As we wrap up another year, we want to take a moment to reflect on the journey we’ve all shared throughout 2024.
This year has been filled with exciting milestones and new challenges as we continuously innovate and listen to you, our customers, to provide the best solutions for growing your business. None of this would be possible without your trust, support, and belief in TRT. We’re committed to always delivering the best solutions to meet your needs.
Innovation is at the core of who we are. Our team is constantly working on the next big thing and making enhancements to the last one. The best can always be better. We brought New Zealand’s first electronically steered 4x8 Low Loader to market, sold the first fully ADR-compliant stage 2 TIDD pick-and-carry crane in Australia, and created a one-of-a-kind custom B-train for Universal Cranes. Our latest innovation, Qubes “Bookends” on their 12-line ESS Modular Platform Trailer for transporting wind turbines in the Australian renewable sector is another example of our commitment. Many of our smartest solutions come from working directly with customers to solve unique challenges— and we’re always ready for the next one.
Your continued support has helped us build strong relationships along the way, and we’re grateful for the opportunity to serve you. As we head into 2025, we look forward to strengthening these bonds even further. Whether you’ve been with us for years or are new to the TRT community, your feedback, engagement, and trust have been invaluable.
It’s been inspiring to see the uptake of our core values—Own It, Outthink, Outserve, and Open Mind—across the company. The commitment to these values is helping TRT build a stronger, unified team and foster innovative solutions that make a real difference for our customers.
As we look ahead to 2025, we’re excited to continue delivering the best in products and customer service, helping to support your business growth.
The shareholders, TRT management, and staff sincerely thank you for being an essential part of our journey and success at TRT Made Possible.
We wish you a safe and joyful holiday season and look forward to reconnecting in the new year.
We hope you enjoy browsing the photos and stories showcasing TRT’s products, diverse builds, and our commitment to the community.
Thank you again for your continued support.
Bruce Carden
Mary Carden
Neil Webb
Mechanical Service’s Male getting up close and personal with his work
Floody indicating 2 more years to Jeremy...!
Another Bang’n Borger B Double about to board the boat for Brisbane...
Rikki Wilson, driver for Clive Taylor Haulage - happy as one of our Traction Air® Photo Comp winners with Matt!
Shane and Embi in full swing with Fonterra re-fit
Glen in a mechanical service teaching moment
Always something to weld - Sione strengthening a Potain crane base
Emerald’s TIDD PC28-2 shining like a jewel!
Empires’ crane pads packed for transit
McCarthy’s putting the Traction Air® system to work
AJ Tutills’ Zepro Tail Lift making life easier
Troy handing over our 100th TIDD P28 to Paul Brogla
Mad Mike Motorsport transporter in for a service
Mr Seagar in full grind mode
Ryans Earthmoving’s Quad Widener straight out of the box
Fitzgerald Constructions brand new Kobelco CKS2500 one of three they now own!
PR Carter grabbing spare Traction Air® hoses from Matt
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Duke and Floody explaining life to Zane
Dave Carr Plant Hire’s new Kobelco Crawler Crane
Universal Crane’s brand new fitfor-purpose B-train put to work
Freo adding the impressive All Terrain Grove 4100L Crane to their fleet
‘Balloons Over Waikato’ flyby on a perfect Hamilton day
Japanese school visit to the Hamilton site
Fleurieu Crane’s massive 143-Crane Pads in production
Celebrating International Women’s Day
Hanes Transport delivering the goods
‘WE HAVE USED A FEW OTHER BRANDS IN THE PAST, BUT TRT’S TRAILERS STAND ABOVE THE REST. IT’S VERY USER FRIENDLY AND ACCESSIBLE FOR OUR DRIVERS’
New Zealand Defence Force honour the TRT team for their sterling work on their Boat Trailers
Dave Wrights’ House Moving Trailer ready to go
Diamond Roofing’s Hiab in for a crane service
Wayne Holz Founder of Holz Heavy Haulage
Elick and the fabrication crew stand by their work!
