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Justin’s Transport Minute – 9/08/2024

EROAD Fleet Day a well-timed opportunity for industry to come together

Justin’s Transport Minute – 2/08/2024

Are we still on track for that soft landing? Back in April principal economist Brad Olsen from NRC partner Infometrics

NRC supports new roadside drug testing legislation to improve safety

National Road Carriers Association (NRC) supports the Government's new legislation to enable roadside drug testing.

Justin’s Transport Minute – 26/07/2024

This week has reminded me yet again that no two days are the same in the transport industry.

NRC welcomes acceleration of Northland Expressway as public private partnership

National Road Carriers Association (NRC) welcomes the decision to accelerate the Northland Expressway as a three-phase public private partnership.

Justin’s Transport Minute – 11/07/2024

Could dedicated freight lanes on RONs enhance road safety and lift productivity?

Works to begin on first seven Roads of National Significance

Today's announcement by Transport Minister Simeon Brown that NZTA expects to begin procurement, enabling works and construction of the first

Justin’s Transport Minute – 5/07/2024

NRC celebrates 88th AGM with strong financial results and welcomes board changes.

Justin’s Transport Minute – 21/06/2024

I'm writing this Transport Minute after a busy week that included another trip Wellington and a positive meeting with Minister

Freight industry breathes a sigh of relief as NZTA announces Brynderwyns reopening

NZTA's announcement that the Brynderwyn's are set to open to two-way traffic from 11.59pm Wednesday 26 June, just ahead of

Otaki to north of Levin Road of National Significance update welcomed by freight sector

The latest announcement by Transport Minister Simeon Brown is another positive sign that the National-led Government is getting serious about

Justin’s Transport Minute – 13/06/2024

This week a report crossed my desk that was very hard reading. The Business Leaders' Health and Safety Forum has

Raised speed limits will make goods delivery faster

The Government's announcement today it will raise speed limits where it is safe to do so on the open road

Pothole funding confirmation good news for truck drivers

NZTA confirmation today that it will deliver $2.07 billion for State Highway Pothole Prevention and $1.9 billion for Local Road

Justin’s Transport Minute – 6/06/2024

Road freight has plenty on the plate for the Director of Land Transport

This week the NRC Transport & Logistics

Significant investment in transport shows this Government is serious about transport

Yesterday's Budget was everything National promised. A balance between re-prioritisation and targeted investment in the areas New Zealanders have been

Justin’s Transport Minute – 24/05/2024

Some relief for transport operators, as cost pressures begin to ease

Anyone trying to read the tea leaves on our

Transport sector cost pressures continue to ease as activity weakens

Transport sector cost pressures continued to ease as activity weakened in the March 2024 quarter according to National Road Carriers

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