April 16, 2020
More freight free to move
Recognising the supply chain pressure during the Covid-19 Alert Level 4 lockdown, the Government has made some adjustments to enable all…
April 6, 2020
Add key roads to new infrastructure spend
There are three roading projects that should be added to the Government’s infrastructure spend to recover from the economic shock of…
April 2, 2020
Supply chain links vital to essential supplies
Supply chain links vital to getting essential supplies where they need to go must be allowed to work if trucking companies are to survive…
March 26, 2020
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…
March 24, 2020
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)…
March 5, 2020
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…
February 20, 2020
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…
February 12, 2020
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…
January 29, 2020
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…
January 23, 2020
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…