The old narrow concrete bridges over the Manawatu River and surrounding floodplain just south of Foxton on SH1 are both being replaced at a cost of $75 million. Richard Silcock makes a site visit.
The Manawatu River rises in the nearby Ruahine Range and flows 180-kilometres westward through the Manawatu Gorge and out across the Manawatu...
Two recent Bridge upgrade projects on State Highway roads have caused angst for the freight industry – particularly the oversize sector. by Jonathan Bhana-Thomson, chief executive, NZ Heavy Haulage Assciation
One of the bridge projects is on SH1 in the middle of the Desert Road, the Waihohonu Bridge that requires the replacement of...
Restoring six SH1 bridges damaged in the Kaikoura quake involved a very complex heavy haulage programme to get over 100 concrete beams from the North Island to the South in a few short months. By Mary Searle Bell.
IN LATE 2016, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked Kaikoura, devastating the landscape. State Highway 1 between Seddon and...
By JONATHAN BHANA-THOMSON, chief executive, NZ Heavy Haulage Association
I WANT TO PUT the case for allowing oversize loads onto the motorways and toll roads around New Zealand.
The use of the most well-designed roads, with the best alignments, increased safety features, and the least vulnerable users has restricted use by loads...
Alpha Specialised Movers is moving in a new direction now that one of its founders has retired. RICHARD SILCOCK talks to its remaining director about the change.
Upper Hutt based Alpha Specialised Movers is on the verge of a new era following the retirement at the end of last year of co-founder, co-owner and long-time specialist...
By Greg Sheehan, Sheehan’s Transport Assistance.
A few months ago, I celebrated 50 years of working in the road transport industry, so I feel that I am qualified to offer positive comment on an industry that I love, have many friends in and have received accolades and awards for my contribution to, over these past years.
My...
JONATHAN BHANA-THOMSON, CHIEF EXECUTIVE, NZ HEAVY HAULAGE ASSOCIATION
CHANGES HAVE RECENTLY been made to the Vehicle Dimensions and Mass Rule relating to the enforcement process and fines associated with overloading offences for loads travelling on overweight permits. These came into force on 8 July, and they have been received with a...
The popular image of a heavy-haulage operator is someone who entered the industry early and drove a truck for years before rising through the ranks to manage the company.
Warwick Bell doesn’t fit that image. He entered the industry late and has never driven a truck (nor held a licence to do so). But, along with business partner Dave...
