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Winston’s port plan Stalinist nonsense
Thursday, 31 August 2017, 9:44 am | Road Transport Forum
31 August 2017 Winston’s port plan Stalinist nonsense New Zealand First’s plan to force containers and cars from the Ports of Auckland to Northport is economic vandalism at its very worst, says Road Transport Forum Chief Executive Ken Shirley. ... More >>
Cross-party support for road pricing
Wednesday, 23 August 2017, 1:52 pm | Road Transport Forum
Election campaigns usually emphasise policy differences between parties, however yesterday’s Election 2017 Transport Summit was a little bit unique in that it highlighted critical common ground when it comes to the future of road transport in New Zealand. More >>
New round of RONS will help NZ catch up
Monday, 21 August 2017, 10:34 am | Road Transport Forum
Road Transport Forum Chief Executive Ken Shirley has welcomed the National Party’s announcement of a new round of roads of national significance. More >>
RTF welcomes Labour’s driving skills commitment
Monday, 14 August 2017, 3:42 pm | Road Transport Forum
Road Transport Forum Chief Executive Ken Shirley has welcomed the commitment from the Labour Party to provide driving lessons for secondary school students. More >>
Joining the line an important milestone
Tuesday, 8 August 2017, 12:27 pm | Road Transport Forum
Road Transport Forum Chief Executive Ken Shirley has welcomed the news that KiwiRail and NCTIR have successfully linked up the railway north of Kaikoura for the first time since last November’s earthquake. “This really is a critical milestone in ... More >>
Regional fuel tax an illusion
Monday, 7 August 2017, 11:23 am | Road Transport Forum
Road Transport Forum Chief Executive Ken Shirley has dismissed the proposal of a regional fuel tax for Auckland as little more than an illusion. “Regional fuel taxes are a nonsense,” Shirley says. “They are notoriously inefficient, never ... More >>
Decongestion can realise NZs economic potential
Wednesday, 2 August 2017, 4:38 pm | Road Transport Forum
Decongestion can realise NZs economic potential The decongestion of Auckland roads is critical to freeing the movement of freight and realising New Zealand’s economic potential, says Road Transport Forum Chief Executive Ken Shirley. “NZIER’s report ... More >>
Calm needed over spat with boy racers
Wednesday, 12 July 2017, 5:25 pm | Road Transport Forum
Road Transport Forum Chief Executive Ken Shirley is urging both sides to exercise restraint following the incident between a truck driver and ‘boy racers’ in Penrose on Friday night. More >>
Enduring solution needed for Manawatu Gorge
Friday, 7 July 2017, 1:07 pm | Road Transport Forum
Enduring solution needed for Manawatu Gorge Road Transport Forum Chief Executive Ken Shirley is urging NZTA and Government to consider an enduring solution for the troubled Manawatu Gorge. News that the Gorge is to remain closed indefinitely due ... More >>
Nominations called for Road Transport Industry Awards
Friday, 7 July 2017, 11:17 am | Road Transport Forum
Road Transport Forum Chief Executive Ken Shirley is urging road transport operators and industry stakeholders to get their nominations in for the 2017 Road Transport Industry Awards. “This year the road transport industry has faced some particularly ... More >>
Rollover Prevention Programme 100 not out
Wednesday, 5 July 2017, 9:46 am | Road Transport Forum
The phenomenally successful Rollover Prevention Safer Journey’s Programme has this week passed another significant milestone by ticking over 100 individual seminars, announced RTF Chief Executive Ken Shirley. “In less than 18 months the Programme ... More >>
Road pricing needed sooner rather than later
Wednesday, 7 June 2017, 2:39 pm | Road Transport Forum
The Road Transport Forum is adamant that the Government and Auckland Council should just “get on with it” when it comes to instituting congestion charging or road pricing in Auckland. More >>
Truck safety a welcome addition to school curriculum
Wednesday, 24 May 2017, 11:12 am | Road Transport Forum
Road Transport Forum Chief Executive Ken Shirley has welcomed a new school curriculum resource developed to help teach safety around trucks. The new curriculum resource was developed by NZTA with input from the Road Transport Forum and is designed to ... More >>
90km/h suitable for heavy vehicles
Thursday, 4 May 2017, 3:50 pm | Road Transport Forum
Road Transport Forum Chief Executive Ken Shirley has reiterated the road transport industry’s position that the speed limit for trucks and light vehicles towing a trailer or caravan should remain at 90km/h despite NZTA’s proposal to increase ... More >>
A welcome commitment to transport infrastructure
Thursday, 27 April 2017, 3:25 pm | Road Transport Forum
The Government’s announcement today to fund $11 billion of new capital infrastructure over and above existing projects is a welcome response to New Zealand’s infrastructure pressures, says Road Transport Forum Chief Executive Ken Shirley. More >>
Farmers must stand stock prior to transport
Thursday, 27 April 2017, 1:53 pm | Road Transport Forum
The closure of the Manawatu Gorge and the necessity for transport operators to use the alternative route over Saddle Road has once again highlighted the need for farmers to stand stock prior to transport, says Road Transport Forum Chief Executive Ken ... More >>
Report highlights unfairness of delayed payments
Thursday, 13 April 2017, 9:36 am | Road Transport Forum
Small businesses being used to finance large multinationals through delayed payments is not on, says Road Transport Forum Chief Executive Ken Shirley. More >>
Integrity of National Land Transport Fund must be protected
Wednesday, 22 February 2017, 10:49 am | Road Transport Forum
The National Land Transport Fund must remain a ring-fenced user-pays fund that is reinvested back from where it came from, says Road Transport Forum Chief Executive Ken Shirley. “The future integrity of the fund is again under threat if Labour’s ... More >>
Safety first for freight operators on SH7
Tuesday, 22 November 2016, 2:39 pm | Road Transport Forum
Road Transport Forum Chief Executive Ken Shirley has reinforced the message that freight operators and drivers need to take a safety-first approach to the State Highway 7 route from Picton to Christchurch. More >>
A window into the future at road transport sector conference
Tuesday, 27 September 2016, 2:06 pm | Road Transport Forum
“Globally, the road freight sector is on the cusp of a major technological revolution and one of our own is leading the charge,” says Road Transport Forum Chief Executive Ken Shirley. More >>
