GITI Tyres Big Test
      Isuzu Giga CYZ 460 6x4 manual   Story Colin Smith Photos Gerald Shacklock

GITI Tyres Big Test - Busy in Blenheim

On a weekday you don’t need to spend very long watching the traffic in Blenheim or around the Marlborough highways to see the multi-shaded blue trucks belonging to Gills Construction at work.

One of the newest of the Gills Construction trucks – and one that is busy on Blenheim streets and around the edges of the town – is this new Isuzu CYZ 460 tipper.

The latest Isuzu in the Gills colours went on the road immediately after the Christmas-New Year holiday break last s...

Read More  


Aeolus Truck & Driver News

Cambridge roundabout concerns
Transport operators say heavy vehicle access to a rapidly developing commercial and industrial zone in the Waikato will be choked by an unrealistic new roundabout design. T...

Roads, speeds, and fast track legislation

Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand

Roads, speeds, and fast track legislation

It’d be a brave person who would ever think winter is a quiet time. That can be a good, and a not-so-good thing.

For instance, we had our South Island seminar in Twizel in Ju...


Fleet Focus

From little things... Big things grow

In a paddock behind the Borlase Transport yard at Wakefield is the small machine that started it all for Duncan Borlase.

The 41 trucks in the Borlase Transport fleet now wor...


Southpac Legends

1977KW ‘Unforgiven’ an award-winning showstopper

Graeme and Raelene Skou’s 1977 W924 Kenworth may have started out life with Auckland’s Frankham Leasing as a conventional 350, but a little over four decades and a myriad of paint...


Recently Registered

Truck market slower in June

New truck sales slowed during June with 437 registrations recorded in the 4.5 tonnes and above GVM categories.

The year-to-date (January-June) total is now 2830 units – comp...


Double Coin Imaging Awards

Three years in the making
It’s a long way from the suburban towns of West London to Tokoroa, but there’s a direct connection in the name of the stunning new Sheldrake Haulage Kenworth W900 SAR Legend which...

NZ Truck & Driver Magazine
August 2024 | Read Now
  • NZ Truck & Driver Magazine
    August 2024 | Read Now
    Industry Partners
    NZTD News | Posted 18-06-2025 Construction begins for Mackays Crossing Commercial Vehicle Safety Centre

    The next steps in making State Highway 1 safer on the Kāpiti Coast are underway. Construction has begun on...

    NZTD News | Posted 18-06-2025 DSL Logistics Revolutionises Sortation with Robotics, Boosting Efficiency by 30%

    DSL Logistics, a rapidly expanding third-party logistics (3PL) provider in New Zealand, has significantly enhanced its operational capabilities by...

    NZTD News | Posted 18-06-2025 July 2025 Issue of NZ Truck & Driver out next week

    The July issue of New Zealand Truck & Driver puts the Freightliner Cascadia on the cover and in the Giti Tyres...

    NZTD News | Posted 18-06-2025 Keith Andrews Trucks Accelerates Onboarding And Safety Innovation With Nintex

    Nintex, a global leader in AI-powered process automation and application development, today announced that Keith Andrews Trucks has transformed...

    NZTD News | Posted 18-06-2025 Mainstream’s new Cromwell hub - connecting Central Otago

    Mainstream is bolstering its commitment to serving all regions of New Zealand with the exciting launch of a new,...

    NZTD News | Posted 18-06-2025 Night works and road closures planned for SH58 Whitby/Paremata

    Road users and residents need to be ready for night works and road closures as road crews carry out...

    NZTD News | Posted 18-06-2025 Roundabout repairs planned for State Highway 2 Masterton

    Concrete repairs are planned for the Ngaumutawa roundabout on State Highway 2, south of Masterton, next week.

    Work crews will...

    NZTD News | Posted 18-06-2025 Scania launches MCS rapid charging - a new era for heavy electric transport

    Scania has announced the launch of the Megawatt Charging System (MCS) for its trucks, with commercial availability from early...

    NZTD News | Posted 18-06-2025 When challenges become solutions

     A few weeks ago, in Heads Up, we ran a story about the closure of the Kinleith Mill...

    Join our newsletter list to receive ..
    THE LATEST INDUSTRY NEWS AND UPDATES DIRECT TO YOUR INBOX!