All freight is essential

A port pile-up that will restrict movement in and out of New Zealand of essential goods is looming fast if the Government doesn’t recognise…

Trucks need freedom of movement

As New Zealand enters a lockdown, all essential goods required to ride it out will come on the back of a truck, Road Transport Forum (RTF)…

Rail’s freight value merely a mirage

Trucks and other road users should not be funding the mirage that is rail freight, Road Transport Forum (RTF) chief executive Nick Leggett…

Prime Minister needs to read cannabis bill

The Prime Minister clearly hasn’t read the draft bill to legalise recreational cannabis, Road Transport Forum (RTF) chief executive Nick…

Using road funds for rail highway robbery

The Government’s plan for “user-pays” road funding to further subsidise KiwiRail is highway robbery, Road Transport Forum (RTF) chief…

Road spending welcomed, but time has been wasted

Road spending of $5.3 billion announced by the Government today is well overdue, Road Transport Forum (RTF) chief executive Nick Leggett…

Massive logistics behind transporting Karaka 2020 horses

More than 1,000 of New Zealand’s finest thoroughbred yearlings will be trucked in and out of the Karaka 2020 sales over the next week in a…

New training to attract and keep good staff

Two new training programmes will contribute to upskilling truck drivers, and others who want careers in road freight transport, Road…