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 Gav's on holiday, so Dave, Captain K, and Mikey D attempt to blunder their way through an hour of something semi-coherent. 

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In this Mini Pod, Dave McCoid talks to Dave Ballantyne, general manager for Isuzu, about the new N and F series on the ground in New Zealand.

In this Mini Pod, Dave McCoid chats with Transcon managing director Blake Noble about his Carriers' Corner column, When things don't quite add up, which appeared in the July 2025 issue of New Zealand Trucking magazine.

In this first Mini Pod, Dave McCoid talks to New Zealand managing director for Scania Victor Carvalho, who is now over 18 months into his role and quizes him on the three Cs – country company and commerce .

This month on the Keep On Moving Podcast! 

Join the team at New Zealand Trucking Media as they talk with senior industry people on business at the moment, direction, and the state of the industry and economy.

The boy from Sanson in the Manawatū who became butcher, a courier driver, and went on to head one of the country's highest profile controlled temperature logistics and 3PL providers. Dave McCoid chats with Big Chill's CEO Phill Clarke. In association with Alemlube .

In the OEM update, we talk with a broad cross section of original equipment suppliers to the New Zealand industry.

This month, a company playing a vital role in keeping so many modern operations running. They're a proud and classy brand with an amazing story, and even more amazing folk behind the name – MAHA, the truck lift and brake roller tester people. 

We need to find out more about the new world heading our way. 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.

Because the pace of innovation in this sector is unprecedented, we like to catch-up with previous guests to get an update on where they're at and what's happened. We chat with Ryan McDonald, head of new business at Hiringa Energy and discover scheduling a catch-up was a really good idea – there's a heap of stuff happening. 

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 Lindsay and Dave continue to explore the subject of public versus private responsibility in respect to the environmental question, and it's surely one of their best discussions yet. Buckle up!

On Schedule is the series where Dave McCoid, editorial director at New Zealand Trucking Media, speaks with the National Road Carriers senior team and guests on a broad selection of topical industry subjects as well as the work the association does – the wins, the challenges, and the strategies taken on key issues of the day.
This month – costing your business now and in the future. The NRC operator costing model has been a living document for four decades. It has recently be put through the refiners' fire once again, this time in collaboration with EECA. It means operators can now test business viability in the alternatively propelled space.

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, Mike Devon's back in camp sharing his knowledge, wisdom. effervescent personality, and headcold.

We also catch up with Casino Truck Show organiser Darren Goodwin and reflect on a great weekend in Aussie. 

This Month in the UDC Business of Trucking Podcast...

Join the team at New Zealand Trucking Media as they talk with senior industry people on business at the moment, direction, and state of the industry and economy. All in the name of getting a Wider View. In the first interview of this new regular series we speak to Scania New Zealand managing director Victor Carvalho now 18 months into his role and quiz him on the three 'C's - country, company, and commerce.

In this month's Industry Comment we catch up with Transcon managing director Blake Noble to discuss his July 2025 Carrier's Corner column in New Zealand Trucking magazine. Carrier's Corner is a monthly contribution Blake makes to the publication and the subject of his July article was, When things don't quite add up.

We need to find out more about the whole new world heading our way. 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 senior product engineer at Scania New Zealand, Alfons Reitsma. One of the country's leading technical minds, Alfons updates us on Scania New Zealand's journey in the alternative propulsion space. 

In the OEM update, we talk with a broad cross section of original equipment suppliers to the New Zealand industry.
This month it's Isuzu's turn in the limelight. It's a huge couple of months for the company as the new N and F Series trucks arrive on the ground here. Given there representation and role in the freight, utility, and trade industries, any change in these two models has significant impact across many aspects of both industry and economy. We speak to general manager for Isuzu in New Zealand Dave Ballantyne about the journey to market and what we can expect.

In this months Clearing the Air, Lindsay and Dave discuss the July 2025 Clearing the Air column in New Zealand Trucking magazine, raising the issue of our ability to supply the minerals required to effect a like for like energy transfer with the focus on copper. That's where the conversation begins anyway ... you know how these segments go.

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 once again by mate and colleague Mike Devon. He needs to be careful if he keeps turning up he might catch whatever it is we've got. 

This Month in the UDC Business of Trucking Podcast...

New Zealand road transport is in need of an effective, broad-spectrum industry accreditation scheme to assist industry, customers, regulators, and police in separating the participant wheat from the chaff.
TruckSafe, the Australian Trucking Association (ATA) developed accreditation scheme, has a robust 26-year record across the Tasman, and over the past eight years New Zealand Trucking Association have been working with the ATA to develop the New Zealand model.
Dave McCoid joins New Zealand Trucking Association's chief operating officer Carol McGeady and programme lead Jon Sansom to discuss both the programme, and its journey to date.

On Schedule is the series where Dave McCoid, editorial director at New Zealand Trucking Media, speaks with the National Road Carriers senior team and guests on a broad selection of topical industry subjects as well as the work the association does – the wins, the challenges, and the strategies taken on key issues of the day.
This month, one of our most fascinating episodes to date. Dave McCoid chats with Vicente Valencia, CEO of NX2 Northern Express Group from June 2018 to September 2024, on successful PPPs and an aspirational approached to infrastructure. 

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, 'to tree, or not to tree, that is the question'. Lindsay and Dave discuss the New Zealand Trucking magazine June 2025 Clearing the Air article, and find out tress can't do it alone for us. 

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, brother Mikey D, our man at Truck at Light Commercial Trader takes time out from his mid-life crises to have a beer and yarn with the lads.