Trucks & Equipment
New trucks, trailers, buses and heavy equipment, and the dealers and builders behind them.
Iveco leads new truck registrations in July
New truck registrations were up year-on-year in July while used trucks struggle to gain momentum reporting yet another slump. Total registrations of new trucks and buses…
UK consortium orders 2500 Scania trucks, including BEV tractor units
Scania UK has secured one of its biggest single European truck orders and the largest battery electric truck order to be completed over one calendar year. A consortium purchasing group has…
BYD NZ plans electric ute
BYD is set to launch a plug-in (PHEV) ute among three more EV offerings due in the country by early next year. While the DM-1 Super…
Christchurch dealership wins Southpac’s top award
Transport Repairs Christchurch has won the prestigious Southpac Trucks Dealer of the Year award for 2022.
Mack Trucks teams up with Cotton On
Mack Trucks is using its iconic branding in collaboration with clothing retailer Cotton On across a range of trucker hats, t-shirts and hoodies. The collection launched…
Waste Management orders Volvo electric truck
Volvo Trucks New Zealand has received its first electric truck order from key customer Waste Management NZ. The Volvo FE Electric 6×2 rigid is a three-axle…
Mercedes-Benz Trucks boosts cab height option, upgrades MirrorCam
Mercedes-Benz Trucks has added a new tall GigaSpace cab to its options list for customers in Australia and New Zealand along with a redesigned MirrorCam. If…
TR Group acquires trailer hire firm in South Australia
New Zealand-owned TR Group is expanding its Australian operations with the acquisition of Adelaide-based trailer hire business Southern Cross Rentals. The purchase, effective from August 1, is the fifth rental…
Largest-ever heavy truck consignment lands in NZ
Scania NZ is landing close to 200 new trucks into Ports of Auckland in what is believed to be the largest consignment of heavy trucks ever…
Iveco’s EV plans ‘progressing to schedule’
Iveco says it will produce and market its heavy-duty battery electric vehicles and fuel cell electric vehicles under its own brand following the full acquisition and…