Holz Heavy Haulage Quad Deck Widener and Dolly ready to roll
In memory of a good bloke - Trevor Wilson (CD Wilson and Sons) who unfortunately passed away earlier this year - his company has been buying trailers off TRT for over 20 years.
Altas Cranes getting their ‘Grove’ on
Wagstaff Piling’s new Kobelco in their colours
Borger Crane Pads racked, stacked and ready for work
QUBE Heavy Lift’s TIDD getting a Superlift fitting
TIDD and Trailer Customer event impressed the attendees
Reusing old event signage brightens up the site
Gisborne House Movers’ Justin on a site check for his upcoming trailer build
The new Euro-6 Cummings engine for the TIDD PC28-3G
Dylan Coopers’ Grove giving NZ’s SailGP F50 a lift
Bruce addressing the Q&A session
New
Zealand Defence Force’s Unimog getting an overdue service
McDonald Contracting’s Trailer will move anything
Last ever TIDD PC28 rolled off the line this year, No.20111 - Vamp Cranes the proud new owners
Social Club were keen on a fishing tripKaye proving the fish weren’t so keen!
Nikau Group’s ESS Modular Platform Trailer doing the heavy transporting
OUR VALUES WE LIVE BY:
OUTSERVE OUTTHINK OPEN
THIS BUSINESS MUST CONTINUE TO BE BUILT ON LONG TERM RELATIONSHIPS.
OUR BEST WORK INVOLVES REFUSING TO BE BEATEN BY COMPLEX CHALLENGES.
OUTSERVE OUTTHINK MINDS OWN IT
FUTURE SUCCESS MEANS BEING OPEN WITH EACH OTHER AND TO CHANGE.
THE BEST OUTCOMES REQUIRE PERSONAL OWNERSHIP OF EVERY CHALLENGE.
Customer event in Brisbane showing off Qube Heavy Lift’s new TIDD PC28-3G’s and new 10-line ESS Trailer
Hamilton’s steel processing Blue Shed gets blinged out with finished OEM products
First ever production TIDD PC28-3G (20112) loaded for delivery to Qube Heavy Lift in Australia
‘TRT WAS THE BEST SOLUTION WE FOUND, THIS IS OUR FIRST TRAILER WITH TRT, BRILLIANT TRAILER, IT DOES EVERYTHING WE WANT IT TO DO’
Matt Arkinstall General Manager, Qube Heavy Lift
Avopiling’s new 75-t Kobelco telescopic crawler - one of fourteen (14!) they now own or have on the way!
TRT’s Fabrication team are all about precision
New Zealand Defence Force TRT Trailer in for some overdue maintenance
Lawrence Engineering’s new TIDD Pick and Carry crane
Another TRT Christchurch Prezzie card goes to a happy winner from MCTR
McDonald Contractors doing what they do best
Hamiton’s Social Club Mid-year went off!
Steve spreading the TRT goodwill with merch for Self Loading Logging
Borger Cranes hauling their all terrain crane on TRT manufactured ESS trailer - Big Bird!
Hiab products on show at Fieldays 2024
Capricorn Cranes new TIDD beautiful in blue
Porter Heavy Haulage’s Classic Peterbilt re-furb with help from the TRT Parts’ Team
‘FROM
STATE-OF-THE-ART MACHINERY TO ADVANCED
DESIGN SOFTWARE, TRT IS CLEARLY AT THE FOREFRONT OF TECHNOLOGICAL
ADVANCEMENT’
Stephan Becherand General Manager of Sales for Preston Hire
Another successful CANZ conference in Rotorua, locked and loaded for 2025!
