'Road trains' at Helen Springs Cattle Station, north of Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia

Big expanses of territory without railways, so…

The cattle are loaded onto the road train for their journey to Longreach.

The ‘Road Train’ then leaves on its long trip.

* There are 17 trucks with 3 trailers and 2 decks per trailer; that’s 102 decks of cattle.

* Approximately 28 cattle per deck; A total of 2,856 head of cattle.

* The cattle will weigh approximately 500 kg (1102 lbs.) each

* The sale price for cattle at Longreach is approximately 165c/kg (75c/lb.)

* Each animal will therefore be sold at about $825.

* Total revenue from this shipment is $2,356,200

* Each truck has 2 front and 8 rear tyres (tires), the first trailer has 12 tyres and is dollied to the truck.

* The 2nd and 3rd trailers have 8 tyres at the front and 12 at the rear, that’s 20 tyres each.

*  Each truck has 62 tyres: that’s a total of 1,054 on the road: a lot of tyres!

(Thanks to Cliff for sending this in)