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NZ’s Gough Group to end

AdvanceQuip set for Iveco sales ruck and machinery distributor AdvanceQuip has appointed TNoel Macdonald to the role of Iveco sales manager for the south. t’s the end of an era for almost 100 in New Zealand and interests in the Macdonald will be responsible years of Gough Group family own- transport and materials handling for Iveco truck and van sales in the Iership and it’s “sad to see the end”, business in New Zealand and Aus- Otago and Southland regions, having chairman Keith Sutton says. tralia. moved from the Manawatu where he The New Zealand-based heavy Founded by Edger Gough, Harry was selling the Fuso range of trucks. equipment company is being sold Hamer and Tracy Gough as Gough, Now based in the central location to Malaysian firm Sime Darby for Gough & Hamer Limited in 1929, the of Alexandra, he will be readily acces- NZ$211 million. company initially dealt in electrical Gough Group has the local Cater- goods. Continued on page 3 pillar dealerships with service territory It secured the Caterpillar fran- chise in 1932 and soon became the INSIDEINSIDE world sales leader for non-United RTF tackles mental health pg 6 States Caterpillar dealers and is one Transdev enters NZ bus sector pg 8 of the oldest dealerships of Caterpil- Ruakura gears up for freight pg 11 lar equipment outside of the US. Northland rail’s $94.8m boost pg 19 6 8 Continued on page 4

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NZ’s Gough Group to end Continued from page 1 ing brands such as BMW, the previ- very important to the share- It also Porsche, Volkswagen, Audi, ous year, holders and the board”. acquired Ferrari and Nissan. It also has driven by dealership a commercial transport arm improve- Customers should expect rights to representing brands such as ments in “business as usual” other ma- Volvo, Hino, Mack and UD sales for In a letter to customers, jor brands Trucks. both its Gough Cat executive general such as In Australia, Sime Darby Caterpillar manager Chris Heaton says the Hyster Keith Sutton Berhad is represented by and trans- Dato’ Jeffri Salim dealership operations “will Davidson lift truck and John Deere Hastings Deering, one of port and not change significantly” un- machinery. Caterpillar’s leading deal- material der the new ownership and Gough Group propelled ers, as well as through Sime handling businesses. “key day-to-day relationships into the top 10 dealers glob- Darby Motors’ dealerships will stay ally after the acquisition of for BMW, Volvo, Ferrari and Exciting future the same”. Palfinger Australia in 2010. Rolls Royce in Brisbane and Sutton says “stakeholders “The The company has now Porsche in Sydney. should be excited about the board and entered into a conditional Sime Darby Berhad’s future direction of the busi- share- sale and purchase agreement group chief executive officer ness”. holders with Sime Darby Berhad Dato’ Jeffri Salim Davidson In 2018, shareholders agreed that which will be fully funded by says the deal offers great ex- started asking questions about transferring bank borrowings, on a cash- posure to New Zealand and the long-term future for the owner- Chris Heaton free and debt-free basis. Australian markets. company, and asked executive ship to a new owner with It is subject to New “The Gough Group management to work through the capital and capability to Zealand Overseas Invest- transaction, which would be a range of options. strengthen the business is in ment Office approval and is the largest for Sime Darby Through the strategic the company’s best interests. expected to be completed Berhad since the pure play review process, the board “We are confident that by September 30, 2019. restructuring exercise in and shareholders focused Sime Darby’s ownership Gough Group’s transport 2017, provides a rare oppor- on the best interests of the will strengthen the outlook and materials handling busi- tunity for us to enhance our company and its customers, for the business, enhance nesses span across construc- relationship with Caterpillar, suppliers and employees. service to customers and tion, infrastructure, transport and gain exposure to the “We are confident that, improve opportunities for and power system industries, construction and forestry under Sime Darby’s owner- staff,” Heaton says. distributing a wide range of sectors in New Zealand. ship, the outlook for the “Caterpillar and the exist- premium global brands, such This further reinforces Sime business will be strength- ing shareholders want to see as SAF, Palfinger and WABCO Darby Industrial’s footprint in ened, service to customers the transition take place as in New Zealand and Australia. the Asia Pacific region. enhanced, and opportunities smoothly as possible. Gough Group employs “The Gough Group’s for our employees im- “The new owners will around 950 people across a transport and material han- proved,” Sutton says. continue to support your network of over 50 locations dling portfolio will comple- Gough Group chief business to the high stand- in Australia and New Zealand. ment Sime Darby Motors’ executive Liz Ward says the ards that are expected by All Gough Cat and transport commercial truck business new owners “have a wealth Caterpillar. service staff at the company in New Zealand, enable of industry “We would have liked to will stay on under current growth in aftersales opera- knowledge have shared an update with terms and contracts under tions and broaden our suite and a clear you sooner, but details about the deal. of franchises, essentially commit- the transaction and buyer In New Zealand, Sime strengthening our position in ment to were confidential until now.” Darby Motors operates Australasia,” Davidson says. our people In the meantime, custom- under the Continental Cars Gough Group grew its and cus- ers can expect “business as and City Nissan dealerships revenue by more than 18% in tomers, usual,” Heaton says. in Auckland, represent- 2018 to NZ$540 million from which was Liz Ward All the road transport and equipment Industry HOT NEWS every day as it happens on www.transporttalk.co.nz Subscribe online for FREE twice-weekly ‘Alerts’ direct to your email

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Multispares targets South Island

ruck and bus parts dis- operation,” general manager Multispares covers tributor Multispares is Malcolm Lawrence says. Japanese, European Tcelebrating the open- “With a growing demand and trailer products ing of its new Christchurch for different stock groups to and is also growing the site. be covered throughout the American range. It also The company recently re- country, improving our size offers sales and support located to the new purpose- and location was an easy for Jaltest diagnostic built site on Waterloo Rd and decision,” he says. equipment. is strategically located for the Branch manager Rupert Multispares has five commercial vehicle industry. Scobie says he is excited by branches in New Zea- “We intend to increase our the opportunity ahead for his land and recently moved stock holding for this region team as the company looks to into a new national dis- and this will also act as a satel- expand business in the upper tribution site in Burbush, lite to support our Dunedin South Island. Hamilton.

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RTF conference tackles mental health

his month’s Road family business in 1988. Transport Forum He increased the fleet TAnnual Conference and quickly developed the will be tackling the topic of motto – Anything, Anywhere, mental health. Anytime. The conference, run by “Our industry will really Road Transport Association benefit from Craig’s experi- NZ Region 2 and Central ence, energy and attitude,” Craig Membrey Nick Leggett Megan Duncan Area Road Transport As- Leggett says. (under 35) awards. novations and achievements sociation, is being held on Membrey joins a great Along with the VTNZ that ultimately improve the September 24 and 25 at the line-up of speakers at the Supreme Contribution to daily lives of the public, Wairakei Resort, near Taupo. conference including trans- Road Transport and EROAD or ensure the industry is a Australian transport com- port minister Phil Twyford; Outstanding Contribu- rewarding and safe environ- pany owner and passionate economic development and tion to Health and Safety ment to work in,” he says. mental health ambassador infrastructure minister Shane awards, these awards will be Teletrac Navman Australa- Craig Membrey will be the Jones; economist Cameron presented at the NZ Road sia marketing director Megan keynote speaker at the event. Bagrie; health and wellbe- Transport Industry Awards Duncan says sharing “real RTF chief executive Nick ing expert Dr Tom Mulhol- Gala Dinner on Wednesday, stories of women in the road Leggett says he is “thrilled” land; Busy Brain analyst Dr September 25, at Wairakei transport industry can change to have Membrey attending. Lucia Kelleher who brings a Resort. people’s old perceptions”. “In addition to being born safety focus; Paul McKay on “We want all-comers to “There are so many skilled into trucking and running employment law; Melanie consider a career in road women working in all layers a successful business, he Boyle on the future work- transport, which at the mo- of the industry, from driving dedicates time to being an force; and Margaret Kouvelis ment has a leaning towards to logistics to leading the ambassador for Beyond Blue, on changing your business older men; but the faces are company. This award is a a not-for-profit organisa- to suit young workers. certainly changing,” Leggett great way to place a spotlight tion that helps people with “This is an important says. on some of these women. depression and anxiety. annual get-together for “There are some out- “Today’s industry of- “Sadly, Craig’s experi- industry to get together in standing women and young fers a very wide variation of ence comes first-hand as he one place for both formal people who make their ca- careers and many traditional tragically lost his son Rowan and informal discussions reers in our industry and they barriers-to-entry have been in 2011 at the age of 17. The about opportunities and are contributing fresh ideas removed. road transport industry is no concerns,” Leggett says. and new ways of thinking to 'Women have told us that different to any other sector the companies they work for. technology advancements, in New Zealand and anxiety Celebrating women and “RTF and our associa- such as air-operated cov- and depression are issues we young drivers tions have long been trying ers and lone driver safety all need to understand and The conference will also to encourage a more diverse devices, make jobs in the know how to manage,” Leg- see the launch of two new industry workforce to ensure industry more accessible for gett says. industry awards focused on we have enough drivers now them – and safer too. So, it’s Membrey is based in women and young drivers and in the future, so it fol- a great fit for us as a trans- Dandenong, near Melbourne, – Teletrac Navman Out- lows that our industry awards port technology company,” and has a great career in standing Contribution by a should reflect that.” Duncan says. road transport, starting out in Woman in the Road Trans- The four NZ Road Trans- *Go to rtfconference. his father Jack’s yard before port Industry and the EROAD port Industry Awards col- co.nz for more information. stepping in to help run the Young Driver of the Year lectively honour activities, in-

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Transdev enters NZ bus industry

rench-based public tion to support our clients says it’s fulfilled more than 95 million transport operator to improve connections positive customer journeys and in- FTransdev is making between bus and train ser- news for vested more than $63 million its first move in the New vices in both Auckland and the region. in new vehicles. Zealand bus industry through Wellington,” Agati says. “Trans- “Following significant the acquisition of two major With its fleet of 145 buses, dev know capital investment and under public services. Howick and Eastern Buses the unique the leadership of Sheryll The company will run operates 23 urban routes on challenges Barbara Donaldson Otway and Craig Chin, both more than 200 buses after behalf of Auckland Transport. of operating Howick and Eastern Buses purchasing Auckland’s Ho- Mana Coach Services has in our region, the topogra- and Mana Coach Services wick and Eastern Buses and a fleet of 66 buses which phy, the growth and what are well placed to continue Wellington’s Mana Coach operates on behalf of the customers expect in terms of playing a central role in the Services from UK private Greater Wellington Regional services,” she says. growth of sustainable, envi- equity firm Souter Invest- Council. Both businesses Donaldson also thanked ronmentally friendly public ments. also provide school and gen- the current owners of Mana transport in Auckland and Transdev operates train eral charter services. Coach Services for their Wellington, New Zealand’s services in Auckland on Agati says there are no service and commitment to two largest public transport behalf of Auckland Transport plans to change the man- customers over the years. markets,” Rae says. and in Wellington on behalf agement structure or opera- “The team at Mana have Souter Investments of the Greater Wellington tions of either business. been a genuine asset to Wel- investment director John Regional Council. “We have a long history lingtonians and an integral Berthinussen says the equity Transdev Australasia chief of engaging and partnering part of the new network.” firm has a long history of executive with clients and communi- Bill Rae, outgoing chair- operating and investing in Luke Agati ties in New Zealand, and our man of Howick and Eastern New Zealand as it’s “an at- says the goal for the long term is to Buses and Mana Coach tractive and easy place to do acquisition build on the good work that Services, says both “are business”. provides is being done and grow the recognised as industry lead- It provides “supportive a great networks in both Auckland ing urban bus operators, environmental, demographic oppor- and Wellington over time,” with first-class operational and economic conditions for tunity to he says. capabilities and strong long- growth in sustainable public strengthen Luke Agati The acquisition is Transdev term relationships with key transport,” he says. public Australasia’s first extension stakeholders”. Souter Investments retains transport connections in the into the New Zealand bus in- Souter Investments ac- ownership of Fullers360, two cities. dustry, and joins bus services quired Mana Coach Services which provides ferry and “We aim to offer commut- in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth in 2007 and added Howick tourism services on Auckland ers the best possible trans- and Brisbane. and Eastern Buses to its Harbour and the Hauraki port solutions, and these Greater Wellington sus- stable a year later. Gulf. new acquisitions will mean tainable transport committee During Souter’s owner- that we are in a good posi- chair Barbara Donaldson ship, the businesses have

