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from NZ Truck & Driver October 2021

NZ Heavy Haulage Association

Auckland-based TAA Logistics has this new Kenworth K200 2.3m Aerodyne 8x4 now carting general freight nationwide. It has a 600hp Cummins X15 engine, an Eaton UltraShift AMT, Meritor RT46-160GP rear axles on Airglide 460 air suspension and a Domett curtainsider body, with a matching five-axle trailer.

NEW ZEALAND’S NEW TRUCK AND TRAILER

market came down with COVID-19 again in August – the country’s Level 4 lockdown decimating sales.

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency statistics show that the overall truck market (over 4.5 tonnes GVM) plunged to just 283 new truck registrations for the month.

That was a 34% drop on the previous month’s 429 total, and 29% down on August last year (with 399 registrations).

The trailer industry fared worse: The month saw just 75 new trailers registered – down 44% from July’s 134….and a 33% drop from August 2020’s 112.

Year to date truck registrations at the end of August stood at 3084 – still ahead of last year’s COVID-ravaged 2646 (following our April/May 2020 lockdowns).

Similarly, the trailer market’s 930 registrations at the end of August was also ahead of the same point last year, when the total stood at 795.

In the overall truck market (4.5t to maximum GVM) Isuzu (580/31) held its YTD lead, but second-placed FUSO (563/39) closed the gap a little. Both were topped in August registrations by third-placed Hino (462/49) and Scania (279/52), in fourth.

They were followed by Iveco (195/16), Mercedes-Benz (164/10), Kenworth (151/15), Volvo (137/5), UD (116/16) and DAF (101/15) – all holding their positions to round out the top 10.

In the 3.5-4.5t GVM crossover segment, Fiat (258/11) extended its lead, ahead of Volkswagen (85/4) and Mercedes-Benz (50/7).

In the 4.5-7.5t division, FUSO (287/26) added to its lead, comfortably ahead of Isuzu (220/11), with Hino (111/11) retaining third. Mercedes-Benz (92/7) and Iveco (89/5) stayed fourth and fifth.

In the 7.5-15t class, Isuzu (236/13) remained the runaway leader, ahead of Hino (152/18), FUSO (120/8), Foton (39/2), Iveco (30/4), Hyundai (11/2) and UD (9/1).

In the 15-20.5t GVM category, Hino (55/3) continued to lead from FUSO (39/1) and UD (21/2). Iveco (11/0) held fourth – but only by one ahead of Scania (10/0) and Isuzu (10/3), the latter having matched the category leader for the month, with three registrations.

In the tiny 20.5-23t GVM division there were just two registrations – Hino (12/1) going ahead of Isuzu (11/0) for the lead. FUSO (7/0) remained third.

In the premium 23t-maximum GVM category, Scania’s standout 52 registrations further extended its already comfortable YTD lead, with 266 sales. It actually beat its July total by two registrations – and eclipsed August 2020’s 28-truck tally.

Kenworth (151/15) remained a distant second YTD, ahead of Volvo (135/5), while Hino (132/16) closed in, but stayed fourth.

FUSO (110/4) was fifth, ahead of Isuzu (103/4), DAF (97/15), UD (86/13), Iveco (65/7) and Mercedes-Benz (59/3) – all holding their places to complete the top 10.

Longtime trailer market leader Patchell slightly extended its comfortable YTD lead by registering eight trailers and taking its 2021 total to 129. Fruehauf (90/5) held second, but Domett (78/8) closed a little. MTE (56/5) edged clear of Roadmaster (55/4), while TMC (51/4) was joined in sixth-equal by Transport Trailers (51/6). Freighter (44/2), Transfleet (34/3) and CWS (28/2) completed the top 10. T&D

COVID strikes...again

4501kg-max GVM

2021 August Vol % Vol %

ISUZU 580 18.8 31 11.0

FUSO HINO SCANIA

563 18.3 39 13.8 462 15.0 49 17.3 279 9.0 52 18.4 IVECO 195 6.3 16 5.7 MERCEDES-BENZ 164 5.3 10 3.5 KENWORTH 151 4.9 15 5.3 VOLVO 137 4.4 5 1.8 UD 116 3.8 16 5.7 DAF 101 3.3 15 5.3 FOTON HYUNDAI 90 2.9 8 2.8 54 1.8 4 1.4 MAN 45 1.5 5 1.8 FREIGHTLINER 30 1.0 3 1.1 FIAT 24 0.8 2 0.7 VOLKSWAGEN 23 0.7 8 2.8 SINOTRUK 20 0.6 1 0.4 MACK 19 0.6 2 0.7 INTERNATIONAL 18 0.6 2 0.7 WESTERN STAR 10 0.3 0 0.0 SHACMAN 3 0.1 0 0.0 Total 3084 100.0 283 100.0

