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September 2024

Loggers, Gods and Soldiers

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CONTENTS Issue 282 – September 2024

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The latest from the world of road transport including… Trials begin for New Zealand’s first fully electric refrigerated trailer… State Highway 1 works fast-tracked… European opportunity for Kiwi champ… Volvo announces Hannover show lineup…

NZI Truckie Rest Zones announced, and Winstone Aggregates launch a big electric dumper.

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Giti Tyres Big Test Return of the Shogun: It’s been a few years since J. Swap Contractors added a big Fuso to its fleet. It’s running a new Shogun 510 tipper out of Tauranga which is playing a part in building the city’s future road network.

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FEATURES: 66 Southpac Trucks Legends Cliff Mannington wanted to be a truck driver like his father. But his creative talents took him in another direction, and he’s become one of New Zealand’s leading signwriters.

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Transporting New Zealand Transporting New Zealand celebrates its Young Driver Award winners, looks ahead to the North Island seminar in Napier and seeks feedback on planned safety improvements to SH2 Remutaka Hill.

MANAGEMENT

Teletrac Navman Fleet Focus Loggers, Gods and Soldiers: The story behind the stand-out Ngati Haulage and Waikawa Haulage log trucks takes us into the Hawke’s Bay Forests and overseas on NZ Army deployments with Storm Harrison and his Whānau.

Lifts like a crane… drives like a truck Kerepehi-based KT Cartage has a new 10x6 Isuzu crane truck that sets new design standards.

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Volvo EV plans on track Volvo’s big range of electric truck models is now making its presence felt in New Zealand.

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Safety and technology in the spotlight EROAD Fleet Day 2024 at Mystery Creek put the latest transport and road safety innovations in the spotlight.

REGULARS: 80/ Double Coin Tyres NZ Transport 81 Imaging Awards Recognising NZ’s best-looking trucks… including a giant pull-out poster of this month’s finalist.

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CrediFlex Recently Registered The market remains slow compared to the record numbers of 2023, but there’s still plenty of activity across the new truck and trailer segments. Plus, the monthly gallery of new rigs on the road.

COLUMNS: 83 National Road Carriers Association CEO Justin Tighe-Umbers explains how Time Of Use Charging could be of benefit to the transport industry if implemented properly.

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NEWS The Schmitz Cargobull S.KOe COOL trailer (right) was launched at the Fruehauf Expo and will soon begin trials in New Zealand. Amanda Wignell Photography

Fruehauf launches innovative reefer NEW ZEALAND’S FIRST FULLY ELECTRIC SEMItrailer has been launched ahead of a local trial for the new zero-emissions transport solution.

The Schmitz Cargobull S.KOe COOL three-axle semi-trailer is equipped with an electric refrigeration unit, high-voltage battery system, an e-axle generator and integrated power electronics.

The introduction of the S.KOe COOL trailer is the latest initiative in an eight-year partnership between local trailer market sales leader Fruehauf NZ and German company Schmitz Cargobull.

Electric energy recuperated from a 20kW e-axle generator attached to the second axle of the trailer powers the refrigeration unit, taking the place of a diesel generator. The energy harvested while driving at speeds above 60kph

The 13.5m semi-trailer can carry 26 ISO pallets.

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and braking is stored in a 32kWh lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) battery pack which is protected by the trailer’s landing gear.

An intelligent battery charging management function ensures the battery charge level remains as high as possible to provide greater reliability when the vehicle is stationary, for example in traffic jams.

The trailer is being trialled by Fruehauf NZ as part of a technology demonstration co-funded by the EECA (Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority) Low Emission Transport Fund.

Fruehauf NZ Managing Director Jeff Mear says the trailer will initially be tested in-house before allowing multiple customers to trial the unit themselves. He invited customers to register with Fruehauf for an opportunity to trial the trailer.

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Left: Fruehauf NZ Managing Director Jeff Mear presented the Schmitz Cargobull S.KOe COOL trailer.

Right: The Hon. Judith Collins, Minister for Science, Innovation and Technology, says the technology showcased in the trailer will boost productivity.

Amanda Wignell Photography “It’s not a gamechanger, but it’s another step in technology to advance our decarbonisation goals,” Mear said at the Fruehauf Expo on August 14 where the trailer was launched.

Among the other speakers at the Fruehauf Expo was the Hon. Judith Collins, Minister for Science, Innovation and Technology, who said the technology showcased in the trailer was part of the future.

“This sort of technology will drive productivity in this country,” she said.

Schmitz Cargobull are the first manufacturer to gain European type approval for a trailer employing this technology and the S.KOe COOL was awarded the European Transport Sustainability Award 2024 in the semi-trailer category.

The first unit to arrive in New Zealand is one of two launching in the Southern Hemisphere with South Africa also beginning trials with one unit.

Among the benefits of the technology, Schmitz Cargobull says the weight of the battery and e-axle are offset by the elimination of a diesel generator and fuel tank. The hybrid refrigerated trailer is also fully self-contained and can be towed any tractor unit.

The 13.5-metre semi-trailer can carry 33 Euro pallets or 26 ISO pallets.

Electrification also makes the trailer extremely quiet, enabling early morning and late evening deliveries in urban areas. It’s been developed for operation in European cities which are planning for emission-free inner city distribution transport.

The technology in the trailer isn’t limited to the e-axle and battery system.

A key part of the trailer is the advanced Trailer Connect telematics capability that allows monitoring of temperature, geo fencing of cargo and tyre pressure monitoring.

And the insulation properties of the Schmitz Cargobull trailer play an important role in enabling it to be fully electrified.

“The trailer is the most energy efficient in the New Zealand market,” said Mear.

Fruehauf NZ has received a $200,000 co-funding grant from the Low

Emission Transport Fund administered by EECA to demonstrate the semitrailer in New Zealand conditions.

The electrified semi-trailer was one of 19 different transport projects to receive support in LETF projects announced last year.

The LETF supports the demonstration and adoption of low-emission transport technology, innovation and infrastructure to accelerate the decarbonisation of the New Zealand transport sector.

Fruehauf NZ says that once the technology has been tested in New Zealand conditions, it plans to import the e-axle generator and battery components to build electrified trailers locally.

Fruehauf NZ owners Jeff and Yvette Mear with Michael Temminghoff, Managing Director of Schmitz Cargobull’s Overseas division. Amanda Wignell Photography

More funding for low emission projects ROUND 14 OF LOW EMISSIONS TRANSPORT FUND (LETF) grants are now open with the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) taking applications until September 9.

There are three areas of focus in Round 14 which offers co-funding to cover up to 50% of project costs, up to $500,000. A total of $4 million is available for appropriate project proposals in this funding round.

Project proposals include the areas of; off-road battery electric vehicles and related technologies or services; and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and other technologies (potentially in scope if they make use of New Zealand’s

renewable electricity advantage).

There’s also a category for marine vessels, electric outboard motors, and charging infrastructure to service marine projects.

The LETF funding supports investment in innovative technologies and infrastructure to encourage emissions reduction across a range of New Zealand sectors. EECA says it will consider proposals for new demonstration projects, innovations and significant new use cases.

Applications close at 12pm on September 9, 2024 and the successful applicants will be announced in November.

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Little aims at big opportunity THREE-TIME NEW ZEALAND SUPER Truck champ Alex Little is hoping to be a busy man in late-October.

Hutt Valley-based Little will be behind the wheel of his Boss Racing Freightliner to begin his quest for a fourth NAPA Auto Parts NZ Super Truck title at the Manfeild series opener over Labour Weekend (October 19-20).

And then he’s hoping to be rushing away Three-time NZ Super Truck champ Alex Little.

from Manfeild to board a flight to Europe for the opportunity to represent New Zealand at the FIA Motorsport Games in Spain the following weekend.

Truck Racing is making its debut third Motorsport Games, being held October 23-27 at Circuit Ricardo Tormo, near Valencia.

The biennial event, which includes 26 events across 16 different motorsport disciplines ranging from Esports, karting, rallying to truck racing, sees drivers representing their countries and chasing Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals.

Little’s opportunity began to take shape while he was in Germany attending the Goodyear FIA European Truck Racing Championship earlier this year.

“It’s weird how it happened. We were on holiday at the German GP round of the European Championship, and someone came up and said the FIA ETRC officials were looking for me,” Little says.

“We met them in a huge corporate hospitality area, and they seemed a bit surprised we had come all the way from New Zealand. They talked to me about how keen they were to get some younger drivers into truck racing and to have some drivers from countries outside of Europe at the

Motorsport Games.

“I’ve been invited to race at the FIA Motorsport Games in Spain, but the invitation is a bit of a double-edged sword. It’s awesome to be invited but there’s a lot of funding needed to make it happen.”

Little would lease a race truck from one of the teams which compete in the European Championship.

“There are a couple of teams we’ve been put in contact with. My family is right behind me and so is New Zealand truck racing. We are looking for sponsors and have also started a Give a Little page,” Little says.

The field at the Motorsport Games is expected to include the likes of multiple ETRC winners Norbert Kiss and Jochen Hahn.

“It would be a great opportunity to show the European teams what I am capable of and if I do well it could lead to some other opportunities to race internationally,” Little says.

Little secured his third consecutive New Zealand title earlier this year, matching the achievement of his father Malcolm who won the national titles across a 2009-2010-2011 stretch.

Alex’s Give a Little page is: http://givealittle. co.nz/cause/world-motor-sport-games

Hyundai drives to hydrogen milestone NEW ZEALAND’S FIRST HYDROGEN-POWERED TRUCK ticked over 100,000km of commercial operations with NZ Post near Huntly, late in the evening of July 24.

The Hyundai XCIENT Fuel Cell heavy-duty truck arrived in New Zealand in late-2021. Following a conversion to right-hand-drive it has been in full commercial operations with NZ Post since 2023, making it the first truck of its kind to be put to the test in New Zealand.

Hyundai says the 100,000km milestone demonstrates that hydrogen can be a reliable and efficient replacement to traditional diesel trucks with equivalent range, refuelling times and payloads.

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of 41,667 litres of diesel fuel, equating to 111.7 tonnes of CO2 emissions (based on a similar diesel truck using 1-litre per 2.4km).

“We are delighted that NZ Post saw the opportunity to invest in this zero-emission transport technology, showing their commitment to reducing emissions in the road freight sector,” says Grant Doull, National Manager of Hydrogen and Eco Commercial Vehicles at Hyundai NZ. “The 100,000km milestone marks another significant step in our journey towards zero-emission transport and logistics solutions.”

Hyundai NZ also recently unveiled the Mighty Fuel Cell truck, New Zealand’s first light-duty hydrogen truck which will complete a local pilot trial with a refrigerated body over the coming year.

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Tokoroa hosting NZFP reunion THE CALL HAS GONE OUT FOR FORMER EMPLOYEES of NZ Forest Products to meet in Tokoroa next February for a reunion weekend.

The February 22-23 event is titled NZFP Truckies-Loggers-GarageForestry-Forest Engineers Reunion 2025 and is for anyone who worked or contracted for NZFP between 1957 and 2000.

Organising committee member Bruce Nairn says the last NZFP reunion was held in 2012 and saw about 300 people attend.

“This time we are expecting about 200 to 300 again,” Bruce says.

“We’ll have registration on Friday night (February 21) and during the weekend we’re organising some bush tours to see the latest gear at work.

And we’ll also have a display of some of the old trucks and the latest ones, but the main thing is just a chance for everyone to catch up again.”

The venue is the Tokoroa Club in Chambers St. Registration forms are available from email: tgmservices@xtra.co.nz or phone Bruce Nairn for further details 0274 943 695.

The NZFP reunion is for staff who worked there between 1957 and 2000.

Freighter joins top Supercars squad THE LATEST PARTNERSHIP The deal is for the remainder of the 2024 Triple Eight,” Whincup says. between the Australian transport industry and season and into next year, says Jamie Whincup.

“There is no doubt in my mind our partnership motorsport will see front-running Supercars Managing Director of Triple Eight Race with Freighter is a brilliant chance to merge our team Triple Eight Race Engineering/Red Engineering. thinking and processes moving forward, and I Bull Ampol Racing with support from trailer “Their focus and drive towards strong, durable, can’t wait to see what the future holds between manufacturer MaxiTRANS. and top-tier equipment is a quality we love at our two brands.”

The Triple Eight Chevrolet Camaros driven by Will Brown and The Chevrolet Camaros of Will Brown (left) and Brock Feeney (right) now carry support from trailer manufacturer Freighter.

Brock Feeney now carry branding for MaxiTRANS’ Freighter products. The partnership was announced ahead of the recent SuperNight round of the championship at Sydney Motorsport Park.

“We are excited to join forces with Red Bull Ampol Racing,” said Greg L’Estrange, MaxiTRANS Executive Chairman.

“This partnership brings together two brands that both reflect a shared dedication and commitment to high performance, innovation and delivering excellence. Particularly at a time as the MaxiTRANS business is forging ahead with its plans to transform the trailer manufacturing industry in Australia.”

“We are certainly thrilled to be part of supporting a high performing team, collaborating and working towards achieving great things together, said Greg.”

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NZI Truckie Rest Zones upcoming THE NZI CREW IS HEADING NORTH TO HOLD ITS next NZI Truckie Rest Zone event at Uretiti on Thursday August 29.

Southbound truckies on SH1 can pull their rigs into the Uretiti Rest Area (between Ruakaka and Waipu) between 7am and 11:30am to rest and NZI’s Gary Rennie (second from left) with truckies at a Rest Zone event.

recharge, ready for the next leg of their haul.

The team will have complimentary hot food off the BBQ, barista coffees, and a selection of healthy snacks on offer. Truckies can also take part in a free health check and chat to NZI’s Fleet Fit experts about driver fatigue and ways to keep themselves safe and well.

The NZI Truckie Rest Zone events are a community collaboration and part of NZI’s Fleet initiative to raise awareness about driver fatigue – a major cause of road accidents.

The Uretiti event will be held in conjunction with Northland Regional Council and National Road Carriers Association and is proudly supported by the New Zealand Police Commercial Vehicle Safety team and NZTA. “These events give truck drivers the opportunity to learn more about the issue of fatigue from professionals who want to make sure all truckies get home safely to their whānau,” says NZI Community Lead, Gary Rennie.

The programme will continue with Wednesday September 18 confirmed for a Taupō rest zone. The location is the Waimihia Fire Store on SH5 between Taupō and Napier, running from 10am to 2pm.

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IVECO NZ WILL SOON BEGIN local evaluation of the eDaily battery electric light-duty model.

The first example of the eDaily – a 7.2t 72C14E variant – debuted at the ERoad fleet day in Hamilton in early August and will then go to a local body builder to be equipped with a box body.

The eDaily is rated with a 7.2t GVM and 4.6t payload.

From October Iveco NZ will trial the truck with several Auckland-based courier firms and will have a second example arriving later this year.

The eDaily is equipped with three battery packs providing 105kWh of storage and has a 140kW electric motor with 400Nm of torque. It can also be configured with two or four battery packs. Charging from a 22kW AC charger takes about five hours.

The arrival of the eDaily also previews frontal styling and interior updates for the diesel engined Daily range which is scheduled to reach the NZ market in 2026.

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NEWS Construction work is making rapid progess at the SH1/SH29 Piarere roundabout.

Progress at Piarere CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW ROUNDABOUT AT the intersection of State Highways 1 and 29 at Piarere is on track for completion in mid-to-late 2025.

Recent progress on the new two-lane roundabout has seen roadworkers install two underpass structures on the SH1 and SH29 approaches and paving work is about to begin on the roundabout. Meanwhile, construction is continuing on the southern side where the Tīrau approach road is being built.

While this work is underway the route south of the roundabout has been onto a bypass road adjacent to SH1. It’s expected this arrangement to be in

place until late September 2024, after the roundabout will open with two legs operational while work continues on the third.

Completion of the $40 million roundabout will improve efficiency, connectivity, and safety on this very important high-volume route.

An average of 20,000 vehicles travel through this intersection daily, which is a vital link between Auckland, Waikato and the Bay of Plenty, and onto the central and lower North Island.

The roundabout will also allow connection with the future expressway between Cambridge and Piarere, an extension of the existing SH1 Waikato Expressway.

Dunedin’s big day ready to roll DUNEDIN’S ANNUAL SPECIAL RIGS for Special Kids event is on Sunday August 25 this year.

The 31st annual event will again be based at the Edgar Centre in Portsmouth Drive and surrounding streets, with trucks assembling from 8.30am for registration.

The convoy departs at 11.10am, taking local children – including many with special needs – for a ride in a truck through Dunedin followed by a barbeque lunch.

The event is run entirely by volunteers, including NZ Police CVST members who volunteer their time to help lead the convoy, do point duty, and help with traffic flow.

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man the barbeques. Many of the helpers are the families and friends of committee members who come back in force each year to lend a hand.

Special Rigs for Special Kids receives massive

support from the southern transport industry.

Last years’ event saw 324 trucks take part with several fleets turning up with more than 30 trucks.

Some of the 348 trucks which took part in Dunedin’s 2023 Special Rigs for Special Kids convoy.

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SH1 gets priority repairs A SIGNIFICANT PROGRAMME OF maintenance and rehabilitation will begin from next month along a 220km stretch of State Highway 1 in the North Island.

The accelerated road renewal programme will see NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) carry out work over approximately 23% of SH1 between Piarere and Waiouru.

