MEMBERS - NEWS & INFORMATION
Nationwide
20/11/2018: New CEO for RTF
Ex-Mayor of Porirua Nick Leggett to take over from Ken Shirley at the helm of Road Transport Forum.
20/11/2018: MPI reminder about Food Act requirements
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has issued a reminder to transport operators involved in food and food product distribution that they need to be registered under the Food Act 2014.
21/12/2018: $1.4 billion for road safety upgrades
The Government has announced a $1.4 billion, three-year plan to make roads safer.
The Safe Network Programme will include median and side barriers, rumble strips and shoulder widening on 870km of state highways. There will also be speed limit changes for those roads considered to be the most dangerous, as well as more speed cameras.
Nationwide
21/12/2018: NZTA cracking down on compliance
Changes to the way the NZ Transport Agency regulates the heavy vehicle transport sector will have a major impact on members.
The agency has announced it is getting tough on enforcement as part of its extensive review of compliance.
05/11/2018: Skid Plate inspections and maintenance
Keeping your heavy vehicles maintained regularly is sound business practice.
While routine Skid Plate maintenance is straightforward, the link below outlines issues that are not always being addressed and advises what you should do beyond routine maintenance to make sure Skid Plates and Kingpins are safe for your heavy vehicles.
Find out more (PDF 2.4MB)