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Justin’s Transport Minute – 17/04/26
On Wednesday MBIE reported diesel stocks were confirmed as 45.4 days cover, down from the 49.1 cover reported earlier in

Justin’s Transport Minute – 10/04/26
As I write this a fragile two-week ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran is tentatively holding. One of

Justin’s Transport Minute – 02/04/26
National Road Carriers this week has attended multiple daily meetings with government, continuing to play our part supporting the road

Justin’s Transport Minute – 27/03/26
Another week has passed and there have been fast moving developments for freight and supply chain operators. Firstly what hasn’t

Justin’s Transport Minute – 20/03/26
National Road Carriers continues to work closely with the Government, providing industry expertise and advice to support planning New Zealand’s

Justin’s Transport Minute – 13/03/26
This week the Iran conflict has made its presence felt on our shores, significantly impacting road freight and the broader

Justin’s Transport Minute – 06/03/26
This week I was delighted to be invited to attend the NZTA "Super Hui" in Wellington, to talk about road

Justin’s Transport Minute – 27/02/26
Last week National Road Carriers had our first full Board meeting of the year. In our discussions reviewing our industry

Justin’s Transport Minute – 20/02/26
On Tuesday this week, the Minister Chris Bishop tabled the Infrastructure Commission’s much anticipated National Infrastructure Plan in Parliament, or

Justin’s Transport Minute – 13/02/26
The same rainfall as Cyclone Gabrielle - how our roading network stood up this time

Justin’s Transport Minute – 30/01/26
After a well-earned rest over the Christmas Holidays the NRC team is hitting the ground running, with our first a

Justin’s Transport Minute – 12/12/25
As we approach Christmas, the usual ramp up in supply chain activity is well underway. Truck movements are up, ports

Justin’s Transport Minute – 05/12/25
As we approach the end of the year, I want to reflect on the progress we have made together. When

Justin’s Transport Minute – 28/11/25
My Transport Minute last week on the three-year manslaughter sentence for a truck owner causing the death of a road

Justin’s Transport Minute – 21/11/25
This week NZTA fired a major warning shot in the battle against fraudulent driver licences. The land transport regulator has

Justin’s Transport Minute – 14/11/25
This week NZTA fired a major warning shot in the battle against fraudulent driver licences. The land transport regulator has

Justin’s Transport Minute – 07/11/25
This week I had the pleasure of attending an Auckland Business Chamber breakfast event on “under-pressure infrastructure”. Something we have

Justin’s Transport Minute – 31/10/25
Since 2024 NRC along with other transport industry associations have been working to get some rule changes made for commercial
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