GITI Tyres Big Test: Freedom Highway
Very few New Zealand main routes demand as much from a truck and a driver as State Highway 2 between Napier and Gisborne.The 215km run includes narrow gorges and tight corners, ever-changing gradients, and a wide variety of surface quality – all of which were taken into consideration by Freedom Transport’s Samreet (Sam) Virdi when he needed a new truck for a double-shifted Palmerston North to Gisborne grocery run.
Sam wanted his drivers – and himself for the occasions when he’s behind the...
Aeolus Truck & Driver News
Lifetime honours for log transport stalwarts
The New Zealand Log Transport Safety Council conferred its first life memberships to honour long-time industry stalwarts at its 2025 AGM in Rotorua recently.As the council prepares to celebrate ...
Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
Roads, and paying for them
The Government’s commitment to substantial roading improvements is paying off – supported by staunch advocacy from the transport sector.
A recent example is Transport Minister Chris Bishop’s anno...
Fleet Focus
A succession for Kings Part 2
Nearly four years ago when discussions about the future ownership structure of D.T. Kings Transport were in full swing – and the idea of splitting the company among the shareholders was first float...
Southpac Legends
The Big Kahuna; Graham Redington’s Kenworth T900 Legend
In the world of trucking, there are fleet trucks, the dependable workhorses that form the backbone of a business, and then there are legends – not just in name, but in spirit, presence, and the sto...
Recently Registered
August market holds steady
The New Zealand new truck market continues to track a little behind the record registration numbers from 2023.
August saw 487 trucks with a GVM of 4.5 tonnes or more registe...
Double Coin Imaging Awards
Double Coin Transport Imaging Awards; Rapid Cargo
New Zealand’s most successful rally team has updated the rig which transports its rapid cargo around the country.Hayden Paddon’s new hauler is a 2021 Freightliner Cascadia 116 which tows the Pad...
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