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Road Transport Workforce Report Released
Friday, 11 July 2025, 12:26 pm | Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
The report explores how the demographic makeup of New Zealand’s road freight industry evolved between 2013 and 2023, drawing from previously unreleased census data. More >>
Lack Of Freight Data Will Hinder Growth, Productivity
Tuesday, 8 July 2025, 10:10 am | Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
The Ministry of Transport has decided not to proceed with a new iteration of the National Freight Demand Study, despite having already sunk $164,000 on external advice relating to the project. More >>
Freight Companies Need Flexibility To End Unworkable Employment Relationships
Thursday, 26 June 2025, 3:39 pm | Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
The advocacy group cited examples from members who have faced long, costly processes to dismiss drivers who have failed drug tests or showed up to work impaired. More >>
Road Rage And Abusive Behaviour Concerns Road Freight Operators
Friday, 6 June 2025, 2:50 pm | Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
Transporting New Zealand continues to advocate for roading improvements that reduce the risk of driver frustration and impatience, including additional passing lanes, widening narrow corners, and providing improved rest and parking facilities for trucks ... More >>
Port Of Auckland Fee Increases Cause Concern For Industry
Friday, 30 May 2025, 3:08 pm | Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
Trucks have been charged $130 per visit in access fees to the container terminal during peak hours since Jan 2025. This will increase to $180 in January 2026, $230 by July 2026 and $350 by January 2027. These fees are levied each time a truck accesses More >>
Poor Roads And Ferry Delays A Major Risk To Safety And The Economy
Wednesday, 28 May 2025, 1:57 pm | Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
The 2025 National Road Freight Industry Survey of nearly 200 road freight businesses was conducted in March this year by Research NZ on behalf of advocacy group Transporting New Zealand. The survey was also supported by the New Zealand Heavy Haulage Association ... More >>
Government Can’t Take Its Foot Of The Gas Pedal On Transport Infrastructure
Thursday, 22 May 2025, 4:17 pm | Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
The Government has announced a $464 million capital and $141 million operating budget for rail maintenance to increase the reliability for commuters and freight in the Auckland and Wellington metro areas, and to replace ageing bridges, culverts and ... More >>
Government’s Ferry Delays Start To Bite
Friday, 9 May 2025, 12:47 pm | Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
CEO Dom Kalasih says truck operators are very concerned about reduced capacity across the Cook Strait, rising freight costs, and the disruption the loss of the ferry will cause to their businesses. More >>
It’s Good To Be A Truckie On The Coast
Thursday, 8 May 2025, 11:44 am | Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
The upcoming report will analyse shifts in age, gender, income trends, and even home ownership across the 33,000-strong truck-driving workforce. More >>
Road Freight Industry Gloomy About Economy
Thursday, 1 May 2025, 10:32 am | Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
Health, safety, and wellbeing and workforce challenges were also priorities. A total of 78 per cent of respondents called for more purpose-designed rest stops for drivers, and 72 per cent said it was important for drivers to have a good work-life balance. More >>
Road Freight Association Backs Time Of Use Charging Bill, But Flags Cost Concerns
Wednesday, 30 April 2025, 4:11 pm | Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
Clemens said that congestion charging was a contentious issue in the road freight industry, with a diverse range of views being captured in their 2025 Road Freight Survey, due to be released tomorrow (1 May 2025). More >>
Transporting New Zealand Welcomes Return To Original Speed Limits
Wednesday, 23 April 2025, 5:44 pm | Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
Chief executive Dom Kalasih says the partial rollback is a positive outcome that respects local views and demonstrates that the Coalition Government’s 2024 speed limit rule change strikes a careful balance between efficiency and safety considerations. More >>
NZTA Heeds Trucking Industry Advice On Dunedin SH1 Improvements
Wednesday, 16 April 2025, 11:04 am | Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
"We were opposed to a new set of traffic lights being installed on SH1 between Great King Street and Pine Hill Road because that would unnecessarily slow and stop some traffic," says Chief executive Dom Kalasih. More >>
Ending ACC Discount For Safe Truck Drivers Is A Backwards Move
Wednesday, 16 April 2025, 9:55 am | Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
Fleet Saver can save accredited businesses that demonstrate their commitment to road and workplace safety up to 40 per cent on the ACC portion of their annual motor vehicle license fees. More >>
Truck Dashcams Capture Some Hair-Raising Impatient Driving
Wednesday, 2 April 2025, 3:51 pm | Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
Truck drivers spend more time on the roads than almost anyone else. Transporting New Zealand is consistently hearing concerns from our road freight members about incidents of impatient and unsafe driving they’re seeing while going about their ... More >>
Transporting New Zealand Welcomes Ferry Certainty But Warns Of Risks
Monday, 31 March 2025, 4:15 pm | Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
"The Government cannot afford further delays. This tight timeframe makes bipartisan support for the current project particularly important." More >>
Delay In Replacing Cook Strait Ferries Major Risk For Industry And Economy
Monday, 31 March 2025, 11:57 am | Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
Transporting New Zealand Advocacy and Policy Lead Billy Clemens says the survey results highlight the importance of the Government’s upcoming announcement on Cook Strait ferry procurement and achieving meaningful progress on getting replacement vessels ... More >>
Landmark Transport Survey About To Close
Thursday, 27 March 2025, 2:45 pm | Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
Transporting New Zealand’s landmark look at the industry, the 2025 National Road Freight Survey, is being run by independent survey firm Research New Zealand and closes at noon on Monday, March 31. More >>
Transporting New Zealand Welcomes Roadside Drug Testing Legislation Passing Third Reading
Wednesday, 26 March 2025, 2:49 pm | Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
Transporting New Zealand Policy and Advocacy Lead Billy Clemens says the final legislation has been a long time coming, after legislation from the previous government couldn’t be implemented by Police due to the lack of appropriate testing devices. More >>
Transporting New Zealand Backs Freight-focussed Greater Manawatu City And Regional Deal Proposal
Monday, 24 March 2025, 2:41 pm | Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
City and Regional Deals is a Coalition Government initiative to establishing long-term agreements between central and local government. The programme is intended to unlock funding and resource opportunities to support councils to make improvements in their ... More >>
