July 14, 2021
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…
July 12, 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
April 14, 2021
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…
January 16, 2021
Where are the worst highways in New Zealand?
Narrow roads, outdated designs and bad surfaces are some of the hallmarks of New Zealands worst highways. While figuring out what the…
January 16, 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…
January 11, 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…
December 10, 2020
Surge of container trucks expected after ship diverts to Northport
A surge of container-laden trucks on State Highway 1 between Auckland and Whangarei is expected over the coming days. From tomorrow, 800…
December 10, 2020
Why State Highway 1 between Auckland and Whangarei could be clogged with trucks from Friday
A stream of heavy loads being trucked from Whangareis Northport to Auckland from Friday could create difficulties for motorists and extra…
December 10, 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…
December 7, 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…