One in 10 turned away from Auckland boundary

One in 10 people trying to cross the Auckland border today were turned around because they didn't have proof of a Covid-19 test in the last…

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

Seat belt re-webbing services

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency’s regulatory team has recently advised two new additions to the list of seat belt re-webbing service…

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

Access addenda for road closures in Taranaki and Manawatu

The following series of route addenda providing alternative routes for HPMVs when standard routes are closed have been issued by Waka…

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Narrow roads, outdated designs and bad surfaces are some of the hallmarks of New Zealand’s worst highways.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

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…

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…