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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Industry Partners
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Convoy times through State Highway 3 Awakino Gorge are changing to improve access for communities, businesses, and the freight industry.Crews...
NZTD News | Posted 07-05-2026 Current fuel stocks - 3rd May
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NZTD News | Posted 07-05-2026 Hendrickson Introduces ELECTRAAX e-Axle
Hendrickson is introducing ELECTRAAX, powered by Driventic, a high-efficiency, lightweight electric drive axle engineered for Class 6–7 school bus and...
NZTD News | Posted 07-05-2026 KiwiRail fined $375,000 over 2024 grounding of Interislander ferry Aratere
KiwiRail has been fined $375,000 after pleading guilty to health and safety charges over the grounding of the Interislander ferry...
NZTD News | Posted 07-05-2026 NZI Truckie Rest Zone - Paengaroa on Wednesday 20 May
Heavy vehicle drivers are invited to pause, refresh and check their wellbeing at the NZI Truckie Rest Zone on Wednesday,...
NZTD News | Posted 07-05-2026 NZ/Singapore Sign Agreement on Trade in Fuel and Essential Supplies
This week Prime Minister Christopher Luxon concluded a two-day visit to Singapore, where he met Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong...
NZTD News | Posted 07-05-2026 Proposed congestion charges for trucks will hit freight customers and consumers
Transporting New Zealand says that a Ministry of Transport proposal to set congestion charges for trucks at four times the...
NZTD News | Posted 07-05-2026 Scania introduces Longline cab for series production
Scania has taken the next step in its premium cab offering by introducing the Longline cab into regular production flow....
NZTD News | Posted 07-05-2026 Securing an Alternative to the Brynderwyn Hills
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) has lodged applications for statutory approvals for the Northland Corridor Alternative to the Brynderwyn...

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