Abdul Ahad was filling the petrol tanks at the Levin New World fuel stop when Faye Lougher pulled in to fill up her car, and he was happy to have a quick chat.

Originally from Fiji, Abdul has been driving fuel tankers for MOVe Fuel since early 2023. He’s been on trucks for about 28 years in total and lived and worked in New Zealand for a year in 2015. When a friend told him MOVe was looking for drivers, he was driving fuel tankers in Fiji.

Based in Lower Hutt, Abdul had 91, 95 and diesel on board the tanker he was towing behind his 2022 Scania G540. After refilling back at the base, his next stop after Levin would be a fuel station at Remutaka.

It says a lot about the state of the roads in Fiji when Abdul says one of the things he enjoys about driving in New Zealand is the condition of the roads.

“They are very good; everything is good here – the roads and the trucks. MOVe is a great company to work for, too.”