News & updates

The next series of rollover prevention courses are on in Auckland, Warkworth and Whangārei in early May. The courses are run by Hamish Piercy, Fleet Risk Manager from NZI, in association with TNZ, NZI and NZTA. These are free to everyone, but places are limited. There will be light refreshments! Whangārei – 1 May NorthTec, 19 Dyer Street, Raumanga Session 1: 08:30…

Transporting New Zealand has congratulated NZTA and its contractors on the announcement the Desert Road between Waiouru and Tūrangi will reopen this Friday as scheduled. The closure had meant 800 trucks per day needed to take a detour, with the vast majority using SH4. That resulted in a major increase in traffic on SH4 which…

Purpose To assist NZTA by seeking feedback from operator’s of vehicles with Carden Shaft Park Brakes (CSB). Background Following a series of fatalities involving vehicles fitted with a CSB, Worksafe and NZTA issued safety alerts highlighting the need for CSB’s to be properly serviced. There was also a communications campaign directed at owners of these…

National road freight association Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand says a report from EY and ARUP for Auckland Transport on the $2.6 billion cost of traffic congestion emphasises the need for time of use charging that takes freight considerations into account. Transporting New Zealand Chief Executive Dom Kalasih says reducing congestion will have big…

March is a big month for the road freight industry with the largest survey in a decade being held to find out what are the key issues for transport operators and all the industry players. The 2025 National Road Freight Survey has been organised by national road freight organisation Transporting New Zealand. CEO Dom Kalasih…