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February 2022
Modest biz is best
Calendar caps Kiwi’s comeback
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BIG TEST King of the hills | FLEET FOCUS Modest biz is best | FEATURE: Calendar caps Kiwi’s comeback
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CONTENTS Issue 253 – February 2022 4
Aeolus News
The latest in the world of transport, including…”Don’t panic” call on AdBlue supply; FUSO ousts Isuzu from its longtime No. 1 spot in the NZ new truck market; CAL Isuzu puts $34million into new dealerships, workshops
73 Calendar caps Kiwi’s comeback
Ben Overton is the first Kiwi to have “his” truck (it’s really his boss’ truck) make it onto the world’s most prestigious truck calendar. But that’s not the half of it!
76 Daimler’s divvy-up
Separations usually mean splitting the family treasures – and it’s no different with one of the world’s automotive giants. So when Daimler separated its truck and bus and car and van businesses, its historic vehicle collection was divvied-up as well
24 Giti Tyres Big Test
Longtime truckie Kenny Wilson reckons the hills are disappearing from New Zealand’s highways. Could have something to do with his new ride – a new Scania. Yep, one with 770 horsepower on tap
41 Transporting New Zealand
A column from Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting NZ chief executive Nick Leggett: In a year of change and challenges, Te ara ki tua Road to success was a real highlight
79 Tanker driver diversity
Hillary Moffat has a message for women interested in joining her as a Fonterra milktanker driver: “Go for it! There is nothing stopping you.”
81 Old Iron
Trucking historian Gavin Abbot looks at the REO marque and its popularity in NZ
44 Teletrac Navman Fleet Focus
Wayne Burnell is categorically not one of those transport operators driven to continually grow his fleet. In fact, at 10 trucks, Burnell & Son Transport feels just about right, thanks
REGULARS 80/ Double Coin Transport Imaging Awards 81 Recognising NZ’s best-looking truck fleets….including
95 Truck Shop
New products and services for the road transport industry
102 CrediFlex Recently Registered
New truck and trailer registrations for November/ December and the 2021 year
COLUMNS 97 NZ Heavy Haulage Association
Good communications between road construction contractors and heavy haulage operators is essential to manage the potential impact of roadworks on oversize transport movements
99 National Road Carriers Association
Our industry operates on very slim margins – leaving limited room for error
101 Road Transport Association NZ
Contracts are critically important – outlining expectations for both parties, offering protection if expectations aren’t met…and locking in the price to be paid for a service
a giant pullout poster of this month’s finalist
FEATURES 60 Southpac Trucks Legends
91 It’s political…
NZ’s major political parties are offered the opportunity to tell us their views on issues affecting the road transport industry. This month, ACT and National feature
Te Awamutu operator Barry Stamp has introduced scores of drivers to the industry over the years
63 And it’s goodbye from me….
Retiring editor Wayne Munro looks back on the people, the places….the trucks he’s had the pleasure of writing about during 22 years with NZ Truck & Driver
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KING Story Colin Smith Photos Gerald Shacklock
Hills? What hills? New Zealand’s first Scania 770 S, pictured here around Te Kuiti, is flattening the NZ landscape, reckons Brett Marsh Transport driver Kenny Wilson
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Modest biz is best Story Brian Cowan Photos Gerald Shacklock
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Freightliner’s Argosy has been the go-to truck for Burnell & Son Transport since the early 2000s – with more than 20 of them bought new. This chipliner is two years old
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A new UD Quon is now working nationwide for The Moving Company. The Quon CD25-360, in 6x2 configuration, has a 360hp 8-litre engine and six-speed ESCOT automated transmission. The sharp blue and yellow colours are set off by a roof kit, side skirts, stone guard and sun visor. Disc brakes and a full safety package have been specified.
