Advantage Tyres Fleet Focus

The Accidental Towie

When Auckland towtruck business owner Evan Watson died 11 years ago, for wife Pam things could hardly have been worse.

In two harrowing years she’d seen him slowly, inexorably lose his bat...


Southpac Legends

Family Matas - David and Lewis Swap

With a history that dates all the way back to the 1930s, Matamata-based contractors J Swap’s family business is almost synonymous with the area as the Kaimai’s that shadow it - or maybe the Waio...


Recently Registered

COVID Cuts deep

What a difference a year makes! This time 12 months ago, Recently Registered was all about the New Zealand new truck market’s just-completed recordbreaking year.

The new benchmark from 201...


Double Coin Imaging Awards

Large-scale NZ rebrand under way
It amounts to, Aramex New Zealand CEO Scott Jenyns believes, one of the biggest (if not the biggest) rebranding exercises applied to a Kiwi commercial vehicle fleet.By the time it’s compl...

NZ Truck & Driver Magazine
February 2021 | Read Now
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NZTD News | Posted 08-07-2026 Cambridge section of Waikato Expressway still ahead of schedule
Major asphalt works on the Cambridge section of the Waikato Expressway remain ahead of schedule, with crews preparing to move...
NZTD News | Posted 08-07-2026 Mark Cairns Steps Away From Freightways
Freightways Group Limited (Freightways) announces that Mark Cairns has advised the Board of his intention to resign as a director...
NZTD News | Posted 08-07-2026 New Zealand’s strategic diesel reserve ready to go
Two refurbished tanks at Northland’s Marsden Point which will store New Zealand’s strategic diesel supply are officially in use, Finance...
NZTD News | Posted 08-07-2026 Night works on SH1 Oteha Valley Road to Silverdale interchange
A full northbound closure is required on State Highway 1 (SH1) between Oteha Valley Road and the Silverdale interchange for...
NZTD News | Posted 08-07-2026 Pepe Stream Bridge works are underway
Full construction will begin next week on the Pepe Stream Bridge replacement on State Highway 25 (SH25) in the Coromandel,...
NZTD News | Posted 08-07-2026 Transporting New Zealand welcomes common sense changes to road user rules
Road freight association Transporting New Zealand is welcoming the announcement of planned changes to road user rules which it supports...
NZTD News | Posted 08-07-2026 Truckometer - Light and Heavy Falls
The Light Traffic Index (LTI) fell 0.2% in May to be up just 0.4% y/y, a marked loss of momentum....
NZTD News | Posted 03-07-2026 A Room Where the Whole Supply Chain Finally Talked
I’ve sat in a lot of transport conferences. Few have felt like something actually shifted in the room. Aka Raupapa,...
NZTD News | Posted 03-07-2026 Transporting New Zealand’s Policy Priorities
At our annual conference, I had the pleasure of setting out Transporting New Zealand’s policy priorities as we approach Election...

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