3501-4500kg GVM

2021 August Vol % Vol % FIAT 258 56.6 11 39.3 VOLKSWAGEN 85 18.6 4 14.3 MERCEDES-BENZ 50 11.0 7 25.0 FORD 31 6.8 4 14.3 PEUGEOT 12 2.6 0 0.0 RENAULT 12 2.6 1 3.6 LDV 5 1.1 0 0.0 ISUZU 1 0.2 0 0.0 2 0.4 1 3.6 456 100.0 28 100.0

4501-7500kg GVM

2021 August Vol % Vol %

FUSO 287 30.5 26 33.3

ISUZU

220 23.4 11 14.1 HINO 111 11.8 11 14.1 MERCEDES-BENZ 92 9.8 7 9.0 IVECO 89 9.5 5 6.4 FOTON 51 5.4 6 7.7 HYUNDAI 43 4.6 2 2.6 FIAT 24 2.6 2 2.6 VOLKSWAGEN 23 2.4 8 10.3 Total 940 100.0 78 100.0

The trailer industry fared worse...

Brand 7501-15,000kg GVM

2021 August Vol % Vol %

ISUZU HINO FUSO FOTON IVECO HYUNDAI

236 39.0 13 26.5 152 25.1 18 36.7 120 19.8 8 16.3 39 6.4 2 4.1 30 5.0 4 8.2 11 1.8 2 4.1 UD 9 1.5 1 2.0 MERCEDES-BENZ 5 0.0 0 0.0 DAF 1 0.2 0 0.0 SCANIA 1 0.2 0 0.0 SINOTRUK 1 0.2 1 2.0 Total 605 100.0 49 100.0

Brand HINO FUSO UD IVECO SCANIA 15,001-20,500kg GVM

2021 August Vol % Vol % 55 33.3 3 30.0 39 23.6 1 10.0 21 12.7 2 20.0 11 6.7 0 0.0 10 6.1 0 0.0 ISUZU 10 6.1 3 30.0 MERCEDES-BENZ 8 4.8 0 0.0 MAN 6 3.6 1 10.0 DAF 3 1.8 0 0.0 FREIGHTLINER 2 1.2 0 0.0 Total 165 100.0 10 100.0

Brand 20,501-23,000kg GVM

2021 August Vol % Vol %

HINO ISUZU 12 33.3 1 50.0 11 30.6 0 0.0

FUSO SCANIA

7 19.4 0 0.0 2 5.6 0 0.0 VOLVO 2 5.6 0 0.0 FREIGHTLINER 1 2.8 0 0.0 INTERNATIONAL 1 2.8 1 50.0 Total 36 100.0 2 100.0 Chilled and general freight is carried NZ-wide by this new Kenworth K200 2.3m Aerodyne put to work by Booths Transport. The 8x4 has a 600hp Cummins X15, an Eaton UltraShift AMT, MT21-165GP diffs on Airglide 400 suspension and a Jackson refrigerated curtainsider body, plus a matching five-axle trailer.

Brand 23,001kg-max GVM

2021 August Vol % Vol % SCANIA 266 19.9 52 36.1 KENWORTH 151 11.3 15 10.4 VOLVO 135 10.1 5 3.5 HINO 132 9.9 16 11.1 FUSO 110 8.2 4 2.8 ISUZU 103 7.7 4 2.8 DAF 97 7.2 15 10.4 UD 86 6.4 13 9.0 IVECO 65 4.9 7 4.9 MERCEDES-BENZ 59 4.4 3 2.1 MAN 39 2.9 4 2.8 FREIGHTLINER 27 2.0 3 2.1 SINOTRUK 19 1.4 0 0.0 MACK 19 1.4 2 1.4 INTERNATIONAL 17 1.3 1 0.7 WESTERN STAR 10 0.7 0 0.0 SHACMAN 3 0.2 0 0.0 Total 1338 100.0 144 100.0

Trailers

2021 August Brand Vol % Vol % PATCHELL 129 13.9 8 10.7 FRUEHAUF 90 9.7 5 6.7 DOMETT 78 8.4 8 10.7 MTE 56 6.0 5 6.7 ROADMASTER 55 5.9 4 5.3 TMC 51 5.5 4 5.3 TRANSPORT TRAILERS 51 5.5 6 8.0 FREIGHTER 44 4.7 2 2.7 TRANSFLEET 34 3.7 3 4.0 CWS 28 3.0 2 2.7 TES 26 2.8 2 2.7 JACKSON 24 2.6 3 4.0 TIDD 16 1.7 0 0.0 MILLS-TUI 15 1.6 3 4.0 FAIRFAX 15 1.6 3 4.0 MTC 14 1.5 2 2.7 HAMMAR EVANS 13 1.4 2 2.7 11 1.2 0 0.0

