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Join the team at New Zealand Trucking Media as they talk with senior industry people on business at the moment, direction, and state of the industry and economy.
Absolutely one not to be missed. We're in front of Tane van der Boon, a 35-year-old tech innovator and entrepreneur in the AI space working to improve health and safety outcomes and core business productivity in unison. Dave also uses the moment to ask Tane the wider-view macro questions on country, region, life, and work of the future. His answers are not to be missed. 

Join the team at New Zealand Trucking Media as they talk with senior industry people on business at the moment, direction, and state of the industry and economy.
This month, a special edition of Wider View and certainly one not to be missed from one of the globe's leading transport industry minds. David Cebon is professor of mechanical engineering at Cambridge University in the UK and director at the Centre for Sustainable Road Freight. He gave the keynote address at this month's IRTENZ conference in Hamilton, and we recorded it for you.
Next month, we'll cover the...

Join the team at New Zealand Trucking Media as they talk with senior industry people on business at the moment, direction, and state of the industry and economy.
Absolutely one not to be missed. We're in front of Tane van der Boon, a 35-year-old tech innovator and entrepreneur in the AI space working to improve health and safety outcomes and core business productivity in unison. Dave also uses the moment to ask Tane the wider-view macro questions on country, region, life, and work of the future. His answers are not to be missed. 

We need to f...

Graeme Sharp is group sales manager at Royans Transport Accident Repairs and he was out for the offical ribbon cutting of the company's outstanding new facility in Christchurch. We caught up with Sharpie for a chat.

The intellectual might of New Zealand Trucking Media brings all they have to the table in a post workday chat at their local. Sometimes they convince some poor unfortunate soul to join them. The result is more often than not ….. concerning.

Join the team at New Zealand Trucking Media as they talk with senior industry people on business at the moment, direction, and state of the industry and economy.
February was launch month for hte much anticipated New IEVCO Daily. Regional MD Glen Dyer was present at launch event at Tailem Bend in South Austalia. I had the chance to grab 15 minutes for a combined OEM update, and Wider Vew Interview.  

This month in the Keep On Moving UDC Business of Trucking Podcast .

Join the team at New Zealand Trucking Media as they talk with senior industry people on business at the moment, direction, and state of the industry and economy.
February was launch month for the much-anticipated New IVECO Daily. Regional MD Glen Dyer was present at the launch event at Tailem Bend in South Australia. I had the chance to grab 15 minutes for a combined OEM update, and a wider-view Interview.  

Graeme Sharp is group sales manager at Royans Transport Accident Repairs and he...

The intellectual might of New Zealand Trucking Media brings all they have to the table in a post-workday chat at their local. Sometimes they convince some poor unfortunate soul to join them. The result is more often than not ….. concerning.
The likely-lads are back for 2026, another year of light-hearted banter and serious contemplation on issues of great concern, and then others of no concern whatsoever. Release your burdens to the universe, grab an ale, and prepare to unwind.

Here is the weekly update on the New Zealand economy with Cameron Bagrie and UDC

This week it's the inaugural Classics Around the Coast classic truck run. One of the entrants is Alan and Lee Tanner's magnificent Mack Super-Liner, purchased new by them in 1981 and restored to full glory.

Back in the early 70s, Alan and Lee Tanner's sawmilling operation in Tairua on the Eastern Coromandel was ankle-tapped by the truck-killing topography of the region. Getting logs to the mill and product to the Auckland, Waikato, and Bay of Plenty markets left a trail of tired and expired inferior trucks. Then the big American machines arrived, and their world changed. From then...

Clear the Air is the section where co-host Dave McCoid and his good mate and Environmental champion Lindsay Wood discuss the climate and envirionmental issues of the day, as they should be discussed - respectfully!
This month, the importance of a Plan B to your Plan A. We're heading into a wolrd  where we're going to need options when Plan A is looking like not it's not going to work.

We need to find out more about the new world heading our way. Powering On talks to people in the know and those who have already headed off on a new propulsion journey. We aim to make it not too techy, delivering useful information for those who will still be responsible for delivering our new tomorrow.
It's no use chasing emissions and carbon if we don't think about tyres becasue they're not going anywhere – our trucks and trailers will need tyres for the forseeable future. What to do with spent tyres has been a huge problem...until Tyrewise. We...

