Giti Tyres Big Test

Giti Tyres Big Test: A Trucking Tetris

Seeing Tom Ryan Cartage driver Saiyaz Khan at work is like watching someone playing a Tetris video game….on a giant scale. Or skilfully taking part in a super-sizeme variant of Jenga maybe.

Because Saiyaz is as much a crane operator as he is a truck driver. Maybe even more so.

You only have to see him here, in Placemakers’ yard in Wiri, as he operates the Palfinger PK65002-SH crane on his Isuzu CYJ530 8x4 tractor unit – loa...

Giti Tyres Big Test: Fabulous...AND functional

Okay, so yes – this is a test of a new Kenworth that’s the first of its kind in the country….

But let’s just say upfront that whatever else this T410 SAR is, its immediate impact lies in its looks. It is, quite simply, spectacular. It’s very, very likely that there’ll be a Best in Show award (probably many) in this truck’s future. 

Invercargill operator Eden Haulage has built a reputation for smart-looking unit...

Giti Tyres Big Test: Tex's American Dream

Alex (Tex) McKillop laughs as he guides the TSI Logistics Freightliner Cascadia up Pine Hill and onto Dunedin’s northern motorway.

“I’ve been a fan of Freightliner for years, so I was really looking forward to this model. But it has exceeded all my expectations – it’s the complete package.”

Given a 19-year association with the brand and the fact that he turns trucks over quickly, it’s little surprise that Tex has been th...