8 | TRANSPORTTALK.CO.NZ | SEPTEMBER 2019 NEWSTALK A year of business growth for TIL Logistics

IL Logistics Group has delivery contracts were se- operating costs posted net profit after cured in FY19, underpinning associated with Ttax of $4 million for its the business going forward. fluctuating fuel first full year result as a listed This includes a three-year prices, road user company. agreement with a large New charges and Sales revenue was up 9% Zealand company, Lactanol, regional fuel to $355.1 million for the 12 to service its ethanol trans- taxes, increased months to June 30. Gains portation. wage costs and were delivered across all di- Pacific Fuel Haul, a divi- higher costs Alan Pearson visions, particularly from the sion of TIL Logistics, also for parts and warehousing and logistics signed a long-term, ex- equipment due to the lower business acquisitions and operation as new storage clusive, strategic supply exchange rate. wins and organic growth”. capacity came online in the contract with Z Energy and Growth initiatives have “A significant focus for second half of the year. Farmlands Co-operative in also had a cost impact, with management was the con- The company says the 2018. increased property rent tinuing amalgamation of TIL’s “transport and logistics sec- Another major highlight costs with expanded ware- brands and businesses into a tor remains fragmented” for FY19 was becoming a housing capacity, fleet lease cohesive group organisation, and it aims to build on this signatory to the Climate costs and establishment of which allows us to offer our through “carefully selected Leaders Coalition and signing the senior leadership team. customers an end-to-end acquisitions” into the future. a memorandum of under- Higher repairs and main- supply chain offer. The specialist sector grew standing with Hiringa Energy tenance also came as new “TIL is well positioned significantly following the to develop hydrogen fuel cell fleet decisions were delayed to continue building on its acquisition of Specialised technology transport solu- while new contracts were strengths and the new op- Lifting and Transport Group, tions. finalised, and tightening leg- portunities that are available which delivered additional Operating costs in- islation, the company says. to us as we meet our cus- revenue of $11.8 million. creased to $332.6 million, Earnings before interest tomers’ needs and enhance The bulk liquids division reflecting the higher cost and tax (EBITDA) was up on their experience of TIL also delivered a year-on-year environment, expenses the prior year to $25.4 million through the use of technol- increase in sales revenue associated with growth with an increase in adjusted ogy and consistent quality despite a strong prior year initiatives and a full year of EBITDA to $28m. service delivery,” Pearson that included one off rev- being a listed provider with TIL chief executive Alan says. enue gains from the pipeline associated corporate and Pearson says: “FY19 was a TIL is expecting an disruption. governance costs. year of business growth with improved performance in Multiple long-term fuel TIL has also faced higher expanded capacity, new FY20, driven by new cus- tomer contracts, additional warehousing capacity, organic growth and the benefits of FY19 investment into growth initiatives. “Opportunities have been identified across all sectors to improve volumes and utilisation, expand the offer and drive efficiencies,” the company says. TIL expects ongoing high demand from the food, rural and building and construc- tion sectors. Growth oppor- tunities have been identified for all TIL’s divisions, particu- larly in specialised, inter- national and non-fuel bulk liquid haulage.

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Freightways reports $63.4m profit despite ‘headwinds’ reightways has reported net profit increases, were also taken into ac- after tax of $63.4 million, up 1.9% count.” Ffor its full year result, but is warn- The express package and business and ultimately generate returns from ing of a slowdown in the New Zealand mail division [EP&BM] “delivered a the growing B2C market. express package market. sound full year result”. “Freightways has observed a slow- Revenue was up 6% to $615.7 million The division’s operating revenue was down in New Zealand in terms of same- and earnings before interest, tax and up 5.6% to $453 million and EBITA up customer trade over the second half of amortisation (EBITA) up 2.9% to $99.1m 6.3% to $72.2m. 2019 in its express package businesses. for the 12 months to June 30. This includes New Zealand Couri- “Despite this headwind, management It was a “year of two halves” for the ers, Post Haste, Castle Parcels, NOW remains optimistic that pricing and ef- company with the first half “character- Couriers, SUB60, Security Express, Kiwi ficiency initiatives in express package ised by solid organic growth”, but then Express, Stuck, Pass The Parcel, DX Mail and Freightways’ diversification strategy turned to “flat organic growth as the and Dataprint. in information management will provide New Zealand economy slowed” in the The company says the EP&BM divi- growth opportunities in 2020. Freight- second half. sion has “positioned itself well to avoid ways is once again targeting year-on- “Despite these headwinds, Freightways the pitfalls of many express package year earnings growth in 2020. expects to continue to demonstrate its operators that appear to have thrown “Within the EP&BM division, indica- long-held disciplines in terms of manag- themselves into residential deliveries tions are that organic volume growth ing margins, investing appropriately for at what we view as unsustainably low will be lower in 2020 than it was in 2019. growth and exploring new service op- margins”. “There will be a strong focus on portunities,” the company says. “Freightways is confident that its maintaining and improving margins, “The results were pleasing for the brands will be able to provide higher along with improving visibility to cus- year when these factors, alongside quality delivery services to residential tomers and receivers for express pack- material contractor earnings and wage areas, sustainable courier remuneration age deliveries." The World’s Best Driver’s Seat

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Ruakura port to boost golden triangle freight

amilton’s inland port Ruakura, ed to become New Zea- a subsidiary of Tainui Group land’s largest integrated HHoldings, is set to boost freight commercial and lifestyle services thanks to a long-term partner- development. ship agreement with Port of Tauranga. Port of Tauranga The agreement allows Port of Tau- chief executive Mark ranga’s cargo trains running between Cairns says the planned MetroPort Auckland and Tauranga to Ruakura inland port service Ruakura, giving Waikato-based offers significant cargo importers and exporters direct access handling capacity and to fast international shipping services scope to meet future Mark Cairns, left and Chris Joblin. calling at Tauranga. needs. Tauranga is the only port call for the “The Ruakura devel- New Zealand and container volumes biggest container ships visiting New opment will provide a highly efficient are forecast to grow 60% in container Zealand. rail hub in the Waikato by utilising volumes by 2042. The 480-hectare Ruakura estate has our existing train services linking our Port of Tauranga’s partner KiwiRail 192 hectares earmarked for logistics MetroPort Auckland inland freight hub operates up to 86 trains per week be- and industrial uses, including 30-hec- with Port of Tauranga, which is New tween MetroPort Auckland and Tauran- tares of land recently granted Overseas Zealand’s international hub port and ga, carrying up to 9000 TEUs (20-foot Investment Act consent for lease. the main cargo gateway for the upper equivalent units). The route has unused The new inland port is a joint venture North Island,” he says. capacity and the additional service stop between Ruakura Limited, which owns “It’s an excellent example of Port of will improve utilisation and reduce the the land, and overseas-based C3 Lim- Tauranga’s partnership approach to number of trucks on roads. ited – New Zealand’s largest on-wharf providing supply chain infrastructure The agreement provides Port of logistics company. beyond our Bay of Plenty hinterland.” Tauranga with priority rail slots at the Approval was needed for the over- Tainui Group Holdings chief execu- Ruakura facility for an initial term of seas company to lease the land as it is tive Chris Joblin welcomes the long- 30 years. Port Ruakura will provide the non-urban land that is greater than five term partnership on behalf of Port necessary infrastructure, including a hectares and considered sensitive under Ruakura. rail siding, hardstand and cargo storage the Overseas Investment Act. “This initial 30-year agreement with areas. Construction of the inland port is Port of Tauranga is a key step towards Development of the Ruakura inland expected to introduce about $10 million fulfilling our vision for Ruakura to un- port is scheduled to follow the comple- into the economy. lock the golden triangle of Auckland, tion of an adjacent Hamilton section Around 58 jobs will be required dur- Hamilton and Tauranga for importers of the Waikato Expressway currently ing the construction phase, and once and exporters. expected to be late 2021. completed five permanent jobs will be “The agreement will see Port of Tau- KiwiRail chief executive Greg Miller created. A further six jobs are estimated ranga trains initially call at Ruakura four says the Upper North Island is a key to be created during the first two years. times daily, and this is likely to grow. growth region for KiwiRail and New The land will remain 100% New This service will underpin the significant Zealand. Zealand-owned, and half of the joint supply chain savings we have been “This is another example of the sup- venture will remain owned by New modelling with prospective customers ply chain collaborating with KiwiRail Zealanders. and tenants of Ruakura,” Joblin says. to design and deliver rail infrastructure The inland port is a key part of the The golden triangle already accounts to better connect New Zealand,” he Ruakura development, which is expect- for around half of all freight volumes in says.

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Electric barges pitched for vehicle imports

round 500 vehicles a day could be moved off the Ports of Auck- Aland to Highbrook on electric barges under a plan being considered by Auckland Council. Transport company PTS Group has submitted the proposal to mayor Phil Goff and port chief executive Tony Gibson. Under the plan, up to 250 vehicles could be loaded on to the electric barge, which would take two trips a day. It would travel up the Tamaki barge the cars off the wharf and we The company moves around 2,500 Estuary to PTS’s Highbrook yard. know that can be done. We know there vehicles every year throughout New Vehicles would be stored in PTS’s are sites they can be barged to,” Goff Zealand and is expecting demand to new five-story parking structure set for says. increase which will require more trucks construction and ready for operation in “That requires some level of invest- and drivers on the road, Roberts says. August 2021. ment in various things, dredging and It’s being pitched as a solution to so on. Northport ‘a huge opportunity’ the long debate over whether to move “But what it would do is it would Meanwhile, Marsden Maritime Hold- vehicles off Auckland’s wharves, ena- enable us potentially to get the cars ings is also floating the idea of a port- bling the space to be put to public use. off the wharf on the day they arrive. So side storage facility for vehicle imports Highbrook is closer to many of the you’ve got a much faster throughput,” at its Northport facility. compliance workshops and distribution he says. The company is urging import- centres for vehicles. Ports of Auckland PTS chief executive Ray Roberts says ers, Ports of Auckland and Auckland estimates it would remove 100 truck the company will be looking for any Council, to consider its idea to “future- journeys from the city government subsi- proof the upper North Island vehicle centre each day. dies available to help industry”. “We have been get the proposal over It says it’s ready to engage on the looking at barging as the line. All plans are strategy and would “move mountains” an option, so we are in collaboration with to bring the Northport option into be- pleased to have the Auckland Council and ing. mayor’s backing to Ports of Auckland. With hundreds of hectares of land take this investigation In terms of the available at Marsden Point, it wants to the next stage,” Phil Goff Tony Gibson Highbrook storage decision-makers to explore the poten- Gibson told the NZ facility, building up was tial for “changing the vehicle import Herald. one of the few options available due to business model” alongside any decision Goff says the plan would take a lot of the increasing cost of land, he says. The about plans to barge cars from Ports of investment. construction will go ahead regardless of Auckland to Highbrook. “I think the really exciting idea is to the barge proposal. Continued on page 13

