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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 05-02-2026 Progress and discussion on key policy changes

Driver licensing changes

On Tuesday, Transport Minister Chris Bishop announced changes to the driver licensing scheme. Not unexpectedly, the removal...

NZTD News | Posted 04-02-2026 $2.84M Grant for Timaru intersection upgrade to unlock growth

The Government has committed a $2.84 million grant through the Regional Infrastructure Fund to clear bottlenecks on State Highway...

NZTD News | Posted 04-02-2026 Changes To The Driver Licensing System Announced

The Government is updating New Zealand’s Graduated Driver Licensing System (GDLS) to make it cheaper and easier for young...

NZTD News | Posted 04-02-2026 Daimler Truck to start limited production of NextGenH2 Hydrogen Truck this year

Daimler Truck has unveiled the Mercedes-Benz NextGenH2 Truck, marking a major step forward in hydrogen-powered long‑haul transport. Building on...

NZTD News | Posted 04-02-2026 ‘No Logging Trucks On The Gentle Annie’ says TRAINZ

Subsequent to the closing of the Karioi pulp and paper mill, the logs that would have been processed there...

NZTD News | Posted 04-02-2026 NZ’s First EV Charging Hub At A Landfill Opens In Silverstream

Hutt City Council has today officially unveiled a heavy electric vehicle charging hub at Silverstream Landfill in its drive...

NZTD News | Posted 04-02-2026 SH1 Work To Impact Traffic Near Kaikōura

Work coming up next week on State Highway 1, south of Kaikōura, will likely mean delays which road users...

NZTD News | Posted 04-02-2026 TDDA Finds there’s a Gap Remaining between System and Confidence

The Drug and Detection Agency (TDDA) today revealed its first Health and Safety Policy Survey. The findings indicate that...

NZTD News | Posted 04-02-2026 Transporting New Zealand Praises Driver Licensing Changes

Road freight association Transporting New Zealand is backing the Government’s changes to the driver licensing scheme, saying the changes...

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