Driving a cleaner, more competitive future for road freight

New Zealand government targets cleaner road freight - Fully Loaded

Image: jakartatravel/stock.adobe.comThe New Zealand government is refreshing the future of its road freight through changes to its Low Emissions Heavy Vehicle Fund. Previously, the fund had been relatively restricted, but has been changed to allow for greater application across the New Zealand road freight sector. The changes follow a planned review undertaken earlier this year to assess the fund’s performance against its original objectives. Me…

Driving resilient, green and competitive road transport: IRU at ITF 2025

Driving resilient, green and competitive road transport: IRU at ITF 2025 Christophe Richard Wed, 05/28/2025 - 09:28 IRU was at the heart of last week’s International Transport Forum (ITF) summit in Leipzig, championing pragmatic solutions to make road transport not only greener, but also more resilient and competitive in the face of global challenges.This year’s annual ITF Summit of transport ministers in Leipzig, Germany, brought together ove…

Driving a cleaner, more competitive future for road freight

The Low Emissions Heavy Vehicle Fund (the Fund) has been refreshed to better support New Zealand’s businesses in transitioning to a more resilient and efficient supply chain, Energy Minister Simon Watts says. “Heavy freight represents a high-impact opportunity to reduce emissions and enhance energy efficiency on our roads. “Globally, clean heavy freight is reshaping modern, competitive supply chains. We want to keep working on getting the market…