All “Heavy trucks” topics

New Zealand’s fuel crisis has done something years of industry lobbying could not: force the pace on heavy vehicle rules that operators have long argued are holding back productivity.

A major step toward lifting safety, well-being, and compliance standards across New Zealand’s road freight industry has been launched with the rollout of TruckSafe New Zealand, an independently audited, industry-led Safety Management Accreditation System.

Green hydrogen company Hiringa Energy (Hiringa) has launched Australasia’s first zero-emissions green hydrogen refuelling network, set to help move New Zealand towards its net-zero carbon emissions goal by 2050.

Gisborne transport operator Steve Weatherell has navigated his fair share of adverse weather events, slips and blocked roads. So, the disastrous impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle weren’t going to stop him […]

In a promising move to the future, New Zealand’s first two battery-powered Scania trucks have hit the road in South Auckland – paving the way for other large transport companies to follow suit.

In June of this year, the government announced that safety would be given strategic importance in land transport policy. Australia has extended both responsibilities and penalties along the heavy vehicle ‘chain of responsibility’ – will New Zealand follow Australia’s lead?

A staggering 41% of New Zealand’s commercial transport operators experience symptoms of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), according to health and safety company Fit for Duty.

New Zealand’s approach to fatigue management, particularly for commercial and heavy vehicle drivers, may soon go under the microscope, according to the Ministry of Transport.

The average New Zealand heavy truck driver’s age is 55-years-old, and about 25% of the country’s class five drivers are over 65. It’s one of the industry’s greatest concerns.