News & updates

Mark Stockdale provides a guest blog this week on his thoughts about the new mega-Ministry, and policy stagnation at NZTA.

Across various countries there is a groundswell of increasing concern about the pressure trucking businesses are facing, and the risks to their financial viability. 

Dom talks about the similarities and differences between members met on a trip to Christchurch, and between New Zealand and Africa based on HVTT insights.

The impact of bad weather on transport was covered extensively in the media this week, with large slips cutting off Waioweka Gorge being one example.

Business confidence is on the up, with NZIER reporting the highest optimism since 2014 as lower interest rates fuel recovery. 

The Government has proposed that existing roads could be tolled and that heavy vehicles could be forced onto toll roads.