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Daimler Truck brands Mercedes-Benz Trucks and Freightliner will soon have a General Distributor locally in New Zealand.

Keith Andrews Holdings, which currently has the distribution rights for Fuso vehicles and parts through its wholesale organisation Fuso New Zealand, will soon take over the distribution of fellow Daimler Truck brands Mercedes-Benz Trucks and Freightliner. 

Currently, Mercedes-Benz Trucks and Freightliner vehicles are distributed in NZ by Daimler Truck Australia Pacific based in Mulgrave, Vi...

This week a report crossed my desk that was very hard reading. The Business Leaders’ Health and Safety Forum has produced a report that is essential reading for everyone who employs staff.

The report pulls no punches. On the first page “New Zealand’s ongoing failure to learn and improve safety and health at ...

The recent announcement by Transport Minister Simeon Brown that $4 billion will be spent preventing potholes around the country is good news, both for the road transport industry and general motorists.

Road transport operators have long complained about substandard roads. Damage to vehicles can be  expensive to fix, while delays in getting products to where they need to go affect businesses and the wider economy.

The deteriorating state of New Zealand’s roading network is the result of decades of under-inves...

The Government’s announcement today it will raise speed limits where it is safe to do so on the open road and local roads will help make goods delivery faster, says National Road Carriers Association (NRC).

“The Government last week announced it plans to improve the quality of the roads with State Highway and Local Road Pothole Prevention funds totalling nearly $4 billion that will make faster travel safe and effective,” says NRC CEO Justin Tighe-Umbers.

“Setting speed limits for Roads of National Significance of...

Road freight peak body Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand has welcomed the coalition Government’s decision to reverse blanket speed limit reductions put in place in the last four years. 

Transporting New Zealand Interim CEO Dom Kalasih says a one-size fits all approach to speed limits makes no sense. And even though speed limit changes won’t directly affect trucks, which are limited to 90kph maximum throughout New Zealand, more free-moving traffic will benefit all road users. 

He says Transporting...

From the week beginning 17 June, people who speed on State Highway 1 between Kawakawa and Moerewa can expect to receive a notice from NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA). 

Tara Macmillan, NZTA Head of Regulatory Strategic Programmes says the new safety camera will improve safety for the community and people who travel on this high risk stretch of road.

“Between 2018 and 2023, 5 people were killed and 6 were seriously injured in crashes on this section of highway. Speeding is not safe.

“In addition t...