Popular Post kscarbel2 Posted July 12, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted July 12, 2018 Scania Group Press Release / July 8, 2018 It was one of the most exotic and exciting adventures in the history of transport: a round-trip of more than 18,000 km between Norway and the Persian Gulf. In the late 1960s and into the 70s, a few daring men drove what became legendary truck routes – the Bandar Abbas Express and the Dubai Road Express, transporting parts to ships stuck in the Gulf due to conflict and unrest in the Middle East. From snow-covered mountain passes to the scorching desert heat, it was a small band of intrepid drivers that chose to venture into the unknown, driving across unpaved desert and relying at times on handmade maps that they charted out through the years. Revisiting the 1976 Dubai Road Express film produced for Scania, we take a trip down memory lane with some of these brave and now legendary truck drivers, looking back at a unique moment in the history of trucking. This is the story of a handful of tough, groundbreaking drivers behind the wheel of some of the most reliable trucks ever made; vehicles that served as their trusted companions, transporting them thousands of kilometres from home. . 2 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/53784-the-dubai-road-express-legends-of-long-haulage/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
kscarbel2 Posted July 12, 2018 Author Share Posted July 12, 2018 I probably should have made sure BC Mack had an ample amount of pills before posting. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/53784-the-dubai-road-express-legends-of-long-haulage/#findComment-402356 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Mack Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 4 hours ago, kscarbel2 said: I probably should have made sure BC Mack had an ample amount of pills before posting. took a pill, washed down with a bottle of Efes pilsner just to get in the mood.... unfortunately youtube has removed "destination doha" due to copyright issues but that was the definitive cult movie for the "gold run".... BC Mack Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/53784-the-dubai-road-express-legends-of-long-haulage/#findComment-402361 Share on other sites More sharing options...
12V71 Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Anybody notice that red car in the pic looks like a crossbreed Mustang/Fairlane ? Kind of cool looking. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/53784-the-dubai-road-express-legends-of-long-haulage/#findComment-402403 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kscarbel2 Posted July 19, 2018 Author Share Posted July 19, 2018 1 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/53784-the-dubai-road-express-legends-of-long-haulage/#findComment-402655 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 On 7/13/2018 at 9:39 AM, BC Mack said: took a pill, washed down with a bottle of Efes pilsner just to get in the mood.... unfortunately youtube has removed "destination doha" due to copyright issues but that was the definitive cult movie for the "gold run".... BC Mack I have the "Destination Doha" film ,when I get a chance and find it I will load it up There is quite few good films from this era from around the world on long distance truck driving and oddly I have never seen any US ones other than Hollywood type films Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/53784-the-dubai-road-express-legends-of-long-haulage/#findComment-402662 Share on other sites More sharing options...
storkmack Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 I am looking forward to part 3! 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/53784-the-dubai-road-express-legends-of-long-haulage/#findComment-402677 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Fantastic stuff, Im also looking forward to part 3 Paul Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/53784-the-dubai-road-express-legends-of-long-haulage/#findComment-402752 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kscarbel2 Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/53784-the-dubai-road-express-legends-of-long-haulage/#findComment-402847 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Loving this , great stuff and thanks for sharing Paul 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/53784-the-dubai-road-express-legends-of-long-haulage/#findComment-403067 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kscarbel2 Posted July 31, 2018 Author Share Posted July 31, 2018 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/53784-the-dubai-road-express-legends-of-long-haulage/#findComment-403372 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kscarbel2 Posted August 6, 2018 Author Share Posted August 6, 2018 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/53784-the-dubai-road-express-legends-of-long-haulage/#findComment-403704 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Fantastic stuff this From a part of the world I will only ever imagine and a time It barely new Thanks for sharing these videos Paul 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/53784-the-dubai-road-express-legends-of-long-haulage/#findComment-403736 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kscarbel2 Posted August 14, 2018 Author Share Posted August 14, 2018 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/53784-the-dubai-road-express-legends-of-long-haulage/#findComment-404082 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kscarbel2 Posted August 16, 2018 Author Share Posted August 16, 2018 Dubai Road Express Film – Full Movie in High Definition Scania Group Press Release / August 15, 2018 In 1976, Scania commissioned a film to document the maiden trucking journey between Norway and Dubai on a route called the Dubai Road Express. More than four decades later, this film has become a piece of history. The year prior, Norwegian trucking company Johan Evensen & Sønner had completed its last of 106 journeys to Bandar Abbas on the southern coast of Iran, and was looking for new opportunities. It was the next year, when the tanker Serpens Constellation had an unexpected breakdown in the middle of the Atlantic, that Jan was given the mission of a lifetime. A necessary spare part, made in Norway, needed to be delivered to Dubai, where the ship could pick it up while en route into the Persian Gulf. For the drivers of such routes, leaving home meant being away from their families for weeks at a time, often without knowing exactly when they would be back or what challenges they would encounter along the way. In the end, the Dubai Road Express turned out to be short-lived. Once the inaugural trip was over, transport company Johan Evensen & Sønner made the decision to cancel the route. The loose sand between Doha and Dubai, accompanied by relentless heat that disabled important support systems, meant the route was just not worth the trouble. . 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/53784-the-dubai-road-express-legends-of-long-haulage/#findComment-404208 Share on other sites More sharing options...
storkmack Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Watching the full length filled in a few holes in the process. Very interesting, Thank you! 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/53784-the-dubai-road-express-legends-of-long-haulage/#findComment-404292 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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