Truckers demand billion dollar spend to fix ‘dilapidated’ roads

Truckers are finding shock absorbers torn from trailers and steering joints failing more often and blame the worsening state of highways.…

Nick Leggett speaks about current issues

NZ Trucking Media has partnered with the Road Transport Forum to produce this monthly industry update from RTF CEO Nick Leggett. Feedback…

Truckies want fast lanes in and out of Auckland to keep supply chains in tact

Truck drivers are calling for a fast-track lane through Auckland's border restrictions, saying they and the city's panic-buying is putting…

Government accused of ignoring dangerous Napier to Taupo highway

Truckies and local leaders are at breaking point over a dangerous highway between Napier and Taupo, where eight people have been killed in…

‘Waiting on the world’ for infrastructure workers

Sixty-one major infrastructure projects have been pre-approved for exemptions to bring foreign workers through our tightly quarantined…

Legal cannabis could lead to higher premiums, says truckers’ group

Legalizing recreational cannabis in New Zealand could have the unintended effect of increasing motor insurance premiums, according to a…

Deluge of potential apprentices seeking free trades training

Training organisations dealing with an influx of people seeking government funded trades apprenticeships are calling for more clarity on…

Tag animals before they get on trucks

From next week it will become an offence to transport untagged animals. Transporters are backing the law, introduced to reduce the number…

Transmission Gully. Forgotten Highway?

Big questions remain over the future of New Zealand's biggest Public Private Partnership Project, Transmission Gully, as discussions take…

National call for halt to latest petrol tax

National are calling for a pause on the latest petrol tax increase, saying New Zealanders are already feeling the pinch from the financial…