In the OEM update, we talk with a broad cross section of original equipment suppliers to the New Zealand industry.
This month we talk to driector at Straitline Canvas Patrick Currie and get all the gloss about what's new in their business...and yes, we meant 'gloss'

Welcome to the first vocational podcast of 2026, and our first-ever international vocational podcast. Joining me on this episode is Tim Giles. He's a name many of you will recognise as my co-judge in the Truck of the Year Australasia (ToYA) competition, and the former editor of Diesel / Power Torque magazine in Australia. Since retiring last year, Tim's enjoying the freelance journo lifestyle, that includes a regular gig as Technical editor at Power Torque magazine. We're incredibly lucky to have him writing regualr content for us.
Impressive as all that may be, it's not the reason I've had hime lin...

The intellectual might of New Zealand Trucking Media brings all they have to the table in a post-workday chat at their local. Sometimes they convince some poor unfortunate soul to join them. The result is more often than not ….. concerning.
This month Yogi Kendall is on the mics with the likely lads as they wrap up 2025 in absolute style. 

The Wider View 

For the Christmas show, it's our second international guest and our second former butcher would you believe. Graeme 'Sharpie' Sharp is the group sales manager at Royans Transport Accident Repairs, one of the road transport service industry's true characters, and most respected figures. 'Sharpie' recently celebrated 35 years service with the Aussie icon.

Join the team at New Zealand Trucking Media as they talk with senior industry people on business at the moment, direction, and state of the industry and economy

For the Christmas Show, it's our second international guest and our second former butcher would you believe. Graeme 'Sharpie' Sharp is the group sales manager at Royans Transport Accident Repairs, one of the road transport service industry's true characters, and most respected figures. 'Sharpie' recently celebrated 35 years service with the Aussie icon.

In the OEM update, we talk with a broad cross section of original equipment suppliers...

Clear the Air is the section where co-host Dave McCoid and his good mate and environmental champion Lindsay Wood discuss the climate and environmental issues of the day, as they should be discussed – respectfully!

The winds of change. Nelson's winter storm levelled thousands of acres of trees resulting in significantly increased log truck movements in the area. Could minor tweaks to behaviour by all affected parties alleviate a potential congestion nightmare? Such a strategy has been proven to work elsewhere in the world.

In the OEM update, we talk with a broad cross section of original equipment suppliers to the New Zealand industry.

This month, we talk to Will Samuel, general manager of the New Zealand manufacturing and export success story that is Rhino Group – a bloke who is all-in and passionate about the brand he represents. You might expect him to be a little guarded, but he certainly covered everything that needed covering.

We need to find out more about the new world heading our way. Powering On talks to people in the know and those who have already headed off on a new propulsion journey. We aim to make it not too techy, delivering useful information for those who will still be responsible for delivering our new tomorrow.

Ten months is a lifetime at this point in road transport's evolution. Scott Donnelly is TR Group's energy and emissions reduction lead, and we grabbed the chance to  catch up with him as he approaches his first anniversary in the ro...

This month, a special edition of Wider View and certainly one not to be missed from one of the globe's leading transport industry minds.

David Cebon is professor of mechanical engineering at Cambridge University in the UK and director at the Centre for Sustainable Road Freight. He gave the keynote address at this month's IRTENZ conference in Hamilton, and we recorded it for you.

Next month, we'll cover the question and answer session that followed.

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We need to find out more about the new world heading our way. Powering On talks...

The intellectual might of New Zealand Trucking Media brings all they have to the table in a post-workday chat at their local. Sometimes they convince some poor unfortunate soul to join them. The result is more often than not ….. concerning.

This month is a sad sad show. We're losing our good mate and colleague Mikey Devon to entrepreneurship. We farewell this fine bloke as he takes up the reins as proprietor of Land Rover Spares in Hamilton.

In the OEM update, we talk with a broad cross section of original equipment suppliers to the New Zealand industry.

If you're looking for a solid dose of 'glass half full' in your day, look no further than Gerd Hullaert, DAF's new area sales manager – operations, for this part of the world.

New Zealand has a great new advocate at Eindhoven and if you can meet him somewhere down the track for a yarn, great! A beer would be even better!

We need to find out more about the new world heading our way. Powering On talks to people in the know, and those who have already headed off on a new propulsion journey.

We aim to make it not too techy – delivering useful information for those who will still be responsible for delivering our new tomorrow.

In this episode we talk to IRTENZ president Chris Carr about the 2025 IRTENZ conference taking place at the Jet Park Hamilton on November 26 and 27 this year. The country's first and foremost event for anyone intending to Power On into th...

Wider View with Alemlube 

This month, a fascinating interview with Michael Doeg, general manager commercial sales at Sime Motor Group (NZ). Michael is a study in ensuring commercial outcomes through empowering and fulfilling the needs of a company's people.

Another busy UDC Business Podcast in October .

Join the team at New Zealand Trucking Media as they talk with senior industry people on business at the moment, direction, and the state of the industry and economy.

