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Culture First - Andrew Carpenter

With a bespoke lunch room that features a 6ft truck hauling refrigerators, office walls adorned with photos of staff doing outdoor pursuits and a personnel development programme that enables both...


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COVID’s new normal

New Zealand’s new truck market continued at its so-called “new normal” in a world still struggling with the COVID-19 pandemic in October, with sales almost 25% down on the same...


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Green, green… and green again
For 20 years, Don Wilson drove and ran green trucks for Pukekohe-based fresh produce growers Balle Brothers – helping the company diversify into livestock transport. Even when the lives...

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NZTD News | Posted 23-10-2026 Push hard, build well, finish the job
Early next month State Highway 2 through the Waioweka Gorge reopens to two-way traffic for the first time since January....
NZTD News | Posted 23-10-2026 Still the storm lingers
Fuel resilience  Last week I shared a story about the pipeline infrastructure upgrade between the fuel tanker vessel berth and...
NZTD News | Posted 22-10-2026 Daimler Truck receives order for 61 Mercedes-Benz Unimog vehicles for NZDF
Daimler Truck Defence will supply the New Zealand Ministry of Defence and New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) with 61 Mercedes-Benz...
NZTD News | Posted 22-10-2026 Driving productivity with 28 heavy vehicle change proposals
28 proposals to change heavy vehicle rules will reduce compliance costs and improve productivity for New Zealand’s transport operators, Associate...
NZTD News | Posted 22-10-2026 Freight Operators Turn to Technology as Rising Costs Bite
Two-thirds of Australasian freight operators plan to increase technology spending over the next year, hoping smarter systems and AI can...
NZTD News | Posted 22-10-2026 KiwiRail to fund additional ferries works in Picton
KiwiRail will directly fund up to $37.5 million for Picton rail yard upgrades and adding auto-mooring technology to the new...
NZTD News | Posted 22-10-2026 Major milestone reached in Waioweka Gorge recovery
The installation of a new rockfall protection system at the Goldsmith slip site is a major milestone in the recovery...
NZTD News | Posted 22-10-2026 Menopause -  the overlooked fatigue risk in New Zealand's transport industry
As more women take the wheel in New Zealand's transport industry, fleet safety specialist AutoSense is calling on employers to...
NZTD News | Posted 22-10-2026 November Issue of NZ Truck & Driver out next week
The November issue of New Zealand Truck & Driver magazine is on sale this week with the cover and Giti...

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