“This section of SH1 is ranked third worst in terms of quality on the network. We’re prioritising improving that by bringing forward the next four years of maintenance and delivering it by the end of 2025,” says Roger Brady, NZTA Regional Manager of Maintenance and Operations.

The 220km section of SH1 between SH29 at Piarere and SH49 at Waiouru had 5,670 potholes repaired between July 2022 and April 2024, resulting in a lot of road works disrupting traffic.

“Up to 2,400 heavy vehicles and 9,500 light vehicles use this corridor per day. With an increasing number of potholes, this stretch of road has also seen more maintenance activity required just to maintain the current condition,” says Brady.

To deliver the accelerated renewal programme, a series of full block closures is being planned across 16 months.

“This accelerated approach will reduce temporary traffic management and labour costs by delivering the work in less than half the time originally planned, and result in fewer potholes on the network over the next 25 years,” Brady says.

“Worker safety will also be improved by working in full closures, rather than adjacent to live traffic lanes.”

As well as road rebuilding, other work such as drainage and vegetation control will be completed at the same time. By taking this new approach, the programme for 110 lane kms of work can be condensed from five to under two years.

Block road closures will enable day and night crews to be used, improve safety for work crews, reduce traffic management costs and reduce the carbon footprint by utilising mobile asphalt plants.

NZTA says the new project has an increased spend (estimated $42m) in the first two years but condensing five year’s work into two will save an estimated $13.8 million. Longer term, by making these improvements on the highway in

such a concentrated manner, need for future road closures can be reduced.

The renewal work has been designed to ensure that water does not penetrate into the layers.

This will be achieved by using a combination of different types of asphalt and upgrading the drainage to optimise road pavement life.

NZTA says it will be working with road users,

freight companies, and local councils over the next month in preparation for the first section of works beginning in early September.

The first phase of the project will see SH1, from SH5 near Tīrau to the SH1/SH28 intersection near Putāruru, closed from Monday, September 9 for four weeks. More information, including detour routes, will be shared ahead of time.

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Fully electric refuse fleet ready

BY THE END OF THIS YEAR THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE, Colorado will be the first U.S. municipality to operate a fully electric fleet of residential recycling and refuse trucks.

Republic Services of Denver, a subsidiary of Republic Services, Inc. and the City of Louisville (northeast of Denver) have partnered to replace the

city’s residential recycling and waste collection fleet with electric trucks by the end of 2024.

The fleet serving the city of 22,000 population will include four McNeilus Volterra EV fully integrated electric recycling and waste trucks.

Developed with insights from Republic Services, these trucks prioritise safety in addition to producing zero tailpipe emissions.

Key safety features include 360-degree cameras, an enlarged windshield for improved visibility, lane-departure sensors, automated braking and audible devices that alert nearby drivers and pedestrians to compensate for their quieter operations.

By the end of 2024, Republic Services expects to be operating more than 50 EVs, as research vehicles or in partnership with other forward-thinking municipalities, across the country.

“These innovative EV collection trucks will fulfil our trash, compost and recycling needs, reduce noise pollution, and include larger windshields to increase each driver’s field of vision and lower greenhouse gas emissions,” says Mayor Chris Leh. “The technology already has been proven in other cities with more challenging climates than ours. What’s more, it is costcompetitive for our taxpayers. By taking this step, Louisville is ‘walking the walk’ and helping pioneer change in the field of environmental sustainability.”

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Truck racing gets environmental prize THE GOODYEAR FIA EUROPEAN TRUCK RACING Championship has achieved the highest level of environmental sustainability recognition from the governing body of world motorsport.

The series promotor, ETRA Promotion has received the prestigious FIA Three-Star Environmental Accreditation, for its sustainability efforts in the Goodyear FIA ETRC. The FIA’s three-level Environmental Accreditation Programme helps motorsport and mobility stakeholders worldwide to measure and improve their environmental performance.

ETRA’s environmental performance was audited by an independent FIA-appointed auditor with International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) experience, based on best practices in environmental sustainability and management, continuously improving existing processes and procedures and laying the foundations for operating in a sustainably way.

The audit report highlighted the championship’s efforts in promoting sustainability in truck racing, showcasing a diverse range of sustainable technologies, alternative powertrains and fuels. It also emphasised fostering environmental knowledge among race teams and working with stakeholders, partners and event organisers to improve the environmental performance of events.

The promoter of the Goodyear FIA ETRC now joins a small number of motorsport series, teams and events that have achieved the highest level of certification from the FIA. The Goodyear FIA ETRC has been at the forefront of sustainable motorsport, having been the first ever motorsport series to switch to 100% sustainable fuel in 2021, significantly reducing its carbon emissions by up to

90% over the entire cycle from well to wheel.

This transition to HVO biodiesel marked a pivotal milestone in the championship’s pursuit of sustainability and innovation, underscoring its commitment to serving as a leading platform for sustainable technologies in the road haulage industry and driving forward the acceptance of alternative technologies.

The Championship is open to any kind of technology and allows different power trains and sources on the same grid, placing it in a unique position to advance innovation. Hydrogen is set to become a significant power source in the commercial vehicle sector and therefore an official FIA hydrogen working group has been established.

Sustainability efforts in the Goodyear FIA ETRC have earned FIA Three-Star Environmental Accreditation.

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NEWS Volvo’s new FH line-up will be in the spotlight at the IAA Transportation Expo.

Volvo previews Hannover line-up TWO YEARS AGO, AT THE IA A TR ANSPORTATION Expo in Hanover, Germany, you could have been excused for thinking some of the major truck brands had forgotten about internal combustion engines.

It was most obvious on the Volvo Trucks stand where there wasn’t a diesel truck to be seen. Its Electric FE, FH, FL, FM and FMX ranges for Europe had the floorspace to themselves – apart from the display of the heavy truck hydrogen fuel cell powertrain Volvo is co-developing with Daimler Truck through 50:50 joint ownership of fuel cell pioneer cellcentric.

So, it’s interesting to learn that the Volvo Trucks’ line-up at the upcoming IAA 2024 exhibition in September will showcase a broader range of motive power. Volvo will show trucks with battery-electric powertrains, hydrogen fuel cells and renewable fuels in combustion engines among the eight models it plans to present in the IAA spotlight.

Four have battery electric powertrains, one is a hydrogen fuel cell prototype, two have diesel engines and one is gas-powered.

The new Volvo FH Aero range will be on display, recently launched for Europe, Asia and Africa including electric- and biofuel powered variants. The US market has seen the introduction of the Volvo VNL on an all-new platform and IAA will be the first opportunity to experience the VNL in Europe. Both truck models were developed with fuel efficiency and safety in focus.

“I’m excited to see the reactions from customers and media on our new truck ranges and future technologies,” says Roger Alm, President Volvo Trucks.

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Volvo Group and will demonstrate our commitment to reaching zero emissions and zero accidents – both are equally important for the success of our customers.”

The new Volvo FM Low Entry will also be at IAA – this is Volvo’s first truck developed only with a battery-electric powertrain and extraordinary driver visibility for improved safety in the busy city environment.

The Volvo FH16 Aero will be shown with the all-new D17 17-litre engine, adding power while reducing fuel consumption, and emissions.

This new engine is certified for both HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil) and biodiesel B100.

Volvo Trucks will a lso demonstrate its upcoming e-axle technology, tailor-made for Volvo’s next-generation battery-electric and fuel cell electric trucks, enabling longer electric range as well as optimised drivability.

While Volvo has five years of experience from electric trucks in customer operations in 47 countries worldwide, hydrogen is the next step when it comes to future powertrains.

Hydrogen for fuel cell applications and hydrogen in combustion engines are being developed in parallel to future-proof the company’s truck range for all markets and sustainable transport applications around the globe. Both hydrogen-based technologies are expected to reach customers towards the end of this decade.

Three of the Volvo’s trucks at IAA will be fitted with Volvo’s new Camera Monitor System (CMS) which brings benefits both in terms of fuel savings thanks to improved aerodynamics, but also enhanced safety through better visibility.

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Tesla joins IAA exhibitors THE IAA TRANSPORTATION 2024 EXPO IN HANNOVER, Germany during September is attracting record levels of exhibitor interest and wider international participation.

Compared to the 2022 event, the exhibitor registrations are up by 13% and comprise 26% new participants, including Tesla for the first time which will debut its electric Semi Truck to a European audience.

The leading countries for international exhibitors are China, followed by Turkey and Italy. The exhibition halls used in 2022 are already insufficient, with most being overbooked, and waiting lists are now in place for certain segments.

Returning exhibitors such as Mercedes-Benz Trucks and MAN will unveil their latest innovations in Hannover.

“We are really looking forward to this year’s IAA Transportation in Hanover and the exchange with customers and partners,” says Karin Rådström, CEO of Mercedes-Benz Trucks.

“Our highlight is the Mercedes-Benz eActros 600, which will go into series production at the end of the year. Before that, we send it on a journey of over 13,000km through more than 20 European countries. E-services and e-consulting will also play an important role at the IAA.” MAN will present an expanded portfolio of zero-emission trucks at Hanover.

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“We will be handing over the first MAN eTrucks to customers in 2024, and here at the IAA we are showcasing the greatly expanded range of variants.

The new chassis versions of the eTGX and eTGS can be highly customised with a variety of wheelbases, cab versions, engine performance classes, battery combinations, charging connection positions and numerous other industrytypical features,” says Alexander Vlaskamp, CEO of MAN Truck & Bus. “The global interest from exhibitors in climate-neutral mobility and sustainable commercial vehicles is evidently very high, indicating that the industry is fully committed to transformation,” says Jürgen Mindel, Managing Director responsible for IAA at the VDA. “For climate-neutral mobility in the transport sector, the innovative products of established manufacturers must be complemented by the expertise of software and battery producers.

“It is clear that we are in a crucial phase of transformation, requiring collaboration among all stakeholders. IAA Transportation provides the ideal platform for this exchange on both national and international levels,” says Mindel.

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Driver-less trucks equipped with Aurora Driver autonomous systems will be added to the Atlas Energy Solutions fleet.

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by Kodiak Robotics are being deployed in high capacity trucks operated in the Texas oil and gas fields by Atlas Energy Solutions.

The two companies have already completed their first driverless delivery of frac sand in West Texas’s Permian Basin. The 33km delivery transported Atlas’s high-quality frac sand from depot to a wellsite with no one inside the cab.

The hot and dry climate in the Permian Basin makes it one of the world’s most challenging environments for truck drivers. The Kodiak Driver autonomous system is well equipped to handle driving through harsh conditions, including dust storms that impact visibility and extreme heat.

Atlas has placed an order for Kodiak-equipped driverless trucks that will deliver frac sand across the Permian Basin’s existing infrastructure of private lease roads. Early next year, Atlas plans to launch commercial operations using its first two trucks equipped with the Kodiak Driver.

Under the agreement, Kodiak will provide its technology to Atlas via a driver-as-a-service licensing agreement.

Atlas will own the trucks, and Kodiak will provide the Kodiak Driver’s fully-redundant, platform-agnostic, hardware and software stack designed for scalable driverless deployment. Kodiak will also provide operational support services, including remote monitoring from its operations centre in Lancaster, Texas.

“The Permian Basin’s expansive private lease road network, which expands across the Delaware and Midland Basins, is an ideal environment in which to introduce autonomous trucking in North America,” said Chris 16 | Truck & Driver

Scholla, Chief Supply Chain Officer, Atlas.

“With average traffic speeds of under 20mph (32kph) on these large swaths of private roads, we can safely deliver a more reliable last-mile solution to our customers in the Permian Basin. This truly represents a step-change in oilfield logistics.”

Kodiak founder and CEO Don Burnette says deploying driverless trucks with Atlas marks the beginning of a new era for autonomous vehicles.

“Our partnership with Atlas will make us the first autonomous semitruck company to establish commercial driverless operations, and the first company to make autonomous trucking a real business. We look forward to scaling our trucking product not only in the Permian Basin, but also over-the-road.”

Atlas Energy Solutions is a leading proppant producer and proppant logistics provider, serving primarily the Permian Basin of West Texas and New Mexico.

It operates 12 proppant production facilities across the Permian Basin with a combined annual production capacity of 28 million tons, including both large-scale in-basin facilities and smaller distributed mining units.

Proppant is a key component necessary to facilitate the recovery of hydrocarbons from oil and natural gas wells.

The Atlas logistics assets includes a fleet of 120 trucks with custommanufactured trailers and a patented drop-depot process. The company also has a 67.5km conveyor system called Dune Express, which is currently under construction and is scheduled to come online in the fourth quarter of 2024.

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The Minister for Infrastructure, Hon. Chris Bishop and Amanda Croft, General Manager of Winstone Aggregates, introduce the new SANY e-dumper.

72-tonne e-dumper goes to work

NEW ZEALAND’S LARGEST BATTERY ELECTRIC off-highway dump truck has started trials near Wellington.

The fully electric SANY SKT105E e-dumper is being operated by Winstone Aggregates, a subsidiary of Fletcher Building, in a trial at Winstone’s Belmont quarry in Wellington.

The e-dumper can move up to 72 tonnes in a single load and features advanced electric drive technology, as well as regenerative braking to enhance its efficiency. It was unveiled by the Minister for Infrastructure, Hon. Chris Bishop before going to work in late-July.

Amanda Croft, General Manager of Winstone Aggregates, says improving sustainability throughout their operations is a key focus for the business.

“Winstone Aggregates has been serving New Zealand for 160 years, and our commitment to sustainability will ensure we can continue well into the next century. Investing in initiatives like electrifying our off-road fleet, sees us reducing our carbon emissions and also supports Fletcher Building’s goal of cutting emissions by 30% by 2030,” she says.

“The e-dump truck is the first trial of this technology within our business, and it will play a key role in shaping our broader sustainability strategy moving forward,” Croft says.

Belmont Quarry accounts for 40% of the Wellington region’s aggregate market and 50% of high-grade aggregates, such as concrete and asphalt products.

“We chose to test the e-dumper at our Belmont Quarry because the layout is ideal for recharging. It allows us to haul material downhill, meaning the dumper can travel up empty and come back down full of rock, generating its own electricity on the way down. This downhill hauling setup is unique to Belmont, as most of our sites require hauling materials uphill from a pit.

“By using the e-dumper, we estimate it could reduce our use of diesel by approximately 30,000 litres per annum based on current hours and fuel consumption of our existing fleet,” says Croft.

The acquisition of the e-dumper is made possible through co-funding from the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA), the grant

of $499,500 contributing 50% of the project’s costs, including the installation of essential charging infrastructure.

The SKT105E has electric motors capable of producing peak power of 820kW and maximum torque of 21,000Nm. It uses LFP (Lithium Iron Phosphate) battery cells.

A Winline Technology 60kW DC charger has been installed at the Belmont site, which takes around seven hours to fully charge the e-dumper.

The choice of charger was limited by the site’s power supply, so fast charging for in-shift charging was not an option.

EECA Transport General Manager Richard Briggs says the co-funding will allow Belmont to demonstrate off-road electrification opportunities to the wider industry.

“It’s exciting to see how Winstone Aggregates has considered Belmont’s unique terrain to integrate this innovative piece of equipment,” says Briggs.

“With operations underway, the company can be an example to others of how thinking creatively can lead to solutions that will meaningfully decrease emissions from Wellington’s aggregate market.

Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop tries the SANY e-dumper cab.

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NEWS The new Powertrain Test Facility will support the development of internal combustion engines, fuel cells and battery technologies.

Cummins bolsters European R&D CUMMINS IS EXPANDING ITS EUROPEAN R&D operations with the opening of a new, fuel agnostic Powertrain Test Facility at its Darlington, U.K. campus.

The facility expands Cummins’ current engine testing capabilities and will test full powertrains running on advanced diesel, natural gas, zero-carbon hydrogen fuel and battery electric technologies.

This testing will support the development of a wide range of Cummins and Accelera products including internal combustion engines for Euro 7 and Stage 6, fuel cells and batteries as well as key components like axles and e-axles.

The 738 sqm, two-storey facility significantly increases Cummins’ testing capacity with state-of-the-art facilities. This includes fully robotic driving with manual or automatic transmission, road grade and load simulation, wheel-slip simulation, and engine duty cycle recreation.

“It is a key part of our Destination Zero strategy to reduce the greenhouse gas and air quality impacts of our products - helping our customers in their energy transition, whatever solution they chose,” says Jonathon White, Vice President, Engine Business Engineering.

Highly advanced dynamometers allow testing of chassis-installed

powertrains. Previously focused predominantly on engine testing, Cummins engineers can now develop full drivelines for on-road use, from compact SUV size to 44-ton trucks and double-deck buses, plus off-road use in construction and agricultural machines. These can be two- or four-wheel-drive.

“Cummins’ broad powertrain engineering capability paves the way for the adoption of cleaner technologies while advancing driveability, performance, efficiency and sustainability as well as minimising operational costs,” says White.

“It also supports compliance with regulatory standards such as the upcoming Euro 7 and CO2 Heavy-Duty Vehicle regulations.”

The new facility also provides local environmental benefits as part of its daily operation. The advanced dynamometers feature energy recovery systems to generate electricity that can be used across the Cummins site and reduce the impact on the local grid. Additionally, water consumption is reduced by harvesting rainwater, using a similar system already in place in the engine plant.

The Darlington campus includes an engine and exhaust after-treatment plant, technical operations, and hosts a range of support staff. In total, there are around 1,750 Cummins employees on site.

