Trucks & Equipment
New trucks, trailers, buses and heavy equipment, and the dealers and builders behind them.
TRT strengthens Hiab presence across NZ
TRT (Tidd Ross Todd) is expanding its Hiab division with the appointment of two dedicated sales positions. Andrew Farrell takes on the North Island while Matthew…
Australia introduces truck width changes
The Australian Government has made changes to the national road vehicle standards in what it says will facilitate the supply of safer trucks to help reduce…
Volvo Trucks releases EV charging service
Volvo Trucks is rolling out a new service that lets drivers find and access charging stations more easily. The service will first be launched in Sweden…
Scania debuts battery-electric bus platform
Scania has launched a new battery-electric bus platform at Busworld Europe 2023. The low-entry 4x2 buses buses will be available in two performance options – a four-battery variant with an installed capacity of 416…
Truck and van arrivals remain steady in September
The numbers of new and used vehicles arriving on New Zealand ports in September 2023 remained steady with total of 25,253 units landing according to the…
New truck registrations hold steady in September
New commercial vehicle registrations were up 0.7% year-on-year in September while used trucks remained down. Total registrations of new trucks and buses over 3500kg GVM…
TR Group opens new branch in Sydney
TR Group has opened its sixth branch in Australia with the addition of a new site in Sydney.
Big Chill gets special training for new Volvo fleet
Volvo Trucks NZ has delivered a driver training workshop to help transport company Big Chill get its new FH16 tractor units on the road. Volvo recently…
DHL launches its first Australian electric truck
DHL Supply Chain (DHL) has taken delivery of the second-generation medium-duty Volvo FL Electric. Based at DHL’s western Sydney supply chain campus, the truck is the first…
NZI truckie rest zone visits Northland
Northland truck drivers are being encouraged to recharge and refresh as part of a rest zone initiative set up by NZI’s fleet risk crew. NZI has…