In this issue of Dispatch: Dom Kalasih’s Friday Blog on what the Budget has in it for transport. Links to the info on our contracts webinar. Volvo goes big on hydrogen. All kinds of good stuff for members! This be the link: https://bit.ly/DispatchMay31 Dispatch, November 29Read More Dispatch, November 22Read More Transporting New Zealand welcomes moves to reduce NZTA’s $786 million temporary traffic management spendRead More Dispatch, November 15Read More Good Medicine Often Makes You ShudderRead More Onwards and upwards!Read More Economist Cam Bagrie appointed chairman of the board for Transporting New ZealandRead More Dispatch, October 24Read More Dispatch, October 18Read More Trucking operators support Government’s targeted actions on road safetyRead More Dispatch, October 11Read More New faces, top awards for freight sectorRead More Dispatch, October 4Read More Transporting New Zealand opposes tolling on Manawatū Tararua HighwayRead More Dispatch, September 27Read More Transporting New Zealand calls for additional measures to support the Low Emissions Heavy Vehicle FundRead More Road freight transport sector concerned at workforce gap for transport projectsRead More Road freight transport sector supports call for industry-led approach to vocational trainingRead More North Island Seminar AwardsRead More Dispatch, September 13Read More Nominations for the Transporting New Zealand Endowment Committee 2024Read More 2024 Board nomineesRead More Trucker Appreciation Food Stop at Remutaka Hilltop Thursday 19 September 2024Read More Dispatch, September 6Read More Dispatch, August 30, 2024Read More Universal Road User Charges needed to future-proof transport fundingRead More Dispatch, August 23, 2024Read More Dispatch August 16, 2024Read More Road freight sector facing barriers in efforts to decarboniseRead More MBIE warns transport operators about compliance with employment standardsRead More Transporting New Zealand supports moves to free up traffic at key timesRead More Dispatch, August 9, 2024Read More Positioning of registration platesRead More Dispatch, August 2, 2024Read More Dispatch, July 27, 2024Read More Coalition of transport groups calls for re-think on Thorndon Quay raised pedestrian crossings planRead More Dispatch, July 19, 2024Read More Winter driving adviceRead More Dispatch, July 12, 2024Read More North Island Seminar, NapierRead More Dispatch, July, 5 2024Read More Rollover Prevention WorkshopsRead More Dispatch, June 27, 2024Read More Cost pressures on trucking firms continue to riseRead More Ferry grounding demonstrates importance of a resilient Cook Strait connectionRead More Dispatch, June 21 2024Read More Port of Auckland profit drive will hit businesses and consumersRead More Rethink on health and safety welcomedRead More Dispatch, June 7 2024Read More Updating your Terms of CarriageRead More Roading investment welcomed amid tough times for industryRead More Dispatch, May 24, 2024Read More Dispatch, May 17, 2024Read More Robbing Peter to pay Paul?Read More Dispatch newsletter, May 10,2024Read More Dispatch newsletter, May 3, 2024Read More Cheers to many fewer grape harvest spillsRead More Dispatch newsletter April 19 , 2024Read More Investment in Northland infrastructure vital for growth, say industry leadersRead More Dispatch newsletter April 12, 2024Read More Update on Waka Kotahi issuing invoices for unpaid RUC using high speed weigh-in-motionRead More Competition essential for the Cook Strait connectionRead More Infrastructure fast-track essential for transport projectsRead More Dispatch March 1, 2024Read More Dispatch February 9, 2024Read More 2024/25 Energy Levies ProposalRead More Seeking solutions for problems and challengesRead More Low emission trucks need a boost as wellRead More Government right to hold KiwiRail to account on Interislander cost blowoutRead More Briefing to the Incoming Minister of TransportRead More Road freight group welcomes incoming Minister of TransportRead More IRTENZ conference is coming up fast!Read More Maritime New Zealand on the draft Approved Code of Practice for loading and discharging cargo at ports and on shipsRead More Rising fuel costs a risk to falling inflation figuresRead More Transporting New Zealand cautiously optimistic about election resultRead More Government Policy Statement on land transport 2024Read More Rethink on speed limits welcomedRead More Roading resilience must be the top transport priorityRead More AGMs to discuss constitutional changesRead More Summit ProgrammeRead More Industry sideloader project endorsed by WorkSafeRead More Transporting New Zealand launches Diversity Toolbox for road freight businessesRead More The Diversity Toolbox Goes LiveRead More Transporting New Zealand supports Government changes to the roadside drug testing regimeRead More Draft Land Transport GPS won’t deliver a resilient roading networkRead More Last chance to register for tomorrow’s Employing Migrant Drivers webinarRead More Political parties heed Transporting New Zealand’s call to commit to roadingRead More Conference at the edge of “A Changing World”Read More National Freight Forum for the logistics sectorRead More Last chance to book for Transporting New Zealand 2023 ConferenceRead More Aotearoa New Zealand’s