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Electric barges pitched for vehicle imports

Continued from page 12 “That’s a combined potential area vehicle imports to take all options into The company envisages a new of 180ha, more than twice the area of account, including the Northport op- business model that would see cars the 77 hectares available at Ports of tion.” discharged from vessels directly to Auckland,” Marsden Maritime Holdings Concerns about adding to traffic purpose-built storage, vehicle prepara- chairman Murray Jagger says. congestion on State Highway 1 could tion and distribution facilities immedi- There is also another 520 hectares of be addressed as part of the Northport ately outside the deep-water port of commercially zoned land nearby. This option and a wider roading and trans- Northport in Whangarei harbour. brings the amount of designated port port strategy for Northland, he says. This would take place in a single and commercially zoned land to 700 “We’re talking here about revolu- movement and replace multiple move- hectares, more than twice the amount tionising the way the vehicle import ments in Auckland. of land occupied by the entire industry is structured and The facilities would give importers, Auckland CBD, he says. logistics would be part of this manufacturers and dealers full access Marsden Maritime Holdings discussion. and enable them to cut back on infra- says Northport can “comforta- “Anything from the Auckland structure, the company says. bly accommodate any car car- to Northport rail link already Ports of Auckland has a stake in 180 rier operating in New Zealand”. under investigation to a dedi- hectares of greenfield development The port could store cated heavy-vehicle lane on land at Marsden Point, through its around 5000 cars on a paved State Highway 1.

19.9% shareholding in Marsden Mari- storage area within the port as Murray Jagger “If all the players involved time Holdings. an interim arrangement. would be prepared to have a Of this is port-zoned land, 65 hec- “There is huge opportunity at this genuine, solutions-based discussion tare's is directly next to the boundary of very moment to change the model of we are sure that the Northport option Northport. A further 115 hectares, des- vehicle importation and distribution in would emerge as a viable option for a ignated as port zone and light industry, the upper North Island, and to future- revamped, streamlined and less obtru- sits behind this. The land is available for proof the vehicle industry,” Jagger says. sive vehicle import industry,” Jagger long-term lease to companies wanting “We would like simply for those says. to make use of the port. making the decisions about Auckland

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ITO’s role as an in- including health and safety, “We think the ShiftUp to do a work placement in the dustry training organ- vehicle documentation, gen- programme is a great initia- transport industry. I am loving Misation is to provide eral systems and components, tive, enabling the connection MITO’s ShiftUp programme, as qualifications and training driving hazards and risk reduc- between schools and industry. I spend every Monday in the programmes to upskill the tion strategies. “There is more to our yard learning new skills.” workforces of the industries it “Key to the success of industry than just driving. Lo- Mellissa’s mum, Melissa supports, including the road ShiftUp is support from indus- gistics and health and safety Down, says her daughter is transport industry. try to provide the workplace are a big part of our busi- loving her work placement But it also has another key practical assessment and work ness, with many roles filled and is always up early on function – to promote careers experience one day a week”, by young men and women. Mondays to get to work on and encourage a pipeline of Lane says. MITO have recognised the time. new entrants to industry. “It is a fantastic oppor- gap and developed the per- “She loves it, she comes One of the many ways tunity for students to gain fect pathway,” Wilshier says. home and doesn’t stop talking MITO does this is through first-hand knowledge of the This year, Williams and about her day and the drivers secondary school pro- industry, and for employers Wilshier is hosting two stu- are not shy to answer all the grammes that provide oppor- to offer work experience, ide- dents from Gisborne Girls’ questions she has.” tunities for students to obtain ally securing their next MITO High School. Year 11 students Likewise, Trista has always work experience, micro- trainee.” Mellissa Down-Campbell and had an inkling for working credentials and NCEA with trucks. “I am a credits. The road practical, hands-on transport industry has person and have such a programme, always thought I called ShiftUp. would like to be New in 2019, working with trucks. ShiftUp offers second- I am enjoying this ary school students in programme because Years 11, 12 and 13 the every Monday I am opportunity to gain at the workplace a micro-credential helping out. At the through a mix of e- moment I am learn- learning theory and ing how to throw the practical experience in big chains over the the workplace. Credits logs, it is hard but I are earned leading know I’ll get it soon. towards the next step I’m also making good of a MITO traineeship progress with the e- in the road transport learning theory.” industry. Gisborne Girls’ MITO chief execu- High School gateway tive Janet Lane says: co-ordinator Jo Gra- “ShiftUp offers work ham is excited to see experience leading the girls so engaged towards a number of with the ShiftUp Mellissa Down-Campbell and Trista Bailey. Photo: Gisborne Herald career opportunities”. programme. This includes trans- “Their confidence porting goods, warehousing, Williams and Wilshier man- Trista Bailey were MITO’s first and self-esteem has grown distribution, logistics and aging director Warwick Wilsh- ShiftUp enrolments. immensely across all aspects administration services. ier agrees. “We have said for “Growing up I spent a lot of their learning. Fellow col- “The programme provides a long time that it is a shame of time with my dad who leagues have said the girls significant benefits to second- that we can’t have young peo- drives trucks and I loved it.” have a new lease of life.” ary school students as their ple out in trucks. However, we Mellissa says. “When I visited *Go to mito.nz/shiftup for NZQA record of achievement now have means to expose the careers expo earlier this more information. will capture their micro-cre- young people to the industry, year, I had the opportunity dential achievement.” enhancing an enthusiam for to go on a simulator and this ShiftUp covers topics trucking. confirmed to me that I wanted

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transporttalk INNOVATION & TECH FEATURE

McFall Fuel tackles waste uel and lubricant lo- The containers to be ers taking part. sectors including transport, gistics specialist McFall reused have had good oil McFall Fuel chief execu- forestry, construction, ag FFuel is leading the way in them and are cleaned on tive Sheryl Dawson says it’s contracting, and other when it comes to the reuse the outside and then filled a fantastic initiative and has sectors. and recycling of lubricant with chain and bar oil for been very successful. containers and oils. customers. The recycling of “One of the con- The company’s Roger the waste oil sees it collected tainers we’ve come Refill initiative was launched by a bona fide supplier and across this month is late last year to reinforce its the company understands being recycled for expanded recycle and reuse it is used by local tomato the 10th time. programme that began growers. “It shows our cus- around 13 years ago. The containers that are tomers and staff are The collection of the unable to be used again are committed to looking empty 20-litre containers collected by a recycler who after the environment by the McFall Fuel team has cleans them on the inside when something can grown significantly from the and outside and chips them be returned that many early beginnings. for use in other products. times.” Following extensive The project is driven by Customers come research, the company the company’s “zero harm” from a variety of developed and expanded its policy, which includes no own recycle and reuse facil- harm to the environment ity at its Hocking Street yard and sets a commitment for in Mount Maunganui. its fuel and lubricant deliv- By 2017, the number of ery drivers to do everything 20-litre containers being possible to prevent any returned had grown and so product going to ground. a new wash machine that Roger Refill, the com- held 14 containers at a time pany’s blue container mascot replaced the old machine was launched at the begin- which only held four. ning of 2019 to push the The new spin wash message about ensuring the machine has increased the containers are collected for turnaround for reuse and reuse over and over. There recycle quite significantly. are more than 2500 custom-

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Coretex launches eRUC solution for light vehicles oretex is launching an eRUC option,” Coretex chief even easier, vehicles are off Along with the eRUC fea- Electronic Road User product officer Sam Barclay the road for less time dur- tures, Coretex offers power- CCharges (eRUC) solu- says. ing the installation process ful DVIR (vehicle inspections), tion specifically designed for “A lot of companies are – saving crucial time and real time driver behaviour light commercial vehicles. choosing not to fit their light money,” Barclay says. and job management appli- CoreRUC Light will be vehicles out with eRUC, as Anyone with light diesel cations inside the vehicle via the first eRUC solution it is simply not cost effec- vehicles will benefit from its DRIVE tablet app. made specifically for light tive. With our new CoreRUC the CoreRUC Light solution. All this information can be commercial fleets in New Light solution, companies With off-road refunds and viewed in their cloud-based Zealand, combining ad- can have their entire fleet automated purchasing, RUC platform Coretex 360 soft- vanced self-install telemat- benefiting from the full fea- is made much simpler for ware, with access to servicing ics hardware with an ePaper tures of eRUC, but at a light farmers, tradesmen fleets systems, replay functionality, display screen. vehicle price.” of utes and vans of any size, incident reporting, utilisation CoreRUC Light replaces Automated eRUC licence and leasing companies as and driver behaviour dash- paper RUC licenses and purchasing is standard for all well. board reporting and more. automates the purchasing of vehicles, at RUC licenses, so you never your desired have to order a paper licence choice of again. CoreRUC Light also amount and maximises off-road claims distance. The with automatic second- CoreRUC by-second tracking, refund Light solu- reporting and claim forms. tion is plug, All the off-road data is stick and play tracked and stored on the – plug the Coretex servers. At the end device in, stick of the month, this is available the screen on to be easily claimed from your window NZTA, by downloading a and you’re all simple form already filled in, set to go. and ready to be emailed. “Creating “We noticed that all ve- a device that hicles, no matter what their is self-install type, were needing to be makes the fitted out with the heavy duty whole process

TRANSPORTTALK.CO.NZ | SEPTEMBER 2019 | 17 transporttalk INNOVATION & TECH FEATURE Technology to empower safer drivers

rguably the es to investigate how anywhere. We’re core of every complex transport all invested in Atechnology problems could be making our roads company is to deliver solved, and what so- safer, more pro- the next great prod- lutions would make ductive for every- uct innovation or a difference to their one and opening solution that enables customers’ business. hackathons up to businesses to oper- An example of all our staff has ate faster. Rebecca Kemp this innovation in helped identify In transport, many action was shared areas for innova- are already reaping the ben- by EROAD’s senior product tion,” Kemp says. efits of using data gathered leader Rebecca Kemp, speak- This inclusive erating, sharp cornering and directly from the vehicle ing to academics and profes- approach enables experimen- unnecessary engine idling. through telematics which sionals working in informa- tation, as well as “encourag- “Driver buddy empowers provides automated pro- tion technology at a recent ing and rewarding staff to drivers because it gives them cesses that are faster, more IT professionals (ITP) event in learn more about the issues information they can use to reliable and deliver down- Auckland. our customers are facing”. make better decisions, right stream benefits like improved Kemp’s talk outlined her The EROAD hackathons when they can actually take customer service, reduced real-world experience in deliver multiple solutions action to improve the safety costs and less paperwork. nurturing ideas through to either directly or indirectly, on our roads,” Kemp says. EROAD is one telemat- commercial launch. and have included new EROAD has recently made ics company that is helping She explained how EROAD services, improved the cus- things even easier for busy transport operators drive enables innovation through tomer experience or internal people. The MyEROAD Dash- more efficient businesses. energising staff within a business systems. board consolidates all key The company pioneered the dedicated 24-hour hack- One such innovation information into one, easy use of regulatory telemat- athon. Small working teams born from hackathons was screen that can be viewed on ics through launching the are formed, with staff able to EROAD’s Driver Buddy. This any device. No need to go world’s first investigate provides information directly searching through multiple nationwide any area of to the driver, through one screens or reading long lists. electronic their choos- easy to use device (called Just like EROADs’ easy to road user ing, working Ehubo2), instead of the more use driver facing in-vehicle charging in an open traditional telematics ap- device, the dashboard uses system environ- proach of beeping or telling widgets and easy-to-see back in ment. drivers off. colours that helps drivers 2009. The EROAD’s Driver Buddy manage vehicles in one easy Now hackathon uses colours and icons that glance. around culminates helps drivers avoid speeding 46% of collected heavy vehi- in a formal pitching session, events, harsh braking, accel- cle road user charges in New from which ideas are imple- Zealand are being collected mented, entered in the com- using EROAD technology. mercialisation workflow, or The technology solu- relegated to the box of “that tions (products and services) was an interesting learning delivered by EROAD are opportunity”. more extensive than just All EROAD employees are fleet management. This has encouraged to participate been achieved because the in the hackathons, not just company fosters innovation, those working in engineering. dedicating time and resourc- “Ideas can come from

