Giti Tyres Big Test: Tex's American Dream
Alex (Tex) McKillop laughs as he guides the TSI Logistics Freightliner Cascadia up Pine Hill and onto Dunedin’s northern motorway.
“I’ve been a fan of Freightliner for years, so I was really looking forward to this model. But it has exceeded all my expectations – it’s the complete package.”
Given a 19-year association with the brand and the fact that he turns trucks over quickly, it’s little surprise that Tex has been th...
Aeolus Truck & Driver News
Logbook probe prompts TAA Logistics focus on compliance
An investigation into logbook non-compliance among TAA Logistics owner-drivers has prompted a company push for compliance that’s being hailed by Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency.T...
Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
Roadside drug testing a step closer
The Road Transport Forum has long advocated for roadside drug testing and I am pleased that, finally, this could be the year it becomes a reality.
While the time it has taken for a testing...
Teletrac Navman 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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