The BP tanker on the left is so long that photographing it with a standard lens has introduced some distortion. However, it was driven away as I took the picture, so I didn't have time to step back and try a telephoto shot instead.
Australia allows trucks on its roads which make the once-legendary 18-wheelers look like child's toys. These giants weigh around 65 tonnes and have thirty four wheels! They consist of a prime mover, a trailer with a turntable at its rear, and a second trailer. A special licence must be obtained to drive one, and you must admire the drivers of these monsters as they regularly drove them through the switchback highway in the Adelaide Hills with its 25kph advisory signs prior to the opening in March 2000 of the new Heysen Tunnels and the extension of the South Eastern Freeway to Glen Osmond.
I have been looking closely at the integrated Logistics tanker on the right and believe that it is travelling empty: the forward axle of each triple set appears to be raised to save on tyre wear.