18 | TRANSPORTTALK.CO.NZ | SEPTEMBER 2019 NEWSTALK Northland rail set for $94.8m upgrade

orthland rail is set KiwiRail has begun for $94.8 million to work strengthen- Nmaintain and im- ing Tunnel 2, north prove the North Auckland of Helensville, one Line between Swanson and of the longest on Whangarei. the North Auck- State-owned enterprises land Line. This has minister Winston Peters and included install- regional economic develop- ing steel ribs to ment minister Shane Jones support the tunnel made the announcement lining in an area of as part of the Government’s deformation. Provincial Growth Fund on Work will also September 6. be done on the The investment aims other 12 tunnels, to provide a real boost for including plaster Northland’s economy. repairs, crack fill- “Without our investment, ing and drainage this rail line to Whangarei improvements. As will become unsafe and have part of the mainte- to close within five years – nance work on all leaving Northland cut off the tunnels, below from rail services most other ground condi- regions have,” Peters says. tions will be investigated in ments and widening the Jones says the $94.8 mil- “That’s unacceptable preparation for later work to embankments. lion investment will also help and unfair to the people of lower the ground level in the Vegetation control along improve freight services on Northland. That’s why the tunnels (to fit larger, modern the rail line will cost around the line. Government is addressing shipping containers). $800,000. This involves “The maintenance work decades of under-invest- Clearing drains and removal of a significant will make the line more ment and neglect in the rail culverts will cost around amount of vegetation from resilient to weather events line, to support the future $9.5 million. This involves the sides of the track, which and freight services more growth of rail in Northland.” clearing trackside drains will protect the track and timely and reliable. Around 54km of the along the 181km stretch of rolling stock, as well as im- “Not only does it set network will be upgraded or line. Around 237 of the 950 proving access to worksites. the right conditions for replaced, particularly worn culverts on the line are in The Whangarei Rail Yard KiwiRail to grow its freight areas where there are bends, poor condition and will be will also receive $3.2 million business, wherever pos- turnouts, and steep grades. repaired. for safety and freight storage sible KiwiRail will be using Around 50,000 sleepers are This work and handling Northland-based contrac- expected to be replaced will ensure improve- tors to carry out work. It will and 50,000 cubic metres of the stability ments. look to Northland first if they ballast added. Track, sleepers of the line, “We are recruit more track staff, as and ballast work will total reducing investing well as sourcing materials in around $53.1 million. clay and more than a Northland. Replacing five of the 88 mud build- billion dollars “This initiative will see bridges on the line will cost up in the to get New many millions of dollars be- around $16.2 million. This track, and Zealand’s ing injected into Northland, is mostly wooden bridges, managing Winston Peters Shane Jones rail system helping stimulate the region’s which will be replaced with flood waters back on economic growth. I’m proud concrete structures due to during weather events. track, so rail can play its that PGF funding has been their deteriorating structural Work stabilising the slopes proper role in reducing road able to make this happen,” condition. on nine embankments will congestion and emissions Jones says. Repairs to 13 tunnels will cost around $4.7 million. This across our transport system,” cost around $7.3 million. involves drainage improve- Peters says. Continued on page 20

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Northland rail set for $94.8m upgrade

Continued from page 19 nesses and exporters to get the freight KiwiRail chief executive their goods to market. in North- Greg Miller says the invest- “Transporting more land is ment will cut down train freight on trains will reduce moved by travel times and make the congestion on Northland road. The line more resilient to weather roads, road maintenance improve- events. costs and transport emis- ments to “This work will make our sions for customers. the NAL freight train services faster, Wherever possible, we will (North Greg Miller Don Braid Stan Semenoff more reliable and much be looking to use local Auckland “It’s great to see a revival less prone to disruption. It contractors and materials so Line) are the foundation for of rail taking place, following gives more certainty for our that Northland sees direct addressing that imbalance,” the long-term underinvest- customers and will make rail benefits from this work. Miller says. ment in the rail line. an option for Northland busi- “Right now 95 per cent of Mainfreight managing “This will be significantly director Don Braid is also wel- beneficial to the Northland coming the NAL investment. local economy. In particular, “It’s long overdue and we’re looking forward to Mainfreight looks forward working with KiwiRail on to working with KiwiRail to transport solutions. establish a new set of freight “More widely, we’re look- services in and out of the ing forward to a future that Northland region.” combines road and rail for the Stan Semenoff, former greater benefit of New Zea- Mayor of Whangarei and land. This is the first great step head of Northland’s largest forward,” Semenoff says. transport company also wel- comed the investment.

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New and used commercials down in August

ew commercial the month of August with Total used imported truck registrations have 105 units registered and a and bus registrations were Ndropped year-on- 19% market share. The brand also down year-on-year, year for the third consecutive was up 12.9% year-on-year dropping 10.6% with 186 with 24 units registered, Mit- month, down by 110 units in compared to the 93 units registrations in August com- subishi up 15% (23), Mazda August. registered in the same period pared to 208 in the same up 100% (6), Ford up 300% Total registrations of last year. period last year. (4), Iveco up 200% (3), Volvo new trucks and buses over Fuso is in second spot for Toyota lead the used unchanged (3) and GMC up 3500kg GVM sits at 552 the month, up 8.1% with 80 commercial import mar- 100% (2). units for the month. This is units registered and a 14.5% ket for the month with 42 The new heavy vehicle down 16.6% compared to market share. Hino is third, units registered and a 22.6% segment over 23,000kg the same period last year down 12.5% (63), an 11.4% market share. This was down GVM was up 10.7% year- which saw 662 registrations market share. 8.7% compared to the 46 on-year with a total of 227 of new commercials for the Mercedes-Benz follows, units registered in the same units registered in August. month. down 14.9% with 62 units period last year. This compares to 205 in the A total of 4157 new trucks registered, Kenworth down Isuzu comes in second, same period the previous and buses have hit the road 2.9% (33), Iveco up 42.9% down 26.4% with 39 units year. in the year-to-date com- (30), Fiat down 36.1% (23), registered and a 21% mar- Isuzu leads the segment, pared to 4496 for the same Volvo down 23.3% (23), Sca- ket share. Hino third, down up 72.7% with 38 units reg- period last year. nia down 36.4% (21) and UD 18.4% (31) and a 16.7% mar- istered and a 16.7% market Isuzu is market leader for Trucks down 20% (20). ket share. share. Nissan follows, up 33.3% Continued on page 24 NEW HEAVY TRUCKS OVER 23,000KG AUGUST 2019 AUG AUG % % of YTD YTD MAKE '19 '18 Change Market '19 '18 ISUZU 38 22 72.7 16.7 238 287 KENWORTH 33 23 43.5 14.5 205 244 VOLVO 22 19 15.8 9.7 215 220 HINO 20 21 -4.8 8.8 154 199 DAF 19 15 26.7 8.4 161 220 SCANIA 19 7 171.4 8.4 117 131 FUSO 14 30 -53.3 6.2 133 166 MERCEDES-BENZ 14 13 7.7 6.2 102 66 UD TRUCKS 12 17 -29.4 5.3 91 104 IVECO 10 6 66.7 4.4 42 59 OTHER 26 32 -18.8 11.5 257 269 TOTAL 227 205 10.7 100.0 1715 1965 NEW LIGHT TRUCKS NEW MEDIUM TRUCKS 3500-9000KG AUGUST 2019 AUG AUG % % of YTD YTD MAKE 9000-23,000KG AUGUST 2019 '19 '18 Change Market '19 '18 AUG AUG % % of YTD YTD MAKE FUSO 47 58 -19.0 22.6 304 356 '19 '18 Change Market '19 '18 MERCEDES-BENZ 44 22 100.0 21.2 179 282 ISUZU 40 27 48.1 33.3 254 278 ISUZU 38 38 0.0 18.3 295 305 FUSO 39 17 129.4 32.5 159 125 FIAT 23 39 -41.0 11.1 170 277 HINO 21 28 -25.0 17.5 162 177 HINO 15 18 -16.7 7.2 159 179 IVECO 6 7 -14.3 5.0 45 34 IVECO 12 14 -14.3 5.8 107 91 UD TRUCKS 5 8 -37.5 4.2 91 80 FOTON 10 3 233.3 4.8 53 40 OTHER 9 7 28.6 7.5 69 69 OTHER 19 11 72.7 9.1 168 126 TOTAL 120 94 27.7 100.0 780 763 TOTAL 208 203 2.5 100.0 1435 1656

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share. Hino is third, down 25% (21) and a 17.5% market share. Iveco follows, down 14.3% with six units registered and UD Trucks down 37.5% (5). The new light com- mercial segment between Continued from page 23 3500kg and 9000kg GVM featuring trucks, vans and Kenworth is second, up buses was up by 2.5% with 43.5% with 33 units regis- 208 units registered in tered and a 14.5% market August compared to 203 in share. Volvo is third, up the same period the previ- 15.8% (22) and a 9.7% market ous year. share. Fuso leads the segment, Hino follows, down 4.8% down 19% with 47 units reg- with 20 units registered, DAF istered and a 22.6% market up 26.7% (19), Scania up share. 171.4% (19), Fuso down 53.3% Mercedes-Benz comes (14), Mercedes-Benz up 7.7% in second, up 100% with 44 Toyota takes the top spot, tered and a 20.3% market (14) UD Trucks down 29.4% units registered and a 21.2% down 5.6% with 904 units share. Mitsubishi is third, (12) and Iveco up 66.7% (10). market share. Isuzu is third, registered and a 22% market up 0.6% (348) and an 8.5% The new medium truck unchanged (38) and an 18.3% share. market share. segment between 9000kg market share. Ford is second, down Holden follows, down and 23,000kg GVM was up Fiat follows, down 41% 8.5% with 831 units regis- Continued on page 25 27.7% with 120 units regis- with 23 units registered, tered in August compared Hino down 16.7% (15), Iveco NEW BUSES OVER 3500KG AUGUST 2019 to 94 in the same period the down 14.3 (12) and Foton up AUG AUG % % of YTD YTD MAKE previous year. 233.3% (10). '19 '18 Change Market '19 '18 Isuzu takes top spot, up Registrations for new MAN 5 9 -44.4 21.7 16 71 ALEXANDER 48.1% with 40 units regis- commercials (under 3500kg) 4 28 -85.7 17.4 58 113 tered and a 33.3% market were down 10.1% with 4101 DENNIS FORD 4 2 100.0 17.4 52 59 share. units registered for August. FACTORY BUILT 2 17 -88.2 8.7 13 158 Fuso comes in second, up This compares to 4561 in the FUSO 2 4 -50.0 8.7 19 31 129.4% with 39 units regis- same period the previous OTHER 6 48 -87.5 26.1 86 276 tered and a 32.5% market year. TOTAL 23 108 -78.7 100.0 244 708 NEW LIGHT COMMERCIAL MAKES NEW TRUCKS & BUSES MAKES UNDER 3500KG AUGUST 2019 ALL WEIGHTS OVER 3500KG AUGUST 2019 AUG AUG YTD YTD % % of AUG AUG % % of YTD YTD MAKE MAKE '19 '18 '19 '18 Change Market '19 '18 Change Market '19 '18 TOYOTA 904 958 6279 7064 -5.6 22.0 ISUZU 105 93 12.9 19.0 838 780 FORD 831 908 7301 7471 -8.5 20.3 FUSO 80 74 8.1 14.5 583 586 MITSUBISHI 348 346 3853 2979 0.6 8.5 HINO 63 72 -12.5 11.4 490 480 HOLDEN 337 407 3425 3308 -17.2 8.2 MERCEDES-BENZ 63 74 -14.9 11.4 315 344 ISUZU 242 268 2123 2461 -9.7 5.9 KENWORTH 33 34 -2.9 6.0 205 221 NISSAN 242 283 2500 2604 -14.5 5.9 IVECO 30 21 42.9 5.4 195 175 MAZDA 200 212 1435 1430 -5.7 4.9 FIAT 23 36 -36.1 4.2 170 238 MERCEDES-BENZ 148 166 770 771 -10.8 3.6 VOLVO 23 30 -23.3 4.2 226 211

