NZTD News

National Road Carriers Association (NRC) is pleased to see rapid progress is being made on bringing all the projects listed in the Roads of National Significance (RoNS) closer to construction start.

Minister of Transport Chris Bishop has today announced the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) Board has endorsed investment cases for all of the RoNS, with the most recent endorsements including Sections 2 and 3 of the Northland Expressway, the East West Link, Hamilton Southern Links, Petone to Grenada and Cross Valley Link, SH1 We...

Heavy vehicle drivers, keep an eye out for the NZI Truckie Rest Zone in Glasnevin on Wed 29 Oct.

Pull your rig in, enjoy some complimentary refreshments, get a health check, and have a chat to our NZI Fleet Fit experts about driver fatigue and ways to keep yourself safe and well.

Held with support from the NZ Police Commercial Vehicle Safety Team and Hato Hone St John. Big shout out to Fern Energy for providing their awesome BBQ!

Fatigue is a major cause of road accidents, and we want to support drivers to ...

New Zealand's roads are under closer watch than ever with the NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) sophisticated network of mobile safety cameras. In fact, NZTA's static cameras issued a staggering 79,364 infringement notices, totaling $4.78 million in fines, in just two months between July 1 and August 31. 

This new wave of enforcement comes in the form of mobile safety cameras housed in unmarked SUVs and trailers, designed to provide a nationwide, general deterrence to speeding. Operating under an "anytime, an...

Scania has taken a momentous step in its 134-year journey by inaugurating its third global industrial hub, in China. It’s an investment that not only strengthens Scania’s global footprint but positions the company at the heart of the world’s largest truck market.

The new industrial hub in Rugao, Jiangsu Province, represents one of Scania’s largest global investments to date. Covering 800,000 square metres, the site has a licensed production capacity of 50,000 vehicles a year and will serve both the Chinese market and s...

Last Friday and Saturday was our North Island Road Freight Seminar, while we’ve yet to undertake a formal survey, early indications are it was another highly successful event with some 200 people having a great time. 

The focus on cost, economics and financial literacy seemed to hit the mark. For me, a real highlight was keynote speaker Mark Law. Mark was one of the first responders flying a helicopter to rescuing people during the 2019 Whakaari/White Island volcano eruption. 

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Two incidents this week, one in the North Island, one in the South, highlighted how fragile New Zealand’s freight network remains, and the real people and business costs borne by operators every time a highway shuts down.

Behind every “patient” driver waiting in their cab is a business losing income, customers waiting for delayed goods, and a supply chain absorbing costs that might have been avoided.

Stuck in the cab, twice in one day

In the early hours of the morning, a number of trucks we...