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The Star of the Show prize at the 2023 Alexandra event was won by the Scania R 650 driven by Sheridan Foot from Dunedin’s A&L Coombs Contracting. Photo: David Kinch 18 | Truck & Driver

THE 42ND ANNUAL TRUCK PAR ADE HELD IN conjunction with Alexandra Blossom Festival celebrations will be held on Saturday September 28.

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Last year about 100 trucks, vintage cars and tractors led the street parade followed by pipe bands and decorated floats.

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Bombay show takes to the sky THE 2025 TRANSFLEET TRAILERS/ALLIED PETROLEUM Bombay Truck Show is taking to the air.

In the latest addition to the busy January 18 programme at the Bombay Rugby Club grounds, Heliworx Waikato https://www.facebook. com/HeliworxWaikato/ will be offering chopper flights from the truck show.

“It’s a very exciting addition to the event,” says show coordinator Marieka Morcombe.

“I can’t wait to see the show from the air and I think many others will take the chance to do the same.”

Another element of the 2025 show will be an increased commitment to inspiring the next generation into the trucking industry.

“There will be extra things for the kids to take part in. The kids area

Registrations are closing in on the 300 mark for the UDC Show & Shine.

will be free again, thanks to Mark at Rock and Rubble for sponsoring this. It’s a space that is packed all day.”

“Another attraction will be a special display of some of New Zealand’s iconic race trucks with kids being able to take home collectable posters to put on their walls. Just like the old days,” Marieka says.

“We bet that most of the current truckers had posters of their favourite trucks on their walls as kids, so let’s foster that.”

Registrations for the UDC Show & Shine are flowing in with almost 300 trucks already registered.

“We are only allowing 450. If you still haven’t registered, do it soon,” Marieka says.

The third edition of the Bombay Truck Show takes place at the Bombay Rugby Club on Saturday January 18.

Pass slow and wide safety message THE WEEKEND OF SEPTEMBER 14-15 WILL SEE THE equestrian community out on the road network to promote the Pass Slow and Wide safety message.

This is an international message that equestrians are promoting, and New Zealand will be participating in a worldwide awareness ride on September 14-15 to inform and educate road users on how to approach and pass horse riders safely.

Riders will be on the road September 14-15 to draw attention to the Pass Slow and Wide message.

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The New Zealand Equestrian Advocacy Network (NZEAN) with the support of New Zealand Riding for the Disabled (NZRDA), Equestrian Sports New Zealand (ESNZ), The New Zealand Pony Club Association (NZPCA) and Te Hapori Hōiho (National Māori Horse Association Aotearoa Trust) is campaigning for meaningful change in transport legislation to formally recognise horse riders as a Vulnerable Road User.

NZEAN, on behalf of equestrians, is leading a petition to the House of Representatives seeking this change.

Along with the Pass Wide and Slow message to drivers, NZEAN is asking horse riders across the country to share their near miss stories of riding on the road, because no single agency captures this data.

“This data will inform our presentation to Government,” says NZEAN spokesperson Julia McLean.

“It also means we are learning more about road user behaviours that are putting lives at risk. We ask that the truck driving industry works with us to ensure its network of drivers are informed on what to do, and what not to do.”

The petition can be found at: Petition of New Zealand Equestrian Advocacy Network: Vulnerable road user status for New Zealand horse riders (petitions.parliament.nz)

NEWS The Quantron QHM Aero (main) provides a 44-tonne heavy truck model with hydrogen fuel cell power while the QLI (bottom) is a light duty FCEV model already being used in customer trials.

Quantron readies fuel cell models GERMAN MANUFACTURER QUANTRON, A SPECIALIST in sustainable passenger and freight transportation, says it is ready to bring its first fuel cell powered light- and heavy-duty trucks to market.

The company says its goal is to offer zero emission commercial vehicles at comparable costs to equivalent diesel vehicles through strong partnerships with international commercial vehicle and component manufacturers.

It plans to share the details of its partnership plans when the IAA Transportation fair opens in Hannover on September 16.

To date Quantron has delivered more than 200 zero-emission commercial vehicles into customer hands, including the battery-electric Cizaris 12m city bus, which is being operated by customers in Italy and Austria.

The product portfolio also includes light trucks for the last mile and heavy trucks, with Quantron offering both battery and fuel cell electric power trains in its product range.

Its flagship heavy-duty tractor model is the Quantron QHM Aero with a GVW up to 44 tonnes, available as both BEV and FCEV versions.

Quantron says both variants can substitute a diesel-powered vehicle

without limitations, due to innovative packaging and intelligent technology features.

The company is also following dual BEV and FCEV development routes with its QLI light truck. Five of the fuel-cell powered QLI FCEV light trucks are in daily operations in Vienna with IKEA Austria. With a short refuelling time and a range of up to 450km, the Quantron QLI FCEV is proving to be the ideal complement to battery electric vehicles offered by the company in this segment.

Quantron says the first QHM FCEV AERO models will be ready for customer delivery soon. The QHM AERO has a long-distance cab – equipped for maximum comfort on long journeys – and has its hydrogen tanks (with a capacity of up to 54 kg) fully integrated between the axles, without a “backpack” behind the cab.

The design is ISO standard-compliant for semi-trailer combinations for international interchangeability and without restrictions in use compared to fuel cell-powered vehicles from other manufacturers.

Quantron is deploying innovative fuel cell technology with 240kW power, thanks to the latest generation of FCmove-XD fuel cells from Ballard Power Systems (2 x 120kW). Other features include an integrated e-axle, an aerodynamic design which reduces drag by 20% and thus improves range by 10% while achieving low noise and emission-free operation.

The light-duty Quantron QLI FCEV offers a range of up to 450km (depending on payload, driving style, weather conditions and route profile) and is available in weight classes between 3.5 to 5.2 tonnes. The design offers maximum flexibility in the choice of body variants, and a short refueling time of less than 10 minutes.

Founded in 2018, Quantron AG is a platform provider for trucks, buses and vans with fully electric powertrains and hydrogen fuel cell technology.

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NE OF STRONGEST BRANDING MESSAGES ON LOCAL highways displays the people, machines, and values of the big J. Swap operation in high quality graphics along the side of some of its familiar white and blue trucks and trailers.

Among the newest of these working billboards is this 2024 Fuso Shogun 6x4 tipper, working out of the Greerton depot and driven by Tauranga’s Steve Thomson.

This is the second time we’ve tested Fuso’s premium 510hp Shogun. The first test opportunity was more than three years ago – in the 6x4 tractor which was the first evaluation unit to arrive in New Zealand.

This is the first current generation Shogun to join the J. Swap fleet. The truck and also-new 4-axle Cambridge Welding Services tipper trailer are working on a 48-tonne permit, carting aggregates, sand, and roading materials between quarries and depots to various construction jobs, mainly in the Bay of Plenty.

The truck went on the road in early April, clocking up 19,000km just before we joined Steve for a day on Bay of Plenty and Waikato roads.

Notably, the truck also represents a return into the J. Swap fleet for the premium end of the Fuso brand.

“We’ve got some older Mitsi’s and a few of the smaller ones, but it’s been at least five years since we’ve bought anything bigger like this,” says director Stephen Swap.

“Trucks are getting better and better all the time and with more

power and quite a few other improvements, we thought it was a good time to try one again.”

One of the improvements Stephen says the company was most keen to put to the test is the 12-speed ShiftPilot automated transmission.

“We are definitely moving towards more autos in our trucks. The Waikato and Bay of Plenty are now just an extension of Auckland when it comes to how busy the traffic is,” Stephen says.

“You don’t buy a manual car these days and trucks are starting to go the same way. The modern autos work well and they’re easy to drive. When you don’t have to worry about gearchanges you can just concentrate on the traffic.”

The choice of Cambridge Welding Services for the steel rock body and trailer continues a long association between J. Swap and the Jones family at CWS. “It’s a relationship that goes back 50 or 60 years with my father and my uncle. They’ve [CWS] built quite a lot of stuff for us over the years,” Stephen says.

With the J. Swap crew busy at multiple construction jobs across the Waikato and Bay of Plenty, the seven-axle unit fits the requirement for manoeuvrability around tighter sites that larger HPMV units can’t achieve.

“The seven-axle configuration at 48 tonnes is a good combination for those jobs and we’ve got a mix of both alloy and steel units as well for different tasks,” says Stephen.

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Driver Steve Thomson says he likes the comfort and quietness of the Fuso. engine – the OM471 and DD13 from the wider Daimler and Detroit inventories – can only be specified in 6x4 configuration. Our recent Shogun tests have focused on the 11-litre 460hp 8x4 versions.

The top-of-the-range 12.8-litre in-line six-cylinder develops 375kW (510hp) at 1600rpm while peak torque is 2500Nm (1844 lb-ft) at 1100rpm. The bulk of that torque figure is being delivered as early as 900rpm and doesn’t tail off noticeably till 1500rpm.

Designated as the FV2651K, the top-of-the-range Shogun combines its performance with the modern priorities of a Euro VI emissions rating (using SCR and DPF), the smooth-shifting 12-speed ShiftPilot AMT and a comprehensive driver assist and safety tech package. There’s also a choice of spring or airbag rear suspension depending on the role and operator preferences.

One option on this truck are some wide Bridgestone M478 Super Single steer tyres in 385/65 R22.5 sizing. The rear tyres are Bridgestone M840s in the standard 11R 22.5 sizing and the CWS trailer is fitted with Firestone TSP-3000 rubber in 265/70 R19.5 size.

Our test begins with Greerton depot manager Joel Grason explaining he’s put together a schedule that will offer a good variety of photo opportunities. Joel also says that with work ramping up on Tauranga’s Takitimu North Link roading project, the depot has never been busier and there are plans to extend the site in the coming months.

We begin leg one of the Big Test with Steve steering the empty 7-axle combo out of Maleme St, through the Barkes Corner and Tauriko roundabouts and heading west towards the Waikato on SH29.

“Joel organises all of our loads and times for us,” says Steve.

“We’re loaded pretty much all of the day, apart from the first trip of the day.”

The Shogun is single-shifted with Steve making a 5.30-6.00am start most days.

“Most of the time I’m doing about 350-400km a day which is

about half a tank of diesel.”

There are now 12 J. Swap quarry sites, but the largest for the company is the Taotaoroa Rd facility in the hills between Matamata and Cambridge.

“I can get from Maleme St over to Taotaoroa in 45 or 50 minutes and it’s about an hour back loaded. But that’s all depending on the traffic. It makes a big difference and it’s only getting worse,” says Steve.

“Some days we’ll do four trips back to Maleme St and last trip can be a long one if you hit the afternoon traffic at the Ruahihi power station. Some days it’s straight through and the next day it’s not.

One day it was an hour-and-a-quarter from Ruahihi.”

Steve tells me he’s been driving trucks for 30 years and joined the J. Swap team about six years ago.

“I got my license when I was 21 and I’ve driven the older Mitsis and Isuzus, A-trains and B-trains, and I’ve carted chemicals and livestock,” Steve says.

From his earlier experiences with Fuso models, Steve says the dependability was the main attribute.

“Reliability is the big thing. Even with the older Mitsi’s, if you look after them, they will keep on going and going.

“This is my second new truck with Swaps. When I first started here, I had an old Mitsi and after a year-and-a-half I was offered a new Isuzu. I drove that for four years and then Cameron [Swap] offered this new one to me. I wasn’t going to turn it down.”

The Isuzu which Steve drove previously was a 2019 CYZ 460 6x4 tipper with an 18-speed manual, also in 7-axle configuration, and doing the same type of work. It remains in the J. Swap fleet and is now working from Matamata.

Steve says the combination of size, weight, axle configuration and horsepower is ideal for a wide range of tipper work.

“This one is on a 48-tonne permit. The tare weight is 17.9t, so I can take a load up to 30 [tonnes],” he says.

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“I think it could work at 50-odd [tonnes] pretty easily with a different trailer,” Steve says.

“But this set-up works well because some of our bigger units can’t get into the sites we have to get into, because of their length,” he says.

“The steering lock is unbelievable, and you need it at some of the places we go to. The steering actually feels pretty light, but it doesn’t wander and you’re not always making little corrections.”

Steve’s also impressed by the CWS trailer which rides on air suspension.

“Some trailers will wander around, but this one stays there and follows the truck really nicely,” he says.

The unloaded run up the Kaimais is an almost effortless climb, mainly in 11th gear with the Shogun maintaining 75kph even on the longer climbs. On the Waikato side descent in a steady stream of traffic the Shogun is using 10th gear to hold about 55kph.

After passing Te Poi and Hinuera the Shogun is cruising on the flat in the 0.775:1 overdriven top gear at 90kph with the tachometer indicating about 1500rpm. Later I discover the tech data for the truck includes a figure of 1530rpm for 90kph in top gear.

The Shogun 510 immediately impresses for its smooth performance and its quietness. The comfort and sound insulation match the relaxed performance expected from the high-side of 500hp while the gearshifts are well-matched to the torque delivery.

“Comfort-wise, with the rear suspension on airbags, it’s unreal,” Steve says.

“The Isuzu was all springs, and this is far more comfortable. It’s probably most noticeable when the truck is unloaded and you’re hitting some of the bigger bumps out here on the highway.”

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Another difference to the Isuzu is the height of the cab.

“It’s easy to get in and out of, but it’s a long way up compared to the Isuzu. It helps with visibility, and I think you see a lot more,” Steve says.

“The visibility is excellent. And it’s got lane departure warning and blind spot detection [Active Side Guard Assist] so the truck will talk to you if there’s a vehicle coming up the side of you. It’s on both sides.”

This level of driver assist technology is new to Steve and he says it’s taken a little while to get used to the features.

“It’s got distance warning [Adaptive Cruise Control], and the truck will brake for you.”

There’s also Active Attention Assist [driver fatigue monitoring] and ABS/EBS with Active Brake Assist on the Shogun safety roster.

Other tech includes LED low beam headlights and auto high beam control, Smart Key and 7-inch touchscreen media display.

Turning off SH29 it’s a short run into Taotaoroa Rd before taking the quarry access road. It ends with a short and steep climb, levelling out to discover what Steve calls “a pretty big hole in the ground” and a busy fleet of large excavators and haul trucks at work.

Steve knows where the various stockpiles of different grade materials are located, and as he pulls up beside the correct mountain a big CAT 982M loader is waiting.

Our first product is Blue/Brown 100 rock being used in the base foundations of the Takitimu North Link build.

“One bucket for the truck and, boom, it’s done. And then about a bucket-and-a-half for the trailer,” says Steve.

The Fuso isn’t equipped with onboard scales.

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“There are scales on the loader and then we go over the weighbridge before we leave here, so there shouldn’t be any reason you’re overloaded,” Steve says.

On this trip our timing is close to ideal and there are two trucks ahead in the queue for the weighbridge before we can exit the quarry.

“Sometimes it gets really busy with 10 or 15 trucks parked up around the corner waiting for the weighbridge,” says Steve.

After some more photos and the run through the sweeping curves of Taotaoroa Rd, we stop and turn left back onto SH29.

The shift sequence when fully loaded sees the Shogun select second from stationary, then fifth, seventh, ninth and tenth with each shift happening at about 1800rpm before picking up top gear at 73kph.

Steve rates the transmission as probably the most impressive

Loading at the Katikati quarry which offers scenic views across the Bay of Plenty.

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aspect of the truck.

“It’s very smooth and it picks a gear and holds it.

“It will pretty much do it all by itself. It’s got four modes – Auto Economy, Auto, Auto Heavy, and Manual. I drive it mostly in the Auto Heavy mode because it holds the gears just a little bit longer. In Economy it will skip two gears all the time and I think it drives nicer in A Heavy.

“About 90% of the time it will start in second. It’s only in Manual mode that you can get into first gear, and I pretty much leave it in auto all the time now,” Steve says.

“When you’re just cruising down the highway you hardly notice the shifts at all when its going between 11th and 12th apart from a very slight change in the engine note.

“The very first day I had it I tried driving in Manual mode a bit but there’s not really much point. There’s just the odd time when you want to go down one gear and if you’re in Heavy mode it does that really well from the accelerator.

“I will put it in Manual mode if I’m spreading a load of GAP 65 or 40. I’ll mostly do it in second, depending on how thick they want it.

In the slippery going the Fuso has diff locks and the traction control can be disabled for muddy conditions.

“We use that at some of the building sites where there is a clay base. Swaps say that when you are offroad – somewhere like a cockies’ race – you should put your diff locks in. Basically, that’s company policy.

“I really like the Hill Start feature that holds the truck from rolling back for a second or two when you switch from the brake to the accelerator.”

Steve says he likes the comfort of the Shogun and the space available in the cab. The driver’s seat has air suspension and a folding armrest, the steering wheel is tilt adjustable and there is generous legroom and footwell space.

“You can adjust the lumbar support and everything. The comfort and the seating are far superior to what I’ve had in the past. And these have some good room inside them.”

“The [climate control] air conditioning is excellent, and it demists the windscreen pretty quicky.”

Controls on the left side of the leather steering wheel adjust the dash

display and on the right side are the controls for the speed limiter and cruise control.

Typical of Japanese trucks there is a basic sleeper behind the seats with a narrow bunk and curtains.

“It’s basically just storage space and you can put stuff behind you. I don’t do the sort of hours to need a bunk,” Steve says.

It’s the centre console area that is of the most use and Steve says he doesn’t need to make use of the two storage compartments above the windscreen.

“One thing it doesn’t have is a cup holder in decent reach. There’s a good one but it’s quite a long reach across to it. It’s right at the edge of what is a comfortable reach.