4501kg-max GVM Brand FUSO ISUZU HINO SCANIA IVECO MERCEDES-BENZ KENWORTH UD DAF VOLVO FOTON HYUNDAI MAN SINOTRUK FREIGHTLINER VOLKSWAGEN FIAT MACK INTERNATIONAL SHACMAN WESTERN STAR RAM RENAULT Total
2021 Vol 1020 981 793 447 308 275 231 200 180 178 173 77 71 48 44 43 33 28 25 20 12 2 1 5190
% 19.7 18.9 15.3 8.6 5.9 5.3 4.5 3.9 3.5 3.4 3.3 1.5 1.4 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 100.0
Nov/Dec Vol % 304 26.3 226 19.6 156 13.5 76 6.6 62 5.4 58 5.0 39 3.4 48 4.2 36 3.1 18 1.6 50 4.3 11 1.0 14 1.2 11 1.0 6 0.5 14 1.2 4 0.3 3 0.3 3 0.3 10 0.9 2 0.2 2 0.2 1 0.1 1154 100.0
3501-4500kg GVM Brand FIAT VOLKSWAGEN MERCEDES-BENZ FORD RENAULT PEUGEOT LDV IVECO RAM ISUZU TOYOTA Total
2021 Vol 468 151 72 56 21 19 11 3 2 1 1 805
% 58.1 18.8 8.9 7.0 2.6 2.4 1.4 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 100.0
Nov/Dec Vol % 127 61.7 33 16.0 9 4.4 18 8.7 7 3.4 5 2.4 5 2.4 0 0.0 2 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 206 100.0
4501-7500kg GVM Brand FUSO ISUZU HINO MERCEDES-BENZ IVECO FOTON HYUNDAI VOLKSWAGEN FIAT RAM RENAULT Total 104 | Truck & Driver
2021 Vol 516 371 196 143 140 96 54 43 33 2 1 1595
% 32.4 23.3 12.3 9.0 8.8 6.0 3.4 2.7 2.1 0.1 0.1 100.0
Nov/Dec Vol % 146 39.1 75 20.1 39 10.5 28 7.5 33 8.8 26 7.0 5 1.3 14 3.8 4 1.1 2 0.5 1 0.3 373 100.0
Patchell achieved its 12th consecutive year as the No. 1 brand.... 7501-15,000kg GVM Brand ISUZU HINO FUSO FOTON IVECO HYUNDAI UD MERCEDES-BENZ MAN SCANIA DAF SINOTRUK Total
2021 Vol 394 270 223 77 54 23 14 8 5 4 2 1 1075
% 36.7 25.1 20.7 7.2 5.0 2.1 1.3 1.0 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.1 100.0
Nov/Dec Vol % 88 33.3 49 18.6 77 29.2 24 9.1 11 4.2 6 2.3 3 1.1 1 0.4 2 0.8 2 0.8 1 0.4 0 0.0 264 100.0
15,001-20,500kg GVM Brand HINO FUSO UD SCANIA ISUZU IVECO MERCEDES-BENZ MAN DAF FREIGHTLINER VOLVO Total
2021 Vol 88 57 43 26 24 21 14 9 6 2 1 291
% 30.2 19.6 14.8 8.9 8.2 7.2 4.8 3.1 2.1 0.7 0.3 100.0
Nov/Dec Vol % 15 23.4 8 12.5 14 21.9 9 14.1 7 10.9 3 4.7 5 7.8 2 3.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.6 64 100.0
20,501-23,000kg GVM Brand HINO ISUZU FUSO SCANIA VOLVO FREIGHTLINER INTERNATIONAL IVECO Total
2021 Vol 19 18 12 3 3 1 1 1 58
% 32.8 31.0 20.7 5.2 5.2 1.7 1.7 1.7 100.0
Nov/Dec Vol % 3 30.0 5 50.0 2 20.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 10 100.0
23,001kg-max GVM Brand SCANIA KENWORTH HINO FUSO VOLVO ISUZU DAF UD MERCEDES-BENZ IVECO MAN SINOTRUK FREIGHTLINER MACK INTERNATIONAL SHACMAN WESTERN STAR Total
2021 Vol 414 231 220 212 174 174 172 143 110 92 57 47 41 28 24 20 12 2171
% 19.1 10.6 10.1 9.8 8.0 8.0 7.9 6.6 5.1 4.2 2.6 2.2 1.9 1.3 1.1 0.9 0.6 100.0
