So the massive road train trucks going by was a bit far fetched then
Not necessarily, they get to some pretty out of the way places. I've seen 4-trailer road trains in the middle of nowhere.
or perhaps your life style made you miss it !
That may be part of it 
Actually now that I think about it the missus and I both we lost a lot in our superannuation, so I guess we weren't totally unscathed.
Rob