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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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My Friday blog this week shares a colleague’s view. Mark Stockdale, who joined our Policy and Advocacy team, is hugely...
NZTD News | Posted 26-02-2026 Fixing the basics of NZ’s transport rules
The Government is continuing its work to fix the basics of New Zealand’s transport system, with public consultation opening today...
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Hyundai Motor Company has announced that its XCIENT Fuel Cell Class-8 heavy-duty truck fleet has achieved the milestone of 20...
NZTD News | Posted 26-02-2026 Land Transport Rule Tinkering Won't Deliver Meaningful Productivity Growth
Road freight association Transporting New Zealand says the Government’s latest heavy vehicle reforms will see small productivity improvements, but says...
NZTD News | Posted 26-02-2026 Plan ahead for major works on Cambridge section of Waikato Expressway
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) will begin significant asphalt works on the Waikato Expressway near Cambridge this Sunday, with...
NZTD News | Posted 26-02-2026 Pressing news for Marlborough drivers
With the 2026 grape harvest underway, drivers in Marlborough are urged to stay alert for harvesting machinery on the region’s...
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Protran Solutions, Australia’s leading transport refrigeration specialist, is bringing a world-class innovation to local roads: the Sunswap Endurance, a solar-powered...
NZTD News | Posted 26-02-2026 Scania NZ welcomes South Pacific Diesel Systems into the fold
From 1 March, Scania will officially welcome the Power Solutions operations of South Pacific Diesel Systems (SPDS) into Scania New...

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