Pre-CANZ guests drop in for a site visit in Hamilton
Brisbane City Cranes dual tank lift - impressive
Qube Heavy Lift putting their TRT ESS Platform Trailer to work
‘WHAT SET TRT APART WAS THEIR PROFESSIONALISM AND THE CONFIDENCE THEY HAD IN THE ABILITY TO DELIVER A TRAILER TO MEET OUR NEEDS’
Tristen Bradley, Operations Manager Red Bull Powder
The TRT team handing over Red Bull Powder‘s impressive Quad Axle Fixed Width Low Loader
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Wayne still leading the team on the Fonterra Fit-Out
AOR upgraded their TIDD PC28 to a new PC28-2
TRT Fabrication - master (Dan) and apprentice (Billy)
Holz Heavy Haulage putting their new TRT Widening Quad Low Loader to work
Goodmans TRT 5x8 Widening Low Loader, perfect for transporting their giant scrapers, with Traction Air® helping out on the tractor unit
Floody telling it how it was at the annual 10year dinner
The TRT crew on hand to hand over CR Taylor’s new ESS Platform Trailer
Hamilton Social Club Go-Cart it out
Waving the TRT flag at the Eroad conference
TRT’s Jordan delivering Superkranes latest TIDD PC28-2 Crane in Indonesia
‘EVERYTHING TAKES PLACE UNDER THE ONE ROOF IN HAMILTON, RAW STEEL GOES IN ONE DOOR AND ROLLING STOCK, INCLUDING THE TIDD, EXITS THE OTHER’
Santino Silvestro Director of Tenacity Cranes
Tenacity Crane’s TIDD Pick and Carry getting the job done
Mary and Nick supporting Sasha at Waikato’s ‘Wahine in Trades’
The Mechanical Service team can do it all, now including Truck and Trailer COF’s - the complete one stop shop solution for our customers
Mechanical Service’s Kaye supporting Breast Cancer Foundation’s mobile van which was parked onsite over winter, as well maintenance ready for the summer months
Welding the word
Qube Heavy Lift’s new ‘Bookends/ Bolsters’ working perfectly with Bruce and Jeremy
Our precision engineering team - (L-R) Thomas, Murray, new employee Mitchell, team lead Julian and Cedric
Glen and Jeremy spreading the truth at NZHHA
R’s new
Loader event - showing off all the bells and whistles to the invited guests
Steve Murphy’s Kenworth hauling logs with Traction Air®
Crane Service’s Roberto giving a Zepro Tail Lift the once over
Neil and Cam manning the stand
Freo’s new TIDD PC28-3G was the star of our stand at CICA 2024
Great interest in our OEM at CICA
Jeremy explaining the capabilities
Chris Everleigh Freo Group’s Principal Assessor
Sherrin’s 1st Crane Borer from their latest order getting ready to get shipped to Australia
‘IT’S NICE TO SEE THE OLD GIRL IS STILL RUNNING SOME 46 YEARS LATER. THAT TRAILER WAS THE FIRST TRAILER BUILT BY THE COMPANY TO USE HIGH-TENSILE STEEL. ’
Tutt-Bryant’s new TIDD PC28-3G looking mint
Bruce Carden Managing Director TRT
Carley’s Mercedes spreader got Traction Air’d
Crane Service team putting the Potain Igo Crane through its paces
Modcom’s new house trailer stretching the legs
TRT Hydrawide classic trailer - circa 1978
The Modcom team with a happy handover
Maritime Construction’s new Kobelco’s heading for the Coco’s Islands
Russell and Shane figuring it all out
Another three happy winners from MCTR Mechanics of the monthly prezzy card from TRT Christchurch
TRT Social Club runners smashing the Round the Bridges fun run
Bruce showing the younger ones how it’s done
New logo and threads courtesy of Danielle
Trailer Sales
Jeremy Carden
+64 27 354 0329 jeremyc@trt.co.nz
Hiab Sales NZ North Island
Andrew Farrell
+64 21 591 049 andrewf@trt.co.nz
Crane Sales NZ
Glen Harnett
+64 27 282 8090 glenh@trt.co.nz
Hiab Sales NZ South Island
Matthew Tabb
+64 21 755 263 mattt@trt.co.nz trt.co.nz
Crane Sales Australia /Pacific Islands
Troy Hand +61 4 2356 1111 troyh@trtaust.com.au trtaustralia.com.au
