Advantage Tyres Fleet Focus

2m Tonnes, 100 Trucks...5 Fulltime staff

In its first year in business, log transport company Aztec shifted around 88,000 tonnes of logs.

That sounds impressive enough….until you hear that this year, the operation is aiming to ca...


Southpac Legends

Fizzing about the transport industry - Willie Malcolm

From cleaning fizzy drink delivery trucks as a kid to meticulously repairing crashed Kenworth cabs, restoring the old and modifying the new as an adult, Willie Malcolm’s attention to detail and ...


Recently Registered

COVID, FUSO both play leading roles

COVID-19 crashed the New Zealand new truck market again in February… unsurprisingly.

There was little comfort in the fact that the 321 total of new truck registrations in the overall marke...


Double Coin Imaging Awards

something borrowed ...and blue (and white)
Call it fate, good fortune or just plain good luck, but when South Taranaki crane, Hiab and heavy-haulage transporter specialist Agtrans stumbled onto its unusual bright light blue, white-stripe...

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NZTD News | Posted 31-07-2026 Culvert installation planned for SH3 Awakino Gorge
State Highway 3 through Awakino Gorge will be closing later next month to allow crews to install new culverts under...
NZTD News | Posted 31-07-2026 Strong relationships are the invisible ingredient for making progress
This week I had the pleasure of sitting down with two influential leaders in the transport and infrastructure space –...
NZTD News | Posted 31-07-2026 The intangibles
One of the highlights for me this week was joining a panel at the New Zealand Cargo Owners Council AGM...
NZTD News | Posted 30-07-2026 Appointments to the NZTA Board
Transport Minister Chris Bishop has today announced the reappointment of David Smol and the appointments of Lana Stockman, Steve Haszard...
NZTD News | Posted 30-07-2026 Belfast to Pegasus (SH1) Road of National Significance Fast-tracked
The State Highway 1 (SH1) Belfast to Pegasus Motorway and Woodend Bypass, Road of National Significance, has been granted Fast-track...
NZTD News | Posted 30-07-2026 Central Otago Bridge Closures For Wastewater Upgrade
Daytime closures will be required for Albert Town Bridge on State Highway 6, near Wānaka, from next week as the...
NZTD News | Posted 30-07-2026 Lost workdays continue to have an impact on New Zealand business
ACC has released its annual ‘Injuries in New Zealand’ report, providing insights into how New Zealanders are getting injured and...
NZTD News | Posted 30-07-2026 National Road Carriers and NZI Team Up to Transform Fleet Safety
National Road Carriers has announced a strategic partnership with NZI that promises to revolutionise how New Zealand's fleet operators approach...
NZTD News | Posted 30-07-2026 NRC Inform of Important changes for 50MAX operators
As you may be aware from 6 August 2026, NZTA is removing the permit requirement for 50MAX vehicles, including overlength...

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