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GITI Tyres Big Test -Western Warriors

This month we’ve headed to the Eastern sunshine to discover Western Star ruggedness.

A brilliant Hawke’s Bay mid-winter day provides the setting for New Zealand Truck & Driver to join Beale Trucking’s new Western Star 4884 FXC logger for a Napier-Dannevirke round trip.

Named The Warrior’s Way, the Detroit-powered 8x4 Western Star became the newest truck in the Beale Trucking fleet early this year.

It clicked over 59,000km...

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Fleet Focus

Driving Change

Ian Newey’s passion for trucking becomes obvious within a few minutes of meeting him.

He’s one of those truckers who grew up in the cab of his dad’s truck. As a kid, it was all he wanted t...


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During a lifetime working in the trucking industry, Ian Emmerson has developed a strong philosophy that, while competition is vital to driving business efficiency, just as much can be gained fro...


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The New Zealand new truck market continues to run ahead of record levels with July registrations of 486 units being two units ahead of the previous best July market in 2018.

With 3,213 reg...


Double Coin Imaging Awards

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