Drivers have complained to Spy that there is a genuine shortage of suitable rest areas for truckies along the Flinders Highway in Queensland.
One which seems to be a welcome sight for drivers travelling the 900km from Mount Isa to the coast is at Aleck Creek, about 50km from Julia Creek.
It has a shaded area with tables and chairs and a toilet block for the convenience of travellers, including truckies.
There is plenty of parking at most times.
A driver sent pics of the rest area to Spy and said he stops there when in the area.
“This is great and is new – I hadn’t seen if before and previously there was just a bit of dirt beside the highway,” he said.
“But now there is a toilet block with male, female and disabled facilities. Also the table and chairs are good. There is parking for about four road trains.”
That looks nice and clean hope the cattle truck drivers don’t start dumping their tanks there when they take a break there as they do in a lot of the other stops these days