GITI Tyres Big Test
      Kenworth K 220 2.3m Flat Roof 8x4   Story Colin Smith Photos Gerald Shacklock

GITI Tyres Big Test -Forest Flagship

There’s a shiny and stylish newcomer at work in the Bay of Plenty forests, and it hasn’t taken long for it to spark up a bit of conversation on the CB and bush radio.

The new flagship for the Rotorua-based Williams & Wilshier Transport fleet is a Kenworth K220 8x4 logger in 2.3m flat roof sleeper cab configuration. While the exterior changes from Kenworth’s previous K200 generation are pretty subtle, the eyes of logging truck drivers and loader operators are sharp – and the...

Read More  


Aeolus Truck & Driver News

17-litre leads Mack range upgrade
The big headlines are reserved for the 17-litre displacement and 780hp output of the new MP11 Euro 6 engine. But the Mack marque has plenty of other upgrades ready for intro...

Weathering the economic hard times

Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand

Weathering the economic hard times

The state of the economy is top of mind this month, following the delivery of the budget by the coalition government on May 30. The government says it can turn around the economy....


Teletrac Navman Fleet Focus

Teletrac Navman Fleet Focus: A Truck love story

Lots of people who love trucks reckon they were “born in a truck.” 

In 25 years of writing about trucks and truckies, I’ve never once struck someone who really did arri...


Southpac Legends

NZ’s first Kenworth Cabover

Continuing with our theme of legendary Kenworth trucks, this time we follow the journey of a 1966 K923. Not only was it NZ’s first K-Model Kenworth cabover, but it was also too wid...


Recently Registered

Truck and trailer sales still healthy

The New Zealand new truck market slowed slightly in May, but heavy commercial vehicle sales are faring much better than the passenger vehicle market.

NZ Transport Agency da...


Double Coin Imaging Awards

The Underbelly
Tito Transport is a small Taranaki family-owned company that started in 2015 with owners Shane Tito and Nicola Bourke purchasing an ex-Fonterra Scania. After attaching a hyd...

NZ Truck & Driver Magazine
July 2024 | Read Now
  • NZ Truck & Driver Magazine
    July 2024 | Read Now
    Industry Partners
    NZTD News | Posted 18-01-2024 New UNI-TOUCH operating system for the Mercedes-Benz Unimog implement carrier

    Mercedes-Benz Trucks UK has announced the all-new UNI-TOUCH operating system for the Unimog implement carrier, which is available to...

    NZTD News | Posted 18-01-2024 Overnight closure of SH2 Hewletts Road flyover

    Flexible median safety barriers will be installed along the middle of State Highway 2 from Spur Avenue over the...

    NZTD News | Posted 18-01-2024 Queen’s Service Medal for Hawkins Contracting founder - For services to the community

    Mr Trevor Hawkins (Ngāti Kahungunu) was the founder of Martinborough Transport Ltd and is Owner Operator of Hawkins Contracting...

    NZTD News | Posted 18-01-2024 Scania #1 in NZ for Heavy Trucks for fourth year in a row

    Scania New Zealand is proud to announce achieving number one position in market share for Heavy Trucks* in 2023. 

    This...

    NZTD News | Posted 18-01-2024 South Port faces strike action

    South Port in Bluff is facing strike action after port workers rejected a pay offer from management.

    The Maritime Union...

    NZTD News | Posted 18-01-2024 State Highway 1 to close alongside Lake Taupō for crucial work

    Upcoming roadworks on State Highway 1 (SH1) near Halletts Bay, between Taupō and Tūrangi, will mean that road users...

    Join our newsletter list to receive ..
    THE LATEST INDUSTRY NEWS AND UPDATES DIRECT TO YOUR INBOX!