GITI Tyres Big Test
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GITI Tyres Big Test -Timber Train

It’s an interesting slice of trivia that New Zealand Truck & Driver started 2022 featuring the new Scania S 770 – the most powerful highway truck to appear on the magazine cover. And the year is ending with the largest truck and trailer combination the magazine has ever tested.

The weight and length of the new Rotorua Forest Haulage (RFH) Kenworth C509 logging treble are in another league compared to trucks wo...

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The Road Ahead Conference held at the end of September was not only the first conference for our members since 2019 but also marked the one-year anniversary of the merger of RTANZ ...


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Mainstream Momentum

Suddenly noticing just how many trucks on the nation’s highways now wear the distinctive black Mainstream livery has given many people the impression the firm has come from nowhere...


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Growth and Learning – Alan Forbes

If you’ve spent any time around the Tokoroa region and the forestry industry, Alan Forbes is a name you’ll be familiar with.

Not only did this Southpac Legend grow a large an...


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Market leaders in control

The 2022 truck and trailer market leaders continue to solidify their positions by achieving strong October registrations. 

Overall, the October figures see a drop in new...


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There is a wave of black, blue and silver on the move around New Zealand, becoming one of the most recognisable colour schemes on our country’s highways. And among the fleet of mod...

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