NZTD News

Heavy vehicle drivers, keep an eye out for the NZI Truckie Rest Zone at Temuka on Monday 7th September.

Pull your rig in, enjoy some complimentary refreshments, get a health check, and have a chat to our NZI Fleet Fit experts about driver fatigue and ways to keep yourself safe and well.

Held in partnership with South Canterbury Road Safety and Temuka Transport. Proudly supported by the NZ Police Commercial Vehicle Safety Team, Hato Hone St John, FENZ, NZTA and "Oh Yes" Coffee Cart.

Fatigue is a major cause ...

I’m mindful of the risks of making comparisons with other countries, and often things cannot be compared directly, but provided we acknowledge those constraints and limitations then comparisons can be interesting.

Last month the American Transportation Research Institute released its Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking: 2026 Update. It includes a table of the average marginal costs per mile over the period 2016-2025 for motor carrier costs.

As mentioned above the elements are not directly ...

I heard a glib response from a colleague this week to news that yet another business case was being commissioned on Auckland’s second harbour crossing – if we printed all the reports produced over the years on a second crossing we could drop them in the harbour and cross on them!

That’s how much toing and froing there’s been without a result. Now we have another report on the way. It may be needed, but it’s hard not to agree with the exasperation.

But rather than debating bridge versus tunnel in isolation, we nee...

Penske Australia & New Zealand has named Luke Andrew and Luke Reid its 2026 Penske Guild Master Technicians for on-highway and off-highway, respectively.

Aimed at promoting and rewarding technical excellence, Penske Guild comprises members from across Penske’s Australian and New Zealand network, culminating in a prestigious Master Technician competition biennially where technicians compete in qualification rounds prior to the final.

Held in Sydney last week, the event saw the 12 finalists race the stopwatch while...

A record number of 117 people participated in the Transporting New Zealand webinar last week covering an update on compliance issues and Wellington region roading updates. 

It featured Inspector Scott Richardson giving an update on the now fully rolled-out random roadside drug testing regime, followed by colleague Senior Sergeant Bryan Anderson who covered off how the Commercial Vehicle Safety Team (CVST) will be enforcing the new permit-less 50MAX regime. The webinar concluded with NZTA Regional Manager Maintenan...

Lyttelton Port Company will invest $821m in the development of the Te Awaparahi Bay wharf and container terminal at Lyttelton, driving South Island economic growth and ensuring the long-term resilience of the region’s supply chain, it was announced today. 

LPC Chair Barry Bragg said the investment marked a significant step for the port, Christchurch and the South Island economy.

“We’ve spent the last decade rebuilding and strengthening the port. Today’s announcement is about creating the capacity, resilience...