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 14-05-2026 Commission grants clearance for the merger of NPD and Gull
The Commerce Commission has granted clearance for Astra Energy Group Limited to acquire all of the shares in GNZ Holdco...
NZTD News | Posted 14-05-2026  Current fuel stocks - 10th May
Current fuel stocks as at 11:59PM Sunday 10 May (as days' cover).These stock movements reflect normal shipping patterns and routine...
NZTD News | Posted 14-05-2026 Major SH1 upgrade completed between Tīrau and Waiouru
Critical sections of State Highway 1 (SH1) between Tīrau and Waiouru have had a major upgrade, with 128 lane kilometres...
NZTD News | Posted 14-05-2026 Nightworks and traffic management changes planned for State Highway 6 Rocks Road resilience works
Nelson drivers are being reminded to prepare for planned nightworks on State Highway 6 Rocks Road later this week as...
NZTD News | Posted 14-05-2026 NRC Says Government’s Updated Fuel Response Plan Hits The Mark For Freight
National Road Carriers Association (NRC) welcomes the decision to prioritise freight carriers as part of the Government’s updated Fuel Response...
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Viscount New Zealand has eliminated the equivalent of more than 200 million single-use cardboard boxes through the growing adoption of...
NZTD News | Posted 14-05-2026 Official truck loading code under review
NZTA recently sought feedback on proposed revisions to the official NZ truck loading code, with new sections covering loads transported...
NZTD News | Posted 14-05-2026 Scania and Unicon demonstrate fully electric concrete transport in real-world operations
Denmark’s leading producer and supplier of ready-mixed concrete – and Liebherr-Mischtechnik have jointly developed and deployed a fully electric solution...
NZTD News | Posted 14-05-2026 Speed limit changes confirmed for SH26A (Morrinsville Road) 
The speed limit on 2 sections of State Highway 26A (SH26A) – formerly State Highway 26 and also known as...

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