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Industry pay rates heading in the right direction

Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand

Industry pay rates heading in the right direction

Firstly, I want to further reflect on the nationwide operator survey we undertook back in June and the encouraging signs of our industry’s increasing competitiveness in the labour market.

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Advantage Tyres Fleet Focus

From Humble Beginnings

While family ownership is pretty much the norm for rural transport companies, mid-Canterbury’s Ellesmere Transport breaks the mould somewhat. Murray Righton, who along with sons Mark and Paul is...


Southpac Legends

Gold Star Trucker - John Lockley

With his distinctive fleet of gold trucks, the introduction of his identical twin daughters to truck driving and having just ticked over half a century of being in business, not only is 71-year-...


Recently Registered

Sales records continue

The record-breaking run for the New Zealand new truck market continued during August.

August registrations of 548 trucks (with a GVM of 4.5 tonnes or more) boosted the year-to-date total t...


Double Coin Imaging Awards

“Shine on Blue Diamond”
It was riding in the passenger seat alongside his father in Blackwell’s Transport 3070s that sparked James Craw’s love for International Trucks.When Blackwell’s called on James’ dad to do...

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