A major step forward in heavy vehicle safety and professionalism has arrived with the official launch of TruckSafe New Zealand, a Safety Management System (SMS) designed to lift standards across the entire transport and logistics sector.

Auckland Council-owned Port of Auckland has surprised the freight industry by announcing today that port access charges for road transport operators in 2026 will be increased by 77%. The Port’s previously announced 35% increase for 2026 charges has already been baked in by port customers and transport operators, so a doubling in that planned increase has been a bitter pill to swallow. 

Dennis Brown started in business when the company he was working for was sold and with no offer of a job, Dennis took matters into his own hands and purchased a R Model Mack tipper and three-axle trailer.

Matamata horticultural suppliers, Daltons is family-owned manufacturing operation recognised throughout New Zealand for their Quality Assurance Programme, outstanding customer service and utilisation of natural and renewable resources.

Andy Smith Livestock Ltd has a long history of rural cartage around the Waikato. The firm recently adds a new DAF to the fleet.

Well respected operators, Raymond “Razor” and Kristy Bradshaw, R & K Bradshaw Logging Ltd, have taken delivery of a new Kenworth K220 to replace an earlier model K200.

Peter Coulson and sons Brendon and Stevie form the backbone of Coastal Digger Services Ltd. Read more about their new Kenworth here.

For the past 15 years Wayne and wife Janine have grown their Kenworthy Transport Services fleet as a major contractor to refrigerated transport business Cooltranz in the South Island.