“There’s a toolbox on the outside [left hand side] where I keep a little rubber mallet, cleaning equipment and a tow rope.”

The biggest test of the loaded Shogun is going to the run across the Kaimais. Steve says the truck typically goes over the hill in seventh gear, but we don’t get a typical run.

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any speed before the climb begins and after the tractor turns off the highway, we pass the SH28 junction at 42kph in eighth gear using just under 1800rpm.

On the long initial climb the speed gradually bleeds away while the transmission holds eighth gear and climbs all the way toward the woolshed left-hander at 34kph. At the exit of the corner the speed drops to 29kph and the Shogun shifts into seventh and Steve reminds me he was unable to get his usual run at the hill.

We’re closing on a slower truck and with a steady stream of light vehicles passing us Steve keeps to the left lane and follows the other truck.

The transmission picks up sixth gear at 23kph using 1750rpm and Steve says he’d usually be doing 26-27kph at this point without the interruptions. There’s a down shift to fifth gear for just a couple of seconds as we’re slowed by the truck in front, but then pick up pace again to reach the lookout at 28kph in seventh.

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At the summit we’re already back to ninth at 45kph. Steve says it was unusual for the Shogun to briefly grab fifth on the climb but the slow start and the progress of the truck in front are probably the reason for it.

On the descent using stage two of the Jacobs brake the Fuso is held at 66kph in tenth gear.

The three-stage along with the transmission controls are on the left hand steering column stalk with the wipers and indicators operated from the left hand side. Like other aspects of the truck the exhaust brake is also notably quiet.

Our route takes us to Tauriko, onto Takitimu Drive and past the construction site for the North Link. We need to go all the way to the Elizabeth St roundabout and double back to where 15th Ave joins the existing expressway.

A tipping site has been built there with material being stockpiled for later transport to the site.

“The tip-off is a bit tricky. You have to back a long way and up onto a ramp. And they didn’t make it the widest, so you can only just get your trailer around.”

The North Link project is part of Tauranga’s long overdue network improvements which will provide a four-lane route to the north of city – as far as Te Puna in stage one and then to Omokoroa in stage two.

The wider Tauranga SH2/SH29 network will eventually provide access into the Tauriko industrial area while by-passing the Tauriko school area.

“You can go on the NZTA YouTube channel and see how the Northern Link and the other roads will look when it’s all finished. It’s impressive,” Steve says.

“It’s a big project. Quite a few companies are working on it and there’s going to be a lot of dirt to move.”

It’s a short empty run back to Maleme St where Steve gives the bins a wash out and takes an early lunch break.

The third leg of our day is to Katikati Quarry where grade 3 roading chip is stockpiled. The loader at Maleme St – a Komatsu WA470 – is

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smaller than the big CAT at Taotaoroa so it’s one and three-quarter buckets to fill the truck and two-and-a half for the trailer.

The third stretch of our test doesn’t have the climbs and descents of the Kaimais, but it does have constant traffic, road works and tight roundabouts to once again show the transmission is again up to the job of being left to do its own thing.

The Katikati quarry is on Wharawhara Rd, the road climbing past the kiwifruit orchards and gaining altitude quickly.

The final climb into the quarry is step, short and narrow and Steve uses Manual mode for the first time in the day to select fifth gear and we climb at 28kph using 1800rpm.

The location is a treat. As we turn at the quarry there’s a panoramic view across Matakana Island and down towards Mt Maunganui and beyond with the Tauranga harbour in the foreground.

After neatly jack-knifing the trailer and tipping the chip into the bunkers, Steve lines up to receive the final load for this test – some GAP40 to stock in the Maleme St bunkers. Hayden Woolston will be driving this 30-tonne load back to Tauranga to complete the test.

Steve says he’s impressed with the comfort, cab space and power of the Shogun 510 and its suitability to the 48-tonne, 7-axle tipper role.

“I like the performance. Five-ten is decent power, and the transmission works really well. The truck suits me down to the ground,” he says.

“It’s very easy and comfortable to drive and it’s a very quiet truck.

You don’t get much road noise at all, and it’s sealed quite nicely.

“And the Japanese have got things sorted when it comes to comfort, the turning circle, and cab space. I’m liking everything about it – no complaints at all.”

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T’S BEEN THREE YEARS SINCE I LAST DROVE a 510hp Fuso Shogun, and that was the 6x4 tractor evaluation unit that had just arrived in New Zealand back then.

This time I’m excited to test this truck in a specification, and in a sector, that I really think it shines. This month we catch up with the J Swap team in Tauranga to see how they are getting on with their new Shogun tipper.

It’s great to test a truck with such a good company. J Swap has become a big company, but it is still family owned and a pleasure to deal with when it comes to testing trucks.

We catch up with regular driver Steve Thomson at the Tauranga branch and head out for the day. Steve takes the truck and its four-axle CWS trailer empty over the Kaimais to get a load of metal from the J Swap owned and operated Taotaoroa quarry. It’s a busy site, but

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it all seems well oiled, and we are in and out in no time.

After heading back to Tauranga, we tip off the load at the Takitimu North Link site and head back to the yard for a second load which is destined for another Swap’s quarry out at Katikati. Its situated up in the hills giving an amazing view across Matakana island towards Mt Maunganui and beyond.

It’s here where I take the wheel for a fully loaded run back to the Tauranga yard. It seems like I keep bringing this up in a few of our Big Tests, but because Fuso is part of the wider Daimler suite of brands it’s a very familiar workstation.

Items like the steering wheel and stalks are almost identical to the Mercedes-Benz, Freightliner and now the new Western Stars that I have driven. In the modern truck era, the

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steering wheel and stalks is where most of the driving is done, and I really like this as I already know where everything is and how it all works.

As we pull out of the quarry, we head down the steep tight hill back to the main road. I keep the engine brake in stage three and just let that hold us back with a bit of service brake

• SPECIFICATIONS • in there to help on the descent. Being a tight road with tight corners the trailer tracks well and we are soon at the T-junction to join SH2 and head back to Tauranga.

My route along this road has some small climbs, lots of road works and some open road driving. Our speed varies a lot and the 510hp engine and the 12-speed ShiftPilot auto transmission work really well together.

Once again, this a bonus from Fuso being a part of the Daimler stable. These are very similar drivetrains which you will find across their brands, and they are well-proven. And its accompanied by the Detroit safety package with adaptive cruise control, active attention assist, active side guard assist, ABS/EBS, and auto high beam along with tech such as Smart Key and 7-inch touchscreen media display all of which are across the brands.

I find it’s a very relaxed and quiet workspace and being an auto box going through the many roundabouts and roadworks is easy driving. The vision from the truck and consistent way the trailer tracks make road placement easy as we cruise along towards Tauranga.

The 12.8-litre six cylinder engine develops 510hp at 1600rpm while the peak torque of 2500Nm at 1100rpm has us moving along at

a steady pace. Our speed has to drop for the roundabouts and road works and each time the torque and the well-timed gearshifts get us moving again with what seems like very little effort.

During my drive Steve and I can have a good conversation in the quiet cab and it’s one more aspect of how easy and refined the Shogun is to drive. It’s really nice to test this truck in this application and in spite of the busy traffic I really enjoy my drive back to the Tauranga yard.

While watching Steve in the quarry I’d noticed the turning circle in tight spaces is very good. I get to confirm that for myself as I turn the truck and trailer unit around in the Maleme St yard.

A bit off topic from my test drive, but during our day with the J Swap team it’s evident that it’s school holidays and I notice a few kids in the cabs of some trucks. This is how most of us sparked our passion and got started – riding in trucks with our fathers, or even mothers was a great introduction to this amazing industry.

I love seeing J Swap allowing this to happen in this day and age. It’s really good to see and helps the future of our industry.

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EW ZEALAND TRUCK & DRIVER apologises for an editorial error in the August 2024 issue which resulted in the Hayden Test section of the Big Test repeating the copy from our August 2023 issue. Online versions of the magazine were corrected and here is the missing Hayden Test of the Gill Construction Isuzu CYZ 460 tipper unit.

How important is an 18-speed manual transmission today? This month I head to Blenheim where we catch up with Gill Construction to test their new Isuzu Giga Series CYZ 460 tipper.

As far as I can tell from asking around and my general knowledge, Isuzu is the only Japanese brand still offering an 18-speed manual transmission, although I’m happy to be corrected on that.

This Isuzu is a 6x4 tipper powered by the 15.7-litre six-cylinder engine developing 460hp. It’s a sharp looking truck painted in the Gill’s blue livery.

Before we hit the road there is a quick morning catch up with the Gill Construction team and a tour through the workshop. There’s a pretty cool classic rebuild in progress that is meant to be finished for the next (and last) Wanaka truck show at Easter 2025. I won’t say what it is, as I’m not sure if I am allowed to.

There’s busy morning traffic on the Blenheim streets when we head out for our day with regular driver Matthew `Rowdy’ Sloan.

It’s not very often that we have a truck on our cover without a trailer behind it, but there is a reason for this one. The Isuzu is an around town tipper doing short trips between Gill’s own quarry plants and depots and to local construction sites.

But 460hp is enough to hook a trailer on and head a bit further away from base to do other jobs when needed.

I take over for the second load of the day which is out to the Gill’s transportable crusher in the Wairau Valley. There’s a 10-tonne load of AP40 to bring back on Highway 63 and into home base.

Once I’m in the cab it seems like a tight fit. Even with the seat as far back as it can go, the foot well seems tight. I am just under 6ft tall and after some adjustment of the steering wheel I find myself in an acceptable driving position.

Adjusting the mirrors is easy with the electric controls to the left of the driver’s seat.

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Hayden Woolston On the main road, with 460hp available the Isuzu flies of the mark with no trailer on the rear, getting up to 90kph in no time.

Getting through the gears in the 18 speed Roadranger presents no problems and although I find the gear box a little tight and the shifts quite short, it’s a very forgiving a Roadranger for a driver of my experience level.

As we are running just below 90kph it doesn’t feel like I need to change the extra half gear to top gear. In 17th we are running at 1700rpm at 90kph and when I do take the half gear – just to see where the gearing sits – it settles at 1500rpm.

As I’m driving on some busy and narrow rural roads the lane keep assist buzzer gets a little annoying, so I turn it off. It doesn’t take long to find the button on the dash, and it all falls easy to hand. I really like the tidy layout of everything in this cab – it’s all really simple and easy to navigate.

For my liking I find the steering feels a little too light and it does seem to pull to the left just slightly. It’s no way the worst I have experienced.

The noise levels in this cab are very good. It’s really interesting to hear Rowdy say that he has noticed a decrease in dust levels inside the cab from his previous truck. I think that is a very good observation in relation to the cab changes and build.

The two-stage engine brake is found on the left hand stalk – the first stage providing exhaust braking, and the second stage is the retarder.

It works well at truck-only weights, with stage one ideal for reducing your speed down the gears as you approach the busy roundabouts in Blenheim.

It’s not too long and we are back in the Gill’s depot where I do a U-turn in the yard to give Rowdy his truck back. The turning circle is very good which is a really good advantage for the type of work this truck is doing.

It’s interesting that Gill Construction have put the 18-speed manual into this role rather than choosing an auto transmission. But at least there is the option for those that do prefer a manual box.

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HERE’S NOTHING LIKE SEEING A bunch of Kiwi athletes with some nice, shiny medals at an Olympic Games.

After all the hard work, all the physical and emotional endurance, all the support of friends and families, it’s a magical thing. Even to get to the Olympics is such an enormous achievement.

Back on the less elevated level of day-to-day life, our industry has been having some decent wins, and business as usual continues at pace.

Late July we had an historic day at our organisation with the Board formally adopting a new constitution and governance structure.

The new constitution introduces a single national membership structure, supported by regional branches and sector groups. This replaces the current system, built around four separately governed regional associations with one focused on sector advocacy and delivering member priorities.

Transporting New Zealand’s national membership will now directly elect board members and sector group representatives at national elections – the first of which will occur in Napier on October 4. The governance changes will help ensure that our organisation remains effective, relevant, and fit for purpose, and also ensure that we comply with the Incorporated Societies Act. Transport Minister Simeon Brown announced The Land Transport (Drug Driving) Amendment Bill will be sent

to the Transport and Infrastructure Select Committee for consideration after its first reading recently.

The push for roadside drug testing legislation came from the RTF years before I joined, and a little like with our constitutional change, this news is welcome. It is a credit to many of the leaders we’ve had before that some of these things are finally coming to fruition.

Anything that makes the roads safer is excellent for truckies and all road users. It’s vital that police have a system to get drugged drivers off our roads. It’s also a timely reminder that there are some important issues to watch out for with the new testing regime, in particular, managing the risks related to legal and prescription drug use which may trigger positive test results.

We need to make sure the system has plenty of checks and balances and doesn’t stop people from driving who aren’t impaired.

Back in July we were pleased to see a positive response to a letter that we, along with other road user group representatives, wrote to Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau about our concerns with Wellington City Council’s plan to put in six pedestrian crossings, five with raised speed platforms, along a 1.7km stretch of freight route.

Mayor Whanau acknowledged that the design needs to be balanced with other factors as well as safety. She is now reviewing the proposal.

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Penny Simmonds, late last week, the consultation on the proposed changes to the tertiary sector is imminent. Our intel indicates that the proposed options will address some of the more significant industry concerns, but we will need time to go through the proposals. The consultation period is six weeks.

Of particular interest to livestock operators, we are preparing a formal submission on the National Animal Identification Tracing (NAIT) scheme. The scheme is reviewed every three years to shape the next threeyear strategy and to calculate funding. Livestock operators have been fined for animals arriving at plants without tags and there is a good case that they are facing an unfair liability.

We have developed a survey to collect operator feedback and I am pleased to see some operators have already completed it. Our survey closes at 5:00pm next Thursday, August 8.

We are also developing a submission on the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) regime.

ANZSCO is a skill-based classification used to classify all occupations and jobs in the Australian and New Zealand labour markets.

It affects skilled migration reporting, work visa and residency applications, and the quality of occupation data generally hence our interest in it .

We have also formally requested that the Ministry of Transport commit to undertake a review of the RUC legislation.

Over the last several months, Transporting New Zealand has been assisting ACC to promote and encourage recovery at work. A shout out to Hilton Haulage and K&S Freighters for making themselves available as trialists for this initiative. Following some good discussion at our Twizel

Dom Kalasih is hopeful that new tertiary education options will address some of the more significant industry concerns. seminar, we have written to the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners seeking its help with general practitioners to ensure that people who have been injured, regardless of whether that injury occurs at work or not, are taking the best possible road to recovery.

The above is just a sample of what’s going on in the business-asusual space, and I hope it shows we are continuing to work hard to best represent the needs and interests of our members.

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LTRA-MARATHON RUNNER and health coach Lisa Tamati, is the keynote speaker at Transporting New Zealand’s North Island seminar, being held at East Pier in Napier, from October 4-5.

Tamati is a professional ultra-endurance athlete with 25 years’ experience running the toughest endurance events in the world including the 217km Badwater run across Death Valley. She is also an author, motivational speaker, and health optimisation coach.

Her passion, drive, insatiable appetite for learning and varied life experiences make her a formidable force when it comes to helping people optimise their health, their performance or helping them fight when their backs are against the wall with a difficult health diagnosis.

The seminar is shaping up to be another action-packed and full-on day on October 5.

It will include top speakers discussing major issues facing road transport operators and will also be a good opportunity to catch up and chat in a lively and convivial atmosphere.

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a video presentation from Transport Minister Simeon Brown.

Nominations are now open for awards The event will conclude with a dinner and industry awards – the VTNZ Supreme Contribution to Road Transport, EROAD Young Driver, Fruehauf Outstanding Contribution to Innovation, TrackIT Outstanding Contribution by a Woman in the Road Transport Industry, and EROAD Outstanding Contribution to Health and Safety.

Nominations close on September 16.

East Pier is located on the waterfront in Napier’s historic port area of Ahuriri and is the area’s oldest beach front dining venue and still boasts without doubt the best location with the best views in town.

The weekend is free for Transporting New Zealand members, and $230 for non-members.

For information on sponsorship, award nominations, and general questions, please contact Jenny Murray at: jenny@transporting.nz or call (04) 471 8284.

Check out our website for more information: www.transporting.nz.

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Above: Craig Welsford (left), with Grant Keen from Icon Logistics in Dunedin.

Right: Naomi Toimata, from Auckland’s Alexander Group.

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WO DRIVERS SHARED THE EROAD YOUNG Driver Award at the South Island Seminar in Twizel in June run by Transporting New Zealand.

Both drivers have a comitment to learning and personal development and both have shown good technical skills and adaptability to technology. They have also shown a strong comittment to safety, and both have demonstrated leadership with mentoring.

Naomi Toimata, from Alexander Group, and Craig Welsford, from Icon Logistics, are great examples of the talent coming through in the sector. They came to the industry in very different ways, but they have both shown professionalism and dedication.

Naomi Toimata, 25, from the Alexander Group, based in Auckland, started her working life in retail, working in Farmers.

Seeking a change, she decided to pursue a career in truck driving.

To fund her Class 2 license, which cost $1800 at the time, Naomi took on a second job. However, after getting her Class 2, she struggled to find a driving job in Hamilton due to her lack of experience.

Her breakthrough came when she was offered an interview with Alexander Group. At that time, the company was looking at ways to fix a shortage of experienced drivers. After a successful interview and a pre-employment driving assessment, Naomi passed and became the first candidate of the Alexander Accelerator Cadet Programme.

