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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 16-01-2026 Promising start to new year, but won't be plain sailing

Positive business signals 

The latest NZIER Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion (QSBO) showed a strong lift in business confidence in...

NZTD News | Posted 15-01-2026 Fair Fuel For All – NPD And Gull Set To Join Forces At A Pump Near You

New Zealand’s fairest fuel providers plan to create a national network that would continue to drive lower pump prices...

NZTD News | Posted 15-01-2026 First U.S. Highway Segment Wirelessly Powers Electric Heavy-Duty Truck at Speed

Engineers at Purdue University have successfully demonstrated the first U.S. roadway capable of wirelessly charging a heavy-duty electric truck...

NZTD News | Posted 15-01-2026 Preparation work for in-road scales as part of Napier’s Commercial Safety Vehicle Centre rescheduled

Work to prepare for the installation of in-road scales on State Highway 2 Hawke’s Bay Expressway has been rescheduled.

The...

NZTD News | Posted 15-01-2026 Resurfacing nightworks continue for State Highway 1 Ngauranga Gorge

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) is urging drivers to be prepared for overnight road closures next week as...

NZTD News | Posted 15-01-2026 Road Freight Industry Warns Tolling Existing Roads Will Undermine Public Support

Road freight association Transporting New Zealand is urging the Government to remove provisions in the Land Transport (Revenue) Amendment...

NZTD News | Posted 15-01-2026 SH1 Hampton Downs nightworks – expect delays/detours

Road surfacing and wire rope barrier maintenance will be taking place Sunday to Thursday nights on State Highway 1...

NZTD News | Posted 15-01-2026 Works Underway As Waitohi Picton Ferry Redevelopment Project Moves Into Delivery Phase

Physical works on the Waitohi Ferry Redevelopment Project are now underway, with demolition of the old Vehicle Access Bridge...

NZTD News | Posted 12-12-2025 Let’s not let a few bad apples spoil the whole barrel

NZTA has recently suspended the licences of commercial drivers who were either suspected of submitting fraudulent documents when converting...

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