GITI Tyres Big Test; China Doll
Chinese brands are gaining a strong position in the New Zealand car, ute, and SUV segments. And trucks from China are also building a presence here.Battery electric trucks along with city tippers, concrete trucks, and light metro freight movers are the segments where the early inroads are being made by the challenger brands. And now the Sinotruk marque has an alternative to the premium European brands with its Sitrak C9.
The C9 Series is the flagship of Sitrak’s Euro 6 line-up which also inclu...
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Chinese brands deliver Hannover new model blitz
The past two IAA Transportation expos held in Hannover, Germany have shone the spotlight on electrification with the European brands leading the way.The big news theme of th...
Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
Road to Net Zero: the latest Green Compact update
Freight is a big source of greenhouse gas emissions, but there’s a growing list of good ways to cut them.
Heavy vehicles only make up about 4% of vehicles in New Zealand but contribute about 25-3...
Advantage Tyres Fleet Focus
Advantage Tyres Fleet Focus; From Crates to Cranes
At a mid-November function in Palmerston North the McIntosh family is set to celebrate 75 years in business – a journey that began from a small general engineering shop located on ...
Southpac Legends
Gold Rush and Gold Nuggets – The Lockley Legacy
Based in Waihi, John Lockley, the man behind John Lockley Transport, boasts a career that spans over four decades and runs a fleet that gleams with the unmistakable shine of (yep, ...
Recently Registered
September market best for the year
A hint of springtime positivity appears in the September registration data released by NZTA.
There were 350 registrations of new trucks with a GVM above 4.5 tonnes in Septemb...
Double Coin Imaging Awards
Tow-tal Recall
Some might argue that the Reilly’s company name is as established in the Otago region as the Speight’s Brewery. And like the company that produces the liquid gold, Reilly’s have had to adapt and mo...
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