VOLKSWAGEN 131 157 860 1324 -16.6 3.2 SCANIA 21 33 -36.4 3.8 135 178 LDV 102 155 910 1321 -34.2 2.5 UD TRUCKS 20 25 -20.0 3.6 173 174 Other 616 701 5278 5156 -12.1 15.0 Other 91 170 -46.5 16.5 827 1109 TOTAL 4101 4561 34734 35889 -10.1 100.0 TOTAL 552 662 -16.6 100.0 4157 4496

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If you’re looking Continued from page 24 to purchase a new truck or equipment 17.2% with 337 units regis- talk to UDC tered, Isuzu down 9.7% (242), Nissan down 14.5% (242), Mazda down 5.7% (200), Mercedes-Benz down 10.8% (148), Volkswagen down 16.6% (131) and LDV down 34.2% (102). Hilux with 17% (690) with The market for all new end of August the Mitsubishi Triton in third vehicles in August continue is down 5.1% (5418 with 8% (348). the year’s downward trend, row, units) on the first eight The top three models leading the Motor Industry fewer new vehicles months of 2018. The top two year-to-date are utes, with Association to predict how were sold in August com- models for the month of Au- the Ford Ranger on top spot the year will end. pared to the same month gust were utes, with the Ford with 6464 units, followed by “Growth has disappeared last year. Ranger continuing its hold the Toyota Hilux (4727) and from the 2019 market and Overall, August 2019 reg- on the top spot (733 units), the Mitsubishi Triton (3843). we are expecting an out-turn istrations of 12,607 vehicles followed by the Toyota Hilux John Andrew Ford dealer for 2019 at about 6% below were down 4.5% (583 units) (690) and the Toyota RAV4 principal Phil Saunders says 2018 levels,” chief executive compared to the same pe- in third place (468). the new vehicle registra- David Crawford says. riod the previous year. Toyota remains the tion market in retail, fleet For the fourth month in a The market overall to the overall market leader with and corporate has softened 19% market share (2372 somewhat in the last few units), followed by Ford with months. 9% (1084), with Mitsubishi “It has never been more retaining third spot with 8% vital to drive sales teams (1007). to follow tight, refined The Ford Ranger retained processes and make sure the top spot as the best- appointments are made and selling commercial model conducted,” Saunders says. with 18% share (733 units) Saunders says the Ford followed by the Toyota Continued on page 26 USED LIGHT TRUCKS USED HEAVY TRUCKS 3500-9000KG AUGUST 2019 AUG AUG % of YTD YTD OVER 23,001KG AUGUST 2019 MAKE % Change AUG AUG % % of YTD YTD '19 '18 Market '19 '18 MAKE '19 '18 Change Market '19 '18 TOYOTA 40 35 14.3 25.8 317 330 IVECO 3 1 200.0 25.0 4 10 ISUZU 38 49 -22.4 24.5 280 393 VOLVO 3 1 200.0 25.0 19 15 HINO 24 31 -22.6 15.5 248 245 HINO 2 2 0.0 16.7 16 12 MITSUBISHI 21 17 23.5 13.5 142 151 OTHER 4 8 -50.0 33.3 73 76 NISSAN 20 17 17.6 12.9 131 125 TOTAL 12 12 0.0 100.0 112 113 MAZDA 6 5 20.0 3.9 37 41 GMC 2 1 100.0 1.3 5 8 USED MEDIUM TRUCKS OTHER 4 11 -63.6 2.6 82 126 9001-23,000KG AUGUST 2019 TOTAL 155 166 -6.6 100.0 1242 1419 AUG AUG % % of YTD YTD MAKE USED BUSES OVER 3500KG AUGUST 2019 '19 '18 Change Market '19 '18 AUG AUG % % of YTD' YTD MAKE HINO 5 3 66.7 38.5 28 46 '19 '18 Change Market 19 '18 NISSAN 4 30.8 10 6 FORD 3 1 200.0 42.9 25 10 ISUZU 1 4 -75.0 7.7 24 41 TOYOTA 2 28.6 6 8 OTHER 1 8 -87.5 7.7 35 54 OTHER 1 1 0.0 14.3 19 45 TOTAL 13 15 -13.3 100.0 97 147 MITSUBISHI 7 2 250.0 100.0 50 63 Your first choice in truck & equipment finance Ph 0800 500 832 or visit www.udc.co.nz UDC Finance Limited lending criteria applies.

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Continued from page 25 segment over 23,000kg GVM 13.3% year-on-year with a previous year. Ranger continues to retain was unchanged year-on- total 13 units registered in Toyota leads this seg- its number one position in year with a total of 12 units August. ment, up 14.3% with 40 the market. registered in August. Hino lead, up 66.7% with units registered and a 25.8% “The Ford Ranger con- Iveco and Volvo both saw five units registered and a market share. tinues to impress new and three units registered for the 38.5% market share. Isuzu is second, down existing customers and month and a 25% market Nissan in second with 22.4% with 38 units and a maintains the daily required share. four units registered and a 24.5% market share. Hino sales rate. Hino followed with two 30.8% market share. Isuzu is third, down 22.6% (24) and a “The New Zealand new units registered and a 16.7% third, down 75% (1). 15.5% market share. vehicle market and registra- market share. Used light commer- Mitsubishi follows, up tions is driven by the ute sec- Used medium truck seg- cials between 3500kg and 23.5% with 21 units regis- tor at present,” he says. ment between 9000kg and 9000kg GVM were down tered, Nissan up 17.6% (20), The used heavy truck 23,000kg GVM were down 6.6% year-on-year with a Mazda up 20% (6) and GMC total 155 units registered for up 100% (2). August. This compares to 166 in the same period the

USED TRUCK AND BUS MAKES ALL WEIGHTS OVER 3500KG AUGUST 2019 AUG AUG % % of YTD YTD MAKE '19 '18 CHANGE Market '19 '18 TOYOTA 42 46 -8.7 22.6 323 303 ISUZU 39 53 -26.4 21.0 311 393 USED TRACTOR REGISTRATIONS AUGUST 2019 HINO 31 38 -18.4 16.7 294 276 AUG AUG % % of YTD YTD MAKE NISSAN 24 18 33.3 12.9 146 124 '19 '18 Change Market '19 '18 MITSUBISHI 23 20 15.0 12.4 158 152 JOHN DEERE 8 13 -38.5 14.3 23 94 MAZDA 6 3 100.0 3.2 37 36 MASSEY 6 6 0.0 10.7 35 66 FORD 4 1 300.0 2.2 34 19 FERGUSON IVECO 3 1 200.0 1.6 9 19 NEW HOLLAND 5 7 -28.6 8.9 21 35 VOLVO 3 3 0.0 1.6 22 16 CASE 3 3 0.0 5.4 15 29 GMC 2 1 100.0 1.1 5 7 KUBOTA 3 4 -25.0 5.4 16 18 Other 9 24 -62.5 4.8 162 202 SAME 3 1 200.0 5.4 11 9 TOTAL 186 208 -10.6 100.0 1501 1547 OTHER 28 17 64.7 50.0 172 178 USED LIGHT COMMERCIAL MAKES TOTAL 56 51 9.8 100.0 293 429 UNDER 3500KG AUGUST 2019 NEW TRACTOR REGISTRATIONS AUGUST 2019 AUG AUG YTD YTD % Market AUG AUG % % of YTD YTD MAKE MAKE '19 '18 '19 '18 Change Share 19 '18 Change Market '19 '18 TOYOTA 421 603 3435 3663 -30.2 45.0 JOHN DEERE 53 124 -57.3 29.0 385 542 NISSAN 212 252 1713 1732 -15.9 22.6 MASSEY 28 25 12.0 15.3 147 172 MAZDA 60 56 343 480 7.1 6.4 FERGUSON ISUZU 42 64 347 460 -34.4 4.5 FENDT 20 48 -58.3 10.9 59 97 MITSUBISHI 37 36 242 282 2.8 4.0 CLAAS 16 9 77.8 8.7 52 73 FORD 35 37 318 326 -5.4 3.7 CASE IH 15 15 0.0 8.2 114 87 HINO 31 38 294 276 -18.4 3.3 NEW HOLLAND 12 39 -69.2 6.6 123 140 CHEVROLET 16 21 146 -23.8 1.7 TRACTOR 8 10 -20.0 4.4 68 53 HOLDEN 14 29 120 159 -51.7 1.5 CASE 6 8 -25.0 3.3 35 48 VOLKSWAGEN 13 6 59 38 116.7 1.4 DEUTZ-FAHR 6 15 -60.0 3.3 62 73 OTHER 55 82 621 624 -32.9 5.9 OTHER 19 40 -52.5 10.4 193 217 TOTAL 936 1224 7492 8186 -23.5 100.0 TOTAL 183 333 -45.0 100.0 1238 1502 Your first choice in truck & equipment finance Ph 0800 500 832 or visit www.udc.co.nz UDC Finance Limited lending criteria applies.

