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The coalition Government has confirmed that the exemption from road user charges (RUC) for owners of light electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrids will end from 1 April, however, only light EVs (those weighing 3500kg or less) are losing their RUC exemption - Heavy electric vehicles will be hit by RUCs from December 31, 2025.

Transport Minister Simeon Brown says, “Petrol tax and distance-based RUC are paid by road users to contribute to the costs of maintaining our roads, but EVs and plug-in hybrids have been exempt...

IVECO has appointed Glen Dyer to lead its operations in Australia and New Zealand. 

Mr Dyer began at IVECO Australia in early 2021 as Head of Sales and Product; before joining IVECO, he held executive positions in the commercial sales and financial services divisions of another prominent commercial vehicle manufacturer, working both in Australia and the United Kingdom. 

During his time with IVECO, Mr Dyer has helped IVECO ANZ successfully navigate the challenges of COVID and realign internal sales and s...

Daimler Truck Australia Pacific has introduced changes to its management structure that will reflect its singular focus on customers.

The local arm of Daimler Truck is now arranged as a fully-integrated brand-agnostic structure, with no division along the brand lines of Mercedes-Benz Trucks, Freightliner and Fuso. 

While many of the key leadership positions remain the same, including President and CEO, Daniel Whitehead, there are no longer Vice Presidents of each brand. Instead, Former Mercedes-Benz Trucks A...

Mercedes-Benz Trucks UK has announced the all-new UNI-TOUCH operating system for the Unimog implement carrier, which is available to order now ahead of first deliveries in the second half of the year.

The new UNI-TOUCH operating system is leaner, more flexible and fully-customisable. While it is characterised mainly by a new electronic architecture, hidden under the skin, the new operating system results in a comprehensively revised centre console for the driver, which has a leaner design and can be moved sideways, for...

Flexible median safety barriers will be installed along the middle of State Highway 2 from Spur Avenue over the Bayfair flyover as part of the NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) Baypark to Bayfair Link (Bay Link) project from Sunday 21 January 2024. 

The barriers will link up with the existing Tauranga Eastern Link barriers and improve safety by preventing collisions between traffic travelling on SH2 to/from Hewletts Road and the Bayfair flyover.

A temporary closure of Hewletts Road flyover and lane clos...

Mr Trevor Hawkins (Ngāti Kahungunu) was the founder of Martinborough Transport Ltd and is Owner Operator of Hawkins Contracting Ltd and through his businesses he has sponsored a range of community organisations and sports teams.

Mr Hawkins has been a player and coach and has held key committee positions with the Martinborough Rugby Club. He has donated both labour and machinery for various club building and maintenance projects. He provided significant financial assistance and donated his own labour and machinery for t...