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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.