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Colorado ROX hits the sand olden New Zealand’s beefed-up and beef it up to become the concept Colorado ROX is show- greatest awe-inspiring, eye- Hing Kiwis just what they can do catching piece of machinery to their utes when taken to the extreme. ever devised by Holden New The special truck has featured at Zealand. ing retractable lights and roof basket. more than 40 different events and “We know many of our customers The interior of the vehicle has been activations since it was revealed in have grand visions of what they’d like up-spec’d with the addition of front early June. to do to personalise their own vehicles and rear RVE sports seats, complete This includes appearances in Hawkes after driving them out of the dealership, with hand-built leather upholstery. Bay, Wellington, Taupo, Hamilton and so we wanted to showcase just how far A number of challenges on the Auckland as well as various dealer you could take a Colorado,” Ebolo says. project meant several components had events, plus the Fieldays and Speed The carbon fibre high-rise bonnet to be designed and hand-crafted from Show – where it won Best Outdoor Site is complemented with a hand-crafted scratch, with one-off CAD engineering. display. front steel bumper, replicated at the This included 3D modelling on the The ute will soon visit the South Is- back of the vehicle. custom-built flares with nearly 150mm land for the first time where it will be on The ROX is still powered by a 2.8 added to the wheelbase width. Mean- display in Ashburton, Timaru and North litre, four-cylinder Duramax 2 diesel while, Kiwi ingenuity was applied with Otago before returning to Auckland for engine as featured on the typical Colo- some help from America’s Cup carbon the Pukekohe round of the Supercars rado. The ute puts out 147kW of power fibre experts to create the rugged bon- Championship from September 13-15. and 500Nm of torque with 3.5-tonne net. TransportTalk got to take the ute for towing power. Plus, the regular six- RVE managing director David Stan- a spin between its busy schedule on a speed automatic transmission. ners says his team was up for the wet and windy day along Auckland’s Holden New Zealand national mar- challenge right from the start when Muriwai Beach. keting manager Marc Warr says the approached by Holden NZ. The truck’s 35-inch Blackbear mud partnership with RVE led to a concept “The quality of workmanship is terrain tyres helped plough through showcar that’s still a road legal “mud- world-class and I’m incredibly proud some soft and boggy sand. Accompa- plugging super-truck”. of my team as the finished product is nied with six-inch suspension and body “Holden, together with our partner above and beyond what we hoped to lift, it was no sweat getting through the Retro Vehicle Enhancement, have con- achieve,” Stanners says. surf. structed an amazing work of art which Holden NZ joined forces with Retro is all ‘show’ as well as ‘go’ – it’s the Vehicle Enhancement (RVE) to come up best of both worlds as it’s an impres- with the stunning concept and design. sive looking car of motor show quality Holden NZ managing director Marc but also offers unparalleled off-road Ebolo says everyone involved “spent capability.” considerable time and effort bringing Further enhancements to the exterior this concept to life”. include a rear deck cargo system and “Our driving desire was to take our 500mm tray extender, together with an most capable vehicle, the Colorado, extended wrapping roof bar incorporat-

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Ford Ranger FX4 adds to line-up

ord NZ is offering the FX4 Special Edition as part of the Ranger line- Fup from December this year. Based on the Ranger XLT double- cab, the FX4 will be offered with the latest generation 2-litre bi-turbo,10- speed powertrain as standard on either the 4WD or 2WD. Featuring 157kW/500Nm, 3500Kg towing capacity and a fuel efficiency figure of 6.7 litres/100km combined for the 2WD and 7.4 litres/100km combined on the 4WD. “We are excited to be able to offer by the Australasian New Car Assess- • FX4 carpet mats in both front and our customers the new FX4 with the ment Program (ANCAP). second rows. bi-turbo engine alongside the class- Exterior enhancements include: • Premium soft-touch instrument leading 10-speed automatic transmis- • Darkened Bi-LED high performance panel top. sion,” Ford NZ managing director Simon headlights. • Tinted graphite accents on instru- Rutherford says. • FX4 mesh front grille in ebony black ment panel and door trim. “To have the addition of both a 4WD finish. • Race red contrasting stitching on and 2WD Ranger FX4 really steps things • 18-inch FX4 alloy wheels. instrument panel, steering wheel, gear up for them and it is the first time we • 3D effect FX4 front door decal in selector, centre console. have offered the bi-turbo/10-Speed distinctive red. combination in a 2WD Ranger. • 3D effect FX4 tailgate decal. “And it’s all wrapped in its very own • Black-finished FX4 extended sports design elements and features, to offer bar. customers a Ranger with a genuine • Ebony black exterior mirrors, door/ identity as a stand-alone model.” tailgate handles and fender features. The Ranger FX4 bi-turbo sits be- Interior enhancements include: tween the Ranger XLT and the Ranger • FX4-designed front-row leather- Wildtrak models, giving customers accented seating with contrasting race greater choice with a unique package. red stitching and embossed FX4 logo. Driver assist technology and adaptive • Leather-appointed second-row cruise control adds to safety with the seating with FX4 race red stitching Ford Ranger line-up rated at five stars detail.

28 | TRANSPORTTALK.CO.NZ | SEPTEMBER 2019 SHOWROOM LDV cuts price on EV80 in response to ‘feebate’ scheme

he price on the LDV EV80 electric van has been slashed by $20,000 Tin response to the Government’s “feebate” policy which targets high emission vehicles. The vehicle is now being sold for $49,990, plus GST and on-road costs, compared to the previous $69,990 price tag. The pricing is for current, landed version) – fitting up to three stock, so buyers are getting in while pallets. Its high-efficiency lithium-ion stocks last. Once these are gone, any phosphate battery can be fully charged future shipments of the EV80 will be at in two hours, giving in a 150km to every day are also the fastest growing the higher price. 180km range with about half the maxi- source of harmful climate pollution, Great Lake Motor Distributors NZ mum payload. and account for nearly 70% of our general manager Andrew Bayliss says The LDV is well kitted out. There transport emissions,” Genter says. the price cut has been adopted with is a full metal barrier for cabin safety, “Most Kiwis want to buy a car that’s the support of LDV manufacturer SAIC handy load hooks and lining for the good for the environment, but tell us Motor and the “response has been floor, walls and wheel arches. The the upfront cost and limited choice fantastic”. front-wheel drive unit offers 100kW makes it a challenge. “Along with the manufacturer, we and 320Nm and is tuned for work “This is about making cleaner cars a acknowledge the Government’s desire within town. realistic choice for more New Zealand- to reduce vehicle emissions and apply a Associate transport minister Julie ers – by reducing the upfront cost financial incentive to buyers of low and Anne Genter announced the “feebate” of electric, hybrid and fuel efficient zero emission vehicles,” Bayliss says. policy in July. vehicles when sold in New Zealand for “So we’ve decided to front-foot it It will see the Toyota Land Cruiser the first time. ourselves and taken positive action $3000 more expensive, the Mitsubishi “These changes would prevent in assisting commercial vehicle buy- Triton will jump by $2500, the Ford more than five million tonnes of ers who want to lower their carbon Ranger will be $2750 more, and the dangerous climate pollution going footprint to beat a potentially lengthy Toyota Hilux will increase by $2000. into our atmosphere and would make political process. For new or near-new plug-in a major contribution to meeting New “The customers have been pre- cars, battery electrics Zealand’s climate tar- dominantly fleet operators with existing would receive an gets,” Genter says. environmentally clean/green lean- $8000 rebate, plug- ings, but there has been a good mix of in hybrids $6800 customers. and hybrids $4800. “Some have gone to companies in “The cars, utes the business of EV charging, some to and vans we use a rental company, one has gone to a museum, one to a vine- yard. At this stage, subject to confirmation, we are down to a couple of vans and a few cab/ chassis,” Bayliss says. The EV80 features 10.4 cu- bic metres of space with a 1000kg payload (down 400kg on the diesel

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Hilux goes high safety in all models

oyota has boosted its safety fea- tures across the entire Hilux range Tat no extra cost. All variants will be delivered with the Toyota Safety Sense (TSS) package which includes pre-collision system with autonomous emergency brak- ing, dynamic radar cruise control, lane departure alert with yaw assist (brake control) and road sign assist. Lala says. tray options include mud flaps, mud This includes all Hilux variants from Using a camera and radar sensors, guards, and tail light protectors. the new entry level 2WD single cab the pre-collision system is designed to The former S Hilux variants have been chassis to the top of the range SR5 detect vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists. discontinued and will be replaced by a Cruiser. It will assist the driver with visual and new entry grade in September. There Toyota New Zealand chief operat- audible warnings, braking assistance or is also a new PreRunner SR Single Cab ing officer Neeraj Lala says the addition autonomous emergency braking. Chassis manual transmission variant. of TSS to the Hilux has made it an even The lane departure alert warns the The extra cab variants will be available safer mobile workplace for New Zealand driver with visual and audible alerts if the from October 2019. fleets. vehicle deviates from its lane, and if nec- The drive-away pricing includes all “Toyota continually aims to improve essary, use the braking system to create on-road costs, WOF, registration, a full the new technology available to its “yaw” to keep the vehicle within the lane. tank of fuel, 1000km RUC, a servicing customers, and TSS is a start down the Dynamic radar cruise control (DRCC) package, floor mats, and a three years or technology road towards autonomy in has also been made standard across the 100,000km warranty. vehicles.” Hilux range. It uses sensors to maintain a The 2019 Toyota Hilux starts at The addition of TSS to the Hilux range suitable following distance to the vehicle $31,990 for the manual 2WD 2.8TD resulted in Toyota Australia volunteering in front. The DRCC system operates at PreRunner SR Single Cab Chassis Ute, to vehicles for retesting by ANCAP inspite speeds above 40km/h. the top of the range auto 4WD 2.8TD SR5 of it being mid-lifecycle. The road sign assist system recog- Cruiser Double Cab Ute at $56,990. The revised Hilux is the first vehicle nises speed limit signs and displays them to be put forward to ANCAP for retest- on the 4.2-inch colour display that is ing and is the only ute with a 2019 five- also standard in all variants. star ANCAP rating. Two tray options are available for the “Customer demand for safety specific cab-chassis variants. The Toyota genuine technology has really aided us in secur- alloy tray features high quality galvanised ing TSS for the Hilux; 74% of our Hilux steel bearers and mounts, while the cus- customers year-to-date are fleet buyers, tom steel and timber tray is constructed and there has been an increase in de- of heavy-duty galvanised steel with a mand for five-star ANCAP safety ratings,” Trans-Tex industrial plywood deck. Both

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Auckland Transport set for ‘extra-large’ EV buses

wo more electric buses will be “Using low emission buses will be a continue to work with Auckland Trans- rolling into Auckland next year as big step in reducing greenhouse gas port” and to expand the partnership Tpart of Auckland Transport’s low emissions and improving air quality with BYD to deliver the new three-axle emissions bus roadmap. across the city.” (ADL/BYD Enviro200EV XLB) buses. The buses are built by Chinese com- JW Group director Wei Zhou says “This model has been developed mercial vehicle manufacturer Yutong in Yutong and JW Group “are pleased to specifically for bus operations in New partnership with JW Group, and Alexan- continue working closely with Auckland Zealand, offering additional capacity in der Dennis in partnership with BYD. Transport to introduce low emission zero emission vehicles.” They are expected to hit the streets urban buses in Auckland providing The first six electric buses for in August 2020 and will be the first extra-large full EV buses”. Waiheke Island also arrive in the mid- “extra-large” electric buses used in the For the past year, a large EV bus has dle of next year from Alexander Dennis city. been on loan from Yutong to test the and BYD. The vehicles are the first of their type vehicle and requirements for Auckland As part of the low emissions road- in the world, especially designed for and its bus operators. map, Auckland Transport plans to only New Zealand and can carry up to 78 “On one trial, the bus ran from the procure low emission buses from 2025 passengers. airport to Warkworth. The round trip and have a full low emission fleet by Auckland Transport bus services was 184km, with the bus using 41% 2040. manager Darek Koper says the deal is of its battery capacity and an average Auckland Transport launched its first important in the transition to zero emis- power use of 84/kWh for every 100km two electric buses for the City Link ser- sion buses. travelled. vice in April 2018. Another electric bus “As we continue our low emissions “The results built operational confi- was put on the Onehunga, airport and roadmap, we need to better understand dence in electric bus fleets,” Zhou says. Manukau City Centre route in partner- how the buses work and how we are Alexander Dennis NZ general man- ship with Go Bus. going to power them. ager Tony Moore says he’s “delighted to

