A second engineer has been suspended amid safety investigations into broken and cracked towing connections on heavy truck-trailers.

HMI Technologies/Ohmio announces a US$20 Million investment agreement with the Heshan Industrial City Management Committee to establish an Ohmio manufacturing plant for Autonomous Vehicles The agreement was signed by Mohammed Hikmet, the founder and Chairman of HMI Technologies and its subsidiary, Ohmio Automotion Ltd, and the Deputy Director of the Heshan Industrial City Administration Committee, Wu Xiaoqing.

Brake extends deadline for entering Australasian Fleet Safety Awards.  · Deadline for entries extended to Friday 29 June 2018.  · The award winners will be announced in Auckland on Thursday 11 October 2018

Ara has joined the city’s electric vehicle (EV) movement. A dedicated hub with two BMW i3 and two Hyundai Ioniq opened at the City Campus Christchurch, Madras Street carpark, today for staff and students to use for trips around town.

Daltons Ltd, a family owned state of the art compost and mulch facility takes advantage of volumetric scanning technology.

With its fleet of ageing ferries, age-expired locomotives and the need for replacement wagons, KiwiRail is building its case for a large taxpayer investment. David Williams reports for Newsroom.

Perishables and e-commerce remain key growth sectors for the Australasia trade as the demand for fresh produce, seafood and meat in Asia continue to drive volumes out of Australia and New Zealand, while inbound e-commerce continues its unabated growth, writes Donald Urquhart in AirCargo week.

The potential for upgrading and expanding rail north of Auckland will be investigated, as part of a package of improvements to help Northland’s growth, Transport Minister Phil Twyford and Associate Transport Minister Shane Jones have announced.

Fleet operators and suppliers who are working to reduce incidents involving at-work drivers are being urged to enter Brake's Australasian Fleet Safety Awards. The road safety charity is reminding companies they have just over two weeks left to enter, with the deadline for entries Friday 15 June 2018. Winners will be announced on Thursday 11 October.

UD Trucks has started sales of its flagship heavy duty all-new Quon in New Zealand. The all-new Quon further strengthens the company’s product lineup, responding to detailed customer needs and meeting demand from New Zealand’s booming exports in agriculture, forestry and fisheries and other products.