A life on the road
Sandy Walker started work at the age of 13, and despite his best efforts to retire, he’s still trucking on, using his experience and expertise...
Category : Heavy Haulage
Custom wheel trailer for heavy loads in action
Moving a turn-of-the-century weatherboard, double-storeyed house weighing 132 tonnes was something King House Removals successfully achieved using its 128-wheel special house-moving trailer explains Richard Silcock....
Keeping the oversize wheels moving
While a series of safety-focused videos on oversize loads was the most visible initiative of the past year, the Heavy Haulage Association has also been...
Heavy Haulage conference 2025
Image: Association CEO Jonathan Bhana-Thomson and Rotorua Mayor, Tania Tapsell. The NZ Heavy Haulage Association annual conference held in August at the Novotel Rotorua was...
Talking hauling with Fulton Hogan
Fulton Hogan is one of this country’s most well-known and largest road and infrastructure contractors, with a history that goes back some 90-plus years. Richard...
A river and a rainbow
Image: One of the two units used for the house relocation was a Kenworth W924 hauling a three-axle TRT fully hydraulic house moving trailer. The...
Advocating for heavy haulage and oversize
Image: Transporting essential resources to the State Highway 5 repair sites in cyclone-stricken Napier. Photo by Ben from Hick Bros Heavy Haulage. The celebration of...
A Capital celebration
Photo: At the Welcome function, Greig Running (outgoing chair), Jonathan Bhana-Thomson (CEO) and Associate Transport Minister Matt Doocey. In August, around 200 members and sponsors...
A new broom sweeping through transport
The Transport Minister, Simeon Brown is rapidly sweeping away many of the cobwebs from the previous Government, and our association certainly welcomes the direction...
Impact of works and closures on routes
Over the past 12 months we have seen an unprecedented number of closures to the roading network because of weather issues. Jonathan Bhana-Thomson, Chief Executive,...