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HWR Group ready for hydrogen move
Southland-based transport giant H.W. Richardson Group (HWR) is poised to lead New Zealand’s adoption of hydrogen to reduce emissions from heavy vehicles.Group CEO Anthony Jones confirms H...

New charter for livestock transport

Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand

New charter for livestock transport

Livestock transport has always been a hard business. The work is stressful, the animal welfare responsibilities huge and the margins often very tight. Traditionally, livestock operators have als...


Teletrac Navman Fleet Focus

Relentless Innovation

SO’s fleet of fluorescent green trucks stand out like a beacon and the firm’s profile at New Zealand log export ports is equally prominent.

Trucking is one of many cogs in the machine of I...


Southpac Legends

Rod Dow

This month’s Southpac Legend, Rod Dow, was literally born into a transport company. Three years before his arrival, his parents, Dennis and Cynthia Dow, went into partnership with his uncle and ...


Recently Registered

Record run continues… Just!

New Zealand’s new truck market continued its record-breaking form in April. 

There were 407 new trucks (GVM of 4.5 tonnes or more) registered for the month, a 1.7% improvement on the ...


Double Coin Imaging Awards

Same colour, new flavour
The colour is familiar but the most recent addition to the Summerland Express Freight fleet is something different for the Cromwell-based freight company.The new Kenworth K200 2.3 Aerodyn...

NZ Truck & Driver Magazine
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NZTD News | Posted 20-10-2023 Looking forward to action on transport

While the polls might not have accurately reflected the degree of swing to National nor the performance of New...

NZTD News | Posted 19-10-2023 Rising fuel costs a risk to falling inflation figures

Road freight peak body Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand is welcoming this week’s news that the annual inflation...

NZTD News | Posted 19-10-2023 Transporting New Zealand cautiously optimistic about election result

New Zealand’s peak road transport body Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand is cautiously optimistic the election result will...

NZTD News | Posted 19-10-2023 Waka Kotahi And Auckland Transport To Roll Out New Safety Cameras In Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland

The construction of new generation safety cameras on sections of six roads in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland will begin in...

NZTD News | Posted 19-10-2023 ‘Clock’s ticking’ National’s 100-day Transport Plan

According to their website, National has a plan to get New Zealand back on track and that includes their...

NZTD News | Posted 19-10-2023 TDX gets a lift, as the new dealer for Linde Material Handling in New Zealand

TDX (formerly known as TransDiesel), a leading supplier within the heavy equipment industry and distributor of world-leading brands like...

NZTD News | Posted 19-10-2023 Getting SH60 in Tasman ready before Christmas - SH60 now fully open

Resurfacing work on SH60 in the Tasman region has been underway lately, and the road is now in top...

NZTD News | Posted 19-10-2023 November Issue of NZ Truck & Driver out next week

The November issue cover story and Giti Tyres Big Test in New Zealand Truck & Driver features a hard-working Fuso logger...

NZTD News | Posted 19-10-2023 Isuzu And Honda To Hold First Public Exhibit Of Fuel Cell-Powered Heavy-duty Truck at Japan Mobility Show 2023

Isuzu Motors Limited and Honda Motor Co., Ltd. has announced that they will exhibit the GIGA FUEL CELL, a...

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