GITI Tyres Big Test
      Mack Titan 6x4 40-inch Mid-rise sleeper   Story Colin Smith Photos Gerald Shacklock

GITI Tyres Big Test -One Big Dog

When there are really big jobs to do it’s not a bad idea to call in a big dog to get them done. Or in this case 1BGDOG.

The Mack Titan with the 685hp variant of the 16.1-litre MP10 six-cylinder ranks as the most powerful conventional (bonneted) truck available in the New Zealand market. The Queensland-built Titan is just as well suited to Kiwi heavy haul and over-dimension tasks as it is to a prime mover role across the Tasman.

Palmerston North-based PTS Logistics have be...

Read More  


Aeolus Truck & Driver News

Mobile brake testing still delayed
The new Mobile Roller Brake Test units for the Police Commercial Vehicle Safety Team still haven’t been put into service, almost two years down the road from a media launch event ...

A rollercoaster with more change ahead

Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand

A rollercoaster with more change ahead

It’s been a rollercoaster of a year, with many highs and lows. In the space of less than a year, we have seen three prime ministers, experienced a cyclone and severe flooding, and...


Advantage Tyres Fleet Focus

A Community commitment

In 2005 New Zealand Truck & Driver profiled a fleet that had the distinction of having been incorporated as a charitable trust.

Tinwald-based Wilson Bulk Transport had been...


Southpac Legends

Time in Motion - Wayne Williams

Based in Western Southland, Wayne Williams of Transport Services Ltd (TSL) is a humble kind of a guy who “likes to see people succeed.”

Better time management is what got him...


Recently Registered

Isuzu take back number 1 position...just

Isuzu has narrowly secured the number one ranking in the New Zealand new truck market after a year-long duel with Fuso ended with only four units separating the Japanese brands in ...


Double Coin Imaging Awards

Big Red
Canterbury-based Container Waste Limited has recently added this 2023 International RH 10x4 `head turner’ to its fleet. The impressive looking unit regularly carts general ...

NZ Truck & Driver Magazine
February 2024 | Read Now
  • NZ Truck & Driver Magazine
    February 2024 | Read Now
    Industry Partners
    NZTD News | Posted 21-08-2026 NZI Truckie Rest Zone - Temuka Monday 7th September
    Heavy vehicle drivers, keep an eye out for the NZI Truckie Rest Zone at Temuka on Monday 7th September.Pull your...
    NZTD News | Posted 21-08-2026 Overseas comparisons: what global trucking costs and workforce pressures can tell us
    I’m mindful of the risks of making comparisons with other countries, and often things cannot be compared directly, but provided...
    NZTD News | Posted 21-08-2026 We need a Minister of Supply Chain
    I heard a glib response from a colleague this week to news that yet another business case was being commissioned...
    NZTD News | Posted 20-08-2026 2026 Penske Master Technicians Announced
    Penske Australia & New Zealand has named Luke Andrew and Luke Reid its 2026 Penske Guild Master Technicians for on-highway...
    NZTD News | Posted 20-08-2026 50MAX Permit shift raises compliance questions Transporting NZ webinar
    A record number of 117 people participated in the Transporting New Zealand webinar last week covering an update on compliance...
    NZTD News | Posted 20-08-2026 $821m Investment in Te Awaparahi Bay Port Expansion and Resilience Project
    Lyttelton Port Company will invest $821m in the development of the Te Awaparahi Bay wharf and container terminal at Lyttelton,...
    NZTD News | Posted 20-08-2026 Conditional Approval to Fast-Track Port of Tauranga’s Stella Passage development
    Port of Tauranga Limited has received conditional approval of its fast-track application for the Stella Passage development. The fast-track expert panel...
    NZTD News | Posted 20-08-2026 Construction begins on $12.5m SH39 Mangati Bridge
    Construction is now underway on the permanent two-lane replacement of the Mangati Bridge on State Highway 39 (SH39), between Ōtorohanga...
    NZTD News | Posted 20-08-2026 Daytime closures next week for SH2 Karangahake Gorge
    Daytime closures on State Highway 2 (SH2) through the Karangahake Gorge, between Waihī and Paeroa, start next week.Rock-scaling is needed...

    Join our newsletter list to receive ..
    THE LATEST INDUSTRY NEWS AND UPDATES DIRECT TO YOUR INBOX!