National Road Carriers welcomes new commercial partner Spartan Finance
When NRC launched its refreshed business strategy in 2022, the organisation was clear that commercial partnerships were a priority. Insights from the member survey challenged NRC to have wider strategic thinking on delivering business solutions, with 50% of respondents identifying asset finance partners as an area for future focus.
Justin Tighe-Umbers, CEO, NRC says, “Spartan Finance is a great fit for NRC as the two organisations share several synergies.
Fragile Napier road access, Gisborne/Wairoa still cut off
Fragile road access to Napier has been restored but Gisborne and Wairoa are still cut off by road says Steve Chapple, National Road Carriers Association (NRC) commercial transport specialist for the lower North Island.
Waikato/BoP roads re-open but Coromandel tenuous
Most of the roads across the Bay of Plenty and Waikato are open but the situation in the Coromandel region is still tenuous says National Road Carriers Association (NRC) commercial transport specialist Ian Roberts.
Trucks ready to deliver as soon as roads passable
Trucking companies are ready to deliver supplies to places that have been cut off by slips, flooding and tree falls as soon as the roads are passable.
National Road Carriers Association (NRC) CEO Justin Tighe-Umbers says NRC’s 1,500 truck company members, who operate over 20,000 trucks throughout New Zealand, are doing everything they can to keep the supply chain open.
National Road Carriers congratulates Fulton Hogan on the launch of Australasia’s first fully electric mobile asphalt crusher
National Road Carriers congratulates Fulton Hogan on the launch of Australasia’s first fully electric mobile asphalt crusher, the Keestrack R3e. It is fantastic to see world-leading innovation being applied to our road building here in New Zealand by one of our members, enabling recycling of asphalt, and removing cost and carbon emissions from the road building process. NRC was impressed to learn an onsite laboratory tests the optimal recycled asphalt mix to ensure the final road build remains of the highest quality. This is yet another excellent example of how the road transport industry is leading the way towards meeting New Zealand’s emission reduction targets.
Immigration changes bring Christmas cheer for driver-intensive sectors
The freight, waste management, and bus and coach sectors are welcoming today’s announcement of changes to immigration settings, specifically the creation of a new temporary residence pathway for skilled drivers through a sector agreement.
Transport industry takes final step towards launching Sideloader Good Practice Guide
The New Zealand Intermodal Transport Safety Group (NZITSG) has achieved a major milestone today sending the final version of the Good Practice Guide: Safe Operation and Maintenance of Sideloaders (Good Practice Guide) to Worksafe so they can consider it for endorsement.
National Road Carriers supports 21 days diesel holdings
National Road Carriers Association (NRC) sees the Government’s announcement today to increase onshore fuel holdings to 21 days for diesel as a significant step forward.
NRC Encourages Use of Snap Send Solve App
Spotted an issue on your travels? Wish there was an easier way to report problems on our roads?
Strewth – should we be a bit more Aussie in our approach to business?
We compete with our Australian friends across the ditch possibly harder than any other nation – on the rugby field, attracting tourists, exporting fine wine – we want to be the best.
Auckland Councils Transport Emissions Reduction Pathway
Following this week’s first NRC Transport and Logistics Advisory Group Meeting, Justin sat down with Chair, Simon Bridges to get his thoughts on Auckland Councils plans to reduce transport emissions.
ACC Workplace Injury Prevention Grant provides crucial seed funding for industry leading wellbeing hub – HARMfree Transport
New Zealand Trucking Association Inc (NTA) and National Road Carriers Inc (NRC) are pleased to confirm the HARMfree Transport initiative has been selected to receive an ACC Workplace Injury Prevention Grant of $850,000 in much needed funding to develop a transport wellbeing hub for the industry.
A National Freight & Supply Chain Strategy and a programme for reducing emissions
Changing transport systems is not new for New Zealand. In 1922, Carr & Haslam introduced a petrol-powered Brockway into their horse and cart transport fleet, leading the way for an era of significant change to transport in New Zealand. Today, Carr’s grandson Chris Carr is again leading the way by integrating fully electric FUSO eCanter trucks into their Auckland fleet as a step to a more sustainable future. Despite the increased cost, and some limitations, Carr & Haslam are keen to start paving the way for the New Zealand transport industry to begin meeting its 2035 zero- emission mandates.
Potholes a result of pay-as-you-go road funding
New Zealand has badly potholed roads because road maintenance is inadequately funded from pay-as-you-go road user charges (RUC) levied on trucks instead of being well funded and built as core infrastructure from the outset. National Road Carriers COO James Smith says, “We fund our roads on a consumption model rather than an investment model, so we are constantly falling behind.”
Transport industry and officials collaborate to tackle the big issues including climate change and infrastructure
More than 360 transport operators, industry representatives and Government officials descended on the newly opened Te Pae Convention Centre in Christchurch over the weekend for the 2022 Trucking Industry Summit to discuss the big issues facing the industry over the next few years.
Could the person with the good news please step forward?
Fuel prices are double what they were 12 months ago, new staff are almost impossible to find, and the Government’s road-user charges (RUC) relief scheme is due to end on 21 September.
“There is no relief in sight for the road transport industry,” says National Road Carriers (NRC) COO James Smith. “Could the person with the good news please step forward?
2022 NRC AGM
The 2022 AGM was held at Mount Smart on Friday the 17th June.
National Road Carriers appoints Justin Tighe-Umbers as new CEO
National Road Carriers Association (NRC) is pleased to announce Justin Tighe-Umbers will be joining as CEO from Monday 15 August. The NRC Board partnered with Executive Search experts Hobson Leavy, to undertake a robust process to identify a new CEO who could bring the right mix of commercial leadership, regulatory capability, and stakeholder engagement expertise to the leadership role.
Hon Simon Bridges to Chair National Road Carriers Advisory Group
“National Road Carriers is very pleased to confirm the Hon Simon Bridges will be partnering with NRC as Chair of the newly formed Transport and Logistics Advisory Group,” says John Baillie, Chair, National Road Carriers (NRC).
More detail needed on freight emissions reduction target
More detail needed on freight emissions reduction target
National Road Carriers is seeking more detail of the Government’s plans to cut freight emissions by 35 percent by 2035 by using low emissions trucks to transport food and other products.
The Government’s Emission Reduction Plan for transport announced today focused almost entirely on personal transport, with just one bullet point committing $20 million to accelerate the decarbonisation of freight transport.