Brabhjod ‘Brab’ Singh was taking a break in Picton having crossed the Cook Strait from Wellington, on route to Christchurch, with his Iveco S-Way parked up at Nelson Square. Having just crossed into the South Island himself, Gavin Myers spotted the Iveco and thought it would be a perfect opportunity for a yarn.

Brab is based in Hamilton and has been floating for Mainfreight for a year, having previously worked in other areas of transport, such as freight and waste.

“Floating is really nice; I really enjoy it and never get bored of it. Some of the guys complain about it, but I’m one of those who loves it. For the last seven years, I was doing local driving, so this is totally different,” he says.

Brab is proud to be part of the Mainfreight family. “It’s really nice cruising around for Mainfreight, seeing New Zealand,” he reiterates. “Mainfreight really looks after us – good management and all. That’s all any driver looks for – if management will look after them.”

As for the S-Way, Brab finds it to be a great cross-country companion. “It’s going well so far. Everyone asks the same question and, yes, the S-Way is really nice … it’s changing minds about Iveco. I drove older Ivecos before and this is a total change, a good change.”

The day’s vexing question was whether Brab would prefer to fly or drive to his holiday destination. His definitive answer: “If I can drive, I will always drive – especially in New Zealand!”