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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 19-06-2026 Index shows unprecedented transport cost increases
Transport cost index demonstrates unprecedented impact of fuel pricing  We recently released our Grant Thornton Transport Cost Index for the...
NZTD News | Posted 19-06-2026 Politicians Leave the Football to the World Cup Players
Quietly this week, amongst news of peace deals and World Cup matches, a significant piece of news may have slipped...
NZTD News | Posted 18-06-2026 ComCom wants to see fuel price come down in a fair and timely way
The Commerce Commission is reminding businesses to ensure lower fuel costs are passed through to customers through prices at the...
NZTD News | Posted 18-06-2026 Current fuel stocks
Current fuel stock as at 11:59pm Sunday 14 June (as days' cover).The fuel supply chain continues to operate smoothly, with...
NZTD News | Posted 18-06-2026 EROAD Fleet Days 2026 Expands to Two Days
EROAD Fleet Days 2026 is making a significant expansion that reflects the industry's growing demand for connection and innovation. Following...
NZTD News | Posted 18-06-2026 National Infrastructure Plan Gains Cross-Party Backing
Transporting New Zealand is welcoming the bipartisan political response to the Infrastructure Commission’s National Infrastructure Plan, released this week. The Government...
NZTD News | Posted 18-06-2026 Picton Overbridge works begin soon
Major work on an overbridge at the Auckland Street end of Dublin Street will start in early 2027, with the...
NZTD News | Posted 18-06-2026 Planned works ahead for top of SH35
Upcoming night closures are planned on State Highway 35 (SH35) Punaruku Hill located between Te Araroa and Wharekahika/Hicks Bay, as...
NZTD News | Posted 18-06-2026 Recovery works get underway in Waioweka Gorge
Recovery works in the Waioweka Gorge on State Highway 2 (SH2) are ramping up with contracts now in place to...

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