Safety & Workforce
Road safety, health and safety, and the people and skills behind the wheel.
Safety MAN awarded by Brake
The NZ Trucking Association’s Safety MAN initiative is being praised for its community engagement. The road safety truck programme was awarded by not-for-profit charity Brake in…
Dealers encouraged to check for non-compliant seatbelts
Vehicles fitted with some seatbelts and seatbelt anchorages imported by Business Ventures Limited (BVL) will fail warrant and certificate of fitness checks. That’s the message from…
Winners named for Australasian Fleet Safety Awards
Trucking and heavy industry companies are among firms honoured for their road safety commitment and effort to reduce fatalities. This includes Hino Australia, EROAD, Gough Group and the NZ…
Sygic mobile app tackles driver safety
Mobile navigation app Sygic is introducing driver behaviour analysis to its platform. The top-rated app was founded in Slovakia in 2004 and is now a Deloitte…
Ports of Auckland fire injures driver
A Ports of Auckland machinery operator has been taken to hospital for treatment after a fire broke out at the facility this morning. The worker was…
Darren Wilson is top truck driver
Darren Wilson of Road Transport Logistics is New Zealand’s champion truck driver for 2018. He topped a competitive final of the NZ Truck Driving Championship at…
ELD mandate threatens driver shortage, survey shows
This story first appeared in the September issue of Transporttalk – CLICK HERE to download the magazine FREE A Coretex survey of United States trucking companies reports…
New tech warns drivers to let emergency vehicles past
Connected vehicle technology that can automatically warn drivers of accidents ahead and show them how to get out of the way of emergency vehicles is being…
NZ Intermodal Transport Safety Group formed
A new transport body has been formed to address best safety practice for freight operations. The NZ Intermodal Transport Safety Group (NZITSG) will establish and maintain…
Truck driver appreciation week kicks off
It’s time to acknowledge the hard-working men and women of the New Zealand road transport industry. National Truck Driver Appreciation Week runs from September 17 to…