GITI Tyres Big Test - Never mind who's got the biggest
Fuso New Zealand boss Kurtis Andrews reckons that the latest addition to the Shogun heavy-duty range is the first Japanese truck on the Kiwi market powered by “a true 500-horsepower” engine.
It’s a provocative claim for the new 510hp/380kilowatt engine – one that’s bound to ruffle a few feathers. Especially those of a certain rival Japanese manufacturer.
After all, wasn’t the Isuzu Giga the first Japanese t...
Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
Upgrade Programme a frustrating downgrade
Incredibly disappointed is the only way to describe how I feel about the Government’s recent announcement on the fate of roading projects in the
New Zealand Upgrade Programme.
Firstl...
Fleet Focus
Bigger, Noisier toys
Balclutha transport operator Alex McLellan reckons that starting his own trucking business helped uncover his true passion – after years spent doing this and that. Trying to find THE job.
...
Southpac Legends
Farewell 'Fearless' Fred Burling
Straight talking ‘fearless’ Fred Burling was not only a pioneer in the trucking industry but his work ethic was deemed ‘salutable’ by those that knew (or knew of) him. With a massive 60-year con...
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
A colour scheme conundrum
What happens when one iconic regional transport company is taken over by another – both of them with well-known names and standout colour schemes?Does the new owner keep the name and the ...
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