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GITI Tyres Big Test - New Dog, old owner

It’s no big surprise where New Zealand’s first two Mack Anthems – the very latest breed of Bulldog – have found their homes.

That is….within the HW  Richardson Group. It is, after all, a fleet that’s been running Macks for almost half a century…and which currently boasts around 240 examples of the make.

The pair of early production models, fresh from a quick (COVID-curtailed) roadshow tour, have now gone to work – one in ...

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COVID must not hold up essential infrastructure developments

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COVID must not hold up essential infrastructure developments

Cynically released on a Saturday morning and buried amongst blanket news coverage of Auckland’s Delta outbreak was the Government’s announcement that they had scrapped the bike bridge over the W...


Advantage Tyres Fleet Focus

Fire Power

It’s a big fleet. Highly visible too. And yet….to most truckies it’s probably a bit of a mystery just how many fire trucks are actually in service. 

Obviously, there are enough of the...


Southpac Legends

Gisborne to global

Retirement isn’t a change, rather it’s a transition according to Eric Carswell.

The well-known and respected On Highway Business Manager for Cummins New Zealand will step away from the tra...


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Strangely normal

Clearly, we’re living in weird times – so it’s no surprise that New Zealand’s new truck market is also behaving a little strangely.

In October, for instance, the market seemed to find some...


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Easy livery
It was late 2000 when Mark Picard and his wife Lisa founded their Rerewhakaaitu, Rotorua, transport company.Deciding on a colour scheme turned out to be an easy part of the move into the ...

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