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Join the 2025 Road Freight Survey
Friday blog
It’s nice to see some innovative thinking about how to make the best out of innovative tech.

Tell us what you think about the industry in the National Road Freight Survey
Friday blog
Our industry is in a state of constant change. We want to hear your take on the sector, what's important to you and where you think it should go.

It’s official: Fast lanes fuel economic gains
Friday blog
Roading is always a balancing act. But as a recent International Monetary Fund blog post says, high-speed roads boost productivity and contribute to economic development.

Keeping up with change is the key to success
Friday blog
Technology makes the wheels go round in transport. I've just reviewed some papers for the Heavy Vehicle Transport & Technology Conference in Quebec in May and there’s some really good stuff happening.

Lessons from a tragedy
Friday blog
The death of a worker at the Port of Auckland has seen its former CEO successfully prosecuted. It's a wake-up call for all transport chief executives and senior managers. And here’s a key point: If you can make a change when someone is killed, why couldn’t you have done it before?

Decisions need to be backed by data
Friday blog
A recent opinion poll asked people about whether ferries should be rail enabled, and who should run them. People should always be allowed their opinion, but how useful are these results, and is public consultation really that useful on technical matters?
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