The August 2025 edition of New Zealand Truck & Driver goes to work with newest heavy truck brand on Kiwi highways.

Our cover and Giti Tyres Big Test features the FAW JH6, a new 550hp contender from China which is has gone to work on a Hamilton-Auckland fresh produce run for KAM Transport. We test the fresh addition to the market which is being imported by Intertruck Distributors.

The August issue Fleet Focus looks at the highly specialised work completed by TSS Sensitive Freight. Using a fleet of bespoke Isuzu trucks, the company transports and helps to install the high-tech and often delicate equipment used in hospitals and cancer treatment centres as well as the latest security, computer and printing equipment. 

The monthly News section celebrates the winners of the industry awards announced at the Transporting NZ South Island Seminar and also looks at the final phase of Low Emission Transport Fund announcements. We’ve got the latest truck racing news from both New Zealand and Europe, take a look at the new Daimler Truck Global Parts Centre and feature a new Kiwi innovation which is saving fuel during milk tanker operations.

Transporting New Zealand’s monthly update reports from the South Island seminar held in Christchurch, and the association also offers its view on the latest hike in port fees announced by Ports of Auckland. Board member Murray Young offers his view on the challenges facing the industry.

The August features include a look at a Kiwi-developed and award- winning side-loader safety system utilising the latest AI technology, covers the next generation of truck safety technologies developed by Volvo and we report on the Scania New Zealand’s newly opened New Vehicle Preparation facility. 

The Southpac Trucks Legends series turns its attention to special trucks with a profile of the J Swap Kenworth T900 Legend while National Road Carriers Association CEO Justin Tighe-Umbers considers the challenges to Auckland becoming a `24-hour city’.

The CrediFlex Recently Registered section reviews registration figures for the first half of 2025 and looks at how the brands have performed in a challenging market. We also have a bumper gallery of new rigs on the road.