transporttalk_august2020 In the August edition of TransportTalk we speak with TR Group managing director Andrew Carpenter about the company’s recent business expansion and the arrival of new investment partners.
Since operating as an essential service during the level 4 lockdown, the company has gone on to rebrand and expand its new Australian operations plus sign a deal with local firm Hiringa Energy for the roll-out of heavy fuel cell electric trucks for the New Zealand market.
The South Island has a new Isuzu Trucks offering through Oakwood Motor Group’s purchase of the brand’s sales division from Smallbone Mid and South Canterbury.
Meanwhile, Ford New Zealand managing director Simon Rutherford talks to us about the arrival of commercial electric vehicles, including the new Transit plug-in hybrid, and the positive changes the COVID-19 pandemic has brought to the local motor industry.
We report on Freightways’ arrival as an international airline cargo newcomer and now one of the largest trans-Tasman operators since New Zealand’s lockdown began on March 25. Its operations have been boosted by the Government’s International Air Freight Capacity scheme which has been extended until the end of August.
Tiwai Point is being highlighted as a potential site for large scale hydrogen production, while one Kiwi electric vehicle entrepreneur is even touting a Tesla gigafactory. We look into the visions being proposed.
Plus, Fuso New Zealand appoints Tauranga-based Central Diesel Services Ltd (CDS) as a new parts and service dealer, Hino NZ and Heartland Bank have partnered to provide an improved finance offering and a new government scheme sets out to tackle end-of-life tyre dumping.
And don’t forget to take a look at our regular columns and statistics pages that keep you up-to-date with the latest industry trends.
