06 Sep 2021

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 the…

03 Sep 2021

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…

31 Aug 2021

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

12 Jul 2021

Major truck driver shortage being addressed

A key to solving Southland and New Zealand's major truck driver shortage is to get more women and younger people behind the wheel

16 Jan 2021

Trucking industry desperately short of drivers

The trucking industry is desperately short of drivers and is about to start a new campaign to attract more. The sector has struggled with…

16 Jan 2021

Where are the worst highways in New Zealand?

Narrow roads, outdated designs and bad surfaces are some of the hallmarks of New Zealand’s worst highways. While figuring out what the worst…

11 Jan 2021

Driver behaviour targeted to reduce New Zealand road toll

Eleven people died on New Zealand's roads between Christmas Eve and January the 5th in what was one of the country's highest holiday road…

10 Dec 2020

Why State Highway 1 between Auckland and Whangarei could be clogged with trucks from Friday

A stream of heavy loads being trucked from Whangārei’s Northport to Auckland from Friday could create difficulties for motorists and extra…

10 Dec 2020

Surge of container trucks expected after ship diverts to Northport

A surge of container-laden trucks on State Highway 1 between Auckland and Whangārei is expected over the coming days. From tomorrow, 800…

10 Dec 2020

Truck convoys picking up Auckland cargo unloaded in Whangarei

Convoys of trucks will start delivering containers with Christmas cargo to Auckland from Whangarei from tomorrow morning. Almost 1200…

07 Dec 2020

How can trucking ditch fossil fuels?

In the race to decarbonise transport, the impact of freight on our greenhouse gas emissions is often overlooked. To some extent, this is for…

06 Dec 2020

Safety, cost concerns after Christmas cargo ship diverted from Auckland to Northport

A massive ship full of Christmas cargo has docked in Northland after being told it couldn't dock in Auckland for another two-and-a-half weeks. …