Trucks & Equipment
New trucks, trailers, buses and heavy equipment, and the dealers and builders behind them.
Keith Andrews begins Daimler Truck sales in South Island
Keith Andrews has begun trading in new dealerships across the South Island for Daimler Truck’s Mercedes-Benz, Freightliner and Fuso commercial vehicle brands following its appointment as…
Truckometer: Heavy traffic remains weak
The ANZ Truckometer light traffic index rose 0.6% m/m in August, while the heavy traffic index fell 0.7%. “The trend in light traffic remains flat, matching…
UD Trucks appoints retail sales manager
UD Trucks NZ has appointed Zane Erwee as retail sales manager to lead business growth and support the North Island sales team.
NZ Post puts three electric Scania trucks to work
Scania NZ has delivered its largest single assignment of fully electric trucks to NZ Post as part of daily operations in Auckland.
More dealerships appointed to sell JAC T9 ute
JAC Motors New Zealand Limited has confirmed more dealers have joined its national network ahead of the T9 ute launch in the coming months. A top-of-the-line…
Volvo to launch 600km range electric truck
Volvo has announced its heavy-duty FH Electric with 600km range will be for sale globally during the second half of 2025. The model will allow transport…
Watch: EROAD’s car crane drop reveals impacts of speed
EROAD is highlighting the devastating effects speed has in head-on collisions through video footage of its car crane drop demonstration. The display took place at the…
Etrucks advances Windrose electric truck testing ahead of NZ debut
Auckland-based distributor Etrucks is continuing to work with Chinese electric heavy-duty truck developer Windrose Technology to be the first to introduce long-range electric trucks into New…
New commercial registrations down 12.9% in August
New commercial vehicle registrations over 3500kg GVM were down 12.9% year-on-year in August 2024 while used commercials were down 25.8% for the period. Total registrations of…
Tyrewise turning rubber into resources
New Zealand’s first national tyre recycling scheme is now fully operational for free collections with Environment Minister Penny Simmonds officially launching the initiative on Sunday. From…