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The North Island doesn't miss out either. The 828 IN DA HOOD HARD PARK is on during Labour Weekend. For more information check out there Facebook page.
Coming up in early October is the Transport Show at the Higgins Heritage Park.
At the end of this month is the annual Special Rigs for Special Kids event in Dunedin
How about supporting Chris Westlake in his Mack inspired Mini on the Pork Pie Charity Run in support of the Kids Can charity? Click on the link below to help him on this wonderful charity drive.
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“We’re taking this car to Invercargill!” As part of the 2019 Pork Pie Charity Run we’ll be driving a Mini over 2500km from Kaitaia to Invercargill over just six days. This epic journey will t...Southpac makes it two in a rowNew Zealand’s Southpac Trucks Wins Kenworth Dealer of the Year 2018
For a second consecutive year and against a field of more than 25 dealers across Australasia, New Zealand’s Southpac Trucks has been awarded Kenworth Dealer of the Year.
The prestigious Kenworth Dealer of the Year accolade is hotly contested and is awarded to the dealership with the highest ranking across five main areas: truck sales, overall dealer performance, parts sales and customer support. The award was presented at PACCAR’s annual dealer event, held fittingly this year in Queenstown.
Managing Director of PACCAR Australia, Andrew Hadjikakou presented the 2018 Kenworth Dealer of the year award to Maarten Durent, CEO of Southpac Trucks. “Focussing on the most important factor in the business – the customer – Southpac Trucks has again shown the highest standards of service, professionalism and excellence,” said Andrew.
Southpac Trucks CEO, Maarten Durent, dedicated the award to his team for their hard work, dedication and passion, which Maarten commented shows through in all they do. “Our team is over the moon. We’ve got an outstanding sales, service and parts teams, and we continue to invest in facilities, equipment and training to provide exceptional customer service,” said Maarten.
Graeme Gibbons, CEO and Director, of The Colonial Motor Company, added: “We have a really good relationship with the Kenworth; a really positive, collaborative approach, and a culture of doing the right thing for the customer, whatever it takes. It’s what our business is built on. Maarten and his team have an absolute dedication to doing the right thing for the customer and it’s supported by the factory.”
Photo caption: Andrew Hadjikakou, Managing Director PACCAR Australia, Maarten Durent, CEO Southpac Trucks, Graeme Gibbons, CEO and Director of The Colonial Motor Company, Brad May, Director Sales and Marketing PACCAR Australia.
NZTA decision to fund re-certifications ‘only fair outcome’
The Road Transport Forum has welcomed the NZTA decision to cover the costs of tow bars that have to be recertified involving Auckland engineer Patrick Chu.
“I think most people would agree that it is unfair for road transport operators to cover costs of recertification of their towing equipment. There is no fault on the side of these operators and they shouldn’t have had to pay twice. We had advocated to NZTA they should fund this work and we are very pleased that they have now agreed to do so,” says RTF Chief Executive Nick Leggett.
NZTA had previously said that tow bars which were certified by Patrick Chu have to be recertified at the owners' expense. Operators have had towing equipment signed off by a registered certifier only to find out later that those certifications would be revoked. NZTA had set the precedent by funding similar recertification works in the South Island involving engineer Peter Wastney.
“We struggled to see how this was a reasonable situation in light of the agency’s earlier decisions in other areas.”
Nick Leggett said that this had likely caused significant disruption for businesses forced to remove vehicles from the road and has therefore cost them a lot of money.
“The Road Transport industry believes the outcome is fair and congratulates NZTA for their change of position.”