Trucks & Equipment
New trucks, trailers, buses and heavy equipment, and the dealers and builders behind them.
Canoo’s electric ute leaked
A Canoo electric ute (pickup truck in the US) featuring powered workbenches, tool storage, a modular expandable bed and more has been revealed on Reddit. The…
Hammar offers world-first electric powered sideloader in New Zealand
Hammar has released the world’s first electric powered sideloader and plans to offer the new option to customers in New Zealand. The move follows successful trials…
Truckometer back on trend in February
The ANZ Truckometer light traffic index rose 1% in February while heavy traffic rose 2% m/m. Both traffic indexes are higher than a year ago, but…
Scania NZ celebrates number one heavy trucks position
From left: Performance director Rob Covich, sales director Deon Stephens, managing director Mattias Lundholm, retail director Mark Wright and service director Nick Allan. Scania New Zealand is…
Truck drivers need to be in line for vaccine says RTF
The Road Transport Forum (RTF) is calling on the Government to make COVID-19 vaccines a priority for truck drivers. RTF chief executive Nick Leggett says he…
Daimler Truck and Volvo complete ‘cellcentric’ joint venture
Daimler Truck AG and Volvo Group have completed the transaction of their fuel-cell joint venture. Volvo Group has acquired 50% of the partnership interests in the…
Green light for NZ’s first Freightliner Cascadia
The first Freightliner Cascadia to land in New Zealand has hit the road for McKillop Contracting. Alex ‘Tex’ McKillop was keen to get into the all-new…
Video: Mahu City Express launches NZ’s first EV coach
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBUzYqGr_is&feature=youtu.be Luxury commuter bus service Mahu City Express has launched New Zealand’s first EV coach for daily operations between Warkworth and Auckland. The vehicle was unveiled…
Video: R & R Malam puts new Euro6 DAF to work
https://www.youtube.com/watch?mc_cid=90cf8b21c5&mc_eid=c0af854bdc&v=g9-kC-fxKso&feature=youtu.be Southpac Trucks has released new footage of its latest Euro6 CF DAF working in the Auckland region for R & R Malam. The new Euro6…
Scania NZ opens new branch in Rotorua
Scania NZ has opened a new service centre branch in Rotorua. The site is located at 12 Allen Mills Road with a new team ready to…