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managing DG paperwork, and using various IT applications; conducting hazard and risk assessments; and navigating through South Auckland and North Waikato.

Despite concerns from some male counterparts about her ability to handle the physical demands of the south route, which is the heaviest run for Auckland-based vehicles, Naomi completed the Alexander Accelerator Cadet Programme with flying colours.

She gained her Class 4 Licence in 2022 and her Class 5 Licence in 2023. She is now driving a Scania 650hp HPMV Tractor Unit, managing rotating shifts between days and nights, covering various destinations, and performing both driving and non-driving tasks.

Naomi’s success is attributed to the support from her colleagues, management, customers, supervisors, and driver trainers at Alexander Group. Her willingness to learn and apply training has been evident from her Class 2 to Class 5 driving.

Naomi says it’s “an honour” to receive the EROAD Young Driver Award, which is now on display at her parents’ place.

“I’ve met so many other drivers who are just as deserving,” says Naomi. “It’s definitely an honour. I’ve made lots of friends along the way. I’ve had the best to my driving career with Alexander Group.”

“I work with one of my best friends as well, Iaeli Lamese, who has cheered me on since the beginning! It’s a privilege being able to work alongside her and other drivers I looked up to when I was younger.

“I like to encourage young people and women to get into the industry, especially if they enjoy driving. In the few years I’ve been on the road, I’ve made some good friendships and lifelong memories.

Why not get paid doing something you enjoy?”

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Craig Welsford, of Icon Logistics in Dunedin, says it was “really good to win” the award.

Now 30, Craig grew up in Dunedin and thanks his family for encouraging him to join the road transport industry.

“I was doing just a bit out of everything out of school. My brother Sam got me the job at Icon, he was doing an apprenticeship. I’ve been there for about five years now. Everything I learnt was through him.

“The old man always had trucks. He’s an owner driver for Courier Post. He’s the one who got me onto getting my licence.”

After driving “a wee class 4 truck around town”, Craig says he went through the ranks. He’s currently driving a Class 5, mostly containers, all around town.

What does he like about his role? It’s all the different places you go, he says. “ You’re never at the same place all day, you always go somewhere

different. Now and again, you get the odd run out of town if you’re lucky. There’s always something different, loading and unloading trucks usually.”

Training and on-the-job learning were both important.

“I’ve done the flatbed training, I’ve also done the swing lift course through TR Group. And the rest of it was just being out there and doing it. I started at the very bottom and got the experience as I went through the different trucks.”

Craig says he enjoys working at Icon. “The management are really good to work for and the staff are friendly. It is a good place to work.”

His message to young people: “I think it’s a great industry to get involved in, it’s a great career, you can go far if you work hard.”

What skills do you need?

“Think ahead, always be prepared to learn, take everything on board.”

Raising objections to raised platforms

By Bill O’Byrne

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S PART OF ITS INDUSTRY advocacy role, Transporting New Zealand hosted a group of Wellington transport operators and truck operators in July to discuss the Wellington City Council’s proposal to put in six pedestrian crossings on a 1.7km section of a major freight and public transport route.

All the crossings on Thorndon Quay are planned to have stop lights, and five of them were to have raised platforms.

There were representatives from NZ Bus and Coach, FENZ (Fire and Emergency New Zealand), the Automobile Association, Tranzurban Wellington, and NZ Heavy Haulage Association, as well as three Wellington councillors and Transporting New Zealand interim CEO, Dom Kalasih.

One of the key issues is how raised platforms negatively impact buses, damaging suspensions.

While Auckland has tried, and now is getting rid of some raised platforms, the Wellington City Council seems to have embraced them, ostensibly for safety purposes. But as some bus service providers have found, the raised road platforms have been causing major issues for vehicles, while the safety value of them is debated.

According to the Bus and Coach Association, larger bus operators in Wellington find raised crossings and speed bumps have become a nightmare for their buses and the smooth delivery of public transport.

Legislation requires that urban buses meet specifications that keep them low to enable the ease of use/access for all public transport users. But raised crossings and speed bumps have caused a major increase in damage to the undercarriage of vehicles including oil sumps, engine, and suspension damage, particularly when they are loaded.

The association says this increases costs and contributes to bus cancellations as vehicles need to be taken off roads more often for inspection and repair.

The BCA says that in many cases drivers have to come to a near-complete stop in order to get over the bumps and platforms which slows journey times and that makes for an uncomfortable ride for passengers. One Wellington operator has 85 raised crossings and speed bumps on its routes in Wellington alone.

James Martin-Bond, from Fire and Emergency, said raised platforms on the roads are a huge impediment to their appliances getting to emergency call-outs.

The start-stop nature of getting their vehicles over the platforms has already added minutes to response times. The additional 30 seconds or a minute or so may seem insignificant to most

transport journeys but with a target response time of eight minutes to get to an emergency 80% of the time, that is a significant delay. Especially when a fire doubles in size every minute.

Transporting New Zealand interim CEO Dom Kalasih said while the delays over that section may not be critical for trucks when it is only a small part of their journey, the stop-start operation does nothing good for vehicles and adds to suspension and brake wear.

While the meeting agreed that safety must always be paramount, Kalasih said in this case, where pedestrians are crossing when the traffic is stopped by traffic signals, it is hard to imagine how raised platforms contribute to increased safety.

A letter was drafted among the group and sent to Wellington mayor Tory Whanau who has since agreed to that more consultation would be a positive step.

From left: Rob Giller, of Bus and Coach NZ; Wellington city councillor Ray Chung; James MartinBond, from Fire and Emergency; Geordie Cassin, from AA; Transporting New Zealand interim chief executive, Dom Kalasih; Jonathan Bhana-Thomson, from NZ Heavy Haulage Association; Samuel Stairmand, from Tranzurban Wellington; and Wellington city councillor Tony Randle.

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SH2 over the Remutaka Hill road is one of New Zealand’s highest-risk sections of state highway.

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By Billy Clemens, Policy & Advocacy Lead at Transporting New Zealand

HERE’S A PANEL BEATER’S COLOUR-MATCHING chart built into the barriers of the Remutaka Hill Road showing where some drivers have misjudged the many curves.

The steep, winding and narrow section of State Highway 2 can be tough to navigate in heavy vehicles, even for experienced road freight operators.

Reckless overtaking from light vehicles and motorcyclists keeps the thrill levels dangerously high on some bits.

There have been big safety and efficiency improvements on the southern (Wellington) side of the hill, most notably the easing of Muldoon’s Corner back in 2012. NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi also recently accepted that the slow vehicle bays on the hill were not working well, and has added additional signage to improve driver comprehension, and renamed them as slow vehicle lanes.

Despite these improvements, danger spots on the northern side of the hill still require urgent widening or easing. This was made clear from member feedback to NZTA and Greater Wellington Regional Council (GWRC) at Transporting New Zealand’s recent roading forum in Upper Hutt.

From what we’ve heard from members so far it, appears that Upper Windy Point and Lower Windy Point are sections on the northern side that should next be prioritised for improvement as they are tight spots, particularly for trucks.

Both the official crash statistics and anecdotal evidence from road freight operators highlight the need for lane widening and easing. We’ve heard from members across the region about accidents and near misses on tight corners, including slow vehicle lanes that aren’t wide enough for two vehicles side-byside. This means trucks need to brake urgently or slow to a crawl, and this can lead to dangerous responses from other drivers who get impatient or confused.

This is a high-risk section of state highway, and the roading infrastructure just isn’t up to it. There have been 387 crashes on the hill in the past 10 years, and we need NZTA to prioritise improvements, with the support of Greater Wellington Regional Council.

After consulting with local members, Transporting New Zealand made the case for improvements during our submission on the GWRC Road Transport Plan – with NZTA in attendance. While state highway improvements are led and carried out by NZTA, the Greater Wellington Council Transport plan can still specify that Remutaka Hill improvements are a priority investment.

Transporting New Zealand has welcomed the support of South Wairarapa Councillor and GWRC regional transport committee member, Alistair Plimmer, in advocating for the improvements.

Plimmer says that significant upgrades are not only desirable, but necessary and long overdue.

“With almost 8,000 vehicles a day using the hill road, this is a strategic lifeline for not only the Wairarapa, but the greater Wellington region. The economic importance to our region of this road cannot be overstated,” says Plimmer.

Transporting New Zealand will meet with NZTA to discuss the necessary improvements and will continue to advocate for investment that boosts safety and efficiency across the entire transport network. A big thanks to all those members who have provided feedback and attended our Wellington Road Freight Update session.

Transporting New Zealand invites operators with feedback about particularly dangerous sections and pinch points on Remutaka Hill (or elsewhere) to contact info@transporting.nz or call the team at (04) 472 3877.

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Which begins the explanation for why New Zealand Truck & Driver is waiting in the carpark of the Pan Pac mill, just north of Napier, at 3.30am on a chilly Monday.

We’re meeting Platoon Sergeant Storm Harrison from the 5/7 Battalion NZ Infantry Regiment Army Reserve. And his two stand-out log trucks named Tāne Mahuta [God of the Forest] and Tūmatauenga [God of War].

The military and logging trucks have been dual career paths for Napier-based Storm. And it’s a combination he continues to be busy with approaching 26 years of service with the NZ Army.

Storm has made the early start to introduce his drivers Ben Morris and Tre Brooking. They’re taking us north on State Highway 2 to Willow Flat Rd and then west into the forest in a run timed for the trucks to be loaded at first light and work their way through some rugged Hawke’s Bay scenery in the morning light for our Fleet Focus images.

Later in the morning Storm will rejoin us after a few hours at his other job. He’s putting in some desk duty for the Army before he’ll take over one of the trucks around lunchtime to cart a couple of loads and be home with his family by about 9pm.

It’s a dark run north through the traffic signals controlling the single lane repairs that continue on this section of SH2 before reaching Kotemaori and turning into Willow Flat Rd. It’s 5.20am and the temperature is 3degC. I’m riding with Tre Brooking, who is back in the logging industry behind the wheel of the month-old Kenworth T659 named Tūmatauenga. Tre’s a third generation Hawke’s Bay truckie who has mixed logging stints with freight work and also time operating tractors and agricultural equipment.

The new T659 has clocked up 9000km in four weeks on the road.

It’s hard to imagine any truck with much greater visual impact – it’s painted in black cherry and candy apple red with woodgrain and gold

details to match Storm’s Scania S 730 Tāne Mahuta and his father’s almost year-old S 770 named Rūaumoko [God of Earthquakes and Volcanoes].

The new T659 is laden with lights and extras with the skills of Darryn Caulfield’s team being called on for the murals, air brush effects and woodgrain finish.

“I’ve driven a couple of nice trucks, and this one is right up there,” Tre says.

“My dad drives a 659 as well, for Shaun Thompson. But the only other IT cab T659 around here is Ray Beale’s one, so this is getting a lot of comments.

“It’s got a real staunch look. And the colours, and the lights, really set it off nicely.”

The interior is also a treat with a leather trim package and a PearlCraft hi-rise gearshift and steering wheel.

Another modern feature of the T659 are the ExTe auto chain tensioners fitted to the Patchell log gear and five-axle trailer.

“They definitely make the job a bit easier,” Tre says.

Tre has joined Storm’s crew only the previous week, although they have known each other for several years.

“It’s the first time I’ve worked for Storm, but I have worked with him before,” Tre says.

It’s 6.09am when the trailer is lifted off of the T659. The S 730 driven is already loaded and daylight has arrived. I switch trucks and join Ben Morris for the run back to Pan Pac. Ben has been with Ngati Haulage for four years. He drove Storm’s Kenworth T909 known as The Devil’s Taxi before switching to the Scania.

“My brother and I loved trucks, and I started as a wash boy for Emmerson Transport. It was harder to get into the industry back then, but Emmersons gave me a shot,” says Ben. Ben driven plenty of miles in the S 730 and says the horsepower and comfort are impressive.

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Above: Storm drove a Jamieson Transport Mack Titan (left) road train at Port Hedland... Ngati Haulage fleet previously included ex-Mike Lambert Kenworth K104.

Main: Ngati Haulage Scania S 730 Tāne Mahuta driven by Ben Morris making its way through the tight and twisty Hawke’s Bay forest roads.

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“When we do carts over to Masterton, up to Gisborne, or over to Waiouru, it’s got the comfort and ease for the long hauls,” he says.

“It’s a great looking truck but it can be a bit hard to keep clean.”

We’re out of Willow Flat Rd and heading south again on SH2 about 8.20am to meet up with Storm at Pan Pac. After watching Ngati Haulage at work and shooting the photos for this feature it’s time to hear the Harrison family story and the details of the impressive trucks of Ngati Haulage and Waikawa Haulage.

As well as the challenges of log transport and a dual working life in uniform and behind the wheel.

Storm’s father Allie worked for Freightways before becoming a Pan Pac log truck driver in 1978, and then an owner-driver in 1981.

Originally from Waipiro Bay near Te Puia on the East Coast, Allie moved to Napier about 50 years ago.

“I drove all over the country for Freightways, carting whatever they had. They were the good old days of the orange and red Internationals, Kenworths and Fiats. I worked with guys like Billy Cooper and Ned Kelly. They were real truck drivers those guys,” Allie says.

“Apart from four-and-a-half years [2008-2012] when I was driving

between Perth and Sydney, I’ve been with Pan Pac since 1978.”

Allie firstly drove a Pan Pac Kenworth W900 and in 1989 he bought an International T-Line from Scott’s Transport at Tahuna to become an owner driver.

“They [Pan Pac] have been awesome to work for and they’ve been really, really good to me. I wouldn’t have been with them for 40-odd years if they weren’t,” Allie says.

Allie Harrison remains contracted to Pan Pac, with a Western Star and the Scania S 770 running under Waikawa Haulage with son Jarvis (Storm’s younger brother) among the drivers double-shifting the duo.

Storm’s S 730 and new T659 run under the Ngati Haulage banner for Pan Pac. Storm and his younger brother Jarvis spent a bit of time in the passenger seat of their father’s trucks, but when it came time to leave school, Storm chose the NZ Army.

“When we were kids, we used to ride around with Dad as much we could. Dad taught us to drive, pottering around in his T-Line,” says Storm.

“By the time I had turned 17 I decided I wanted to get away to the Army because I had a couple of cousins in there.

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Custom interior in the new T659 includes PearlCraft steering wheel and gearshifter.

“I joined up in `98. Now, when I look back at that era, I was one of the fortunate ones to deploy straight away.

“New Zealand’s last big deployment had been Vietnam and then East Timor kicked off about 1999-2000. As an 18-year-old I deployed straight to East Timor in 2000. Because we were still teenagers we had to have our parent’s consent.

“I did back-to-back tours there. I was on the third rotation and went straight back on the fourth one a few months later.

“After that I did all my courses in the Army, and I got sent to Sinai, Israel and Egypt in 2003. I was 21 and it was big insight being so far away from home and seeing some of the conflict in Gaza.

“It makes you realise how lucky we are to have what we have in New Zealand.

“I managed to get to the ice as well. I did three-and-a-half weeks down in Antarctica,” says Storm.

“We were helping the Americans, and it was a great experience.

You can only go there with the military or as a scientist.

“The trucks they had there were Vietnam-era trucks. They had an old Autocar with a 13-speed Roadranger, and because none of the army boys knew how to drive a Roadranger, it was my truck.

“It was an awesome experience to be part of that team and to see what Antarctica is like, especially with New Zealand’s history on the ice.

“I was also lucky to be on the very last deployment back to East Timor as part of an ANZAC battalion. I was the Transport NCO monitoring the vehicles and I’d also tap in and out with the infantry boys from 2/1 Battalion when they needed a hand.”

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“That was an awesome deployment. Even though the threat level had dissipated a bit by then, you still cruised around with a pistol strapped to your thigh.

“East Timor is a very hot country. But it’s a good place to hit the weights, get a tan and do your laundry because you sweat so much.

The soldiers call it GTL – gym, tan and laundry,” he says.

In the time between the first East Timor deployments and the end of New Zealand’s involvement, Storm says there were noticeable changes.

“The environment changed. We started in jungle warfare, and it changed to an urban situation in the streets of Dili.

“The NZ forces definitely made a difference there, especially from the early days when we first went there.”

Storm has been posted at a number of NZ Army bases during his career as a full-time soldier.

“I got posted to Papakura and was attached to the lads as a Transport NCO. Being a top-notch unit, you couldn’t slack off. Their standard is high, and it brings everybody up, even if you’re attached to them.”

It was at this stage that Storm first began to consider leaving the Army. He’d met his wife Diana in the Army, and the couple had two young boys Sonny and Rico, the first of their now four children.

“It was time to look after the family,” Storm says.

“Things were a struggle because the wage in the regular force wasn’t as high as it should be, and you’re living in Auckland and things are expensive there.

“My wife has been there through the ups and downs. We met while we were in the Army, and she was actually the number one driver in

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Above: The new Kenworth T659 works with a Patchell 5-axle trailer.

Below: The Ngati Haulage team, Tre Brooking (left), Ben Morris (right) and Storm Harrison (bottom). the army competition.

“Diana and I talked about getting out and I went to `717’, which is what they call handing your notice in.

“The Army said `take leave without pay’. So, I took a year without pay, came back to Napier and bought my house.

“My brother [Jarvis} was contracted at Pan Pac, and I jumped on with him and started to get into the groove of driving on the forest roads.

