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April 2021

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...

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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 ...

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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...

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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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Industry Partners

Roading resilience remains a long road to hoe

NZTD News | Posted 11-07-2025 Roading resilience remains a long road to hoe

Last week, I had the pleasure of traveling through the central North Island, visiting NRC members and covering a...

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Speed limits are an interesting look into NZ’s psyche

NZTD News | Posted 11-07-2025 Speed limits are an interesting look into NZ’s psyche

Over the last few months there’s been plenty of discussion and media reports about speed limits.

In the North Island,...

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Truckometer - Monthly Falls but up Year on Year

NZTD News | Posted 11-07-2025 Truckometer - Monthly Falls but up Year on Year

The Light Traffic Index (LTI) fell 1.3% in June and is 0.9% higher than a year ago. The more...

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Auckland Wins Intelligent Transport Conference

NZTD News | Posted 10-07-2025 Auckland Wins Intelligent Transport Conference

ITS Asia-Pacific Secretary-General, Mr Akio (ACE) Yamamoto with ITSNZ Chair and President, Mr Armin Guttke with the signed hosting...

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Construction to start on new average speed safety cameras in Bay of Plenty

NZTD News | Posted 10-07-2025 Construction to start on new average speed safety cameras in Bay of Plenty

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) will soon begin construction of two sets of average speed safety cameras to...

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Daimler Truck Targets Over 12% Profitability by 2030

NZTD News | Posted 10-07-2025 Daimler Truck Targets Over 12% Profitability by 2030

Daimler Truck Holding AG has unveiled its ambitious “Stronger 2030” strategy, aiming to significantly boost profitability and shareholder returns...

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Lack of freight data will hinder growth, productivity

NZTD News | Posted 10-07-2025 Lack of freight data will hinder growth, productivity

The Ministry of Transport’s surprise cancellation of a long-anticipated freight study has been slammed by national freight body Transporting...

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OCR Steady As She Goes

NZTD News | Posted 10-07-2025 OCR Steady As She Goes

The Government’s responsible fiscal management has supported the Reserve Bank to keep the Official Cash Rate low, Finance Minister...

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Overnight closures coming for HB Expressway, as part of RoNS project

NZTD News | Posted 10-07-2025 Overnight closures coming for HB Expressway, as part of RoNS project

A stretch of State Highway 2 Hawke’s Bay Expressway will be closing overnight for 5 nights early next month.

The...

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