Trucks & Equipment
New trucks, trailers, buses and heavy equipment, and the dealers and builders behind them.
Northland’s Steven George wins again at NZ’s national digger competition
Most excavator operators would look at you sideways if you asked them to slice up a pizza, play a super-sized board game and pour a cup of tea using their digger.
Foodstuffs adds electric heavy truck to chilled freight fleet
Foodstuffs North Island is adding a new electric truck to its supply chain fleet, with the vehicle set to begin deliveries next week. The Deepway Star…
Cyclist death partly linked to faulty truck indicators
A Police Serious Crash Unit (SCU) investigation into the death of a cyclist in Hamilton has found faulty truck indicators and a missed pre-trip inspection were…
WM New Zealand adds first Mercedes-Benz eEconic to growing electric truck fleet
WM New Zealand has added its first Mercedes-Benz eEconic electric rear loader to its growing electric truck fleet, with the company saying the move supports safer…
NZ Trucking Association urges operators to act as fuel costs rise
The New Zealand Trucking Association (NTA) is urging transport operators to take practical steps to manage rising fuel costs as global events continue to impact prices…
Vehicle owners settle $10.9m claim against Hino
New Zealand vehicle owners have reached a $10.9 million in-principle settlement with truck manufacturer and distributor Hino Motors following a class action claim linked to alleged…
AT awards $755m bus contract to Kinetic for electric fleet
Auckland Transport has awarded a $755 million bus services contract to Kinetic that will see a fully electric fleet introduced across major routes in central Auckland from 2027.
Transporting NZ issues tar removal advice after widespread North Island road damage
Transporting New Zealand has released advice for removing tar from vehicles after widespread bitumen damage to tyres and equipment was reported across parts of the North…
Patchell Group forms joint venture with Australian trailer manufacturer
Rotorua-based heavy transport trailer and equipment manufacturer Patchell Group has entered into a joint venture with Australian company Kennedy Trailers to expand the range of transport…
Ilegal tyre dumping in Palmerston North nearly halves after Tyrewise launch
Illegal tyre dumping in Palmerston North has fallen sharply following the introduction of New Zealand’s nationwide tyre recycling scheme, Tyrewise. Palmerston North City Council reports the…