“Then I went over to Port Hedland driving the road trains for Jamieson Transport in the Pilbara. That was another massive insight on life and there are a lot of Kiwis there. I had an `07 Mack Titan, which was a cool truck.

“When my year of leave without pay was up, I said to the Army, `I’m done. I’m finished’.”

But the Army was keen to keep Storm.

“The Army spends a lot of money on you taking you through command courses and they said I could join the Territorial force. I hadn’t really thought about it till then and I said yes, because you’ve still got a foot in the door.

“I ticked that box and every time I flew home from Aussie, I’d spend some time at training and exercises.”

Storm left the full-time Army as a full Corporal and Section Commander at 10 Transport Company.

“When I left the regular force, I reverted to the infantry as a Platoon Sergeant with 5/7 Battalion in Hawke’s Bay.” Storm continued with the fly-in, fly-out job in Australia till December 2017.

“Then I came home for good, and I needed a job. I looked around and Harvest Logistics was just coming online here in the Hawke’s Bay. “Ray Beale was a big help to my brother and I. He Truck & Driver | 59

Above: The heritage of the original Pan Pac 91 (left) is continued today with the new T659 number 291. Among the trucks previously in the Ngati Haulage fleet was the ex-Robin Mackersey Devil’s Taxi.

Main: Kenworth T659 Tūmatauenga is a tribute to Storm’s military career.

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helped us find trucks and Jarvis bought his Kenworth 104 back and I bought an ex-Pacific Haulage T950 from Waiuku.

“The guy had two. One was still in Pacific Haulage colours and the other one had been painted up old school – classic candy apple red and cream. I fell in love with that truck, and I bought it.”

That was the beginning of Ngati Haulage and more second-hand Kenworths were added, building up to five trucks including the well known Devils Taxi T909 and Angel’s Share T950, a couple of K104s and a T904.

“I think it was easier commanding troops than owning trucks.

There was a bit of stress. Diesel was going up. RUCs were going up and the R&M on the older trucks was killing me. And I had ordered the Scania, and Jarvis had bought his T909 The Renegade.

Storm decided to sell the older trucks and concentrate on a Pan Pac contract with the Scania.

“The hardest thing was selling the 950 which was my first truck. It’s got a curtainsider now and its hauling kiwifruit out of Gisborne.

“Things were tough for a while, but I was fortunate. James Drummond at Pan Pac said `come in under your dad’. We ran under Waikawa Haulage for a few months and then I got a contract as Ngati Haulage.

Rugged Hawke’s Bay terrain as the Ngati Haulage Scania S 730 crosses the Mohaka River.

“We slogged away double-shifting, and the Scania has got us back on track. It’s been reliable, easy to drive and it’s setup so you can cart any wood.”

Storm’s military training and leadership would be called in action, literally on his doorstep, in the early hours of February 14, 2023. The Cyclone Gabrielle flood waters surged through the Esk Valley and surrounding areas.

“We got the call early in the morning and my team was in the flood waters and the silt. We nearly drowned in that cyclone,” says Storm.

“We went from house to house. It was continuous bashing doors down, searching for people and marking houses as clear.

“For all of my deployments overseas and after the Christchurch

Earthquake, it was the hardest thing I’ve ever done because you’re at home and you know the people how are affected.

“To be honest I thought I could handle it, but I couldn’t go through there [the Esk Valley] without it triggering something and it’s always in my mind that we could have been earlier.

“It was kicking my arse, and I needed to have some counselling.”

And nearby at the Pan Pac mill, multiple logging trucks had been swamped by the flood waters.

“I didn’t know about [the flooding at] Pan Pac till later that afternoon.

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Pac operators.

“I’ve been lucky that I’ve also been surrounded by good people in civilian street as well as in the Army,” says Storm.

“If wasn’t for my Dad, Jarvis and I, and our whānau wouldn’t be where we are. He has paved the way for us and he still bosses Jarvis and I around.

“And I’ve had some good advice.

Alex Hayes helped us with servicing when we got started and when things were tough, he told me to `have one truck and make it successful’. He was right.

“I’ve been able to talk to Shaun Thompson and Mark Pittar about business and they have helped guide us. They are the kaumātua in the Pan New Scania S 770 Rūaumoko is owned by Allie Harrison and driven by Jarvis Harrison.

Pac realm. They are our chiefs, and we look up to them.

Unimog and we tried to get to Tangoio. On the way I shot into the mill “Alan Rigby from NZ Finance has been a good man. He helped us and saw all my mate’s trucks under water.” sell the trucks through his connections.

Storm says Pan Pac’s response to the disaster was impressive.

“And my guys do the māhi every day and treat the gear like it’s their “I take my hat to them. They still paid their staff at the mill and on own. They are well looked after, and they look after me. the transport side they went out and found work for the boys.

“Benny has been with me for a few years and it’s good to have Tre “They asked `who wants to stay away and who wants to stay here?’. join us who I have known for a while.”

They found work down south with Drummonds and with the trees Flexibility is also a big part of Storm’s operation. getting blown over at Turangi, the iwis and forest managers needed “Benny, Tre, Dad, Jarvis and myself, are all ticketed self-loaders. help, and everyone dispersed.

When we first got into the industry, we were with Jason Taylor on a “Pan Pac has been awesome. It’s consistent work and they are crane truck. Jason and Aaron Lake taught us how to run that and the family-oriented. I know it’s been tough for some of the guys on the next phase was to jump in the digger and load yourself. outside [of Pan Pac].

“The rules in Pan Pac require you to always work in pairs, so one “Without Tim Sandall (GM Forests), James Drummond (Distribution driver does the loading and the other says in the truck.

Manager), Andrew Eddington (Distribution coordinator), Paul Dornan “It means our guys can start early and finish early. By the time it’s and Matt Barraclough (dispatchers) there wouldn’t be numbers 354, Friday we can be a couple of loads ahead and you can pull the truck 355, 212 and 291 for Ngati and Waikawa Haulage.” off the road and get your servicing done. Or the guys can be finished Storm says he’s had plenty of guidance and advice from other Pan early so they can get to an appointment in town.”

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“Our Gods are key to what we do,” says Storm.

“Tāne Mahuta, God of the Forest – that explains itself.

And Rūaumoko is the brother, the God of Earthquakes.

Being a 770 it’s going to be shaking the ground.

“And then Tūmatauenga, God of War. That’s to represent my miliary people.”

A close look at the T659 reveals a red diamond on its flanks. It’s a reminder to Storm of the gruelling three month infantry course for which soldiers are awarded a red diamond badge on completion.

“It’s Hell on Earth and you live hard, but you learn how to survive,” says Storm.

Inspiration for the colour scheme has come from other trucks Storm has seen.

“I’m always looking at things I like on other trucks.

Cherry black and candy apple red goes back to Dad’s trucks.

“The woodgrain came from Aaron Hamilton’s green Freightliner Argosy and Kenworth at Pan Pac. Jarvis had it first on his T909 and I liked that.

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There’s also meaning in the company name.

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And there is heritage in two of the Pan Pac truck numbers.

“When I had the Devil’s Taxi it was 354 and we’ve kept that number as a tribute to the Mackersey whanau. Robin Mackersey passed away a couple of years ago and it’s his truck number. The other Scania is 355 and they are always together.

The new T659 is truck number 291.

“Dad’s very first truck number at Pan Pac was 91 when he had the old Kenworth 900 Gull Wing. When he became an owner-driver, he tried to buy that truck, but Pan Pac said it was too old.

“So, he went out and found the T-Line and they put a 2 in front of all the numbers. So, 291 came into play with the old T-Line.

“Dad had the contract for carting timber and pulp from the mill to the port. From there Jarvis took over and he was 291 Pulp. Then Emmersons took over the pulp run, and Pan Pac offered Jarvis a logging truck so there was a 291 Log and 291 Pulp. Jarvis was the youngest contractor at Pan Pac at the time.

“291 had been with the whanau a long time and then when Jarvis and Dad finished with Pan Pac the number floated around and ended up with Paul Tahere. He’s another guy I respect who has been in the Pan Pac system a long time.

“Then Pan Pac gave me his dad’s old number 218. So, I rang Paulie to see if we would like to swap numbers. We talked to James Drummond who made it happen and we ended up getting 291 back.

“The number has a long history with the Harrison whānau and significantly it’s back on a Kenworth. I’m glad we got it back. It means a lot.

“I said to Tre; `you’re lucky, you’ve got a bit of history there brother’. And for Tre, his grandfather was in the Army, so it’s for his Papa as well.”

Storm says he’s getting towards the close of his Army career.

“Unless there is WWIII I don’t think I will ever deploy again.,” he says.

“I’ve done my time. Now I help plan things here with the other senior NCOs. We’ve got good ex-regular force soldiers who have

come home to the Hawke’s Bay. “That’s why I work for our military during the day to help our soldiers and drive my truck at night.

“The Army job is mainly sitting behind a desk getting a dad bod.

I do a lot of planning and every now and if an exercise comes up, I’ll get out and hump around with the lads.

“I’m lucky. It’s usually a few hours in the morning doing admin and planning and about lunch time Benny or Tre will ring and say they’re about an hour out and I’ll check with dispatch and take the truck which gets back first.

“It’s usually a 12-hour day from starting in the office in the morning to getting home about 9.30pm.

“It’s good for my head to spend time with the Army and not think about business.”

“I’m coming up 26 years and I want to train up more solders and pass on the knowledge before I leave. I’ll slowly fade out and that will be my military career done.

“I’d like to encourage guys who want to join the army part-time to give it a go. And I think guys who leave the Army for civilian life have a lot to offer in the transport industry.

“And for the young guys I’d say. If you think something is going to be of benefit to you, then take the risk and get stuck in. It comes with hard work but just get stuck in.

“Whether you join the army or set up a business you have to work hard to get the reward.”

One of those young guys could be Storm’s oldest son.

“My older boy Sonny is 15 and he’s truck mad. And my younger fella Rico hates trucks but he’s an awesome rugby player and he loves the outdoors. So, he’s like the military side. We’ve also got two little girls and the older one likes to come for a ride in the trucks.”

But Storm won’t rush the third Harrison generation into the log truck industry.

“I’ve told my oldest boy to get a skill or a trade. These [the trucks] will always be here later.”

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LEGENDS

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Working his magic Truck Signs - Cliff Mannington

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HEN IT COMES TO SIGNWRITING, TO SAY MT MAUNGANUIbased Truck Sign’s owner Cliff Mannington ‘has a gift’ is a huge understatement. Not only has his work been seen as far away as Europe, but with over three decades in the industry, there’s an estimated 3,000 trucks bearing his designs. Yet signing trucks still gives him butterflies – which is why he’s a Southpac legend.

Thanks in part to his father, Cliff is a self-confessed ‘truck nut from way back’, but he’s also ‘always been good at drawing’.

“My dad had trucks when I was a little kid, so I just grew up around them, sort of live and breathe diesel. I wanted to be a truckie like my dad, but he said `na mate, you’re good at drawing, you should really go and do signwriting’,” says Cliff.

Fast forward a couple of decades and Cliff says that he literally gets the best of both worlds, he gets to signwrite and do all his art, plus jump in and drive every truck there is. However, his career journey wasn’t quite clear cut.

Upon leaving school, Cliff went into the screen printing world, doing transfers for Town and Country surfwear (he was into surfing at that time), but was made redundant. While this was happening, his father was working for Mainfreight and purchased a new truck. He called Cliff and told him he was getting it signwritten ‘and did Cliff want to come and watch?’

Cliff recalls the day vividly. “So I went down to watch and this guy [Peter Phipps, Sign Time] said, ‘how about you jump up on the ladder and I’ll give you a paint brush’. So I started helping him, and he’s like,

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wow. He reckoned I had it straight away, so he gave me a job that day.”

Peter taught Cliff how to signwrite but after a few weeks, he told Cliff that he was wasting his time being a signwriter, that he should actually be a graphic artist. And although he enjoyed being a signwriter, Cliff evidently agreed.

Cliff recalls; “He ended up giving me an apprenticeship and I cleaned up at trade school, getting the highest score that they had ever had, and got Apprentice of the Year.”

Cliff worked for Peter for seven years and then decided he wanted to do his own thing. And at the age of only 23, he started up his own sign shop, initially doing sign work for Coke and DB breweries.

“It was all hand painted, there were no computers,” says Cliff. “When computers came along they made a big difference, but they could only do little lettering back then, so they only helped with the little stuff, like menu boards. So we kept hand painting walls and big signs for years and years.”

Although Cliff’s business started out doing everything, it wasn’t until the mid-90s that his focus turned back to trucks.

“Huck from Rowe Motors got me to start signwriting his trucks for him,” recalls Cliff.

“And there was another sign writer that sign wrote trucks called Tony Hill. He was the best sign writer in town back then, he used to ring me up and I’d go over to his workshop and help him out. That’s when I realised I wanted to start signwriting trucks again – that was around 2005.”

Cliff had a workshop in Tauranga when he first started signwriting trucks, but ran out of room pretty quickly. He then found a building at the Mount, and he got his dad to come with him to make sure that he could get his B-train truck and trailer in and out of the workshop. As it turned out, the forward-thinking entrepreneur had enough room to park about 20 trucks in his yard too.

Both Cliff’s business and reputation seemed to grow exponentially from there, with businesses trusting his (and his team’s) keen eye and flair.

“The amount of people that come in here and say they don’t know what they want, and can you just do what you do? They call it ‘work your magic’,” says Cliff proudly.

Cliff says he quizzes people about what they like and what they’ve seen on the internet, and then creates his magic from there.

“I can sort of virtually work out what sort of style signwriting that they like,” Cliff tries to explain. “I don’t even know how I do it, it just comes to me. It’s like the thing’s already signwritten in my head. I’ve always been like that.”

To get Cliff to name his best work is tough; “There’s been so many mate,” but it’s the ones he’s airbrushed that are the most memorable.

“There was one that I did for Scotty from Southpac. I created a

Morpheus on his K200 Kenworth, it was really cool.”

Cliff continues: “On the way back from Wellington there was a truck that I signed for Johnny Burling. His truck came around the corner and it blew my mind, because I got to see what other people see. I’m like, holy shit, even I was proud of my work.”

Cliff’s work has even taken him overseas, with salesman Steve Herring from Southpac arranging to fly him to Melbourne to sign write Graham Redington’s Northchill Kenworth Legend.

“There’s a guy over there called Justin Klos that’s a real good sign writer as well. Graham teams us up together, and we’ve become quite good friends now,” Cliff says.

Nowadays Truck Signs puts out about 270 trucks a year, but Cliff still gets butterflies in his stomach when he sees something really cool that they produce. And as far as the industry and work is concerned, Cliff couldn’t be happier.

“The amount of friends that I’ve made is phenomenal,” says Cliff. “I always thought, man, I wonder if I’m ever gonna get bored of signwriting trucks, but if we’re doing 250 trucks a year, I must have signed 3000 trucks by now and I’m still getting out of bed and coming to work, and I’m still enjoying what I’m doing. I think if you enjoy what you do, then it’s half the battle won, isn’t it?”

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Converted from an 8x4 cab-chassis to the 10x6 crane truck, the KT Cartage Isuzu CYJ 530 is an innovative build for the Kerepehi-based fleet.

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Lifts like a crane... works like a truck BUILDING HIAB-STYLE CRANE TRUCKS IS A CHALLENGING compromise between lifting capability and permitted axle weights.

And that’s exactly the equation that KT Cartage owners Kelvin and Emily Fitzpatrick have set out to solve with the latest addition to their Kerepehi-based fleet. Their goal being a new truck that is Hiab in design, but with a lifting capacity that puts it into crane territory.

Several years of design and build have gone into the unique 10x6 Isuzu which recently went to work in the KT fleet, fitted with a powerful Fassi F1150 front-mounted crane.

The end result being a crane on a truck that can take a load with it.

From confirming the order for an Isuzu CYJ 530 cab-chassis and completing the crane build and the alterations to 10x6 configuration took two years.

AllCrane NZ supplied the Fassi crane while the team at Newport’s Auto Electrical & Transport Engineering in Hastings, led by Isaac Griffin and Chris Rooney, tackled the unique build.

“It took a lot of design work, there were plenty of roadblocks and a lot of being told `you can’t do that’,” says Kelvin.

The end result, which has been working since June, could be called the `Swiss army knife’ of crane trucks.

“It lifts like a crane and drives like a truck,” says Kelvin.

“It sits in that nice little niche market between a Hiab and a crane.

It’s that golden configuration where you can lift what you can carry.

Big lift Hiabs can never carry much. But with the configuration we’ve managed, it can definitely carry a decent amount for its [crane] size.

“Basically, it’s the first of its kind. There are other crane trucks out there which are similar, but with its combination of crane, chassis and layout, it’s ticked all the boxes.”

The Isuzu is believed to the largest truck-mounted loader crane that can take a payload in the southern hemisphere.

“They don’t have any F1150s in Australia, that I know of,” says Kelvin.

The biggest crane truck at work in New Zealand has a 96-tonne/ metre rating and was built for Tom Ryan about five years ago by Chris Rooney.

The 10x6 Isuzu is the third new crane truck build for KT Cartage to Kelvin’s specifications.

“With the first one we built we decided on a size we’d be happy with, and it wasn’t long till we were wishing we’d gone one [size] bigger,’’ Kelvin says.

“The second one we decided on a size and went one bigger and it’s the same with this one.

