Trucks & Equipment
New trucks, trailers, buses and heavy equipment, and the dealers and builders behind them.
KiwiRail retires its oldest locomotive for all-electric shunter
KiwiRail has replaced its oldest diesel shunt locomotive with a modern zero-emissions equivalent. The 85-year-old shunt engine TR56 began working in New Zealand in 1936 and…
Scania NZ expands into Hastings
Scania NZ managing director Rafael Alvarenga. Scania New Zealand has opened a new and improved service dealer network in Hastings. The new location opened in January…
SOS goes out to truck drivers
Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting NZ has launched a recruitment campaign to attract more truck drivers to the industry as the country battles staff shortages. The SOS…
SEA Electric enters step van market
Australian electric vehicle technology company SEA Electric is bringing a new product to the step van market. Details of the new SEA SV6 EV were recently revealed…
Video: Volvo’s electric truck gets tick of approval
https://youtu.be/cu6eV61Jf80 The first electric Volvo truck on Australian roads is getting a tick of approval from one of the most authoritative voices in the transport industry…
Truckometer shows traffic data ‘normalising’
The ANZ Truckometer light traffic index rose 4.4% month-on-month in February while heavy traffic rose 1.4% m/m. COVID disruptions are expected to continue to cause volatility…
Hino Motors reports engine certification ‘misconduct’
Japanese-based truck manufacturer Hino Motors is halting sales of medium-to heavy-duty trucks and buses with three types of engines following “misconduct” relating to manipulation of emissions…
Golden Bay Cement to operate Hyzon hydrogen trucks
Golden Bay Cement has announced it will be among the first in New Zealand to put Hyzon hydrogen-powered trucks into its fleet. It will receive two…
Truck sales lift in February
New and used commercial vehicle registrations were up strongly year-on-year for the month of February. Total registrations of new trucks and buses over 3500kg GVM sits…
Scania to deliver 100 electric trucks to Danish waste company
Scania is set to deliver more than 100 electric trucks to Danish municipal waste company Amager Resource Centre (ARC). It will supply at least 78 fully…