NZTD News

Building on the success of the Transport Leaders Forum, AutoSense presents the newly named NZ Fleet Forum — returning to Auckland and Christchurch in February 2026 with a powerful agenda that puts driver wellbeing firmly in the spotlight. 

Hosted by AutoSense and proudly sponsored by NZI, the Fleet Forum equips fleet managers and business leaders with practical tools and insights to support both light- and heavy-vehicle drivers. The focus this year is on the critical link between mental health and road safety.&nbs...

Fruehauf NZ Ltd is proud to announce that construction has begun on our new 7,500 square metre facility, designed to support our continued growth and meet the future demands of New Zealand’s road transport industry. 

The new site brings major enhancements to capability, efficiency, and sustainability, including: Additional production lines to increase capacity. Advanced manufacturing technology throughout the factory. Two new 25-metre bake ovens. A fully enclosed internal sandblasting shop. Six drive-through repai...

According to a news report from Jonathon Leask, the Selwyn District is paving the way for a new era in sustainable infrastructure, announcing plans for New Zealand's first-ever rubber road trial. The innovative project is scheduled to take place in January in the town of Glentunnel, located on State Highway 77.

The trial was revealed during a councillor briefing on infrastructure, where the council's head of operation delivery, Gareth Morgan, spoke about "exploring lots of innovations and trying to do things differentl...

The Government is progressing a strong pipeline of roading resilience projects in the South Island to ensure local communities, freight, and tourism operators can continue to get where they need to go, South Island and Associate Transport Minister James Meager says.

“The State Highway 6 (SH6) Epitaph Landslide Resilience Improvements project, a crucial project to help safeguard the road’s resilience, has had its investment case endorsed by the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) Board, as well as $7 million in funding approved ...

‘Battery-electric transport’ unchanged as core of Scania’s sustainable transport strategy, but company keeping on top of other technologies and combinations as well. 

Scania is all-in for electrification but it is also continuing to leave no stone unturned to better understand all forms of sustainable transport, as a recent new research initiative from its Pilot Partner programme shows.

Earlier this month at Transport.CH in Bern, Switzerland, Scania showcased its collaboration with Asko Norge AS, a longstand...

National road freight association Transporting New Zealand has welcomed the certainty provided by Minister Peter’s announcement on the Cook Strait ferry project, saying it will allow the Government to focus on the timely delivery of the supporting port infrastructure by 2029. 

Transporting New Zealand Head of Policy and Advocacy Billy Clemens said that it was essential the landside infrastructure, including modifications to the existing Aratere berth in Wellington and a new dual-level linkspan in Picton are delive...