Using road funds for rail highway robbery

The Government’s plan for “user-pays” road funding to further subsidise KiwiRail is highway robbery, Road Transport Forum (RTF) chief…

Research into work-related deaths involving vehicles overdue, say advocates

Government agency WorkSafe is beginning new research into why so many work-related fatalities involve vehicles. Safety advocates say it's…

One for the road

We're kicking off a new series on Nights. We're talking to some night time drivers about the music that keeps them trucking. Tonight we…

Lobbyists on infrastructure spend

The government is going on a national spending spree, dishing out $12 billion on infrastructure with more than half to be spent on…

Road spending welcomed, but time has been wasted

Road spending of $5.3 billion announced by the Government today is well overdue, Road Transport Forum (RTF) chief executive Nick Leggett…

Massive logistics behind transporting Karaka 2020 horses

More than 1,000 of New Zealand’s finest thoroughbred yearlings will be trucked in and out of the Karaka 2020 sales over the next week in a…

New training to attract and keep good staff

Two new training programmes will contribute to upskilling truck drivers, and others who want careers in road freight transport, Road…