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19/08/2025

Check out the August issue and my article on the Octopus on the Wahine!

04/08/2025

Please vote for September’s Top Truck, the stunning McCarthy Transport K200!

💥🚛 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗵𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰/𝟮𝟱 🚛💥

Voting has officially opened for the 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗵𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗰𝗸 competition for 2024/25!!

Each of our monthly Top Truck poster trucks from September 2024 until August 2025 has a shot at overall glory – and it’s up to 𝗬𝗢𝗨 to pick the winner. 🏆
There’s some fantastic contenders in the mix and we’ll be getting up close and personal with each one of them over the next few weeks

Head over to the New Zealand Trucking website to cast your vote by ticking the box next to the truck you want to vote for. You can vote for each truck once a day. Voting runs from Monday, 4 August, until Monday, 8 September. ✅

Long-standing New Zealand Trucking Top Truck partners Power Retreads and Auto Art by Rochelle have again put up a set of prizes. The major prize for the winning truck is a set of eight premium Vipal drive-axle retreads, valued at up to $4500. 😱
Adding a more personal touch, renowned artist Rochelle Thomas will present the winner with a custom painting of their vehicle. 💛

The winner will be announced in the October 2025 issue of New Zealand Trucking magazine, as well as on our social media channels. 😍

Good luck to all the owners and operators who have a truck in contention this year!!
https://www.nztrucking.co.nz/top-truck-of-the-year-2024-2025/

09/06/2025

It’s great to get feedback like this on an article I wrote for New Zealand Trucking magazine.

21/02/2025

Coming up on 7 March, get your tickets now!

Forsyth Barr is proud to support The Horowhenua Company Ltd's International Women's Day, Women in Business Networking luncheon, at Tatum Wedding and Conference Centre in Manakau, Levin.

12/11/2024

A recent story of mine in New Zealand Trucking magazine. https://www.nztrucking.co.nz/firing-on-all-cylinders/?fbclid=IwY2xjawGgwZhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHcQKLcPJPTaE61XJMSoEWBy_FcMQjMQ6aG3fAUo-al_ukqsRWt59tZTpFw_aem_fkC0jjGVJncZoWsWFeOj-A

Fire appliances are a common sight on our roads, but few people are aware that most of them are built by Fraser Fire and Rescue in Lower Hutt.

25/10/2024

My feature on the 1966 R-model Oshkosh.

The restoration of a rare 1960s-era R model Oshkosh could never be anything but a labour of love, especially when so few of them made it Down Under in the first place. From it came great friendships and great adventures.

18/09/2024

If you use LinkedIn, you might want to adjust your data privacy settings. A LinkedIn post just alerted me to some LinkedIn settings that may be turned on by default. Go to Data Privacy and look for 'Social, economic and workplace research' and the big one, 'Data for generative AI improvement'. You might want to turn these off.
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We provide many choices about the collection, use and sharing of your data, from deleting or correcting data you include in your profile and controlling the visibility of your posts to advertising opt-outs and communication controls. We offer you settings to control and manage the personal data we have about you.
Go to this page (https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy ) and scroll down to 4.2 and click on the link where it says 'We offer you settings...

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07/09/2024

Please vote for the Clive Taylor Haulage Mack (July top truck) to win Truck of the Year! It’s an impressive unit and deserves to win. Today is the last day for voting!

TOP TRUCK OF THE YEAR 2023-2024 Voting opens today!

Click here to cast your vote: https://www.nztrucking.co.nz/top-truck-of-the-year-2023-2024/

Keep an eye on our social media in the coming weeks to learn more about the contestants.

The winner will receive a set of Vipal retreads sponsored by Power Retreads Hastings and a custom painting by Auto Art by Rochelle.

02/09/2024

Proud to see two of my features in the September issue of New Zealand Trucking magazine. Aaran Sayer’s immaculate K200 and a cool 1966 Oshkosh.

25/08/2024

My feature on Clive Taylor Haulage Ltd.

As retirement plans go, buying a haulage company doesn’t stand out as an easy option, but the couple who bought long- established Kāpiti company Clive Taylor Ltd are no strangers to hard work.

09/08/2024

Please vote for the July Top Truck to win Top Truck of the Year. It's the awesome Mack Super-Liner owned by Clive Taylor Haulage. You can vote every day - so get voting now!

TOP TRUCK OF THE YEAR 2023-2024 Voting opens today!

Click here to cast your vote: https://www.nztrucking.co.nz/top-truck-of-the-year-2023-2024/

Keep an eye on our social media in the coming weeks to learn more about the contestants.

The winner will receive a set of Vipal retreads sponsored by Power Retreads Hastings and a custom painting by Auto Art by Rochelle.

02/08/2024

Another couple of articles for New Zealand Trucking magazine.