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Kelvin and Emily Fitzpatrick have designed and specified the Isuzu for a wide range of lifting and transport work.

happened, there have already been a couple of other jobs that nothing else can do, it’s exceeded our expectations.”

Part of the design is to deliver a truck that can complement the work already done by KT’s second build, a 10x4 Scania R 650 fitted with a Fassi 710 crane.

“I’d actually been in discussion with Chris on something like this for about six years. We spit-balled over it for hours on end – even before we built the Scania. We did some drawings, left it for a couple of years and then picked it up again,” says Kelvin

The new unit started life as an Isuzu CYJ 530 8x4 18-speed manual supplied by Dion Butler at Deakin Isuzu in Hawke’s Bay. It’s one of the final units to arrive in New Zealand before the 2022 VC67 model upgrade, which is an important aspect of the story.

The 8x4 and everything was gutted and replaced with everything that was needed. The build wouldn’t have been possible with the upgraded model as the now-standard ADAS systems such as Forward Collision Warning and Autonomous Emergency Braking have so far not been able to be made compatible with the modified wheelbase and

Building and tiny home relocations requiring long reach capability is one of the key roles for the new truck.

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The new Isuzu has already been busy on a wide variety of jobs. additional axle.

Essentially the new systems would have been confused by the alteration to the wheelbase.

“I’m sure they will find a solution, but I didn’t want to put all our eggs into one basket when they were still waiting for that solution. So, we got one of the very last cab-chassis before the model change and secured it for our upcoming build.

“It fits well with the fleet. We’ve got another one the same shape and the bulk of the fleet is all Isuzu, bar the one Scania and the old Kenworth,’’ says Kelvin.

One of the biggest differences between this and some of the other 10-wheelers is the tri-drive set-up, providing outstanding performance off the tar seal.

“It does require a particular set of skills to operate. You can’t turn corners while under hard acceleration, but it’s pretty nicely balanced and well-weighted. Fraser Thompson (our operator) does exceptionally well,” Kelvin says.

A new SEC Group two-axle step deck semi is the primary trailer used with the truck which carries the rego plate LIFTNV. “The pup deck is removable with a fifth wheel mounted underneath.

We can use it as semi, as a truck and trailer or as a rigid truck. We’ve had a 20-ft container on it truck-only with a little deck extension on the truck.

“We can tow any of our trailers including our 18-metre trombone down to our small three- and two-axle trailers,” says Kelvin.

One feature of the truck is the fitment of Atlas wheel balance rings on all five axles, something which Kelvin has already noticed gives the truck a smooth ride and which he hopes will have some tyre wear benefits as well.

The Isuzu has created plenty of interest in the crane truck sector with some rival engineering shops and operators being keen to get a close look.

“There have been a few rumours where people are saying it’s not compliant. It is absolutely 100% compliant,” says Kelvin.

“During the build it went over the CVIU weighbridge half a dozen times and there were a few alterations we had to make mid-build. We knew that it’s not going to blend in and that everyone is going to see it.

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The front mount Fassi F1150 crane can lift 5-tonnes at 17-metre reach. might pave the way for that 100 tonne/metre-plus market. It’s the first one.’’

Like all of the KT trucks the Isuzu has been built to be versatile.

“It’s really aimed at moving the over-sized tiny homes. The real key to this one is that it can do the work of two trucks in situations where in the past we’d have to send a flat deck and a Hiab/crane.”

“We’ve got a couple of South Island trips planned and with the recent power outage in Northland we ran stuff up there for that – transporting and lifting the poles. And there are a few power board jobs installing poles where they’ve needed a crane with a bigger reach.

Kelvin says the first few weeks were a learning curve for himself and driver Fraser.

“It’s ideal for moving some of the bigger containerised generators and we’re getting a few infrastructure jobs. We have also transported and lifted various gantries, long loads, tiny homes and 40ft containers in the past few months.

“Anything over about nine or 10 metres in length with any height has to go on a four- or five-axle pull trailer, which is why it’s fitted with a ring feeder which clips straight up. That’s the versatility we wanted.”

And then there is the capability of the Fassi F1150 itself.

“It will do about 22.5 tonnes in close and 5-tonne at 17-metres reach, which is impressive for a truck mounted crane. It will lift most things,” says Kelvin.

“It’s our fourth Fassi crane. They lift like they say they will. The stability is unreal. Typically, tractor unit mounted crane trucks tend to be a little unstable. For a big crane it’s a relatively compact unit with a low centre of gravity. There’s more than one advantage to that.”

Kelvin explains most cranes are attached to a subframe and then bolted to the truck chassis. On this unit the lower centre of gravity is achieved by mounting the crane directly to the truck chassis.

Kelvin says that many of the build challenges involved KT faced in building a truck mounted crane of this size while complying to New Zealand’s unique VDAM rules.

“The difference in rules between Europe and New Zealand is unreal.

Over there they’ll slap that [the Fassi F1150] on the back of a sixwheeler, but you can’t do that with NZ permitted axle limits.”

Although it was challenging at times, Kelvin and Emily say they enjoyed the build challenge.

“Along the way we changed a few detail things like toolbox lid design to make things fit nicer and work better. Everyone knows it’s ours, there are so many design elements to it that are just KT,” says Emily.

Kelvin and Emily say they are pleased with the final outcome and add they are not planning anything else quite as innovative. For a little while at least.

“Newport’s really exceeded our expectations. We took them something a bit left field and they rose to the challenge,” Kelvin says.

“We don’t build a new truck every six months. So, this is us for a while now. At the moment there isn’t a plan for the next build and our priority is more on some fleet replacement rather than growing any bigger.”

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The Volvo FM Electric (foreground) and FL Electric lined up for drivers at the Hampton Downs launch day.

VOLVO TRUCKS DISTRIBUTOR MTD PUT THE LITTLE AND LARGE of its emerging electric truck line-up on show at Hampton Downs near the end of July and confirmed plans to ramp up its EV programme in the second half of the year.

Industry guests and media had a drive opportunity in the FL Electric 4x2 – which has been working in New Zealand since early 2023 – and a newly landed FM Electric 6x4.

The FM Electric offers a 6x4 tractor format with 490kW continuous power output (666hp) and 50-tonne GCM capability, moving battery electric trucks into a heavy-duty category for the first time in New Zealand.

Globally, Volvo offers the widest range of electric truck models beginning with the FL Electric and progressing through to the North America market VNR Electric bonneted tractor model.

For the New Zealand market the FL, FE, FMX, FM and FH Electric models are being offered.

The first FL Electric to reach New Zealand went to work with Fonterra in December 2022, based in Auckland. MTD had earlier done some initial in-house testing with the truck.

“We’ve had it out at Fonterra, and they’ve put about 15,000km on it,” says Rob Woods, General Manager, MTD. “We’ve now got heaps of data on range simulation so we can understand how far it can go at full load. It’s got a 280km range.”

The other truck driven being sampled by guests at Hampton Downs was the first FM Electric to land in the country.

“It’s just arrived. It’s the first electric truck that is rated to 50-tonne in the world. They’ve been out in Europe for six or seventh months now, in that format as a 6x4, and it’s taken off,” Woods says.

“We have got a couple orders already on 6x4 and this specific truck has got a name on it.

“I’ve got three customers interested in purchasing one and the

first 6x4 will go straight to a customer. I’m not going to register it as a demo.”

Woods says the distributor will work closely with the owner to gather information about the local performance of the FM Electric.

“The topography here is a bit different to anywhere else, and the data we will collect out of that truck will be awesome for us,” Woods says.

“Most European manufacturers have some sort of EV product here. But this is the first 50-tonne rated truck and the only [electric] truck in the world rated to that.

“It’s still pretty new to us and at 50-tonne you start entering a different market.”

There are three other FL Electric 4x2 units currently in the country and the other Volvo Electric models already landed here are FE Electric 6x2 units.

“We’ve got a couple of those sold into the waste environment and they’ll be hitting the road soon,” Woods says.

The first FL Electric has been working for Fonterra since December 2022.

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Above: Volvo FE Electric models (left) are being built as refuse compactors while the FL Electric (right) has been working for Fonterra.

Bottom: The FL Electric has already travelled 15,000km on New Zealand roads in evaluation work.

Woods says the Volvo brand in New Zealand is well placed to take advantage of the global market leadership established by the Volvo. He’s hopeful there will be about 15 Volvo Electric trucks landed in New Zealand by the end of this year with the FM creating strong interest.

“We are early out of the blocks on electric. For now, the 6x4 will take the limelight for the next six to eight months or so, but there is new stuff coming that I can’t talk about right now.”

Woods says customer interest is strong.

“I’ve taken customers over to Sweden and we’ve visited operators who have 300 or 400 electric trucks, coming out of IC. And those electric trucks are really working.

“It’s [electric technology] not going to take over from internal combustion, but it will most certainly gain 25%, maybe 30% of the market.”

Woods says those numbers are likely to be achieved around 2030.

At the moment MTD is sourcing Electric models from Europe, but one of the most important developments in the medium term will see the Volvo Group Australia (VGA) plant at Wacol, Queensland being updated to produce Electric models from 2027.

“VGA will be producing electric trucks in their plant in Australia,

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and we will be getting our product from them, as we do currently for IC,” Woods says.

Also at the Hampton Downs event was Tim Camilleri, the VGA E-Mobility Solutions Manager.

He describes the role as coordinating the sales, simulations, and charging partnerships for electric, as well as future hydrogen and autonomous product.

“It’s the emerging technology department,” Camilleri says.

VGA made an early commitment to bringing EV models to Australia.

“From our side of things, we engaged quite early on with the electric journey. We had the first two FLs outside of Europe. They’re three-and-half-years in country now and have been in operation three years with first trial partner Linfox,” says Camilleri.

“The next milestone was Team Global Express taking 36 FLs. “As we move into heavy duty and prime movers, Followmont Transport have taken the first FH. And Queensland Fire and Emergency Services have taken an FMX prime mover and as we see those ones in particular being announced, others are getting interested.”

Camilleri says his role is to make sure VGA has the full ecosystem

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of sales, simulation, parts and charging in place for EV customers.

“It’s not a transaction, it’s a partnership because we want the right trucks to go into the right applications. We want to be joined at the hip with our customers.”

The 2027 target for Australian-built Volvo Electric models is fast approaching.

“It will be a good day to see the first one roll out of Wacol and put a Made in Australia sticker on it,” says Camilleri.

“It’s exciting to have that factory for 52 years and see it moving to a new stage.”

The Volvo Electric range for the New Zealand market numbers five models with the starting point being the FL Electric 4x2 offering a GCM of up to 16.7t. The FL has a single motor with continuous power output of 130kW, and a two-speed transmission.

Battery capacity is 280kWh with three battery packs and 375kWh with four, offering a range of up to 450km. The FL Electric can be configured as a light-duty 4x2 tractor or as a rigid truck with both Day Cab and Comfort Cab options.

The FE Electric has a GCM of up to 27t with 225kW continuous output from two electric motors and a range of up to 300km. It’s available in 4x2 and 6x2 configurations and can be specified with

either three (280kWh) or four (375kWh) battery packs with Day Cab, Comfort Cab and Sleeper Cab options.

The FM, FMX and FH Electric models share a 50t max GCM and are available with five or six battery packs (450kWh or 540kWh total).

They are 6x4 units with three electric motors developing 490kW (666hp) of continuous power with I-Shift transmission. They can be ordered with low sleeper, sleeper and Globetrotter cabs.

This line-up is the core of the Volvo Electric range which is the global sales leader in the EV truck segment.

Since Volvo launched its first electric truck models in 2019 it has sold more than 3500 units in 45 countries on six continents.

Global deliveries of Volvo electric trucks increased by 256% to 1,977 trucks in 2023 and the company sees continued interest from customers in 2024. In Europe, Volvo’s share of the electric truck segment was 56% in the first quarter of 2024 and in the United States, Volvo represented 44% of electric truck sales.

There are three further models not included in the range being offered in New Zealand – the FM Low Entry Electric, FH Aero Electric and the North American-only VNR Electric bonneted tractor.

The top seller is the Volvo FH Electric which was selected for the prestigious International Truck of the Year Award for 2024.

A quiet introduction AT THE END OF JULY NZ TRUCK & DRIVER was invited to the Hampton Downs race circuit by Motor Truck Distributors to drive the new Volvo electric truck models.

This is the third European electric truck launch I have done in the last couple of years, following on from earlier Scania and Mercedes-Benz introductions.

But the Volvo experience is a very different one. Rather than a medium-duty 4x2 rigid truck, Volvo is gearing up to launch the FM Electric 6x4 tractor with 490kW continuous power output (666hp) and 50-tonne GCM capability. This is the only electric truck on the market with a 50t GCM capability and it takes EV trucks into a category we haven’t seen here before.

As with the other European electric trucks I have driven there really isn’t much

that immediately looks distinctly different from their diesel friends outside and in.

Inside the cab it’s almost identical to any modern big Volvo with a diesel engine.

I get to drive three laps of the Hampton Downs club track accompanied by Scott Robinson (National Sales Manager) in the passenger seat.

The lack of engine noise and rapid takeoff are now becoming quite familiar as the obvious characteristics of electric trucks.

On the smooth track surface, the drive is especially quiet and there are no hassles at all in guiding the FM Electric around three laps before returning to pit lane and handing the truck to the next driver.

This was just a very brief taste of the Volvo FM Electric. What I am looking forward to is testing this EV tractor on the

By: Hayden Woolston highway at its full 50t rating to see how it really preforms. I hope it’s as good as it is on track.

The FM Electric is the first electric truck with 50-tonne GCM capability to become available in New Zealand.

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Safety and technology in the spotlight By: Colin Smith

TECHNOLOGY, TRAINING AND ATTITUDE WERE IN THE spotlight during presentations during the 2024 EROAD Fleet Day at Hamilton’s Mystery Creek venue on August 7.

The conference, now in its ninth year, saw 1,200 fleet industry professionals in attendance. It’s estimated those delegates have responsibility for about 100,000 vehicles operating on New Zealand roads.

Among the displays were over 100 vehicle models across the passenger car, light commercial and heavy commercial sectors and a vehicle crash simulation in which cars were dropped from a crane to demonstrate the difference in impact forces between 80kph and 120kph.

Alternative powertrains played a leading role among the heavy vehicles on show with Hyundai presenting an XCIENT Fuel Cell truck, Iveco giving the electric eDaily its New Zealand premiere and Etrucks showing off the new XCMG E400 battery electric metro tipper and Farizon H9E battery electric refrigerated truck, both from China.

Event sponsor EROAD used the event to launch its latest generation AI-enabled dashcam system called EROAD Clarity Edge.

Clarity Edge is an advanced dashcam solution, with integrated road, driver and fatigue AI packages. By monitoring for risky behaviours and alerting drivers in real-time, Clarity Edge can help to prevent accidents or reduce their severity.

The combination of the three AI packages, together with EROAD’s existing driver behaviour and fleet management technology will enable fleet operators to identify and manage a wide range of driver behaviour, including speeding, near misses, mobile use, fatigue and distraction.

More than 15 speakers made presentations including former Prime Minister Sir John Key who presented a wide-ranging economic and political overview mixed with anecdotes from his eight years as Prime Minister.

Sustainability, emissions reporting obligations and electric vehicle charging requirements were also on the agenda while driver training and safety culture were key elements of the event.

Four-time Bathurst 1000 winner Greg Murphy was thoughtprovoking as he talked about his passion for driver training, the

shortcomings in the current driver licensing system and the lack of knowledge about basic vehicle functions.

“We need to change the expectation that because someone has a license, they are safe and competent drivers,” Murphy told delegates.

“ABS is the single best piece of technology ever put in a motor vehicle, but we don’t show people how to use it properly.”

The Safety Panel hosted on the Heavy Vehicle stage was billed as a discussion on recent safety developments.

The panel included Police, EROAD and NZI Insurance representatives along with Murphy and Lucy Thomas, the National Health and Safety Business Partner – National Transport, at Fonterra New Zealand.

Thomas told the delegates that while new technology is a great tool, “it’s not just about the technology, it’s about the people.”

Fonterra’s vehicle fleet travels 90 million kilometres a year on New Zealand roads.

Thomas says Fonterra’s safe driving culture is a two-pronged approach.

“It’s drivers knowing their limitations and drivers looking out for their health. Look after yourself and look after your mates and speak up if something isn’t right,” she says are key pillars of Fonterra’s safety culture.

Murphy said the focus shouldn’t be solely on new technology.

“Technology is not going to fix the all problems. It will help fill the void Etrucks introduced the new Farizon H9E electric refrigerated truck.

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Porter Haulage showed off its recently restored Peterbilt 357 (main pic) and Symons Transport brought along its 1930 Model A Ford (left). where there is a lack of ability and attitude,” he said.

Murphy also believes the transport sector is already making solid moves in the area of safety culture and training. But he’d like to see the industry do more to deliver that message.

“I think the industry needs to be prouder of what it’s doing. The general public doesn’t understand what the transport sector does.

“It’s something the industry needs to work on and be united on. New Zealand stops without heavy transport,” Murphy said.

Fleet Day was first staged in 2012 and is a platform for industry to build valuable relationships, share best practices, and collectively contribute to advancing industry‘s goals of safety, efficiency, and sustainability.

“Fleet Day has grown from a small regional event, to one of the leading fleet management events in the country,” says David Kenneson, Co-CEO of EROAD. Fleet Day is organised by EROAD and sponsored by Waikato Regional Council.

It aims to bring the industry together to discuss trends and opportunities, and drive meaningful change that will positively influence fleet safety, efficiency and sustainability.

