The April 2026 issue of New Zealand Truck & Driver is available this week with the cover and Giti Tyres Big Test putting the new K&L Distributors Isuzu Giga fuel tanker in the spotlight.

The Hamilton-based fuel distribution company added the new CYJ 530 to its fleet at the end of last year and has put the 8-axle combination to work on fuel deliveries across the wider Waikato region.

This month’s Advantage Tyre Solutions Fleet Focus visits Auckland-based Marlin Transport, a company founded more than 50 years ago by Malcolm and Delma Ellis which works across many areas of the freight industry. The company maintains its family business focus with five of the six Ellis siblings running the company today. 

The April news section coverage previews New Zealand’s first Mercedes-Benz eEconic which is going to work on refuse collection duty along with a look at two new CVSC locations opening soon and an update on the major Waikato Expressway maintenance project.

We also look ahead at a new two-day format for the EROAD Fleet Day 2026 event in August and preview the new Detroit Gen 6 engine line-up.

In the April column from Transporting New Zealand, CEO Dom Kalasih takes a look at business pressures facing Kiwi transport operators and there’s also an outline of Transporting New Zealand’s input into improving safety at road works sites.

The monthly Southpac Legend feature tells the story of how Ray Reid was inspired to buy his Kenworth T900 Legend from the limited edition 2018 production run.

We cover the action from the NAPA Auto Parts New Zealand Super Truck Championship weekend raced at Canterbury’s Ruapuna circuit and also report from the recent Otorohanga and Wellington truck shows, which both attracted impressive community turnouts.

The winner of the 2025 Double Coin Tyres Transport Imaging award is announced with the prize going to the ACM Kenworth T909 working out of Napier while this month’s Bygone Days continues the Hawke’s Bay focus with the return of the Foleys Transport name in 2014.

The April update from the National Road Carriers Association takes a look at the important culture and discipline foundations which results in effective industry-led safety initiatives. 

The CrediFlex Recently Registered section reports on another slow month for the New Zealand new truck and trailer market in February and there’s the monthly gallery of new rigs on the road.