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Eleven transport industry nominees from diverse backgrounds and roles, including truck drivers, managers and business owners, comprise the inaugural group of diversity champions who will take part in Te ara ki tua Road to Success Driving Change Diversity Programme.

The programme is an initiative sponsored by Teletrac Navman and supported by Transporting New Zealand and the Australian Transport Association to address what the industry recognises is a workforce that doesn’t accurately reflect the diversity of New Zealand and New Zealanders today.

Te ara ki tua Road to Success Driving Change Diversity Programme brings a two-fold approach to creating a diverse and inclusive tr...

Fonterra has put New Zealand’s first electric milk tanker to work collecting milk from Waikato farms.

The 8x4 truck and trailer combination built on a XCMG E700 battery swap truck supplied by eTrucks was unveiled in late-July and was due to start work based from Fonterra’s Waitoa site in mid-August.

Named by Fonterra farmer Stephen Todd from Murchison, Milk-E is part of Fonterra’s fleet decarbonisation work, which is one of a number of programmes that’s helping the Co-op towards becoming a leader in sustainability. 

Speaking at a launch event at Fonterra’s Morrinsville workshop where the tanker was completed, Fonterra Chief Operating Officer, Fraser Whineray sai...

UD Trucks is preparing to introduce an upgraded Quon range to the New Zealand market. Improved environmental performance and new safety features are the primary improvements for the Quon.

John Gerbich, General Manager of UD Truck Distributors (NZ) Ltd, welcomes the enhancements he describes as: “the next step in UD Trucks continual journey towards more efficient and sustainable heavy-duty trucks.

“Efficiency, productivity, and profitability are crucial success factors for our customers. UD Trucks understand this and are very focused on delivering improvements in the right areas. The upgrades to the Quon reflects this,” John says.

UD Trucks supports Japan’s climate ch...

Hydrogen fuel-cell electric trucks will play a role in the next phase of CentrePort Wellington’s efforts to reduce its carbon emissions.

CentrePort CEO Anthony Delaney says two new Hyzon fuel-cell electric trucks will be completing container movements around the lower North Island starting from early 2023. The move sees CentrePort participating in the Hiringa Energy, Waitomo Group and TR Group hydrogen trial.

Committing to early adoption of hydrogen continues recent efforts from the port to reduce carbon emissions across its operations.

“Ports have a lot of carbon generating machinery like tugs, pilot boats and container handling plant,” says Mr Delaney.

“Our j...

The Government has created a new $15 million fund to explore innovative solutions to New Zealand’s transport challenges.

The Hoe ki angitū innovation fund led by Waka Kotahi, was announced by Transport Minister, the Hon. Michael Wood on June 7. The first round of applications must be submitted before July 4.

“The Government is upgrading New Zealand’s transport system to make it safer, greener, and more efficient for now and future generations to come,” says Minister Wood.

“However, we know we can’t solve some the challenges we face alone, that’s why we are seeking kiwi ingenuity to find solutions that help with global transport challenges.

“New Zealand is a cou...