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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February 2021 | Read Now
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NZTD News | Posted 12-11-2026 NZTA Launches Electric Heavy Vehicle Trial to Tackle Truck Weight Restrictions
Heavier electric trucks could soon have greater access to New Zealand roads, with NZTA launching a trial aimed at addressing...
NZTD News | Posted 12-11-2026 Road Freight Welcomes Auckland Congestion Charging Conversation
Transporting New Zealand says a well-designed time of use charging scheme in Auckland could improve travel times, trip reliability and...
NZTD News | Posted 12-11-2026 SH1 Waikato Expressway – expect delays during Ngāruawāhia surfacing repairs
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) advises motorists to expect delays on the Ngāruawāhia section of State Highway 1 (SH1)...
NZTD News | Posted 12-11-2026 SH2 Maunganui Road rebuild – overnight closures
A major rebuild of State Highway 2 (SH2) Maunganui Road will start at 8pm on Sunday 15 November between the...
NZTD News | Posted 12-11-2026 Supporting New Drivers Key To Securing New Zealand’s Freight Future
New Zealand’s road freight industry needs to get more young people behind the wheel if it is going to meet...
NZTD News | Posted 12-11-2026 Truckometer - Rise and Fall, Fall and Rise
The Light Traffic Index (LTI) rose 0.2% in October but is down 1.7% compared to a year ago. The Heavy...
NZTD News | Posted 12-11-2026 Twin Bridge Replacements Boost State Highway Travel
Completion of the second of two replacement bridges on South Canterbury’s State Highway 82 means safer, more reliable travel for...
NZTD News | Posted 06-11-2026 90 years, Governments of every stripe, one NRC voice
In 1936, 29 Auckland owner-carriers decided small operators needed one voice. Ninety years later, National Road Carriers has worked with...
NZTD News | Posted 06-11-2026 A big weekend and bigger questions ahead
The General Election is upon us this weekend. This is the most fascinating election I can recall for a long...

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