Aeolus Truck & Driver News

The EROAD Fleet Days programme is takingshape with the first speakers confirmed for the August 5-6 event at the Mystery Creek Events Centre near Hamilton.

The first two-day format for EROAD Fleet Days will feature a speaker line-up which includes David Gordon (CEO, NZTA) and Carla Hoorweg (CEO, ANCAP).

Former Prime Minister the Rt Hon Sir John Key returns to the speaker roster after appearing at the 2024 event while also confirmed are Grant Baker (Chairman, Turners Group and Ferrari Ambassador NZ), and Mark Law (Kahu Helicopters).

There are plans for high performance demonstrations by drift star Mad Mike Whiddett and Kiwi WRC driver Hayden Paddon.

The focus of the eve...

The re-sealing work on the Cambridge section of SH1 Waikato Expressway reached Stage 3 from the middle of May.

This stage of the asphalting work is focussed on the southbound lanes between the Victoria Road Interchange at Hautapu and the Northern Interchange.

From Sunday May 17 to early July (weather dependent), the southbound on- and off- ramps at Victoria Road Interchange (Hautapu) will be closed. Crews will be working across all southbound lanes in this 5km stretch, day and night, where they can to get the work done as quickly as possible.

Roger Brady, NZTA Regional Manager for Maintenance and Operations in the Waikato and Bay of Plenty, says the renewals are about looki...

The accelerated maintenance programme to improve critical sections of State Highway 1 (SH1) between Tīrau and Waiouru is now complete.

The SH1 Tīrau to Waiouru Accelerated Maintenance programme condensed four seasons of road maintenance into just two, improving some of the most travelled and in-need-of-repair sections of SH1 in Waikato. In total 128 lane kilometres is now rehabilitated or resealed.

“Prior to this project, something of this magnitude has never been attempted on our state highways, especially the block road closures of SH1 that were necessary to deliver intensive road rebuilding in the shortest possible time,” says Transport Minister Chris Bishop.

“The projec...

New 13-litre engines designed for renewable diesel and gas fuel types, including future hydrogen applications, have been announced by Volvo Trucks.

The combustion engine continues to play an important role in Volvo Truck’s driveline strategy and its new engines offer a combination of more power, lower fuel consumption, lower emissions, lower noise and improved drivability.

The latest in-house developed engine platform is Volvo Trucks’ most fuel-efficient engine ever, delivering up to 4% lower fuel consumption versus the engine it is replacing. The new engines will cater for a wide variety of applications and will also meet or exceed the requirements of new legislation such as emi...

It’s not a birthday, but it is a milestone. The May 2026 issue of the New Zealand Truck & Driver sees our odometer tick over to issue number 300.

The inaugural issue was published in March 1999, a time when New Zealand was beginning to recover from the effects of the 1997-98 Asian Financial Crisis.

In 2026 we face another crisis as Middle East conflict spikes fuel costs, with diesel the hardest hit and threatening the strongest inflationary potential.

It’s a very different transport industry in 2026 than it was in 1999 – operating with new technology and under more stringent regulations.

The major topics showcased in our 300th issue confirm that change continues to be...