Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
Nick Leggett: Green Compact a step to decarbonising road transport
Nick Leggett Early next year we will formally launch the Transporting New Zealand Green Compact: our framework for decarbonising road transport by 2050. To date, we’ve…
Nick Leggett: Fair pay agreements likely to be a dog’s breakfast
Nick Leggett The Fair Pay Agreement legislation has now been passed by Parliament – albeit, with considerable controversy and opposition from employer groups. Transporting New Zealand…
Govt’s Reshaping Streets proposal ignores freight, industry warns
Vital freight supply has been ignored in proposed changes which give councils more power to transform streets and urban spaces, the road transport industry says.  …
Nick Leggett: Alarmist talk on driver shortage inaccurate and unhelpful
Nick Leggett Recent reports in the media that the transport industry faces a shortfall of as many as 9,000 drivers don’t appear to be based on…
Nick Leggett: Stark warning to operators on rising costs
Nick Leggett Costs for road transport businesses have risen almost four times higher than inflation in the last quarter, according to the latest Grant Thornton Cost…
Spike in costs could drive some truckies out of business, industry body warns
Road transport business costs have seen an “unprecedented rise” and it’s likely to get worse, according to the latest cost index information produced for the sector. Trucking operators…