Press Releases & News

More detail needed on freight emissions reduction target

16 May 2022

More detail needed on freight emissions reduction target

National Road Carriers is seeking more detail of the Government’s plans to cut freight emissions by 35 percent by 2035 by using low emissions trucks to transport food and other products.

The Government’s Emission Reduction Plan for transport announced today focused almost entirely on personal transport, with just one bullet point committing $20 million to accelerate the decarbonisation of freight transport.

National Road Carriers supports congestion charges but calls for freight to be exempt

10 May 2022

National Road Carriers supports congestion charges but calls for freight to be exempt

As the topic of congestion charging hits the headlines many households will be feeling anxious at the thought of yet another cost as they to stretch out of the weekly wage and make ends meet.

Truck operators extremely concerned about rising costs, poor roads and driver shortages

26 April 2022

Truck operators are extremely concerned about the rising cost of fuel and other operating costs, poor roading and driver shortages.

These are the findings of a just completed survey by National Road Carriers (NRC) of its 1,800 members with respondents ranging from individual owner-drivers through to large trucking companies with more than 100 drivers and support staff.

Remove letter ‘t’ from “can’t” and “won’t” - to improve productivity

05 April 2022

MEDIA RELEASE - NATIONAL ROAD CARRIERS

4 April 2022

Remove letter ‘t’ from “can’t” and “won’t” - to improve productivity

We need to remove the letter ‘t’ from can’t and won’t to get New Zealand off the bottom of OECD productivity standings says National Road Carriers Chief Operating Officer James Smith.

Overseas truck drivers needed to fill shortage

28 March 2022

MEDIA RELEASE - NATIONAL ROAD CARRIERS

28 March 2022

Overseas truck drivers needed to fill shortage

New Zealand urgently needs more overseas truck drivers to fill a growing shortage, says National Road Carriers Chief Operating Officer James Smith.

National Road Carriers says relief for diesel users some way off

16 March 2022

MEDIA RELEASE - NATIONAL ROAD CARRIERS

16 March 2022

National Road Carriers says relief for diesel users some way off

While National Road Carriers welcomes the measures taken by the Government that saw 25 cents per litre of tax removed from the price of petrol and a three-month reduction in Road User Charges, it warns that relief for freight costs may be months away.

Get ready for freight cost increases

08 March 2022

MEDIA RELEASE - NATIONAL ROAD CARRIERS

8 March 2022

Get ready for freight cost increases

The sharpest increases in fuel prices since the 2008 Global Financial Crisis will inevitably lead to increased freight cost increases says National Road Carriers (NRC) Association Chief Operating Officer James Smith.

Time to stop pushing road vs rail barrow

18 February 2022

MEDIA RELEASE - NATIONAL ROAD CARRIERS

18 February 2022

Time to stop pushing road vs rail barrow

National Road Carriers (NRC) is not surprised by the findings in a report commissioned by Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand Transporting New Zealand, Road and rail – delivering for New Zealand.

NRC BACKS “BUBBLE OF ONE”

11 February 2022

NRC BACKS “BUBBLE OF ONE”

But policy needs to cover all supply chain workers, says COO

The Government’s newly announced “bubble of one” COVID-19 testing process will work for a large percentage of the transport industry – but needs to cover everyone in the supply chain.