Nov/Dec Vol % 65 14.7 39 8.8 50 11.3 71 16.0 17 3.8 51 11.5 35 7.9 31 7.0 24 5.4 15 3.4 10 2.3 11 2.5 6 1.4 3 0.7 3 0.7 10 2.3 2 0.5 443 100.0
Trailers 2021 Vol % Brand PATCHELL 187 12.9 FRUEHAUF 143 9.9 DOMETT 116 8.0 ROADMASTER 98 6.8 TRANSPORT TRAILERS 86 5.9 MTE 81 5.6 TMC 80 5.5 FREIGHTER 71 4.9 TRANSFLEET 51 3.5 TES 41 2.8 JACKSON 39 2.7 CWS 35 2.4 FAIRFAX 25 1.7 TIDD 24 1.7 MILLS-TUI 22 1.5 MTC 22 1.5 MAXICUBE 21 1.5 HAMMAR 19 1.3 KRAFT 15 1.0 LUSK 14 1.0 EVANS 13 0.9 MAKARANUI 10 0.7 SEC 9 0.6 DOUGLAS 9 0.6 LILLEY 8 0.6 TANKER 8 0.6 COWAN 8 0.6 WAIMEA 7 0.5 PTE 7 0.5 MD 6 0.4 WARREN 6 0.4 6 0.4 ADAMS & CURRIE LOWES 6 0.4 COX 6 0.4 MJ CUSTOM 6 0.4 HTS 5 0.3 SDC 5 0.3 TEO 5 0.3 STEELBRO 5 0.3 MORGAN 5 0.3 KOROMIKO 4 0.3 TOTAL 4 0.3 OTHER 109 7.5 1447 100.0 Total
Nov/Dec Vol % 30 11.5 27 10.4 16 6.2 21 8.1 16 6.2 10 3.8 14 5.4 11 4.2 9 3.5 6 2.3 7 2.7 0 0.0 5 1.9 3 1.2 4 1.5 5 1.9 6 2.3 4 1.5 2 0.8 1 0.4 2 0.8 2 0.8 2 0.8 3 1.2 1 0.4 2 0.8 1 0.4 2 0.8 2 0.8 1 0.4 1 0.4 1 0.4 1 0.4 2 0.8 3 1.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.4 3 1.2 3 1.2 1 0.4 1 0.4 28 10.8 260 100.0
Everfresh has this new International 9870 R8-LRS 8x4 dropside tipper working nationwide and carting “everything and anything” from its Hastings depot. John Weir is the driver for the new Inter, which has a 615hp/2050 lb ft Cummins X15, 18-speed Eaton Roadranger and Meritor 46-160 rear axles on IROS suspension. The truck features an Ox Blood red premium interior, DuraBright wheels, disc brakes and dual intakes.
Eight-year comparison – overall market (4501kg-max GVM) Brand
2021 Volume % FUSO 1020 19.7 ISUZU 981 18.9 HINO 793 15.3 SCANIA 447 8.6 IVECO 308 5.9 MERCEDES-BENZ 275 5.3 KENWORTH 231 4.5 UD 200 3.9 DAF 180 3.5 VOLVO 178 3.4 FOTON 173 3.3 HYUNDAI 77 1.5 MAN 71 1.4 SINOTRUK 48 0.9 FREIGHTLINER 44 0.8 VOLKSWAGEN 43 0.8 FIAT 33 0.6 MACK 28 0.5 INTERNATIONAL 25 0.5 SHACMAN 20 0.4 WESTERN STAR 12 0.2 RAM 2 0 RENAULT 1 0 0 0 JAC CATERPILLAR 0 0 OTHERS 0 0
2020 Volume % 622 15.20 978 24.00 555 13.60 287 7.00 292 7.20 250 6.10 158 3.90 143 3.50 156 3.80 224 5.50 84 2.10 34 0.80 63 1.50 51 1.20 34 0.80 50 1.20 21 0.50 38 0.90 27 0.70 0 0.00 6 0.10 4 0.10 0 0.00 1 0.00 0 0.00 4 0.00
2019 Volume % 794 14.94 1261 23.73 711 13.38 239 4.50 294 5.53 389 7.32 265 4.99 260 4.89 239 4.50 297 5.59 81 1.52 43 0.81 108 2.03 107 2.01 54 1.02 40 0.75 18 0.34 60 1.13 27 0.51 0 0.00 14 0.26 6 0.11 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 7 0.13
2018 Volume % 829 16.05 1197 23.18 707 13.69 167 3.23 252 4.88 387 7.49 310 6.00 271 5.25 279 5.40 274 5.31 53 1.03 24 0.46 113 2.19 37 0.72 74 1.43 3 0.06 35 0.68 65 1.26 24 0.46 0 0.00 22 0.43 23 0.45 1 0.02 2 0.04
Total
4082
5314
5164
5190
Increased share from 2020
15
0.29