TRANSPORTTALK.CO.NZ | SEPTEMBER 2019 | 31 PEOPLETALK We must get work place training right

ith the Government amount of restructuring will don’t forget ITOs will still be that has clear parameters and pushing through improve that. The strength of around until 2021, we must appropriate levels of recog- Wa major reform of work-based training is in the keep pushing to find industry- nition and opportunities for the entire vocational educa- relationship between employ- led solutions to our consider- cadets. We want people that tion sector, those of us in ers, training providers and able workforce challenges. want to work in the sector and road transport need to ask qualification developers. I have, however, been can see clear pathways both ourselves what we need to We are yet to see where encouraged by the Govern- for entry into the industry, and encourage the work place- road transport will fit into the ment’s recent announce- to develop a career within it. based training and skills new Workforce Development ment of a new employment For those of you thinking essential to our industry, Councils, which means we strategy. The strategy includes of participating in this year’s and how we can grow the still have a lot more questions the stated objective to “build a RTF Conference, you need to number of young people than answers. skilled workforce by ensuring hurry and get those regis- keen on a career in freight However, so far it feels like the education, immigration trations in. The conference and logistics? we are going through all this and welfare systems all pull is being hosted by RTANZ In RTF’s submission to the for a bunch of different titles in the same direction” and is Region 2 and CARTA at the Government’s original pro- and management structures intended to “support industries Wairakei Resort near Taupo posal, we made it clear that with a strong injection of and regions to thrive by en- on September 24 and 25. the goal of rationalising the union influence to deliver the suring they are well served by The conference will cover vocational training and educa- same outcomes. The question the skills and training system”. core industry issues such as tion sector so that all qualifi- industry needs to ask itself is Once again, the announce- the state of the economy and cations and the way they are whether we can expect an delivered are the same, was economic slowdown, the fu- something that we supported. Nick Leggett is the Road Transport Forum ture of our regulatory environ- We also supported a reor- chief executive. He has had a distinguished ment and the importance of ganisation of the polytechnic career in local government, serving two terms managing our mental health. sector as anyone who can as mayor of Porirua City from 2010, and was Delegates will also hear from read a balance sheet could the youngest mayor in New Zealand. He was transport minister Phil Twy- see that the current situation first elected to council in 1998 aged only 19. ford, forestry, infrastructure was unsustainable. and regional economic devel- However, as I discussed in opment minister Shane Jones my column in the May edition whether, for all the disruption ment is extremely light on and National Party transport of TransportTalk, the RTF does and cost, will we be left with a detail, but if the intentions are spokesperson Chris Bishop. not support the Government’s vocational sector that is more reflected in practice, then it *Go to rtfconference.co.nz desire to do away with the responsive to learners and could be really positive for for registration and accom- industry training organisations industry or are we just getting road transport, which has modation. (ITOs). We believe that the a rehash of what we have always argued for better strength of the current ITO now with a dollop more state integration of education, im- New Zealand’s news source for road transport, logistics & heavy equipment industries model is that it’s industry-led, control? migration and social welfare industry-governed and there- In our view, the key out- policy. fore responsive to the natural comes of the reform should RTF has recently taken re- Register for changes in each industry and be to: sponsibility for future develop- the wider economy. I am • Create an attractive ment of the Sector Workforce yet to be convinced that the regime that addresses inequity Engagement Programme FREE new Institute and Workforce and inequality. (SWEP). This move means that news updates Development Councils will • Have industry driven and RTF can incorporate work- deliver better results than the guided training and qualifica- force development into our Receive ITOs. tions. government advocacy work As RTF’s submission made • Create a system that end and an overarching industry two-weekly clear, the value the Govern- users want to participate in. strategy. We will have more news alerts to ment is seeking to inject into • Create world-leading and to announce on SWEP’s work the training and qualification integrated vocational educa- programme in the future. your email sector is directly linked to the tion. RTF is also keen to see a relationship industry has with So, while we wait to see formalised industry-led cadet- www.transporttalk.co.nz training organisations. No how all this plays out, and ship programme developed

32 | TRANSPORTTALK.CO.NZ | SEPTEMBER 2019 PEOPLETALK Vision Zero after Level Zero

he Government is At this level, the driver must statistics, a large part of the touchscreen solutions which working on a new road still always have their hands problem is drivers of other can be built into the vehicle Tsafety strategy, using on the wheel to be at the vehicles. during its manufacture. the much talked about Vision ready. However, the danger A technology as simple and New Zealand’s Ministry Zero approach, to guide New at this level is that people are appealing as a driving simula- of Transport data shows that Zealand’s transport system disengaging from the physical tor could help to increase alcohol or drugs were a con- into the next decade. On the task of driving, thus reducing driver education. A well- tributing factor in 32% of fatal cusp of the 2020s, automa- the application of driver skill oiled machine can simulate crashes and 15% of serious tion and new technologies and experience. everything from hatchbacks to injury crashes between 2015- are built into every area of A large percentage of 44-tonne semi-trailers. 2017, which means it’s time our lives – and vehicles are to consider using alcohol no exception. interlocks more frequently Chris L’Ecluse is a solutions specialist at Teletrac Automotive technologies, and targeting at risk drivers. Navman. He is also a qualified Master Driver like cruise control and lane An example would be Trainer and former police officer. He has extensive centring, and aftermarket immediately applying alcohol experience to educate industries on work, health technologies, such as dash- interlocks to every driver who & safety laws and safe driving behaviour. cams and alcohol interlocks, exceeds the 250 micrograms must be better integrated breath alcohol limit at police into road safety strategies. stops. Perhaps that’s heavy Today’s auto-tech, if used newly manufactured vehicles Simulators could be intro- handed, but it would be a or restricted correctly, can are automatics with limited duced into the public arena to strong and embarrassing de- greatly impact the risk of seri- manual options where the help drivers experience first- terrent for drink drivers. ous injury and death on New driver would have to think hand the limitations of trucks Zealand’s roads. about their environment, and other large vehicles, such GPS-based fleet such as approaching a hill, as blind spots and stop- management solutions Scale of autonomy and react with the appropri- ping distances. Paired with Another technology that Former V8 supercar driver ate changes to tackle the new a training programme, such could be used in reduc- Greg Murphy is righ; New environment. With automatic, as NZ Trucking Association’s ing harm, for young drivers Zealanders need to improve however, these in-the- road safety truck, this vehicle- especially, is GPS-based fleet their driving skills. Today’s moment analysis skills are no specific education will help management devices and driver assistance technologies, longer needed – it’s simply improve understanding of and software solutions. A scaled- such as cruise control, blind automated. reduce incidents between dif- down version of a commercial spot monitors, even traffic- Even while vehicles have ferent transport modes. fleet product could be applied sign recognition, are contrib- yet to reach full autonomy at to drivers on their restricted uting to diminishing skill levels. level 5, there is an increasing Alcohol interlocks licences. This is because they semi- risk that drivers lose the skills There are regular news This version would not automate the task of driving, to judge speed and distance, reports of repeat drink driv- include location data, but while the driver is left in a state manage acceleration and ing offenders causing fatal purely record driver be- of false pretence that they are deceleration, correct lane crashes. In March, it was re- haviour indicators such as in total control. With reduced position and spot, assess and ported that 12 individual serial speeding, harsh acceleration, control but still an excellent adapt to changing road con- offenders have racked up a braking and cornering. For a outcome, drivers habitually ditions and other vehicles. whopping 249 convictions restricted driver to move on learn to rely on the car to pro- A road safety strategy, between them – and that’s to a full licence, they must vide the skills that drivers used whether it is the Government’s just the number of times they present a good driver behav- to cultivate. or a business’s, must recog- were caught. iour record. In 2013, the US Department nise the level of autonomy Alcohol interlocks are used These technologies are of Transportation's National within the fleet and continue in New Zealand for repeat not futuristic and have been Highway Traffic Safety Admin- to engage drivers to practice drink driving offenders. An available for years. Drivers do istration adopted a system of and hone their skills. alcohol interlock is a breath- make mistakes, but many of measuring driver autonomy alyser that is wired into the these are born from danger- ranging from complete Simulator systems ignition of your vehicle where ous habits that could easily be driver control at level 0 to full Regular mistakes that the driver must pass a breath identified and stopped with autonomy at level 5. Many ve- drivers make are in how they test before the vehicle is able the right technology. hicles in New Zealand are now behave in relation to other to start. reaching level 2, where at least road users - cars, cyclists, The aftermarket technolo- one driver assistance system is heavy vehicles, motorbikes, gy is common, however, a US- automated like cruise control buses and so on. While trucks based research programme is or lane guidance. are over-represented in crash developing breathalyser and

TRANSPORTTALK.CO.NZ | SEPTEMBER 2019 | 33 PEOPLETALK Understanding needed for transport sector y role is to help I was cheered by the country. Cook people outside the large numbers of young Strait ferries Mcoastal shipping farmers at the Fieldays who were discussed sector get a better under- chose to wear all three as though they standing of what makes labels. were cross the sector tick. I have had a The problem is real. In the harbour fer- number of similar roles, in various parts of the transport ries, rather than different sectors, all with the sector there are many smart ocean-going common theme of justifiably individuals who take their ships. feeling misunderstood. own expertise for granted One MP This is combined with and assume that outsiders asked who intense knowledge about will have at least some idea owned the Interislander, generally is unreasonable. one’s own sector. of what they do, the risks which is an astounding We have to be ready, willing There are many of they face and the opportuni- question from anyone inter- and able to assist them to ways that this is described. ties that they consider. But ested in transport. understand. Sometimes this is charac- The first step in this is to terised as “Auckland doesn’t In the various parts of the transport sector identify what needs atten- understand Wellington” tion. The second stage is to and vice-versa. Sometimes there are many smart individuals who take develop a strategy to get the it appears as professional their own expertise for granted and assume attention of busy stakehold- jealousy. Sometimes as plain that outsiders will have at least some idea ers who have many calls on ignorance. of what they do their time. So many excuses and We have to help them justifications. When I was see where the priorities lie chief executive at Feder- this assumes a lot. There is a balance. Ex- and the longer run effects ated Farmers, we even got All of this was brought pecting others, such as MPs of their decisions. What we labels printed saying, “I am home to me when I attended and even officials, on their ask of them is that they are a farmer”, “I want to be a a select committee hearing own to come up to speed open to the discussion. farmer” and “I want to marry as an observer. It became on our issues and the sector a farmer” for handing out at very clear that Fieldays. the MPs on Annabel Young is the executive director at The New Zealand This was a light-handed the committee Shipping Federation which represents the coastal ship response to concerns that did not have operators working around New Zealand. Young originally farmers felt looked down on, any working qualified as a lawyer and chartered accountant specialising even while they knew they knowledge of in tax for 15 years. She is the author of ‘The Good Lobbyist's were running large, complex significant parts Guide’ which is based on her experience as a National Party businesses that were not for of the transport member of parliament for two terms. the faint-hearted. system in this

