Trucks & Equipment
New trucks, trailers, buses and heavy equipment, and the dealers and builders behind them.

Iveco team tackling Silk Way Russia to China Rally
Campaigning two specially-prepared Powerstars and a Trakker, the Petronas De Rooy Iveco team is taking on a new venture by participating in the Russia to China…
Iveco grows New Zealand Trakker range
Following the arrival of the AD 6x4 to the local Trakker line up, Iveco New Zealand is adding more variants to the range and expanding the…

Fiat Ducato top fleet van in UK awards
The Fiat Professional Ducato was named Fleet Van of the Year in the United Kingdom Motor Transport Awards 2017. The accolade, presented at London's Grosvenor House…

False machinery declaration leads to $3k fine
Submitting a false customs declaration that had the potential to create a serious biosecurity breach saw a Christchurch customs broking firm convicted and fined $3,000. Gateway…

NRC celebrates couples 50-year membership
Members of the National Road Carriers for more than 50 years, Auckland couple Mel and Dorothy Davies were recently honoured by the organisation during its annual…

Kenworth one-day sale sells 250 Legend 900s
Kenworth’s special edition Legend 900 model has been sold more than 250 times during a one-day sale event. The truck premiered at the Brisbane Truck Show…

Electric refuse truck trial success
A Class 6 battery-electric refuse truck developed by BYD and Wayne Engineering has been used in a four-month trial with Los Angeles Sanitation (LASAN). During the…

Hack My Van contest
Mercedes-Benz Vans invites small business and start-ups in Australia and, for the first time New Zealand, to enter its Hack My Van competition. Entrants must reimagine…
50MAX nearly nationwide
The 50MAX single permit system is nearing nationwide coverage with two more councils granting access to their local road networks for these safer and more productive…

Three strategic appointments to Iveco NZ dealer network
Iveco New Zealand is continuing to beef up its national network of full service and parts dealers It is appointing Cromwell-based New Zealand Trucks as a…