Trucks & Equipment
New trucks, trailers, buses and heavy equipment, and the dealers and builders behind them.
Fuso NZ releases new Fighter range
Fuso New Zealand is releasing the new Fighter range which is the only medium-duty Japanese truck with sideguard assist and a Euro 6 certified drivetrain. It…
Truckies turned around at checkpoints
Police say they have turned away "a number of vehicles" including heavy trucks trying to cross Auckland’s alert level boundary for failing to produce evidence of…
E-bus trial set for the hills of Dunedin
Dunedin is all set for its first e-bus trial as part of a collaboration between the Otago Regional Council (ORC) and Go Bus Transport. From September…
Some ute stock levels dwindling as feebate nears
As Mitsubishi Motors announced an allocation of more than 5000 Tritons to push through its dealerships by December 31 before the Clean Car legislation begins, other…
Video: Hino reveals fuel cell prototype at US expo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyazZk2lCPA&t=177s Hino Trucks has revealed its first class 8 Hino XL8 prototype powered by a hydrogen fuel cell electric drivetrain. The vehicle was recently showcased at…
Truckometer shows traffic fairing better than last year’s lockdown
The ANZ Truckometer light traffic index fell 27.6% in August, while heavy traffic fell 18.1% month-on-month. Sharon Zollner Traffic flows plummeted in the latter half of…
Australia Post gets 20 Fuso eCanters
Australia Post has added 20 Fuso eCanter trucks to its EV fleet with the first arrivals hitting the road in October. The company is the largest…
Insurance worries on the minds of truckies
The road transport industry is raising alarm bells about the insurance liability of trucks with expired Certificates of Fitness (CoFs) during lockdown restrictions. Although workshops are…
Trucking industry ‘blindsided’ by driver testing requirements
The Road Transport Forum (RTF) says it has been “blindsided” by Government plans to proceed with COVID-19 testing of essential freight workers crossing Auckland’s level 4…
New and used truck registrations down in August
New and used truck registrations dropped in August compared to the year prior as another COVID-19 lockdown hit the country. Total registrations of new trucks and…