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
NZ Truck & Driver Magazine
February 2021 | Read Now
Industry Partners
NZTD News | Posted 14-05-2026 Commission grants clearance for the merger of NPD and Gull
The Commerce Commission has granted clearance for Astra Energy Group Limited to acquire all of the shares in GNZ Holdco...
NZTD News | Posted 14-05-2026  Current fuel stocks - 10th May
Current fuel stocks as at 11:59PM Sunday 10 May (as days' cover).These stock movements reflect normal shipping patterns and routine...
NZTD News | Posted 14-05-2026 Major SH1 upgrade completed between Tīrau and Waiouru
Critical sections of State Highway 1 (SH1) between Tīrau and Waiouru have had a major upgrade, with 128 lane kilometres...
NZTD News | Posted 14-05-2026 Nightworks and traffic management changes planned for State Highway 6 Rocks Road resilience works
Nelson drivers are being reminded to prepare for planned nightworks on State Highway 6 Rocks Road later this week as...
NZTD News | Posted 14-05-2026 NRC Says Government’s Updated Fuel Response Plan Hits The Mark For Freight
National Road Carriers Association (NRC) welcomes the decision to prioritise freight carriers as part of the Government’s updated Fuel Response...
NZTD News | Posted 14-05-2026 NZ Produce Supply Chain Eliminates 200 Million Cardboard Boxes Through Reusable Crate System
Viscount New Zealand has eliminated the equivalent of more than 200 million single-use cardboard boxes through the growing adoption of...
NZTD News | Posted 14-05-2026 Official truck loading code under review
NZTA recently sought feedback on proposed revisions to the official NZ truck loading code, with new sections covering loads transported...
NZTD News | Posted 14-05-2026 Scania and Unicon demonstrate fully electric concrete transport in real-world operations
Denmark’s leading producer and supplier of ready-mixed concrete – and Liebherr-Mischtechnik have jointly developed and deployed a fully electric solution...
NZTD News | Posted 14-05-2026 Speed limit changes confirmed for SH26A (Morrinsville Road) 
The speed limit on 2 sections of State Highway 26A (SH26A) – formerly State Highway 26 and also known as...

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