MAXICUBE 10 1.1 0 0.0

LUSK

10 1.1 1 1.3 KRAFT 10 1.1 1 1.3 MAKARANUI 7 0.8 1 1.3 LILLEY 6 0.6 0 0.0 SEC 6 0.6 0 0.0 HTS 5 0.5 0 0.0 MD LOWES SDC WARREN TANKER 5 0.5 1 1.3 5 0.5 2 2.7 4 0.4 0 0.0 4 0.4 0 0.0 4 0.4 0 0.0 WAIMEA 4 0.4 0 0.0 ADAMS & CURRIE 4 0.4 0 0.0 DOUGLAS 4 0.4 1 1.3 COWAN 3 0.3 0 0.0

PTE KOROMIKO OTHER Total

3 0.3 0 0.0 3 0.3 0 0.0 83 8.9 6 8.0 930 100.0 75 100.0

Stocklines contractor Harvest360 has put this new Volvo FH600 8x4 XL Globetrotter livestock unit to work. The nine-axle HPMV unit has a Jackson Enterprises deck and five-axle trailer, with Delta stock crates.

Winton’s R. Jack Contracting has put this new International 9870 R8 Sky Roof to work, transporting livestock South Islandwide. Nick Driver has at his disposal a 550hp Cummins engine, a Roadranger 18-speed manual gearbox and Meritor 46-160 diffs. The unit pulls a five-axle SEC trailer, with a Delta stock crate.

Bulk groundpread operator Ryan Winiata has this new Iveco EuroCargo 150-280 4x4 in work. It has a 280hp Tector engine, a six-speed manual gearbox and Iveco hub reduction axles on parabolic leaf springs.

Nelson’s BD Transport has put this new Iveco Stralis X-Way high-roof tractor unit to work, hauling general freight in the Nelson/Marlborough region. The 6x4 has a 530hp Cursor 13 engine, a Hi-Tronix AMT and Meritor MT23-150 diffs.

This is one of two new DAF FTT sleeper cab tractor units recently added to the fleet of Auckland-based Refrigafreighters, carting refrigerated loads nationwide. The 6x4s have 530hp MX13 engines, ZF TraXon AMTs and Paccar SR1360T rear axles on air suspension. They come with full safety packages and tow quad-axle reefer trailers.

Daily Freight contractor N&L Transport has put this new DAF FAD 8x4 curtainsider truck and trailer unit to work, hauling general freight nationwide. The Space Cab DAF has a 530hp MX13 engine, a ZF TraXon AMT, Paccar SR1360T rear axles on Paccar air suspension and a Roadmaster body, with a matching five-axle trailer.

PGF Transport, the Benneydalebased operator now closing in on 60 years in business, has added another Kenworth to its 38-strong fleet. Otorohangabased Ben Rangiawha drives this T610 mid-roof sleeper 8x4 tractor unit, which has a 550578hp Cummins X15 engine, an 18-speed Roadranger manual transmission and Meritor 46-160 diffs on Airglide suspension.

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IN THE EARLY 1960’S, NEW ZEALAND

Forest Products Ltd in Tokoroa were looking for suitable replacements for their iconic fleet of International logging trucks. In 1964, two 848 model off-highway Kenworth’s were finally put to work hauling logs in to the Kinleith mill, and so started New Zealand’s love affair with the legendary Kenworth brand. Over the next 31 years, nearly 1000 various model Kenworth trucks arrived to ply the nation’s highways & byways. Edwin Mansell, Grant Gadsby and Paul Livsey have embarked on their next literary endeavour to encapsulate the photographic history of the ownership of these trucks over that 31 year period. This edition, follows on from the successful sell-out of the Mack 1000 books. With an approximate price of $195+ postage, it is envisaged that the Kenworth book will be published Mid 2024 to coincide with Kenworth’s 60th anniversary of the first Kenworth to go NZ roads. Now is the time to place your order for this set of two books approximately 500 pages each coffee table styled books. It will be the perfect partner for the Mack books in your collection

Email Ed, Grant or Paul to advise your interest in this once in a lifetime Kenworth pictorial history. mansell@orcon.net.nz grant.gadsby3@xtra.co.nz Paul.Livsey@trgroup.co.nz

RON SMITH LTD & DIRECT TRANSPORT

This is the story of a gentlemen who purchased a small carrier’s business in Opotiki in 1940. With his leadership he built this up to be one of the major transport companies in New Zealand. His foresight and sincerity in dealing with people encouraged others to join him. Once Opotiki was established he shifted to Rotorua. With his very able accountant he formed Direct Transport (Holdings) Ltd. This was achieved by joining with Lightning Nelson Interests in 1966. He retired and continued his social work with church and service clubs. Ron Smith died in 1992. After Ron Smith shifted to Rotorua, the Opotiki operation was run by Des Lysaght and Gavin Abbot. Des retired in 1968 and I carried on as manager till I retired in 1985. This story mainly deals with Opotiki Depot and trucks until it closed when Dawes took over Direct.