Keep On Moving

This Edition – Ray and Fiona Reid are one of the most infectiously fun and funny couples you'll meet and proof that incredibly hard work is a nursery for great character. A third-generation transport operator, Ray, with his grandfather, father, and uncle, ran one of the most identifiable line-haul trucking brands through the halcyon days of pre- and post-deregualtion trucking in New Zealand – Reids' of Rangiotu.

This is one that will have you laughing, and enjoying the best walk down memory lane.

Plus, Dave has the Whats On in the industry leading up to Christmas.

This month on the KOM Podcast Business Edition, brought to you by UDC.

Murray Lindsay has the latest truck news.

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 chat with Mark Irving from Mt Maunganui based Heavy Vehicle Machinery Solutions (HVMS) about what they're gearing up for in the conversion space. It's a classic Kiwi take-the-bull-by-the-horns innovation story.

On Schedule - New Zealand Trucking Media editorial director Dave McCoid speaks with the National Road Carriers (NRC) senior team on the work the association does – the wins, the challenges, and the strategies taken on key issues of the day.
This month, Dave McCoid joins National Road Carriers general manager of policy and advocacy James Smith in a discussion debunking the myth an adversarial relationship exists between the different transport modes at work in our country. The truth is we're in this gargantuan task together, and each mode is hugely dependant on the others to play their critical part.

Cameron Bagrie updates with his regular look at the economy.

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 - the quirky impacts of rising CO2. You might have just found the ultimate excuse for anything. From New Zealand Trucking magazine Sept 24 Clearing the Air article.

If you have feedback or suggestions please contact Dave McCoid at dave@nztrucking.co.nz.

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, the girls chat with Jade Darrah – mum, loader driver, prop and former truck driver! 

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 we're joined by Maddy McCoid, host of Chick Chat and sales specialist at New Zealand Trucking magazine.

It's a truly wonderful Kiwi road transport story and a lesson in so much – understanding your business and the market in which you operate, never over reaching, business as part of the community, and loving what you do. In 1975 Merv Pryce and his mate Malcolm Savage purchased the business of Maurice Vickers Transport in Stratford. It marked the beginning of a five decade adventure that hasn't quite ended yet. We sat down and chatted with Merv and former employee, contractor, and good mate Graeme Forbes. It was an absolute treat on a lovely afternoon in the shadow of Mt Taranaki. Burn all your textbooks, this is a tale of business done well by a true practitioner.

In 2015, Dave Carr organised the inaugural Magpie's Truck Run in the South Island. Tragically, this well respected good bloke passed away shortly after. His good mates, Dave Ching and Cam Lill took up the banner and kept the event going, renaming it the Dave Carr Memorial Truck Run. Built on a spirit of camaraderie, good company, and a love of the industry, this year will see it's ninth running, and it's now a major event on the national trucking event calendar.

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. 

Our new Euro regular is Swedish log truck driver Mattias Vikberg. Our first podcast chat will introduce Mattias to us all. He's been a reader of New Zealand Trucking magazine since 2018 and listens to the podcasts. Why not make him part of the crew?! 

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 industrys finest females about life in transport. In this, the first episode, the girls chat to Alyson Hood - full-time student and part-time truck driver extraordinare in a chat you won't want to miss.

We welcome UDC Finance as our major sponsor ... and this is their first Podcast aboard.

Using trucks as billboards to raise awareness of key social issues is becoming an ever more common thing, making fantastic use of a highly visible and mobile communication medium.
Dirtworks is a civil earthworks and transport company based in Whenuapai in Auckland’s north west and as we run into the Prostate Cancer Foundation’s annual Blue September campaign, New Zealand Trucking magazine editor Gavin Myers caught up with Dirtworks  general manager Lewis Morgan about their new Mercedes-Benz AROCS that’s spreading not just its payload, but the message on a particularly poignant subject for the truck driving industry.

Intertruck Distributors NZ has been apointed brand importer and master dealer for the FAW marque locally. New Zealand Trucking magazine editor Gavin Myers catches up with Intertruck Distirbutors NZ director Comer Board to discuss the opportunities that lay ahead.

In the first of the new series called On Schedule with the NRC, New Zealand Trucking Media speaks with National Road Carreirs (NRC) CEO Justin Tighe-Umbers on the work the association does - the wins, the challenges, and the strategy taking on key issues of the day.
In Episode 2, Justin and Dave are joined by James Smith, NRC general manager of policy and advocacy in a discussion on the harsh economic winter we've journeyed through, the outlook ahead, and tools at your disposal to emerge better, stronger, faster.

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 tomorrow's goods.
This month we chat with Grant Doull, National Hydrogen and Eco Commercial manager at Hyundai New Zealand.

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 it's Part 2 of the hydrogen discussion. Buckle-up, this gets philosophical!

Plus we hear from leading New Zealand Economist, Cameron Bagrie.

On Schedule - A new podcast series in which New Zealand Trucking Media editorial director Dave McCoid speaks with National Road Carriers (NRC) CEO Justin Tighe-Umbers on the work the association does - the wins, the challenges, and the strategies taken on key issues of the day.
This month - Dave McCoid joins National Road Carriers CEO Justin Tighe-Umbers and general manager of policy and advocacy James Smith in a discussion on the harsh economic winter we've journeyed through, the outlook ahead, and tools at your disposal to emerge better, stronger, faster.

Justin Tighe-Umbers                               James Smith

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 we're joined by sales and marketing giant and all around good bugger, our very own Mike Devon! 

The boys ponder what trucking-based Olympic events would be like, and share their favourite truck names and liveries. They discuss the EROAD Fleet Day, the Gore Hug a Rig and the Casino Truck Show – and A LOT more too.

In the August 2024 Keep On Moving Business Edition ...

Innovation has been at the core of Straitline Canvas since the start. Partnering with TR Group the firm has recently begun a trial of a new breed of curtain made from 35% recycled PVC. Regardless of where you stand on the environmental subject, finding a second life for old PVC is in no way a bad thing. We talk with operations manager William Rice.

Jeff and Yvette Mear own and run Fruehauf NZ. We sit down for an insightful and interesting chat with Jeff on where their world and industry are at and what just around the bend. 

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 tomorrow's goods.

This month, a Powering On section like no other before ... a chat with national sales manager for Volvo NZ Scott Robinson while driving an FM Electric around the Hampton Downs motor racing circuit at the 2024 Volvo Trucks New Zealand drive day.

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: might the lightest gas be up to the heavy transport lifting? Part one of a two-parter on the pros and cons of hydrogen as a viable alternative fuel.

Enjoy!