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There is a wave of black, blue and silver on the move around New Zealand, becoming one of the most recognisable colour schemes on our country’s highways. And among the fleet of modern Booth’s Transport trucks, the S730 Scania Highline of owner driver Blair Boyd’s rates as one of the standouts.

The Booth’s Transport we see today with a fleet of over 300 trucks was started by Graham Booth in the small rural settlement of Opiki in the Horowhenua district. Graham’s first truck was a humble potato farm support truck with yellow and red livery but by the early 1990’s, due to service and reliability issues with outside transport operators, a single truck was deployed to c... ... 


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Hawke’s Bay highways are where you’ll see some of New Zealand’s newest big horsepower logging rigs and head turning paint schemes.

Storm Harrison’s new Waikawa Haulage Scania S 730 logger is a prime example with a Euro 6 spec 16-litre V8 producing 730hp, premium specifications and a `Show & Shine’ quality custom finish.

Christened `Tane Mahuta’, the Scania combines Swedish muscle with Kiwi finish quality to convey its “God of the Forest” theme.

The S 730 is Storm’s first new truck and he’s set aside a long time liking for Kenworth’s to take the European route.

“Pretty much I’ve always been a Kenworth fan but when I looked into the horsepower of th... ... 


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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 the odd bit of relief driving, James was always keen to ride along and enjoy a break from the family dairy farm at Barrys Bay, near Akaroa.

Today James owns Christchurch’s Blue Diamond Haulage and it’s a 2021 International Prostar T6 model which is the first new truck for the company.

In 2004 James started JCL Asphalt in Canterbury with an Isuzu 5-tonne tipper. That company has grown to a fleet of Volvo and Isuzu branded trucks and is well known for their exceptional work.

Th... ... 


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Introducing a new Mack Anthem to its fleet has been accompanied by a few subtle changes to the familiar green and gold livery of Tomoana Warehousing.

Boasting a strong yellow theme along with two-tone green in the detailing, this new Anthem hit the highways about three months ago. 

Working from Hastings, the 8x4 Anthem is teamed with a new Patchell Industries 4-axle skelly to cart containers around the North Island. It’s become a regular sight working between Tauranga and Napier.

It’s one of the first examples of Mack’s newest model to appear on New Zealand roads and its timing is on-point as the bulldog marque is celebrating 50 years since Motor Truck Distribut... ... 

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