Though overall numbers were slightly down on last year, the 2025 Dunedin Truck Show was another successful event.

January 25 arrived with the sun shining and the birds chirping. The first trucks started arriving for the 2025 Dunedin Truck Show from about 7.30am onwards. Through the gate they entered – high, wide and handsome – and were all parked up by 9.45am, ready to join in with the annual A & P Society Show at Five Roads, Mosgiel.

On the dot at 10am, the gates opened for the public, who arrived in droves to take in all the attractions.

Forty-one trucks lined the walkways into the show, a huge effort by all concerned – the trucks were sparkling. The day kicked off with the three judges armed with clipboards, each challenged with the difficult job of judging them.

A massive thank you to all involved – you never fail to impress the committee judges and the public.

The King Rig Trophy went to Phil Taylor for his 2015 Volvo FH540 with a staggering 1,500,000km on the dial for Halls Cold Chain Logistics. Anyone who knows Phil will know that presentation is everything to him, and he showed that on the day. What a credit to him, he’s a worthy winner.

I received a call mid-year from Kim McLellan from McLellan Freight Balclutha asking if we would be keen on a memorial trophy for the late Alex McLellan, who sadly passed away almost a year ago. Last year, Alex was one of our judges; he was also a long- time friend of mine and many, many others. As a committee, we jumped at the chance and what an absolute privilege it is to have such a trophy. We decided to call it the Alex ‘Mac’ McLellan Memorial Trophy King Rig Dunedin Truck Show. What a wonderful gift from the McLellan family in memory of a much-loved husband, father, grandad, boss and friend to many in the transport industry.

A big thank you goes out to all our sponsors. In no particular order: Southpac Trucks, MTD, Roadmaster, Truckers Pride, Alan Combes Contracting, Keith Andrews Trucks, TMC, TWL, New Zealand Trucking magazine, Scania New Zealand, Monarch Wildlife Cruises, and many more.

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