Delegates listen to the Heavy Vehicle Safety Panel discussion and to former Prime Minister Sir John Key.

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T SOME POINT NEW ZEALAND IS GOING TO HAVE TO FACE THE reality that some sort of levy, tax or usage fee will be needed to regulate traffic on our busiest roads.

But we need to make sure the tool, or tools, we choose are deployed appropriately in order to drive productivity and efficiencies and not simply wielded as an opportunity for revenue generation.

Congestion charging is very much a blunt instrument, and in cities such as Auckland commuters have limited options to utilise the network at different times of day. Why? Because network usage data suggests it is always largely at or over capacity.

Understanding the networks’ challenges is the first issue policymakers need to grapple with. In Auckland for example we have a finite amount of geography to work within. We are not magically creating more land nor are we building more roads, so as we attempt to cram more people in, we are simply trying to squeeze more out of the existing road corridors, until it’s at capacity the network grinds to a halt.

And this is where time of use charging, high occupancy tolls (HOT), express and freight lanes need to be considered in conjunction with a workable bus and train network that gives people viable alternatives to move around the city.

Good policy shouldn’t be about revenue generation, it should be about helping people and freight move around your metropolis as easily as possible. Whatever tool you choose there will be a huge amount of up-front technology investment required, add in general upkeep and maintenance, alongside the people needed to run it. Revenue recovery is administratively heavy, even with modern technology and you can very quickly see it’s not the golden goose to print money some politicians think it might be.

Time of use charging, if done well and charged equitably is a concept NRC supports. But the devil is in the detail and that detail means getting the pricing right. In terms of equitability, a key factor is what other choices do network users have? For the public, a functional public transport network is crucial otherwise it is simply

a revenue grab from users with no viable alternatives. For freight transport operators having to move to off-peak transport times, this requires a significant shift from our current 12-hour economy to a 24-hour freight and supply chain model. A system level change of this scale would require freight customers to operate their DCs overnight undoubtably with concessions to staff for doing so.

Thought needs to be given to how time critical freight should be treated, as well as negative flow on effects to surrounding regions e.g.

Northland freight transporters who must experience the joy of driving through Auckland, whether they want to or not. Avoiding peak hours or key parts of the network isn’t a realistic expectation.

For transport operators forced to use the network during peak hours the increased cost of doing business is likely to be passed onto customers and eventually the consumer by way of product price increases.

We all want to be able to move around freely with the ability to create a more prosperous, productive economy rather than burning billions of dollars in lost productivity sitting in traffic. To achieve this, we need to be clear about the unintended consequences. When you start putting charging on one part of the network, you need to have a clear view of what it’s going to do to other parts of the network.

You need a clear picture formed through traffic modelling and management, detailed scenario planning, economic planning, and forecasting in order to avoid an own goal of forcing more pain onto the wider network.

Road freight delivers 93% of goods nationwide. If we are forced to pay a whole lot more for these goods then that will hurt the whole economy. Many countries have implemented traffic management solutions that have been shown to not only reduce accident rates but deliver a host of other benefits, including lower fuel consumption, more efficient vehicle operation and reduced road maintenance costs.

Let’s give thought not to revenue generation but to how we can take international best practice and create roading infrastructure that will boost both safety and productivity.

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The FTT 6x4 sleeper cab units are moving over-dimension and heavy haul loads nationwide towing 3-axle flat deck trailers. The spec includes Paccar MX-13 engines with 530hp, ZF TraXon 16TX2640 16-speed AMTs, and Paccar SR1360T rear axles with dual diff locks. Paccar air suspension with electronic hand control adjustment is fitted along with full safety system (driver assist, lane keep assist, adaptive cruise control, collision mitigation with autonomous emergency braking). Other features include Right Weigh on-board scales, polished alloy wheels, LED beacon, and extra LED work lights. Marsh Engineering took care of the rigging and the paint is by Fleet Image Manukau.

Machinery Movers in-house engineering fabricated the special design toolboxes.

Truck market remains slow NEW TRUCK REGISTRATIONS DURING JULY WERE again behind last year’s record numbers and the 2024 market is now running 7.5% behind the first seven months of last year.

New registrations totalled 446 units in July, taking the year-to-date (YTD) total to 3,275 units. In comparison registrations were 496 units in July 2023 and 3,544 for the January-July period last year.

The YTD tally of 926 trailer registrations is still down 8.8% on 2018 year-to-date total of 1017 trailers, but is a healthy 49 registrations ahead of the 877 units registered by July 2023 and is the second best Jan-July total on record.

In the wider economics of new vehicle sales the decline in truck sales continues to be significantly less than is being experienced by the Light Passenger segment – which is the hardest hit and is down by 29% YTD from 2023.

Isuzu retains the top spot in July’s overall truck market (4.5-tonne GVM and above), registering 68 units and boosting its YTD tally to 680.

Fuso (YTD 575/July 62) remains in second, well ahead of Scania (375/50). Hino (339/62) retains fourth position and Volvo (221/52) holds fifth ahead of DAF (180/17) and Kenworth (173/25). Mercedes-Benz (140/17) and Iveco (140/23) are tied in eighth ahead of UD (131/17) completing the top 10.

In the 3.5-4.5t crossover segment Fiat (187/37) remains dominant ahead of fast-emerging LDV (141/20), Ford (111/9), Mercedes-Benz (79/9), Volkswagen (48/10), and Ram (23/1). The rise of LDV in this segment continues to be spectacular, from a total of just 9 registrations in

the same Jan-July period last year.

Top of the 4.5-7.5t category is still Isuzu (235/24), continuing to extend its lead YTD ahead of Fuso (204/18) and Hino (75/19). Next are Iveco (74/12), Mercedes-Benz (63/8) and Foton (55/10).

In the 7.5-15t division, Isuzu (271/31) is extending its lead ahead of Fuso (191/21) with Hino (97/15), Foton (35/8), Iveco (19/9) and Hyundai (7/1) all retaining their positions.

In the 15-20.5t segment, Hino (55/11) continues to lead over Isuzu (47/2), Fuso (39/5) and UD (22/4).

There was very little activity in the ever-shrinking 20.5-23t segment with one registration this month for Scania. Scania (5/1) is followed by Fuso (3/0) and Isuzu (2/0).

In the premium 23t-maximum GVM division, Scania (365/48) is standing firm in the number one position well ahead of Volvo (219/52).

However Volvo were the stand out for the month achieving 52 registrations. DAF (178/17), Kenworth (173/25), Fuso (138/18) Isuzu (125/11), Hino (111/17), UD (103/12), Mercedes-Benz (67/7) and Iveco (38/1) all held their positions to round out the top 10.

In the trailer market, the clear leader again for the month of July was Fruehauf with 16 new registrations ahead of Patchell with 13.

The YTD figures see Fruehauf (128/16) edging ahead of second placed Domett (98/10). Roadmaster (81/11) holds third while Patchell (61/13) moves ahead of Transport Trailers (60/9) to take fourth position.

TMC (54/9) retains sixth place ahead of MTE (43/3), Fairfax (32/2), Transfleet (30/2) and CWS (27/7) to round out the top-10.

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4501kg-max GVM Brand ISUZU FUSO SCANIA HINO VOLVO DAF KENWORTH MERCEDES-BENZ IVECO UD FOTON HYUNDAI MAN VOLKSWAGEN SINOTRUK MACK INTERNATIONAL FIAT DENNIS EAGLE JAC SHACMAN WESTERN STAR FREIGHTLINER KAHU EV OTHER Total

Vol 680 575 375 339 221 180 173 140 140 131 90 47 35 36 26 19 18 14 7 5 7 4 5 1 7 3275

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% 20.8 17.6 11.5 10.4 6.7 5.5 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 2.7 1.4 1.1 1.1 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.2 100

Vol 68 62 50 62 52 17 25 17 23 17 18 7 2 9 2 3 3 4 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 446

3501-4500kg GVM Brand FIAT LDV FORD MERCEDES-BENZ VOLKSWAGEN RAM IVECO RENAULT CHEVROLET ISUZU OTHER Total

Vol 187 141 111 79 48 23 21 6 2 1 1 620

2024

% 30.2 22.7 17.9 12.7 7.7 3.7 3.4 1.0 0.3 0.2 0.2 100

Vol 37 20 9 9 10 1 0 2 0 0 0 88

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Vol 235 204 74 75 63 55 40 36 28 14 7 831

2024

% 28.3 24.5 8.9 9.0 7.6 6.6 4.8 4.3 3.4 1.7 0.8 100.0

Vol 24 18 12 19 8 10 6 9 2 4 1 113

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July

July

23,001kg-max GVM % 15.2 13.9 11.2 13.9 11.7 3.8 5.6 3.8 5.2 3.8 4.0 1.6 0.4 2.0 0.4 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.2 100

% 42.0 22.7 10.2 10.2 11.4 1.1 0.0 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 100

% 21.2 15.9 10.6 16.8 7.1 8.8 5.3 8.0 1.8 3.5 0.9 100

New Hamilton business JT Excavations is building a truck fleet for earthworks and construction jobs with its first new truck. The Isuzu NLR 250 4x2 tipper with 3.0-litre 4JJ1-TCS Euro V engine offers 110kW of power and 375Nm of torque with a 6-speed AMT and Isuzu RO50 4.10:1 ratio rear axle. The standard 2.0 cubic metre steel tipper body with drop sides is fitted and the NLR is equipped with the Isuzu ADAS safety suite. Sold by Graham Crocker at CAL Isuzu Hamilton.

7501-15,000kg GVM Brand ISUZU FUSO HINO FOTON IVECO HYUNDAI UD TRUCKS MERCEDES-BENZ MAN Total

Vol 271 191 97 35 19 7 6 3 1 630

2024

% 43.0 30.3 15.4 5.6 3.0 1.1 1.0 0.5 0.2 100

Vol 31 21 15 8 9 1 1 1 0 87

15,001-20,500kg GVM Brand ISUZU HINO FUSO UD IVECO MERCEDES-BENZ SCANIA VOLVO DAF OTHER Total

Vol 47 55 39 22 8 7 5 2 2 6 193

2024

% 24.4 28.5 20.2 11.4 4.1 3.6 2.6 1.0 1.0 3.1 100

Vol 2 11 5 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 25

20,501-23,000kg GVM Brand SCANIA FUSO ISUZU SINOTRUK IVECO HINO Total

Vol 5 3 2 2 1 1 14

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% 35.7 21.4 14.3 14.3 7.1 7.1 100

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July

July

July

% 35.6 24.1 17.2 9.2 10.3 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.0 100

% 8.0 44.0 20.0 16.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100

% 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100

Brand SCANIA VOLVO DAF KENWORTH FUSO ISUZU HINO UD MERCEDES-BENZ IVECO MAN SINOTRUK MACK INTERNATIONAL WESTERN STAR FREIGHTLINER SHACMAN OTHER Total

Vol 365 219 178 173 138 125 111 103 67 38 34 24 19 18 4 5 1 1 1623

2024

% 22.5 13.5 11.0 10.7 8.5 7.7 6.8 6.3 4.1 2.3 2.1 1.5 1.2 1.1 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 100

Vol 48 52 17 25 18 11 17 12 7 1 2 2 3 3 0 2 0 0 220

Trailers Brand Vol 128 FRUEHAUF 98 DOMETT ROADMASTER 81 PATCHELL 61 TRANSPORT TRAILERS 60 TMC 54 43 M.T.E. 32 FAIRFAX TRANSFLEET 30 CWS 27 FREIGHTER 25 JACKSON 24 TES 22 17 HAMMAR LOWES 17 MILLS-TUI 12 11 TANKER KRAFT 10 EVANS 9 MTC EQUIPMENT 9 LUSK 8 STEELBRO 8 TRT 7 SEC 6 LOHR 5 COWAN 4 FELDBINDER 4 PTE 4 WARREN 4 MD ENGINEERING 3 KOROMIKO 3 SDC 3 TEO 3 OTHER 94 Total 926

2024

% 13.8 10.6 8.7 6.6 6.5 5.8 4.6 3.5 3.2 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.4 1.8 1.8 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 10.2 100

Vol 16 10 11 13 9 9 3 2 2 7 6 3 2 0 5 2 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 118

July

July

% 21.8 23.6 7.7 11.4 8.2 5.0 7.7 5.5 3.2 0.5 0.9 0.9 1.4 1.4 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.0 100

% 13.6 8.5 9.3 11.0 7.6 7.6 2.5 1.7 1.7 5.9 5.1 2.5 1.7 0.0 4.2 1.7 0.8 0.8 1.7 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.6 100

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As the special edition Kenworth W900 SAR Legend Series continues to arrive, build number 550 joins the Gleeson & Cox fleet as a 6x4 tipper working with a Transport Trailers alloy body and matching 5-axle trailer carting bulk aggregate and quarry products. The Legend is working in the Auckland and Waikato regions powered by a 600hp Cummins X15 with an Eaton 18-speed manual and a driveline featuring a Meritor MT21-165GP rear end with inter-axle lock and dual diff locks plus Airglide 460 suspension. The Day Cab has classic cab trim with a woodgrain gear knob and leather steering wheel. Extras include DuraBright alloys, smoked bug deflector, 7-inch chrome exhaust pipes, stainless tank panels with marker lights, stainless mirror trims with marker lights, and stainless visor.

Owners Leonie Iorangi and Chase Potaka (pictured) of Hamilton’s Chase Trucking have now taken delivery of the second of their two Hino 700 tractor units, each equipped with a powerful Palfinger NZ PK58 Tech 7 crane and a PJ150 fly jib, boasting an impressive 30m reach. The 480hp FY 3248 8x4 has a 16-speed TraXon AMT and is primarily used for Builtsmart deliveries to Huntly, Gisborne, and Feilding. Features include a 5935mm wheelbase, interaxle differential and cross lock, load share twin steer, transmission intarder, engine retarder brake (jake), Euro 6, adaptive cruise control, and polished Alcoa alloys.

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Exclusive Boat Haulage has a new Hino 700 Series SH 1845 at work from its Kerikeri depot. JJ Klinac is driving the Euro 6 450hp 4x2 which has a 16-speed TraXon AMT transmission, SH 19 rear axle and air rear suspension with a 3450mm wheelbase. The 700 has a differential cross lock, Jake brake, adaptive cruise control and polished Alcoa wheels. Peak Panel & Paint in Te Puke painted the Hino with Wrapped Auto Signs (Tauranga) taking charge of the signwriting. The truck also features an RVE interior enhancement package.

A new Kenworth T410 SAR 6x4 tipper is at work in Northland for Mangonui Haulage. Earthmoving work, aggregate and farm supply cartage with a Transport Trailers 4-axle alloy tipper is the role for the Paccar MX13 powered unit with 510hp and Eaton RTLO20918B 18-speed manual transmission. Meritor MT21-165GP rear axles with interaxle lock and dual diff locks are fitted along with Airglide 400 rear air suspension. The 600mm integrated sleeper has an under bunk fridge and sleeper storage shelves while the exterior boasts a stainless visor, stainless bug deflector, stainless headlight surrounds, and Kenworth mudflaps. The in-house paint shop at Mangonui Haulage took care of the stripe work and signage.

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A new Isuzu CYJ530 has joined the Robbie Linehaul fleet working in NZ Couriers colours. The Whakatane-based 8x4 is teamed up with a Domett 4-axle trailer and is being driven by Darryl Yates on the Whakatane, Rotorua and Hamilton run. The 530hp 15.7-litre drives to a 16-speed AMT and Isuzu RT210 hypoid tandem drive rear end with inter-axle lock and 4.10:1 ratio. Sold by Graham Crocker, CAL Isuzu Hamilton.

Glen and Suzi Curran have a second new Kenworth for their Whangarei-based Marsden Transport Solutions fleet. The T659 8x4 logger with Kraft logging bolsters and a Patchell 5-axle trailer is powered by a 600hp Cummins X15 teamed with an Eaton Roadranger 18-speed manual, Meritor MT21-165GP rear axles with diff locks and inter-axle lock riding on Airglide 460 rear suspension. The Day Cab has classic interior trim with a leather and woodgrain steering wheel, touch screen audio, and centre console storage box. The feature list includes a Kentweld front bumper, painted alloy drop visor, stainless mirror panels with marker lights, stainless air cleaner panels with marker lights, stainless cab entry kick panels, 6-inch chrome exhaust stacks, hi-rise air intakes with chrome air rams, and Kenworth mudflaps.

A new Scania S 770 is at work for Dunedin’s GR & A Lloyd-Jones Ltd in Chem Couriers livery. Glen Lloyd-Jones is driving the S 770 8x4 nine-axle curtain sider unit with general freight and dangerous goods between Christchurch, Dunedin and Invercargill. The 770hp DC16 V8 drives to an OptiCruise transmission, and hub reduction rear end. The truck is fitted out with Scania V8 interior, sub-woofer stereo system and all the safety boxes have been ticked including vulnerable road user detection. Sold by Kere Menzies.

Heikell Transport at Whakatane has added a new Iveco Eurocargo ML180 4x2 to its livestock fleet equipped with a Kraft deck and Nationwide crate. Powered by a Euro VI Tector 7 engine developing 320hp and 1100Nm of torque, the Eurocargo has a ZF 12-speed auto and 5715mm wheelbase offering an 18t factory GVM rating. Paint

by Haddock Spray Painters Whakatane and signage by Diverse Graphics Whakatane. Sold by Brent Landers.

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