In the March edition of TransportTalk, we highlight a decarbonisation initiative spearheaded by road freight body Transporting NZ in collaboration with local industry and the International Road Transport Union (IRU), which represents 3.5 million road transport firms worldwide.
The initiative, which is industry-driven, outlines a roadmap to decarbonising commercial road transport by 2050 through six key pillars. Learn more about this initiative in this issue.
Meanwhile, New Zealand’s road transport industry says good progress is being made to encourage more people to join its workforce through a professional qualifications programme, and it’s set a big target to achieve by the end of the year.
According to a Teletrac Navman survey of over 1800 global fleet operators, rising fuel prices pose the most significant challenge to the industry. We cover the survey’s full findings.
Iveco New Zealand has launched its new S-Way and T-Way ranges as part of a first product reveal in Australasia. The models were recently put on show at the company’s south Auckland headquarters and TransportTalk was there to check out the new rigs.
Also in this edition, we report on the Government’s reversal of its indicative transport priorities following Cyclone Gabrielle, including the reaction of the transport industry and the Opposition.
Plus, Keith Andrews has introduced three new sales manager positions to improve its customer focus across leading Daimler truck brands; a new truck mudguard recycling programme has been launched; Bailey bridges are being used as essential temporary measures to reconnect flood-hit communities and National Road Carriers (NRC) has brought on board a new commercial partner, Spartan Finance, as part of a revamped business strategy.
And don’t forget to check out our regular columns and statistics pages which keep you up-to-date with the latest industry trends and insights.
