National Road Carriers Association (NRC)
Trucking industry backs Govt’s plan for universal road user charges
New Zealand’s road freight associations are backing the Government’s move to modernise the road user charges (RUC) system ahead of a wider transition to universal electronic…
Justin Tighe-Umbers: Because we’re failing to plan, we’re planning to fail
Justin Tighe-Umbers Regular readers will be familiar with me beating the drum on freight task productivity. What's the issue? Government agencies responsible for transport and productivity aren't…
Auckland mayor backs congestion charging as report warns of $2.6b cost by 2026
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown is throwing his support behind congestion charging, calling it a key solution to easing traffic, boosting productivity, and improving freight movement in…
Road tolling tackles transport funding ‘crisis’, says freight sector
Road tolling is essential to delivering New Zealand's critical transport infrastructure. That's the message from the country's national road freight bodies in response to new road…
Transport cost pressures mixed for September quarter
Cost pressures for the road transport industry were mixed in the September quarter, with diesel prices down, while labour, tyres, and vehicle part costs all increasing…
NRC leadership programme aims to strengthen industry
National Road Carriers (NRC) has launched a new leadership initiative aimed at transport operators with an interest in governance. The national road freight body says it…
Road freight bodies support congestion charging – ‘if done right’
Time-of-use charging will enable more efficient goods delivery and free up traffic at key times, according the country's major road freight bodies. Both Transporting NZ and…
Transport costs easing as activity slows
Transport sector cost pressures continued to ease as activity weakened in the March 2024 quarter according to National Road Carriers Association’s (NRC) cost index tool collated…
Trucking bodies clash with claims industry efforts have been ‘jeopardised’
Trucking bodies National Road Carriers (NRC) and NZ Trucking Association (NTA) have come out swinging at fellow industry body Transporting NZ (TNZ), accusing its members of "stonewalling" key safety initiatives and "jeopardising the industry reputation".
NRC ‘disappointed’ with Transporting NZ’s road vs rail report
The National Road Carriers Association (NRC) says it doesn’t support a report released by fellow industry body Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting NZ that presents rail and…