NZ Trucking Magazine

DYNAMIC DUO

Universal Cranes recently took delivery of New Zealand’s first two 10x4 S-Ways – one rigid and one tractor unit. A factory-built configuration with competitive tare weight, fitted with Fassi cranes, they are a strong addition to the company’s...

NICE GUYS DO WIN

NICE ‘GUYS’ DO WIN Steve and Sharon Livingston are today’s torch bearers for a family with well over half a century in the log cartage game. They love the small, familybusiness log-truck operator model they live – and are quick to acknowledge the...

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

CVSCS WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

SOUTHERN SITRAK – EXACTLY WHAT’S NEEDED

THE TEMPEST T909, BUILT FOR THE TASK

CHANGING ATTITUDES

Disagree if you may, but US President Donald Trump strikes me as a bit of a truck man. A 2017 photo of him welcoming the president and CEO of the American Trucking Association to the White House, framed by the bonnets of a white Volvo and a black Mack,...

LEADING RALLY CAR LEGEND AND HIS ENGINE OIL OF CHOICE

New Zealand rally car driver Hayden Paddon is teaming up with Caltex New Zealand this year to put its market-leading Caltex Havoline engine oil to the test. Hayden is New Zealand’s most successful rally driver, nationally and internationally. In 2011,...

The Last Mile

With 2024 now behind us, we look forward to what 2025 may bring. Many of us, however, have entered the year with a degree of trepidation, especially when you look back on last year and see the number of businesses that fell over. Many probably went...

KLOS CUSTOM LEGEND SAR – IN THE FAMILY

ELECTRIC IS COOL

This year, Fruehauf NZ and Schmitz Cargobull celebrate an eight-year partnership. It began in 2016 with the introduction of Schmitz Cargobull Ferroplast bodies; the next step was to bring in the brand’s refrigeration units. Over the years, Fruehauf NZ...

KIWI FAVOURITES (AGAIN)

For the second year running the results are in and we couldn’t be happier. Scania has once again been voted the number one* truck brand in the country by the people whose opinion we value the most - New Zealand truckies. We’re chuffed to have rated...