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event drives into a two-day format for the first time early next month at the Mystery Creek Events Centre near Hamilton.

The final details of the August 5-6 EROAD Fleet Days programme are now being put in place with new displays and attractions to fill the expanded two-day programme.

The event will explore the role of transport in New Zealand’s economic future and focus on the challenges facing the transport network.

A roster of keynote speakers is headlined on the first day of the programme by Kahu Helicopters CEO and Chief Pilot Mark Law giving a presentation on the Whakaari White Island eruption resc...

Family, friends, fishermen, and the road

transport industry gathered in the Bay of Islands on July 16 to farewell New Zealand Truck & Driver founder and publisher Trevor Woolston.

Trevor passed away suddenly on June 26, while holidaying in Australia.

Trevor’s career in road transport spanned more than 50 years. From his earliest entry to the industry – as a teenager driving a hay truck on Waikato farms – he excelled across multiple roles and played a pioneering part in several aspects of the industry.

From the time behind the wheel of the hay truck and gaining his licenses in an RL Bedford as an NZ Army Territorial, Trevor committed himself to the...

The UDC Finance Show & Shine at the Allied Petroleum / TransFleet Trailers Bombay Truck Show took less than a month to reach the 465 truck capacity.

Entries opened early for the 2027 event and truck show coordinator Marieka Morcombe says she received a rush of 115 entries for the UDC Finance Show & Shine in first the 24 hours after entries opened on May 22.

The previous record had been 68 entries in the first day. The capacity number had been reached by June 16.

“We were getting so many enquiries that we announced we were going to open the registrations earlier than usual,” says Marieka.

“The response has been exceptional. The last show was fully ...

The Ruakura facility is one of three new Truckstops service centres developed by Sime Motors and is now the company’s largest workshop in the North Island.

The opening follows the establishment of a major hub at Waterloo Park in Christchurch last year and the start of operations at a new Kaweora Drive, Tauriko site in Tauranga on March 30.

Pat McKenna, Managing Director – New Zealand and Director of Commercial Vehicles Asia Pacific says the investment reflects Sime Motors’ long-...

This stage of the asphalting work is focussed on the southbound lanes between the Victoria Road Interchange at Hautapu and the Northern Interchange.

From Sunday May 17 to early July (weather dependent), the southbound on- and off- ramps at Victoria Road Interchange (Hautapu) will be closed. Crews will be working across all southbound lanes in this 5km stretch, day and night, where they can to get the work done as quickly as possible.

Roger Brady, NZTA Regional Manager for Maintenance and Operations in the Waikato and Bay of Plenty, says the renewals are about looki...