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Macks ready for Manfeild
The largest single-marque truck industry event of 2022 year will be the Mack New Zealand 50 Year Celebrations set for the Manawatu during Labour weekend.The Saturday October 22 event will...

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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Teletrac Navman 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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    NZTD News | Posted 22-11-2024 Transporting New Zealand welcomes moves to reduce NZTA’s $786 million temporary traffic management spend

    Road freight peak body Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand is asking why it took ministerial intervention to rein...

    NZTD News | Posted 22-11-2024 If you have safety procedures in place, use them

    Last week we shared a link to a video we’ve produced with Ed Cox from Gibson Sheat with learnings...

    NZTD News | Posted 22-11-2024 The importance of good governance

    You'll have seen in the industry media recently that National Road Carriers has welcomed two new  secondees to the...

    NZTD News | Posted 21-11-2024 ‘Eye-watering’ Temporary Traffic Management Costs Revealed

    The Government has revealed that over the past three years, the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) has spent an...

    NZTD News | Posted 21-11-2024 New identity for Sime Darby Motors NZ

    Sime Darby Motors NZ (“Sime Motors NZ”) has announced its new identity and name change to Sime Motors NZ...

    NZTD News | Posted 21-11-2024 Concrete roads are more sustainable

    Concrete roads are well suited for high intensity traffic and are more cost effective in the long run according...

    NZTD News | Posted 21-11-2024 NZ team impresses at Isuzu Trucks I1GP World Technical competition

    The team representing New Zealand at the annual Isuzu Trucks I1GP World Technical competition returned recently from Japan and,...

    NZTD News | Posted 21-11-2024 Survey finds 70% of fleets impacted by distracted driving incidents

    According to a recent survey conducted by Teletrac Navman, a Vontier company and a connected mobility platform for industries...

    NZTD News | Posted 21-11-2024 Penske New Zealand Appoints Kevin Smith as New General Manager

    Penske Australia & New Zealand has announced the appointment of Kevin Smith as the new general manager for its...

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