Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand

Those strategies will also depend on external factors, in particular demand and supply of freight services.

In order of highest priority, our freight survey last year showed that the four issues of most importance to transport businesses were: business cost and economic pressures; the poor state of the roading network; the health, safety and wellbeing of drivers; and regulatory requirements ...

A recent highlight for me was the launch of our Green Fleet Self-Assessment Tool, developed with the support of TR Group and EECA.

The self-assessment tool is an online initiative aimed at reducing road-freight emissions. It outlines how a range of different strategies can help businesses and their customers meet sustainability goals, and to ensure good uptake, it’s freely available on our website.

Attendees had the chance to see, touch and learn about some of the new truck technologies on display. The team at TR had done such a brilliant job of maintaining and presenting the vehicles that it was hard to believe these units are all oper...

Although New Zealand is small and geographically distant from many of the countries represented, the symposium helped put things into perspective. There were areas of clear overlap in the challenges we face, but also some key differences in how they’re being managed.

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A recent example is Transport Minister Chris Bishop’s announcement about the new Ōtaki to north of Levin highway (O2NL). NZTA has signed construction contracts with two alliances to build this Road of National Significance and construction will get underway this spring.

The existing Kāpiti Highway currently sees up to 19,500 vehicle movements per day, and this project is the final leg of the Wellington Northern Corridor. It will mean we have a multi-lane motorway/expressway standard road for those travelling between Wellington and a bit past Lev...

Over the past 15 years, High Productivity Motor Vehicles have played an increasingly important part in the supply chain. During this period of stagnant economic growth, the efficiency and productivity improvements these vehicles offer are more important than ever. The associated safety and emissions benefits provided by a reduced number of trips are also a big win for the entire country.

Unfortunately for road freight companies and their customers, applying for an HPMV permit can be a complicated process. This includes navigating NZTA’s permitting portal, carefully measuring the vehicle, entering the data correctly, and then waiting for the permit to be granted.