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Summary of heavy trucks and trailers first registered in April 2022.
First registration of NB and NC class vehicles for April, by major manufacturer
This information is compiled from information provided by the NZ Transport Agency statistical analysis team and through the Open Data Portal. The data used in this information reflects any amendments to the data previously reported.
Vehicle type This summary includes data from two heavytruck classes and one heavy-trailer class.
First registration of NB, NC and TD class vehicles for April, year on year
A goods vehicle is a motor vehicle that: (a) i s constructed primarily for the carriage of goods; and (b) either: (i) has at least four wheels; or (ii) has three wheels and a gross vehicle mass exceeding one tonne.
Vehicle class
Description
NB
A goods vehicle that has a gross vehicle mass exceeding 3.5 tonnes but not exceeding 12 tonnes.
(mediumgoods vehicle)
NC (heavy-goods vehicle)
TD (heavy trailer)
A goods vehicle that has a gross vehicle mass exceeding 12 tonnes. A trailer that has a gross vehicle mass exceeding 10 tonnes.
A table of all vehicle classes can be found in Table A of the Land Transport Rule Vehicle Dimensions and Mass 2016 Rule 41001/2016 https://www. nzta.govt.nz/assets/resources/rules/docs/vehicledimensions-and-mass-2016-as-at-1-june-2019.pdf Note: Vehicle classes are not the same as RUC vehicle types or driver licence classes.
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First registration of TD class heavy trailers for April, year on year by major manufacturer
First registration of NB, NC and TD class vehicles year on year, to date
First registration of NC class vehicles year to date 2018 – 2022, by major manufacturer
First registration of TD class heavy trailers year to date 2018 – 2022, by major manufacturer
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This information is put together from information provided by the NZ Transport Agency. New Zealand Trucking acknowledges the assistance of the media team at NZTA for providing this information to us.
ROAD USER CHARGES Total value and distance of road user charges purchased between 01 January 2018 and 30 April 2022 by purchase year
RUC purchase for April 2022, all RUC types A description of RUC vehicle types is available at https://www.nzta.govt. nz/vehicles/licensing-rego/road-usercharges/ruc-rates-and-transactionfees/ Please note data may differ slightly from that reported for the same period previously due to adjustments being made to the base data. In April 2022 there were 48 different types of RUC purchased for a total distance of 1,740,969,633km at a value of $171,764,393.
Purchase period
Distance purchased (km)
Value of purchases
1 Jan 2018 – 31 Dec 2018
15,736,558,458
$1,875,364,397
1 Jan 2019 – 31 Dec 2019
16,166,434,103
$2,041,939,272
1 Jan 2020 – 31 Dec 2020
15,421,400,378
$2,069,615,049
1 Jan 2021 – 31 Dec 2021
16,204,803,262
$2,249,341,814
1 Jan 2022 – 30 Apr 2022
5,798,072,671
$565,183,771
RUC distance purchased for RUC type 1 vehicles
Purchase period
Distance purchased (km)
Average monthly distance (km)
1 Jan 2019 – 31 Dec 2019
11,502,905,782
958,575,482
1 Jan 2020 – 31 Dec 2020
10,952,303,565
912,691,964
1 Jan 2021 – 31 Dec 2021
11,427,917,860
952,326,488
1 Jan 2022 – 30 Apr 2022
4,159,966,583
1,039,991,646
RUC type 1 vehicles are powered vehicles with two axles (except type 2 or type 299 vehicles. Type 299 are mobile cranes). Cars, vans and light trucks that use fuel not taxed at source (i.e. diesel fuel) are generally in this RUC type.
RUC purchases all RUC types
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The top eight RUC type purchases, other than type 1 in descending order RUC Type Description 2
Powered vehicles with one single-tyred spaced axle and one twin-tyred spaced axle
6
Powered vehicles with three axles, (except type 308, 309, 311, 399 or 413 vehicles)
43
Unpowered vehicles with four axles
14
Powered vehicles with four axles (except type 408, 414 or type 499 vehicles)
951
Unpowered vehicles with five or more axles
H94
Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 14 RUC vehicle towing a type 951 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of not more than 50,000kg
33
Unpowered vehicles with three twin-tyred, or single large-tyred, close axles (except vehicle type 939)
408
Towing vehicles with four axles that are part of a combination vehicle with a total of at least eight axles
Average monthly RUC purchases by year (all RUC types)
RUC purchases April 2022 for selected types RUC distance purchased year to date for selected RUC types
By comparing distance purchased during 2021 with previous years’, trends in changes to activity by RUC type vehicles will become clear.
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