Keep On Moving

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.Dave speaks with Dave Christie, Director of Supply Chain Strategy at Tainui Group Holdings (TGH) and co-founder of Synergic Technologies.The core of the discussion is Aka Raupapa, the TGH and Brightstar Events National Supply Chain Super Hui being held at The Pa, Waikato University early next month. An event for those intending to play a role in the nation's supply chain activities in the coming generation, there's no question the TGH developed Ruakura inland port and logistics super-hub is going to play a pivotal role in the New Zealand supply chain going forward.We also take time to geek out on supply chain in general, and New Zealand's situation in the world.

In the OEM update, we talk with a broad cross section of original equipment suppliers to the New Zealand industry.This month we enjoy a great chat with someone well known in the truck body and trailer manufacturing space. John Stevens is Auckland operations manager for Action Manufacturing's Fairfax and Freighter divisions, and he joins us for one of the most engaging and relaxed OEM Update conversations we've had in ages.

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 in the Keep On Moving 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.February was launch month for the much-anticipated New IVECO Daily. Regional MD Glen Dyer was present at the launch event at Tailem Bend in South Australia. I had the chance to grab 15 minutes for a combined OEM update, and a wider-view Interview. Graeme Sharp is group sales manager at Royans Transport Accident Repairs and he was out for the official ribbon cutting of the company's outstanding new facility in Christchurch. We caught up with Sharpie for a chat. 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.For the third year in a row, the international Truck of the Year award was taken away with an electric truck – the DAF XD and XF electrics. I caught up with Commercial Motor editor Will Shiers to ask what the DAF had that got it over the line, and the big question, have we really seen the beginning of the new era and does he think an ICE truck will ever win it again. 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, what would the benefits be if we could all be a fly on the wall of each other's conversation and understand each other's perspective on the biggest question facing the world today. Lindsay Wood had the opportunity to do just that recently, and wrote about it in his Clearing the Air column in February's New Zealand Trucking magazine. We talk about it in this show. 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, we start the year with our annual scene setter on the economy. Yes, it's Economic Trends 2026, with Infometrics director and chief forecaster Gareth Kiernan. Few in his industry have ability to demystify economics like Gareth, imparting some valuable tools for your decisions making tool chest.

Here is the weekly update on the New Zealand economy with Cameron Bagrie and UDC

Clear the Air is the section where co-host Dave McCoid and his good mate and Environmental champion Lindsay Wood discuss the climate and envirionmental issues of the day, as they should be discussed - respectfully!This month, the importance of a Plan B to your Plan A. We're heading into a wolrd where we're going to need options when Plan A is looking like not it's not going to work.