Keep On Moving

The intellectual might of New Zealand Trucking Media brings all they have to the table in a post workday chat at their local. Sometimes they convince some poor unfortunate soul to join them. The result is more often than not ….. concerning.
This month the lads are joined by co-worker and all around good bloke, someone who's always up for a yarn....MIke Devon .

This month in the UDC Business of Trucking...

In 2018, Dean and Carey-Lee Purves took on one of the oldest and most famous names in New Zealand truck body and trailer building, Mills-Tui. We catch-up with Dean, a truly amiable bloke in a highly competitive industry. We learn about the dangers of Trade Me, as well as the importance of keeping an open mind to all opportunities when contemplating the future.

We're back chatting with New Zealand Trucking magazine editor, Gavin Myers, in Ask the Editor.
The New Zealand Transport Agency has announced the lifting of Class 1 driver's licence GVM limits to 7500kg. Is this a good thing or not?

There's a whole new world heading our way, and whether we like it or not, we need to find out more about it so we're ready. Powering On talks to people in the know and those who have already headed off on a new propulsion journey. We aim to make it not too techy, delivering useful information for those who will still be responsible for delivering our new tomorrow.
This month we meet with Gavin Barr, manager/shareholder at NZ Biofuels in Christchurch, and discuss where the biofuel industry is at, who NZ Biofuels are, and do we continue to miss a trick on the road to lower emissions?

Clear the Air is the section where co-host Dave McCoid and his good mate and Environmental champion Lindsay Wood discuss the climate and environmental issues of the day, as they should be discussed – respectfully!
This month a wider view and a narrower view from Lindsay's article the March 2025 issue of New Zealand Trucking magazine. Are we not paying enough attention to the little things and hidden detail that really matter?

Plus Cameron Bagrie's economic update, truck news, and more. 

Welcome to Chicks Chat - Keep on Movings newest Podcast series! In these episodes Maddy McCoid (Sales and Marketing, New Zealand Trucking Media) and Morgan Petersen (Sales and Marketing, PTEK) will chat to some of the industries finest females about life in transport. In this episode, Maddy and Morgan's guest is Hollie Redington, Health and Safety and Compliance manager at Northchill Group, Pukekohe - but oh my, she is much more than that! The girls sit down and chat all things Northchill, how Hollie (and indeed Northchill) ended up here, and of course, Perl!  

The intellectual might of New Zealand Trucking Media brings all they have to the table in a post workday chat at their local. Sometimes they convince some poor unfortunate soul to join them. The result is more often than not ….. concerning.

Welcome to Chicks Chat - Keep on Movings newest Podcast series! In these episodes Maddy McCoid (Sales and Marketing, New Zealand Trucking Media) and Morgan Petersen (Sales and Marketing, PTEK) will chat to some of the industries finest females about life in transport. In this episode, Maddy and Morgan drool over the the 40th anniversary issue of NZ Trucking magazine and discuss what progress Maddy has made toward her class 2 license. Their guest this month is Sam Russell, Swanson Transport, Auckland. Sam's story is different to some of the past guests, she is a woman who fell into the industry a few years ago and never looked back! The girls cover off some previously unchartered territory while going through Sam's story -  Hiabs, COVID, mental health, and so much more!!

There's a whole new world heading our way, and whether we like it or not, we need to find out more about it so we're ready. Powering On talks to people in the know and those who have already headed off on a new propulsion journey. We aim to make it not too 'techy', delivering useful information for those who will still be responsible for delivering our new tomorrow.
This month we talk to Scott Donnelly, the recently appointed energy and emissions reduction lead at TR Group. We chat about the significance of such an appointment in an entity as large and influential in the New Zealand market, as well as the nuts and bolts of what it actually looks like at the coal face.  

Just when you think TRT couldn't offer anything more – they do. A new CoF / WoF lane operated by VTNZ ends the need to take customer vehicle offsite for these vital ticks of approval. Dave talks to general manager sales, parts, and service Gavin Halley about these exciting new additions to the company offering as well as recapping the vast array of services on offer. 

Dave catches up with Sime Motors NZ general manager for commercial sales, Michael Doeg about the brand-new Greenfields facility for Volvo and Mack sales and service in Christchurch. It's the first of three new facilities in New Zealand, sending a clear message on the company's commitment, confidence, and intent.  

Our resident Better Business columnist Roylance Watson from accounting firm Vazey Child in Hamilton picks topics from her writings to share on the UDC Business of Trucking podcast.
This month shaking off the holiday blues – getting motivated, hatching plans, setting goals, and leading from the front.

Plus Truck News, On Schedule with NRC and much more ... enjoy.

Carol McGeady and the team at New Zealand Trucking Association are poised to put on another trucking industry extravaganza - the TMC Trucking Industry Show 2025! Carol speaks with Dave on what to expect...and there's a lot !

The intellectual might of New Zealand Trucking Media brings all they have to the table in a post workday chat about anything trucks and everything else. Sometimes they convince some poor unfortunate soul to join them. The result is more often than not ….. concerning.
This month the lads get 2025 rolling with some regular favourites - would you rather, truck liveries and names, Dave even starts a book club. Gavin goes through the February 2025 issue of NZ Trucking and passionate voices are raised in the good, bad, and in-between section. Good grief it's out of control already! 

Welcome to Chicks Chat - Keep on Moving's newest Podcast series! In these episodes Maddy McCoid (Sales and Marketing, New Zealand Trucking Media) and Morgan Petersen (Sales and Marketing, PTEK) will chat to some of the industry's finest females about life in transport.

In this episode, Maddy and Morgan discuss their summers, the Bombay Truck Show and whether they will ever find another 'Maddy' working in heavy transport. Their first guest of 2025 is Morgan Brown from KT Cartage, Kerepehi. At only 31 years old, Morgan has racked up a LOT of experience across the industry. From linehaul to quarry work, dispatch to management – there's not much Morgan hasn't done! 

This Christmas Edition ...

In 1993 Maarten Durent and the late Mike Corliss took the bull by the horns and a tiger by the tail, embarking on a journey that would change their lives forever. In their former roles at Specialist Transport Equipment (STE) they demonstrated an unrivaled energy and enthusiasm for the truck importation, sales, and support  industry. Now the two had PACCAR's marques all to themselves in Godzone.
They believed they had what it took to grow something fantastic, and although the challenges came thick and fast – including the passing of Mike in 2012 – time has proven them right.
To round out the year in which Southpac celebrated Kenworth's 100th birthday, sit back for what is an unmissable interview with Maarten Durent – possibly the ultimate "Get shit done!" motivational business talk you'll ever hear. 

In the Aussie update this month we cross to the lucky country for a catch-up with expat Bradley Gallagher who drives the well publicised Airlie Beach Hotel Kenworth T909. Forget glass-half-full, Bradley has been a glass-completely-full truck nut since he was a kid, and it appears the gene has been well and truly handed on to son Lucas. 

You could be with him at the Rover's Return having a beer. It's always a hell of a laugh catching up with our good mate and Commercial Motor magazine editor Will Shiers to see what's going on in Blighty and the Euro zone.
This month Will participates in a two-truck Volvo evaluation drive to Gibraltar, he drives a CNG-fueled Scania R460, and he delivers a letter to Santa Claus in a Renault E-Tech T.

We catch-up with our Euro regular, Swedish log-truck driver Mattias Vikberg. His passion for all things trucking proves we are a global community, and half a planet away there's a more in common than you might think.
This month – it's dark just after 3.00pm and daylight around 10am for Mattais at this time of the year. We also talk snow chains, Reindeers, and picking berries and mushrooms in Sweden.