National Road Carriers supports congestion charges but calls for freight to be exempt
National Road Carriers supports congestion charges but calls for freight to be exempt
As the topic of congestion charging hits the headlines many households will be feeling anxious at the thought of yet another cost as they to stretch out of the weekly wage and make ends meet.
National Road Carriers strengthens Board with new secondments
National Road Carriers (NRC) is pleased to announce the secondment of Shafraz Khan and Pamela Bonney to the Board – temporarily providing specialist strategic support until the Annual General Meeting (AGM) and scheduled Board elections on 17 June.
Truck operators extremely concerned about rising costs, poor roads and driver shortages
Truck operators are extremely concerned about the rising cost of fuel and other operating costs, poor roading and driver shortages.
These are the findings of a just completed survey by National Road Carriers (NRC) of its 1,800 members with respondents ranging from individual owner-drivers through to large trucking companies with more than 100 drivers and support staff.
Remove letter ‘T’ from “can’t” and “won’t” – to improve productivity
MEDIA RELEASE – NATIONAL ROAD CARRIERS
4 April 2022
Remove letter ‘t’ from “can’t” and “won’t” – to improve productivity
We need to remove the letter ‘t’ from can’t and won’t to get New Zealand off the bottom of OECD productivity standings says National Road Carriers Chief Operating Officer James Smith.
Overseas truck drivers needed to fill shortage
MEDIA RELEASE – NATIONAL ROAD CARRIERS
28 March 2022
Overseas truck drivers needed to fill shortage
New Zealand urgently needs more overseas truck drivers to fill a growing shortage, says National Road Carriers Chief Operating Officer James Smith.
National Road Carriers says relief for diesel users some way off
MEDIA RELEASE – NATIONAL ROAD CARRIERS
16 March 2022
National Road Carriers says relief for diesel users some way off
While National Road Carriers welcomes the measures taken by the Government that saw 25 cents per litre of tax removed from the price of petrol and a three-month reduction in Road User Charges, it warns that relief for freight costs may be months away.
Get ready for freight cost increases
MEDIA RELEASE – NATIONAL ROAD CARRIERS
8 March 2022
Get ready for freight cost increases
The sharpest increases in fuel prices since the 2008 Global Financial Crisis will inevitably lead to increased freight cost increases says National Road Carriers (NRC) Association Chief Operating Officer James Smith.
Time to stop pushing road vs rail barrow
National Road Carriers (NRC) is not surprised by the findings in a report commissioned by Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand Transporting New Zealand, Road and rail – delivering for New Zealand. NRC COO James Smith says “It is shocking the Government is still pushing the road vs rail barrow. “We have an integrated supply chain […]
NRC BACKS “BUBBLE OF ONE”
NRC BACKS “BUBBLE OF ONE”
But policy needs to cover all supply chain workers, says COO
The Government’s newly announced “bubble of one” COVID-19 testing process will work for a large percentage of the transport industry – but needs to cover everyone in the supply chain.