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...


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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 05-02-2026 Progress and discussion on key policy changes

Driver licensing changes

On Tuesday, Transport Minister Chris Bishop announced changes to the driver licensing scheme. Not unexpectedly, the removal...

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The Government has committed a $2.84 million grant through the Regional Infrastructure Fund to clear bottlenecks on State Highway...

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Daimler Truck has unveiled the Mercedes-Benz NextGenH2 Truck, marking a major step forward in hydrogen-powered long‑haul transport. Building on...

NZTD News | Posted 04-02-2026 ‘No Logging Trucks On The Gentle Annie’ says TRAINZ

Subsequent to the closing of the Karioi pulp and paper mill, the logs that would have been processed there...

NZTD News | Posted 04-02-2026 NZ’s First EV Charging Hub At A Landfill Opens In Silverstream

Hutt City Council has today officially unveiled a heavy electric vehicle charging hub at Silverstream Landfill in its drive...

NZTD News | Posted 04-02-2026 SH1 Work To Impact Traffic Near Kaikōura

Work coming up next week on State Highway 1, south of Kaikōura, will likely mean delays which road users...

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The Drug and Detection Agency (TDDA) today revealed its first Health and Safety Policy Survey. The findings indicate that...

NZTD News | Posted 04-02-2026 Transporting New Zealand Praises Driver Licensing Changes

Road freight association Transporting New Zealand is backing the Government’s changes to the driver licensing scheme, saying the changes...

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