Trucks & Equipment
New trucks, trailers, buses and heavy equipment, and the dealers and builders behind them.
TRUCK AFTERMARKET SUPPLIER HELPING ESSENTIAL SERVICES
Aftermarket truck and bus parts supplier Multispares is looking after its customers by sourcing products from leading manufacturers and specialist suppliers from around the world with…
New $9 million crane to drive efficiency at Port Nelson
Port Nelson says its nearly $9 million investment in a new Leibherr Crane will continue to improve efficiencies when it becomes operational in the new year…
Video: ANCAP rates commercial van segment for first time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jEa8IaBFY8 The Australasian New Car Assessment Programme (ANCAP) has reviewed the active safety performance of a range of commercial vans for the first time in the segment with…
Global partnership formed for hydrogen trucks
The Mercedes-Benz GenH2 truck concept Daimler Truck AG, IVECO, Volvo Group, OMV and Shell are partnering up to help accelerate the mass-market roll-out of hydrogen trucks…
Full-electric refrigerated trucks planned
Electric refrigerated commercial vehicles will be developed under a partnership between Volta Trucks and European refrigerated truck rental company the Petit Forestier Group. The group will…
From sandpits to Scania HQ for Kiwi Hamish Bennett
Like lots of Kiwi kids, Hamish Bennett has fond memories of making brrrrrmm brrrrrmm engine noises while playing with trucks in the sandpit. Unlike lots of…
Police and NZTA warn motorists of increased truck traffic
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency and police are urging motorists to take extra care with a significant increase in heavy vehicle traffic on State Highway 1…
ANZ Truckometer down in November
The ANZ Truckometer light traffic index fell 3.1% in November, while the heavy traffic eased 0.3% m/m. ANZ chief economist Sharon Zollner says the lack of…
Mercedes-Benz wins 2021 Truck Innovation Award
Mercedes-Benz Trucks has won the 2021 edition of the Truck Innovation Award for its battery-electric eActros and GenH2 hydrogen fuel cell concept truck. The prestigious award…
MAN TGX wins International Truck of the Year 2021
MAN’s new TGX range has been elected International Truck of the Year 2021 by a jury of 24 commercial vehicle editors and senior journalists, representing 24…