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TRANSPORTTALK.CO.NZ | SEPTEMBER 2019 | 35 NEWSTALK Fuso NZ names top technician

llen Whitaker of was “thoroughly Prestige Commercial deserved” following AVehicles (PCV) Inver- another challenging cargill has retained his title in and closely fought the Fuso NZ Technical Skills competition. Competition. “It’s far harder Five technicians were to win a second competing for the prize in time. There’s the the tightly contested final. pressure of other They were chosen from a people’s expecta- field of 44 who were put tion that you’ll win through their paces over it. It requires just as three assessments to narrow much hard work the field. and commitment – The top five were in- you can’t become vited to Fuso NZ’s Auckland complacent. training facility, where they “Our goal is to completed one theory, one keep raising the bar and, to visor Luke Gillson; warranty “I really wasn’t expect- customer presentation and encourage that, we really administrator Ian Knapman- ing to win it again. I came in three practical tests cover- put our finalists to the test. Smith; and service specialist with the same motivation as ing technical knowledge, Having representatives Trevor Moreland. last time, just wanting to test customer service, diagnostic from different corners of The two finalists who myself. process and overall effi- the country on the podium didn’t make the podium “I’ve taken so much out ciency. demonstrates the strength were Joshua Padgett from of it each time I’ve com- Mac Sykes from Keith in depth we have across our Keith Andrews, Whangarei peted. It’s a good opportu- Andrews, Whangarei, took network,” Woodley says. and Matthew Schofield from nity to expand my product second place and Ethan Hig- An experienced judging Diesel and Equipment Ser- knowledge. The training gins from First Commercials, panel consisted of Fuso NZ vices, Wellington. from Fuso NZ throughout Palmerston North, was third. national training manager Whitaker said winning the year also really helps. The competition was es- Mark Woodley; national ser- again “felt good” and he “There are a lot of great tablished last year to recog- vice and technical manager enjoys being part of the Fuso technicians in the network, nise and reward the expertise Drew Forsyth; technical ad- family. and they’re great people to of top-performing techni- boot. cians across New Zealand’s We’ve got a good crew Fuso service network. down south. PCV invests a “We’re creating a culture lot into training and allows us of friendly rivalry and self- to apply ourselves and grow, improvement, which is a depending how much we win for our team and for our want it. customers,” Fuso NZ manag- “I enjoy providing solu- ing director Kurtis Andrews tions for customers and, on says. top of that, I love working “Congratulations to Allen with trucks and being a me- for his second win. Not only chanic. When I was in Tokyo does this prove he’s at the as part of last year’s prize, I top of his game, it shows we had the chance to drive an have the kind of people in eCanter and Shogun. They’re our network who take real both very exciting products pride in their work over the and I look forward to being long term.” able to work on them going Fuso NZ national train- forward,” Whitaker says. ing manager Mark Wood- From left: Drew Forsyth, Ethan Higgins, Allen Whitaker, Mac Sykes ley says Whitaker’s victory and Mark Woodley.

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TRANSPORT TALK DIARY North Shore residents will be consider the $22.1m profit “a trialled by SkyBus and Uber. very satisfactory result in a TransportTalk New Zealand editor Launched on August 14, changing industry”. Nigel Moffiet looks at the month gone the three-month trial will by on www.transporttalk.co.nz benefit those living within NZTA pays over $7m Albany, Milford and Takapuna to law firm areas. NZ Transport Agency has paid August 1 August 9 Utilising express bus lanes, law firm Meredith Connell the trial aims to provide con- more than $7 million for com- Government Pacifica Shipping to venience and cost-effective pliance review work over an solutions for North Harbour eight-month period. announces major launch larger vessel residents in their choice of The firm has invoiced polytechnic reforms Pacifica Shipping is launching airport transit. NZTA a total of $7,221,290.02 The Government has con- a larger 1700 TEU (20-foot between November 1, 2018 firmed it will be merging equivalent units) vessel for Zero carbon transport to June 30, 2019, as disclosed 16 polytechnics around the its coastal shipping service in services offered in an Official Information Act country into one national New Zealand. A Kiwi all-electric transport request. entity in one of the biggest The MV Moana Chief will company officially launches in NZTA regulatory general training shakeups in decades. officially start operations in Lower Hutt in Wellington on manager Kane Patena says the Thousands of trade ap- September 2019 to meet rising August 14. costs “include business-as- prentices, including those in coastal and international tran- ZeroC claims to be New usual legal advice as well as the heavy diesel and automo- shipment demand throughout Zealand’s first 100% electric Meredith Connell’s work to as- tive sector, will be impacted the region, the company says. transport company, offer- sist the Transport Agency with by the radical changes. ing services for government, the review of 850 open com- The polytechnics will merge Greater Wellington business and consumers such pliance files, enforcement of into a national entity called the seeks $415m for new as ZeroC Rides – a business- our regulatory role, and costs New Zealand Institute of Skills trains to- business chauffeur involved with Steve Haszard’s and Technology to administer The Greater Wellington service, and ZeroC Rentals – a role as the acting [regulatory all students, apprentices and Regional Council is seeking consumer and business rental manager]”. industry trainees. $415 million for rail network car service. upgrades, including new A ZeroC courier service is Largest round of Fuso eCanter makes longer distance rolling stock also being considered. EV-related funding NZ debut for the Wairarapa and Capital Video: Government announced Fuso NZ is announcing a new Connection fleets. Electric trucks and EV charging major model launch for 2019 Greater Wellington sus- invites Road to Zero are among 29 projects worth with the all-electric eCanter tainable transport commit- feedback a combined $16.5 million to truck. tee chair Barbara Donaldson The Government’s Road to benefit from the sixth round of The truck is on display at says the biggest issue facing Zero public submission pro- the Government’s low emis- the EV World expo at ASB the region’s rail network is cess closes today. sion vehicles contestable fund. Showgrounds, Auckland from providing sufficient capacity Road to Zero is a potential It’s the largest boost so August 1-3. Exact dates for to meet future demand. new safety strategy plan that will far, according to energy and the launch to market are yet run from 2020 to 2030 to reduce resources minister Megan to be released. road trauma and death rates. Woods, announcing the suc- August 13 In a consultation document cessful applicants at Blackwell issued by the Government, it Motors in Christchurch, which August 5 Ports of Auckland hit says in 2018, 377 people were has received co-funding to in storm killed on the roads, and thou- purchase and trial an electric Video: Ports of Around 30 shipping contain- sands more seriously injured. truck to loan to its clients. Auckland set for ers were knocked over at Ports world’s first all- of Auckland in a heavy storm which wreaked havoc in the August 15 August 16 electric tug city on Monday night. Ports of Auckland has signed a Ports of Auckland spokes- CMC steady at Hino names winners contract with Dutch company man Matt Ball says damage is $22.1m profit for Rugby World Cup Damen Shipyards to buy the still being assessed but it ap- world’s first full-size, fully The Colonial Motor Company promotion pears no cars were involved. (CMC) made a trading profit electric port tug. However, there was some Bond Contracts, Mainfreight, The new tug, a Damen after tax of $22.1 million for H & S Gibson, J Swap Con- additional damage to port the financial year – on par with RSD-E Tug 2513, will have a property, he says. tractors, All Traffic Manage- 70-tonne bollard pull, the the $22m recorded in 2017 but ment Services, Mini tankers / Z same as the port’s strongest a 10.9% profit drop on the last Energy, Treescape and Higgins diesel tug Hauraki, also built August 14 “exceptional” year. Concrete were the winning by Damen. It will be delivered CMC, which has a swag of customers. dealerships covering more in 2021. SkyBus and Uber trial Each of the eight winners Ports of Auckland chief than 20 brands ranging from will receive an all-expenses executive Tony Gibson says it’s airport express trucks and agricultural ma- paid trip to Japan to attend part of the goal of being zero The first dedicated “front door chinery to cars and motor- emission by 2040. to airport” service for Auckland’s cycles, reports its directors Continued on page 38

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Continued from page 37 This includes refriger- Commission says of the indicative price range ant gases at their end-of-life Kiwis are being ripped off at with 90 million shares raising the Rugby World Cup opening which relates to refrigeration $234 million. ceremony (which includes Ja- the pump in an uncompetitive and air-conditioning in the fuel market. pan vs Russia), the All Blacks motor vehicle industry. vs South Africa pool game, a That’s according to the August 26 Hino factory tour, Hino test Commerce Commission’s Video: UPS puts draft findings into the New track drive and guided sight- Auckland to seeing tour across Tokyo. autonomous trucks Zealand retail market for pet- on the road rol and diesel. Hamilton rail service Logistics giant UPS is test- Prime minister Jacinda under way Ardern and commerce and August 19 ing self-driving trucks as part The Government has approved consumer affairs minister Kris of a minority investment in $92.37 million in funding for Faafoi announced the market Refrigerants part autonomous driving company construction of the Hamilton study in 2018, after giving the TuSimple. to Auckland rail service. of govt regulation commission new powers to Together, the companies are This involves $79.8m from look at parts of the market of proposal testing self-driving truck and the NZ Transport Agency and particular concern, including Tackling refrigerant gases is trailer units in Arizona to deter- $12.57m from local authori- “the high cost of fuel”. now a top priority under a mine whether the vehicles can ties for the service which is new consultation document improve service and efficiency Napier Port joins expected to start mid-2020. released by associate environ- in the freight network. It will roll out a four-car- ment minister Eugenie Sage. NZX main board riage train which can carry 150 The Government is pro- Napier Port is now open for passengers with two morning posing new regulations when August 20 trading on the NZX main board peak trains and two return dealing with environmentally following an initial public offer- afternoon peak trains. harmful products under the Fuel prices too ing (IPO) to eligible investors. Waste Minimisation Act 2018. high, Commerce The port’s final IPO price of $2.60 per share was at the top

FUTURETRUCKING DIARY The crash took the life of “The ATA’s submission to Futuretrucking Australia editor 26-year-old Coen Babaniotis the National Transport Com- Scott Murray looks at the month gone and 64-year-old trucking mission (NTC) on fatigue by on www.futuretruckingtalk.com.au veteran Brenden Giles, who calls for more flexible fatigue was preparing to retire next management, simplified The engine manufacturing year. rules and record-keeping, August 1 giant posted net income of and a reduction in the penal- US$675 million and revenue ties for work and rest hour Penske Guild 2019 of US$6.2 billion (up 1% year- August 13 record-keeping offences,” Master Technician on-year) for the period. he says. Scania lauds V8’s awarded Crouch: Emergency The Penske Guild 2019 Master golden anniversary fuel reserve must be Fifty limited edition Scania August 23 Technician has been awarded V8 engines are being offered to Bryce Bell from Penske in Australia to only the most enthusiastic Truckies more obese Power Systems Perth. The Australian Government drivers. Open to all Penske Guild is looking to access the US’s than most, study Using 200 bespoke new members, the Master Techni- strategic petroleum reserve. finds components for the 16.4-li- cian contest saw technicians However, Australian Queensland University of tre Scania powerplants, the from around Australia and Trucking Association (ATA) Technology (QUT) study has speciality isn’t limited to New Zealand compete in chair Geoff Crouch says: found Australian truck drivers cosmetics, adding an ad- qualification rounds, before “Liquid fuel is critical to to be more at risk of obesity ditional 300Nm of torque to the grand final on Friday trucking and critical to our and poor health compared to total 3300Nm at its peak rev where Bell edged out five economy. This is both a na- the national average. range. other finalists. tional economic issue and a Dr Marguerite Sendall national security issue.” from QUT’s School of Public Health and Social Work at August 6 August 21 the Institute of Health and August 12 Biomedical Innovation, led Cummins highlights Fatigue laws need a survey of 231 truck drivers hydrogen and EV Two-truck smash more work, ATA says aged between 20 and 71 sparks road safety Fatigue management in the and discovered around two partnerships national truck laws must treat thirds of them are classified Cummins is highlighting backlash drivers like humans – not as obese, compared to one A double-fatal head-on crash hydrogen fuel cell and battery machines, Australian Trucking third of the Australian popu- between two trucks on Sat- technology advancements as Association (ATA) chair Geoff lation. urday has received criticism key highlights in its second Crouch says. quarter 2019 results. from South Australian police.

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