Malcolm Yorston
HMVs, what have we imported lately?
This month we look at HMV (heavy motor vehicles) importations of both GSV (goods service vehicles) and PSV (passenger service vehicles) over the last 18 months…
Technology goes full circle
When I was growing up in Christchurch in the late 1940s and 50s, most of the public transport was powered by what? You guessed it: It…
A vision for road safety
This story first appeared in the March issue of Transporttalk – CLICK HERE to download the magazine FREE The social cost of serious road accidents was around…
Stink bug crisis: the downstream effects
This story first appeared in the April issue of Transporttalk – CLICK HERE to download the magazine FREE We all know that due to the recent discovery…
AVS not just for cars
grip, we don’t tend to think about the vast number of transport safety features protecting us. The development and enforcement of automotive safety features is often…
VDAM Rule amendments
In an earlier column on the VDAM Rule, I pointed out that many existing buses have been operating in New Zealand over the years at weights…
What will the election result mean?
While the country is in limbo waiting to see who Winston Peters will negotiate with to form the next government, we look at some of the…
Who’d a thunk it?
This story first appeared in the July issue of DieselTalk – CLICK HERE to download the magazine FREE When I started my apprenticeship in 1962, Ford had…
Congestion and innovation key themes at Summit
I recently had the pleasure of attending the opening morning of the NZ Transport Fuels and Fleet Management Summit, held at the Sky City Convention Centre…
Congestion and innovation key themes at Summit
I recently had the pleasure of attending the opening morning of the NZ Transport Fuels and Fleet Management Summit, held at the Sky City Convention Centre…