NZTD News

Last week’s highlight for me was the launch of our Green Fleet Self-Assessment Tool with support from TR Group and EECA. The self-assessment tool is an online initiative aimed at reducing road freight emissions.

It outlines how a range of different strategies can help businesses and their customers meet sustainability goals. To ensure good uptake, it’s fre...

Since 2024 NRC along with other transport industry associations have been working to get some rule changes made for commercial and heavy transport. It’s been thirty years since the Land Transport Act has been refreshed in any meaningful way, and the industry is moving fast with frequent technology and transport innovations. Keeping rules and regulations fit for purpose is critical for keeping the road freight supply chain effective and efficient.

This week’s announcements mark a first step toward smarter, more responsi...

Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand’s Green Fleet Self-Assessment Tool is now live and freely available on Transporting New Zealand’s website. It outlines how fuel-efficient driver training and technologies, vehicle procurement standards, route planning, carbon reporting and setting reduction targets among other strategies can help businesses and their customers meet sustainability goals.

“This tool allows businesses to identify what progress they’ve already made and what steps to take next,” says Chief Executive ...

Under the theme of "we make a better world and future by helping people and goods get where they need to go," which is also their corporate mission, Hino has gone large at the Japan Mobility Show, unveiling a raft of commercial vehicles and allowed visitors to ride any of a total of 6 vehicles, including five making their debut.

Major vehicles exhibited were -  the poncho dot (concept car) exhibited for the first time. 

To make the transportation within the region freer and more flexible. This is a conc...

Work to make one of Nelson's main arterial links safer for road users will begin next month. Starting in November, contractors will undertake important recovery work on State Highway 6, Rocks Road.

This will help protect one of the region’s most heavily used routes – including the 22,000 road users who use it every day – by ensuring it is more resistant to weather events, slips and rockfalls in the future.  

A rocky cliffside with greenery overlooks a coastal road. A tanker truck and a car drive past orange ...

Isuzu Motors Limited has announced the launch of its upgraded GIGA heavy-duty truck, a model poised to redefine industry standards with a host of advanced safety and connectivity features. Set for its world premiere at the JAPAN MOBILITY SHOW 2025, the new GIGA introduces a striking cab redesign and groundbreaking technologies aimed at enhancing driver support, operational efficiency, and accident prevention.

In a move to combat the rising number of wheel separation accidents, Isuzu has become the first automobile manu...