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And so the year ends
As we move rapidly towards the end of the year, we tend to reflect on what has gone on in the past 12 months and look…
Father-son bonding
“I always wanted to buy one of Dad’s trucks back. I found the Foden on Trade Me at the wreckers. It was in a state. Of…
A place in the sun
Ashley and Ricky Rodgers’ journey to starting and running their transport operation, the next entry in a generational…
Lifetimes of experience
Craig Little, better known to one and all as Rocket, is the quintessential truckie’s truckie
The more things change…
One of the best things about the December break is you have a bit of time on the days when you’re not spring cleaning…
No time for stopping
At 90 years of age, Don Gordon is a true patriarch of Hauraki Plains and Thames Valley trucking. Don’s career in…
Weigh-in-motion a slightly speculative notion
The NZTA industry update on the rollout to recover RUC arrears included an interesting statistic. Over the period…
40th Anniversary Project Torquing Bulldog Stage 7 – Completing the Kiwi-fication
This month we continue the trailer build for Torquing Bulldog, adding the typical Kiwi details before we apply the…
Government helps pave the way for heavy vehicle decarbonisation
The government recently launched the Low Emissions Heavy Vehicle Fund (LEHVF) to increase the number of low and…
Just transition: Don’t let perfect get in the way of better
The transport sector is not unique in its desire to transition to a low-emissions model. The willingness is there but…