Update on border testing

This Advisory updates operators on the following issues related to COVID-19

Land Transport Document Expiry Extension

Further to the Advisory from Nick Leggett on 10 September (refer NL-25 Advisory) regarding Transport Minister Michael Wood’s announcement…

Road Transport Forum rebrands

To better reflect road freight transport’s vital role in the New Zealand economy, the industry’s representatives have rebranded as Ia Ara…

Update on border testing

This Advisory updates operators on the following issues related to COVID-19:

RTF welcomes COF and licence extensions

The Road Transport Forum (RTF) welcomes Transport Minister Michael Wood’s announcement today that driver licences, Warrants of Fitness…

Covid-19: Truck lobby claims it was ‘blindsided’ over Auckland testing

The Road Transport Forum says the government has already caused "dismay and disappointment" with its plans for testing freight workers at…

Truckers blindsided by Bloomfield’s ‘advice’ on border tests

The Ministry of Transport has told the transport sector that the director-general of health’s request on Thursday for workers regularly…

COVID-19: Truckies hoping Auckland police checkpoints aren’t as chaotic as earlier this year

Truckies are hoping the police checkpoint operation south of Auckland don’t turn into the chaos of earlier this year

She’ll be right message from Government not good enough

“She’ll be right” is the message from the Government when it comes to insurance liability of trucks during Level 4 lockdown, says Road…

Worker wellbeing advice

The purpose of this Advisory is to update you on work we are doing to manage worker wellbeing in our sector.

Road safety advice

The purpose of this Advisory is to share lessons learned from operating during earlier COVID-19 lockdown periods and the impacts on road…