Trucks & Equipment
New trucks, trailers, buses and heavy equipment, and the dealers and builders behind them.
Brewer cuts carbon with switch to e-forklifts
DB Breweries is reducing its annual carbon emissions by 184 tonnes with a new fleet of electric forklifts. The fleet replaces existing LPG-powered forklifts at DB’s…
Colonial Motor Company hits record $27.9m profit
Jim Gibbons Car and truck dealer Colonial Motor Company has reported a record $27.9m profit after tax for the year to June 30. This was up…
ANZ Truckometer slowly returning to normal
The ANZ Truckometer light traffic index eased 0.8% month-on-month in July while the heavy traffic fell 1.1% m/m. “Transport disruptions and the tourism stop continue to…
Police failed to enforce heavy vehicle towing rules
Police failed to properly monitor their contracted heavy vehicle towing operators for vehicle recovery on the Auckland Motorways. That’s the finding of a damning Independent Police Conduct Authority…
Used dealer reports high ute demand in July
July saw a strong demand for secondhand utes reports a Christchurch dealer Sales at Paul Kelly Motor Company’s four used car branches in Christchurch were strong…
MTD Trucks appoints new technical services manager
Fergus Lusty MTD Trucks has appointed Fergus (Ferg) Lusty to the role of national technical services and standards manager. He replaces Bruce Harris who is retiring…
CablePrice shines at Fuso NZ technical skills competition
From left: Luke Heesterman, Alan Robson and Tom Trotter. Luke Heesterman from CablePrice Christchurch has been named the overall winner in the Fuso NZ technical skills…
Truck-mounted crane competition seeks industry’s best
Palfinger NZ will be sponsoring a truck-mounted crane competition at next year’s TMC Trailers Trucking Industry Show which will be the first event of its kind…
DAF LF Electric part of £20m UK govt trial
A total of 20 DAF LF Electric trucks will be used in a UK Government Department for Transport project aimed to encourage the use of battery electric vehicles…
Glenfiddich trucks tanked up on whisky waste
Scotch whisky maker Glenfiddich has launched a sustainable transport initiative that will make it the first global spirits brand to run its delivery fleet on green…