surface freight task – road and railRead More Call for political parties to commit to transport prioritiesRead More Transporting New Zealand interim Chief ExecutiveRead More Transporting New Zealand opposes cutting fuel tax subsidyRead More Transporting New Zealand CEO shifts to Infrastructure New ZealandRead More REMINDER: Auckland Flooding and Cyclone Gabrielle Business Financial SupportRead More Stock Effluent Disposal Site Network ProjectRead More Auckland Flooding and Cyclone Gabrielle Business Financial SupportRead More Transporting New Zealand’s Green Compact: Our decarbonisation framework.Read More Cyclone Gabrielle Recovery: Useful InformationRead More Proposed change to streamline Transporting New ZealandRead More HWR’s safety campaign calls out dangerous choices on the roadRead More Message from National Manager Police Commercial Vehicle Safety Team – Focus on EnforcementRead More Another great example of those closest to the risk leading the management of that riskRead More Heavy vehicle inspection trial booking system a hit with users in Porirua (Story from VTNZ)Read More Transport sector ‘encouraged’ but not convinced by promise to revisit extension of transport support packageRead More Safety Alert Trunnion RepairsRead More Government must extend fuel rebate in a recessionRead More Certainty needed now on fuel discount extensionRead More Sharp spike in costs may hurt transport operators and consumers, industry body warnsRead More ACC Advisory – recovery at workRead More Era of ‘sugar candy economics’ has ended, Bagrie warns conferenceRead More More change inevitable for road transport sector, conference toldRead More Trucking Industry faces ongoing COVID-19 wellbeing challengesRead More Road and Rail ReportRead More The road ahead for transportRead More Millions in new charges for rail freight usersRead More COVID-19 VACCINATION AND TESTINGRead More Interisland ferry shortage causing freight headachesRead More Transmission Gully opening delayed thanks to Covid-19 outbreakRead More ‘Challenging few weeks’ ahead for NZ supply chainRead More One in 10 turned away from Auckland boundaryRead More Covid-19: Truck lobby claims it was ‘blindsided’ over Auckland testingRead More Truckers blindsided by Bloomfield’s ‘advice’ on border testsRead More COVID-19: Truckies hoping Auckland police checkpoints aren’t as chaotic as earlier this yearRead More Seat belt re-webbing servicesRead More Major truck driver shortage being addressedRead More Access addenda for road closures in Taranaki and ManawatuRead More Where are the worst highways in New Zealand?Read More Trucking industry desperately short of driversRead More Driver behaviour targeted to reduce New Zealand road tollRead More Surge of container trucks expected after ship diverts to NorthportRead More Why State Highway 1 between Auckland and Whangarei could be clogged with trucks from FridayRead More Truck convoys picking up Auckland cargo unloaded in WhangareiRead More How can trucking ditch fossil fuels?Read More Safety, cost concerns after Christmas cargo ship diverted from Auckland to NorthportRead More Auckland port delays see big freight ship diverted to NorthportRead More Import costs soar as global supply chain buckles under strainRead More Looming global container shortage a threat to NZ tradeRead More Concerns over drug-driving as trucking industry worried about cannabis legalisationRead More Fears nation’s economy at risk due to Auckland Harbour Bridge transport disruptionRead More Truckers demand billion dollar spend to fix ‘dilapidated’ roadsRead More Nick Leggett speaks about current issuesRead More Truckies want fast lanes in and out of Auckland to keep supply chains in tactRead More Government accused of ignoring dangerous Napier to Taupo highwayRead More ‘Waiting on the world’ for infrastructure workersRead More Legal cannabis could lead to higher premiums, says truckers’ groupRead More Deluge of potential apprentices seeking free trades trainingRead More Tag animals before they get on trucksRead More Transmission Gully. Forgotten Highway?Read More National call for halt to latest petrol taxRead More Concerns Transmission Gully could be delayed by two yearsRead More Call for ‘stalled’ road safety projects to be brought forward as New Zealand moves out of coronavirus lockdownRead More Electrified Timaru to Christchurch rail system pushed by GreensRead More Third U-turn gives firms green light to chip away at backlog of imported goodsRead More Businesses urge clarity on lockdownRead More Comment – Free up freight to keep the economy movingRead More Shortage of shipping containers could hurt exportsRead More Truckies exempt from lockdownRead More Coronavirus: Essential industries to carry onRead More Truckies promise to deliver the goodsRead More Truckers call on Govt to provide more clarity on what’s an essential deliveryRead More One for the road – Ian ‘Belly’ McQueenRead More Covid-19: Builders worried impact will continue all yearRead More One for the road – Ange ButlerRead More Research into work-related deaths involving vehicles overdue, say advocatesRead More One for the roadRead More Lobbyists on infrastructure spendRead More Can the Budget turn the economy around?More money needed to build resilience