Tim Davin of the Institute of Professional Engineers comments in today’s Herald: Who will bear the cost of heavier vehicles? Where will the costs of heavier vehicles fall, and will they improve New Zealand’s productivity? We really don’t know the answers to these questions as the analysis has not been […]
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NZTA have supplied us with a copy of their assessment of heavy trucks on State Highway bridges. The objective of the report is to identify bridges on freight routes that would require strengthening for higher mass limits provide an indication of costs. The full copy (8Mb) is available here, but […]
The Herald reports on our submission on heavy trucks: Pro-rail campaigners say the Government is seeking public support for heavier trucks without producing evidence of economic benefits to justify the extra wear on the country’s roads. The Campaign for Better Transport in Auckland says submissions due by Friday on a […]
Road users urged to submit against law change allowing bigger trucks The Campaign For Better Transport is urging concerned road users and organisations to make submissions against the Government’s proposal to let larger and heavier trucks on our roads from next year. Spokesperson Cameron Pitches says the move would greatly […]
Even the motoring fraternity are slowly waking up to the Government’s poor decision making of late. Alistair Sloane writes in the motoring section of today’s Herald: High-speed trains in Europe generate between four and 40 times less CO2 per passenger than other modes of transport, says the European Union. It […]