This month, a fascinating interview with Michael Doeg, general manager commercial sales at Sime Motor Group (NZ). Michael is a study in ensuring commercial outcomes through empowering and fulfilling the needs of a company's people.

In the OEM update, we talk with a broad cross section of original equipment suppliers to the New Zealand industry.

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The intellectual might of New Zealand Trucking Media brings all they have to the table in a post workday chat at their local.

Sometimes they convince some poor unfortunate soul to join them. The result is more often than not... concerning.

Mikey Devon's lost in action this month and has left Gav, Carl, and Dave on their own. Who knows what's in store! 

Join the team at New Zealand Trucking Media as they talk with senior industry people on business at the moment, direction, and state of the industry and economy .

A real opportunity that doesn't come around often, Dave sits down with Randall Seymore - Penske COO for International businesses, and Hamish Christie-Johnston - Penske managing director for Australia and New Zealand. A fascinating chat from a unique global business position.

We need to find out more about the new world heading our way. Powering On talks to people in the know and those who have already headed off on a new propulsion journey. We aim to make it not too techy, delivering useful information for those who will still be responsible for delivering our new tomorrow.

In September 25 we continue our theme of revisting former guests checking in on how their world is progressing. This month, Alex Watson, co-founder of Jump Charging, and the exciting things happening in their world over the last 17 months.

In the OEM update, we talk with a broad cross section of original equipment suppliers to the New Zealand industry.

Kerry Ridgway is category manager at Ancra New Zealand, and he joins us to talk all things load restraint. Plus there's a neat story that speaks volumes about his approach to customers and business. 

The Institute of Road Transport Engineers New Zealand (IRTENZ) is holding its annual conference on the 26th and 27th November this year at the Jet Park Hotel and Conference Centre in Hamilton.

The theme is Moving New Zealand Forward, and the key topics are: vehicle technology update, power train and energy supply, engineering vehicles to manage pavement wear, and compliance and systems.

It's a must-attend for anyone involved in the road transport industry today, and certainly those responsible for moving tomorrow's world.  

Join the team at New Zealand Trucking Media as they talk wi...

This time in the Keep On Moving Mini Pod:

We need to find out more about the new world heading our way. Powering On talks to people in the know and those who have already headed off on a new propulsion journey. We aim to make it not too techy, delivering useful information for those who will still be responsible for delivering our new tomorrow.

Because the pace of innovation in this sector is unprecedented, we like to catch-up with previous guests to get an update on where they're at and what's happened. We ch...

In this Mini Pod, a company playing a vital role in keeping so many modern operations running. They are a proud and classy brand with an amazing story, and even more amazing are the folks behind the brand – MAHA, the truck lift and brake roller tester people.

Dave McCoid chats with Mick Lauster.

In this Mini Pod, the boy from Sanson in the Manawatū who became a butcher, a courier driver, and then went on to head the country's highest profile controlled temperature logistics and 3PL providers. Dave McCoid chats with Big Chill's CEO Phil Clarke.

The intellectual might of New Zealand Trucking Media brings all they have to the table in a post-workday chat at their local. Sometimes they convince some poor unfortunate soul to join them. The result is more often than not... concerning.

This month Gav's on holiday, so Dave, Captain K, and Mikey D attempt to blunder their way through an hour of something semi-coherent. 

Check it out.

In this Mini Pod, Dave McCoid talks to Dave Ballantyne, general manager for Isuzu, about the new N and F series on the ground in New Zealand.

In this Mini Pod, Dave McCoid chats with Transcon managing director Blake Noble about his Carriers' Corner column, When things don't quite add up, which appeared in the July 2025 issue of New Zealand Trucking magazine.

In this first Mini Pod, Dave McCoid talks to New Zealand managing director for Scania Victor Carvalho, who is now over 18 months into his role and quizes him on the three Cs – country company and commerce .

This month on the Keep On Moving Podcast! 

Join the team at New Zealand Trucking Media as they talk with senior industry people on business at the moment, direction, and the state of the industry and economy.

The boy from Sanson in the Manawatū who became butcher, a courier driver, and went on to head one of the country's highest profile controlled temperature logistics and 3PL providers. Dave McCoid chats with Big Chill's CEO Phill Clarke. In association with Alemlube .

In the OEM update, we talk with a broad cross section of original eq...

The intellectual might of New Zealand Trucking Media brings all they have to the table in a post-workday chat at their local. Sometimes they convince some poor unfortunate soul to join them. The result is more often than not...concerning.

This month, Mike Devon's back in camp sharing his knowledge, wisdom. effervescent personality, and headcold.

We also catch up with Casino Truck Show organiser Darren Goodwin and reflect on a great weekend in Aussie.