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Truck drivers must be prioritised in vaccination rollout

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Truck drivers must be prioritised in vaccination rollout

The freight industry and the New Zealand economy in general require a plan for how we are going to open up and recover from the impacts of COVID-19.

Other countries are moving ahead with C...


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Old Bones...New Blood

Southland’s Herberts Transport has only been around for 28 years – and in its present form way less than that: Just three years, in fact.

And yet the foundations of the Edendale-based truc...


Southpac Legends

A lifetime in livestock - Don Wilson - On Road Transport

What with increased compliance demands, driver shortages and angry bulls, the livestock industry is hard enough at the best of times, however, not only does ORT’s director Don Wilson run a succe...


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A positive sign?

Hard on the heels of the trans-Tasman travel bubble being confirmed by the Government, came positive signs in New Zealand’s new truck and trailer markets.

Maybe, just maybe, the industry i...


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Beyond the Rainbow
Unsurprisingly, Rainbow Park Nurseries’trucks used to feature rainbows in their colour scheme – as a key part of the 45-year-old Ramarama-based company’s logos.The mainly white trucks wer...

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NZTD News | Posted 27-02-2026 90 Years On — Staying on Track in a Year of Change
Last week National Road Carriers held our first full Board meeting of the year — a fitting moment as we...
NZTD News | Posted 27-02-2026 Policy stagnation and strange mergers
My Friday blog this week shares a colleague’s view. Mark Stockdale, who joined our Policy and Advocacy team, is hugely...
NZTD News | Posted 26-02-2026 Fixing the basics of NZ’s transport rules
The Government is continuing its work to fix the basics of New Zealand’s transport system, with public consultation opening today...
NZTD News | Posted 26-02-2026 Hyundai’s XCIENT Fuel Cell truck fleet achieves 20-million-kilometre milestone
Hyundai Motor Company has announced that its XCIENT Fuel Cell Class-8 heavy-duty truck fleet has achieved the milestone of 20...
NZTD News | Posted 26-02-2026 Land Transport Rule Tinkering Won't Deliver Meaningful Productivity Growth
Road freight association Transporting New Zealand says the Government’s latest heavy vehicle reforms will see small productivity improvements, but says...
NZTD News | Posted 26-02-2026 Plan ahead for major works on Cambridge section of Waikato Expressway
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) will begin significant asphalt works on the Waikato Expressway near Cambridge this Sunday, with...
NZTD News | Posted 26-02-2026 Pressing news for Marlborough drivers
With the 2026 grape harvest underway, drivers in Marlborough are urged to stay alert for harvesting machinery on the region’s...
NZTD News | Posted 26-02-2026 Protran launches world-first solar-powered refrigerated trailers on Aussie roads
Protran Solutions, Australia’s leading transport refrigeration specialist, is bringing a world-class innovation to local roads: the Sunswap Endurance, a solar-powered...
NZTD News | Posted 26-02-2026 Scania NZ welcomes South Pacific Diesel Systems into the fold
From 1 March, Scania will officially welcome the Power Solutions operations of South Pacific Diesel Systems (SPDS) into Scania New...

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