2017 Volume % 955 18.33 1262 24.23 661 12.69 168 3.23 246 4.72 331 6.35 229 4.40 267 5.13 253 4.86 294 5.64 13 0.25 32 0.61 161 3.09 31 0.60 70 1.34 8 0.15 37 0.71 62 1.19 25 0.48 0 0.00 25 0.48 50 0.96 1 0.02 1 27
0.02 0.52
5209
Lost share from 2020
2016 Volume % 414 10.18 1218 29.96 639 15.72 131 3.22 184 4.53 171 4.21 153 3.76 247 6.07 198 4.87 203 4.99 18 0.44 49 1.21 137 3.37 5 0.12 87 2.14 14 0.34 28 0.69 55 1.35 21 0.52 0 0.00 24 0.59 29 0.71 5 0.12 4 0.10 14 0.34 18 0.44
2015 Volume % 680 15.81 1071 24.90 659 15.32 159 3.70 113 2.63 220 5.11 184 4.28 261 6.07 201 4.67 228 5.30 18 0.42 17 0.40 150 3.49
2014 Volume % 677 15.29 856 19.33 733 16.55 154 3.48 122 2.76 233 5.26 177 4.00 262 5.92 189 4.27 252 5.69 55 1.24 21 0.47 240 5.42
117 5 29 73 20 0 33
2.72 0.12 0.67 1.70 0.46 0.00 0.77
162 77 19 63 26 0 42
3.66 1.74 0.43 1.42 0.59 0.00 0.95
30 3 8 23
0.70 0.07 0.19 0.53
20 5 26 17
0.45 0.11 0.59 0.38
4066
4302
4428
No change in share from 2020
Eight-year comparison – 23,001kg-max GVM Brand SCANIA VOLVO ISUZU KENWORTH HINO FUSO DAF MERCEDES-BENZ UD IVECO MAN SINOTRUK MACK FREIGHTLINER INTERNATIONAL WESTERN STAR SHACMAN CATERPILLAR RENAULT OTHER
2021 Volume % 414 19.1 174 8 174 8 231 10.6 220 10.1 212 9.8 172 7.9 110 5.1 143 6.6 92 4.2 57 2.6 47 2.2 28 1.3 41 1.9 24 1.1 12 0.6 20 0.9 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020 Volume % 270 14.9 224 12.4 212 11.7 158 8.7 155 8.5 147 8.1 142 7.8 134 7.4 100 5.5 66 3.6 52 2.9 48 2.6 38 2.1 33 1.8 27 1.5 6 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1
2019 Volume % 216 8.8 293 11.9 346 14 265 10.8 221 9 175 7.1 224 9.1 156 6.3 141 5.7 76 3.1 97 3.9 95 3.9 60 2.4 54 2.2 27 1.1 14 0.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.1
2018 Volume % 147 5.84 273 10.85 392 15.59 310 12.33 257 10.22 214 8.51 272 10.82 120 4.77 143 5.69 72 2.86 92 3.66 32 1.27 65 2.58 74 2.94 24 0.95 22 0.87 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 6 0.24
2017 Volume % 152 6.73 292 12.94 365 16.17 229 10.15 202 8.95 187 8.29 241 10.68 85 3.77 94 4.16 78 3.46 124 5.49 25 1.11 62 2.75 69 3.06 25 1.11 23 1.02 0 0.00 1 0.04 0 0.00 3 0.13
2016 Volume % 115 6.38 202 11.20 340 18.86 153 8.49 196 10.87 98 5.44 189 10.48 50 2.77 99 5.49 50 2.77 103 5.71 5 0.28 55 3.05 87 4.83 20 1.11 24 1.33 0 0.00 14 0.78 3 0.17 0.00
2015 Volume % 141 6.83 228 11.05 329 15.94 183 8.87 213 10.32 135 6.54 197 9.54 75 3.63 115 5.57 39 1.89 121 5.86
2014 Volume % 139 6.20 250 11.16 234 10.44 177 7.90 301 13.43 215 9.59 175 7.81 88 3.93 131 5.85 37 1.65 152 6.78
73 116 20 33 0 8 28 10
63 160 26 42 0 26 18 7
Total
2171
1813
2464
2515
2257
1803
2064
3.54 5.62 0.97 1.60 0.00 0.39 1.36 0.48
2241
2.81 7.14 1.16 1.87 0.00 1.16 0.80 0.31