NZTD News

Yesterday I joined Chief Executives from across the motor vehicle industry at the Beehive for our regular meeting with the Minister of Transport, where it is safe to say that we had plenty to discuss. Simeon Brown is delivering a full policy and change agenda, focussed on lifting productivity, efficiency and safety across the transport portfolio. These include reforming how we pay for roads, removing red tape in outdated rules that tangle transport, and  supporting low emission heavy vehicles.
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PowerTarps NZ, New Zealand’s leading retractable tarp supplier is pleased to announce the appointment of Craig Major to the position of South Island Manager.  Craig comes to PowerTarps with extensive experience in transport engineering and previously ran has own automotive workshop in Tauranga for many years. 

Craig is looking forward to getting out and seeing new and existing PowerTarps customers and growing the business. “I’m pleased to be representing a brand like PowerTarps. Our retractable tarps are buil...

According to the latest ‘Truckometer’, the Light Traffic Index (LTI) rose 0.6% m/m in August, while the Heavy Traffic Index (HTI) fell 0.7%. Heavy traffic has fallen by 3.3% y/y, a much larger fall than the 1.1% annual fall seen in light traffic.

Light traffic (motorbikes, cars and vans) is generally a good indicator of the state of demand, as opposed to production. It typically provides a six-month lead on momentum in the economy – variation reflects discretionary spending on outings, movement of couriers and tradespe...

UD Trucks (UD Truck Distributors (NZ) Ltd) has appointed a Retail Sales Manager, Zane Erwee as the business focuses on growth, joining the team in mid-2024. Zane’s role focuses on the growth of the UD Trucks retail business and leading the UD Truck Sales team operating in the North Island.  

Zane has 17 years of industry experience both in New Zealand and South Africa. He also has significant experience with UD Trucks brand and product. 

Colin Muir, UD Trucks General Manager confirms, “We are very pleas...

The first block closure of the huge maintenance project for State Highway 1 in central and southern Waikato is now underway, just south of Tīrau. 

This is stage 1 of an accelerated road renewal programme, which is one of the largest and most ambitious maintenance and rehabilitation projects to be undertaken in New Zealand. It will see NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) undertake renewal work over approximately 23 percent of SH1 between Piarere and the Waiouru. 

SH1 is closed for 4 weeks from the SH5...

The sentencing of KiwiRail for a 2023 incident on the Kaitaki interisland ferry highlights the urgent need for replacement ferries, says the Maritime Union of New Zealand.

KiwiRail was fined $432,500 for a charge under the Health and Safety at Work Act brought by industry regulator Maritime New Zealand, following loss of engine power on the Interislander ferry Kaitaki on Saturday 28 January 2023. 

Hundreds of passengers and crew were left adrift on the ferry in severe weather conditions and a ‘May Day’ call ...