The July issue of New Zealand Truck & Driver puts the Freightliner Cascadia on the cover and in the Giti Tyres Big Test spotlight.

We’re in Southland to discover why King’s Log Transport selected a pair of Cascadias for a new “chip liner” role where aerodynamics and horsepower are helping the trucks work into strong southerlies on their shuttle run to the Bluff port.

Twenty years on from our first visit to McFall Fuel, the July issue Fleet Focus takes a look at a company that has grown to become a North Island-wide fuel distribution company and continues to develop an industry-leading set of criteria for the design of its tankers and the training of its drivers.

A busy month of local and international news previews the upcoming Isuzu N-Series and F-Series model launches and looks at the integration of Hino and Fuso under a wider Daimler and Toyota umbrella.

We have the winners of the 2025 Gore Truck Show and America’s best custom trucks on show at the Shell Rotella SuperRigs festival while a new season of Goodyear FIA European Truck Racing Championship action has started.

Feature content in the latest issue reports from the Brisbane Truck Show and the supporting events from the Truck Week 2025 schedule. We also cover an Emergency Response training event in Christchurch and take a look at how insurance brokers achieve positive outcomes for transport operators.

The monthly Transporting New Zealand update looks at the association’s recent policy and advocacy work and profiles the career of Ayna Amina at Auckland-based Angel Transport.

The Southpac Trucks Legends feature pays tribute to Auckland’s Danny Lendich and his life of hard work and success that involved construction, trucks, family fast race cars and fast food restaurants. 

In the National Road Carriers Association monthly column, CEO Justin Tighe-Umbers considers the benefits of PPPs (Public-Private Partnerships) for delivering much-needed infrastructure and James Smith looks at opportunities delivered in 2025 Budget.

The July issue Double Coin Tyres NZ Transport Imaging Awards pull-out poster showcases the new W.E. Hale Kenworth K220 which goes on the road as the company celebrates its 50th birthday and the CrediFlex Recently Registered market report finds May registration figures to be marginally ahead of the previous month, but activity remains slow for both new truck and trailer sales in New Zealand.