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
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NZTD News | Posted 15-10-2026 550,000 Barrel Diesel reserve extended to maintain fuel security
The Government has extended an agreement for a 550,000-barrel strategic diesel reserve until August 2027 to maintain New Zealand’s fuel...
NZTD News | Posted 15-10-2026 Busy summer season of highway maintenance ahead for Otago
Safer and smoother travel on State Highway 1 is a focus of a busy summer highway renewals season in Otago...
NZTD News | Posted 15-10-2026 Craig Cubitt New CEO of Daimler Truck Australia Pacific
Craig Cubitt has been announced as the new CEO of Daimler Truck Australia Pacific, effective from November 1. The announcement...
NZTD News | Posted 15-10-2026 Government opts against mandating safety technology
NZTA have advised that the Government will not be mandating certain safety features on vehicles imported into NZ, including trucks. Just...
NZTD News | Posted 15-10-2026 Hall's Cold Chain Logistics Opens State-of-the-Art Horotiu Cross-Dock Facility
Hall's Cold Chain Logistics has officially opened its new Horotiu Cross-Dock Facility in the Waikato region, marking a significant expansion...
NZTD News | Posted 15-10-2026 Long overdue replacement for SH82 critical bridge
Another bridge on South Canterbury’s State Highway 82 will be replaced, through funding from the Regional Infrastructure Fund, Regional Development...
NZTD News | Posted 15-10-2026 Multi-night closures planned on SH2 Hawke’s Bay Expressway
A series of overnight closures is planned on State Highway 2 between Meeanee Road and Taradale Road to support the...
NZTD News | Posted 15-10-2026 The sizzling final transport election debate of 2026
Recently, all the political parties polling above 5% debated transport priorities in front of a live audience at a packed-out...
NZTD News | Posted 15-10-2026 Truckometer - On the up and up?
September data - The Light Traffic Index (LTI) rose 1.1% in September but is down 1.1% compared to a year...

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