Queensland trailer builder Moore Trailers has raised $60,000 through the sale of a tri-axle dolly, with all proceeds going directly to charity race, the Road Boss Rally – and the Moore Trailers team also winning the rally out of a field of 36 teams.
For around 10 years, the Road Boss Rally’s chosen charity has been GIVIT. It’s a national not-for-profit that partners with local charities and organisations to connect those in need with generous donors, to ensure that Australians experiencing hardship receive essential items and services they need, when they need them most.
Together with the funds raised by Moore Trailers, this year the Road Boss Rally was able to raise a whopping $300,000.
The charity dolly was built by Moore Trailers, supported by generous suppliers who donated to the build: Fuwa K Hitch, Hendrickson, Air Brake Corporation, JOST Australia, Brisbane Refinish Supplies, Australian Tyre Traders, Alcoa Wheels, Signs N’ Lines and Lelox Truck Accessories.
The Road Boss Rally travels some of the toughest terrain – deep into the heart of the Australian bush and through remote communities and harsh outback roads.
Every year, the Road Boss Rally heads to a different location around Australia. Every fourth year, there is a ‘Super’ event, which means it’s a longer and more difficult route – as was the case this year.
The 2025 event ran from July 2-16, with an arduous 7000-kilometre route starting and finishing in Alice Springs.
Teams travelled across to the North West coast, taking in remote desert country and communities, then along the coastline of the Indian Ocean, stopping at Broome, then visiting the Kimberley Ranges before returning to Central Australia.
Moore Trailers has taken part in the Road Boss Rally for about 30 years, starting with the company’s founder Lionel Moore – and now continuing with his son Shayne Moore.
Over those decades of involvement in the Road Boss Rally, Shayne says Moore Trailers has raised and donated upwards of $560,000.
Moore Trailers competed with their lime green 1973 Ford Fairlane, named ‘The Hulk’, and the team included Shayne and two local drivers from Pittsworth named Brad Hudson and Noel Krienke.
“We’ve been on a heap of rallies together,” said Shayne. “For this one, we drove 3000km to get there, 7000km for the rally, and then another 3000km to get back home over 21 days.
“The conditions were harsh and only the strongest got through. We were lucky to win but we’re also proud to be a part of it, with like-minded people who like having fun in the bush, while raising money for charity along the way.
“It was harsh, very harsh, and we had a lot of dramas!” he admitted.
Among those dramas were an engine failure before they even got there. “We had to fully recondition the car’s engine – pulling out the transmission and fixing parts,” Shayne revealed.
“Then during the race, we had another major breakdown on Gibb River Road. The corrugations were terrible so another component broke in the steering and suspension at the front. We had to rebuild it out in the bush.”
With The Hulk now back home in Pittsworth, Queensland, after the gruelling Alice Springs run, it’s going to need a little bit of love. “We got the car home and it’ll need some more attention. We’ll have to fix a few things before we take it out for another rally, so it’s back in the workshop,” Shayne said.
Although details of the next Road Boss Rally are yet to be confirmed, the event’s organiser Jamie Lawson told Big Rigs that planning is underway. “We’re looking at potentially running another rally in 2026,” he said.