrecker's Mike Elliott and Michael Bozza are pushing their trucks beyond their limits and swapping his fuel tankers for a horse float, Sludge Andrews is feeling the heat in bush fire country.

10Season 9

S9.E10 ∙ Episode #9.10

Mon, Jul 5, 2021

With permit deadlines fast approaching, Robbie Mackay's house movers strike the wrong kind of oil. And in the South Australian Desert, Karen Ellis struggles to get cankerous camels to the vet.

11Season 9

S9.E11 ∙ Episode #9.11

Mon, Jul 12, 2021

House mover Robbie MacKay is dragging a house up a mountain and long-haul drivers Mish Aladin and Drew Norman...hauling two massive mining tippers, are trapped by rising floodwaters.

12Season 9

S9.E12 ∙ Episode #9.12

Mon, Jul 19, 2021

Car wreckers Mike and Bozza tackle the sand dunes of north-west Australia for a big payday. Long haul truckers Mish and Drew go swimming as wet season flooding swamps Australia's Top End.

13Season 9

S9.E13 ∙ Episode #9.13

Mon, Jul 26, 2021

Boe Vella takes on fire and flood in the Top End, Steve Grahame's hot shot run to Broome begins to unravel and Mark Pett's short cut becomes a nightmare of diesel and dust.