The January 2016 issue of DIESELTalk is available for download.
There is an air of caution for 2017 as some truck distributors believe the heavy commercial vehicle market may soften, despite signs that the passenger car market will continue to boom thanks to consumer confidence in the economy.
However civil construction projects in Canterbury, the Waikato, and Auckland will continue to drive the need for labour and heavy equipment as will the post earthquake reconstruction in Kaikoura, Wellington and Canterbury.
In this issue we have focussed on Business Efficiency as the first editorial feature of the year, we have looked at the growing market for ute accessories, and we preview the new Kenworth T610 heavy duty truck which makes its New Zealand debut at T.H.E Expo in March.
We also have our regular round up of news, opinions, and statistics.
In this issue:
- Cautious outlook for 2017 market
- Utes dominate 2016 top ten
- Where there’s muck, there’s brass
- Resistant plastic service bodies offer longevity
- New Kenworth T610 launching at T.H.E Expo
- Taking advantage of efficiencies to improve business
- Smarter not harder heavy fleet management
- A consistent national service offer
- Celebrating 25 years of contract maintenance
- Maximising uptime, minimising maintenance costs
- Tailored service plans for Iveco vehicles
- Made to measure transport efficiency
- Solving Auckland’s congestion
- Land transport bill presents fish hooks
- Resilience and efficiency
- The road ahead – a personal view point
- Hilux TRD won’t be everyones cup of tea
- Revised Valente still ticks the boxes
