A heavy vehicle engineer kept quiet about deficiencies in his designs for years until a trailer snapped off a truck,…
Southern flavour for 2018 road transport conference
This year’s Road Transport Forum Conference, which is now only two months away, will celebrate the important role of the…
Woodville gets preview of new Manawatū Gorge route
WARWICK SMITH/STUFF NZ Transport Agency traffic consultant Jo Healy discusses the map with Woodville residents Fiona Nesbit and Glenn McDean.…
Truck towing connections: Auto-brakes fail on loose trailer
Phil Pennington, Reporter – Radio NZ An investigation into truck safety problems has revealed the auto-brakes failed on a fully-loaded trailer…
Road transport conference in September
Dunedin is to host the Road Transport Forum’s (RTF) annual conference in Dunedin in September. Photo: Yvonne O’Hara Otago Daily…
Traffic chaos on Auckland’s motorways causing commuter headaches
Photo / NZTA Twitter – Truck branding obscured by “unknown” 12 July 2018 Crashes and a breakdown on Auckland’s motorways…
Safety shares top spot in new transport priorities
A vastly increased commitment to road safety, public transport and competitive freight efficiency were promised by the Government yesterday when…
Transport GPS welcome but New Zealand falling further behind
Thursday, 28 June 2018, 4:25 pm Press Release: Infrastructure NZ “The Government’s Policy Statement on Transport confirms record investment over the…
Transport industry determined to tackle road safety with technology
A report released in June by GPS tracking provider Teletrac Navman shows that members of the road transport industry are…
Second tow bar engineer suspended by NZTA, spotlight on another
SUPPLIED A truck towbar that required re-certification. The New Zealand Transport Agency is investigating its heavy vehicle certifiers after suspending…