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For those with (or considering) PHEV vehicles, Cabinet has agreed to a reduced road user charge (RUC) rate for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), Transport Minister Simeon Brown says.

Owners of PHEVs will be eligible for a reduced rate of $38 per 1,000km once all light electric vehicles (EVs) move into the RUC system from 1 April.

“Having a reduced RUC rate for PHEVs recognises that these vehicles use both petrol and have a battery to power the vehicle. This change seeks to balance the need for these vehic...

A new name will be engraved on the Mobil Delvac 1 Trophy after the latest round of the NAPA Auto Parts NZ Super Truck Championship at Teretonga Park in Invercargill this weekend. Dave West of Pukekohe won the trophy which is up for grabs each year the championship visits the circuit. 

The championship was brought south by King House Removals and featured three good races with a different winner in each. Alex Little of Lower Hutt was aiming for his sixth straight trophy win but had a tough weekend finishing second ...

A small section of State Highway 57 in Horowhenua is closing for one day for road maintenance works to be carried out, and a signposted detour will be in place.

Next Monday (25 March), crews will be carrying out road maintenance resealing work on SH57 in Tokomaru. This work is scheduled to take place between 7am and 3pm. The work is expected to take one day to complete.

Between 7am and 3pm, the section of SH57 between Tane Road and Rewarewa Street will be fully closed in both directions to all traffic. The signpo...

The March 2024 issue of New Zealand Truck & Driver is a special one as the magazine looks back at 25 Years covering the Kiwi road transport industry since the debut issue in March 1999.

Looking back over the past 25 years provides a chance to highlight many of the things that have changed enormously in a quarter-of-a-century and a few of the things which remain the same.

The March edition Giti Tyres Big Test takes us to the farms around Lumsden to test a uniquely optioned 4x4 Mercedes-Benz Arocs 1843 at...

Firstly, on a very sad note, my heart goes out to Kim Unahi, her family and the wider team at McLellan Freight following the tragic loss of Alex.

I had the privilege of seeing firsthand some of Alex’s leadership qualities and his passing is a great loss to our industry.

Secondly, I would like to offer a bouquet to Kate Bucknell and the New Zealand Truck-Trailer Manufacturers Federation (TTMF) on the recent production of the book “In the Blood”.

What a great collection of stories about that sector ...

Maersk has celebrated the opening of its state-of-the-art, integrated cold chain facility at the Ruakura Superhub, solidifying Hamilton as a key touch point within the Golden Triangle for freighting and logistics in New Zealand. With approximately NZD 140-150 million invested in the Ruakura facility, it makes it Maersk’s biggest infrastructure investment in the country.

The new facility effectively moves the ocean inland by offering customers end-to-end supply chain management including import, export, and cross-dockin...