News Updates
AU$10m to build Australia’s first movable hydrogen generator
26 May 2023
Australia needs hydrogen to help reach net zero emissions by 2050, and ground-breaking new technology could help reshape the nation’s…
Event Summary – Wood Transport & Logistics 2023
25 May 2023
Wood Transport & Logistics 2023 returned to a packed audience, a car park full of large rigs and a range…
Methods for Measuring Wood Fiber: Key Points and Benefits of Choosing Wisely
19 May 2023
The measurement of solid volume is becoming increasingly critical in the wood trading in the forestry industry for two main…
TRT Made Possible Brand Promise
10 May 2023
Overcoming challenges is precisely how TRT got started. Clever, practical people solving complex engineering problems with ingenuity and relentless hard…
HW Richardson green hydrogen gains oxygen
9 May 2023
There’s a lot riding on what will be the first green hydrogen production and refuelling station in the South Island.…
Metsä Group looks to rail for log transport
27 April 2023
VR’s first train with an electric locomotive transporting roundwood arrived for test runs at Metsä Group’s new Euro2.02 billion Kemi…
New automatic chain throwing & tensioning system
20 April 2023
WASP, has developed new technology that removes the truck driver from the hazards of throwing chains over their load, allowing…
First trainload of timber arrives for snowy region mills
19 April 2023
The first trainload of Walcha softwood sawlogs has arrived by rail in Wagga, bound for timber mills in the snowy…
Hydrogen – part of a greener use for forestry residues
11 April 2023
David Robinson is the business development manager for Taylors Contracting and has 18 years of experience in senior management roles…
Dual fuel truck powered by diesel and hydrogen gas
3 April 2023
New Zealand’s largest privately owned transport company has launched what is believed to be Australasia’s first dual fuel truck which…
Log Haulage Skills resources being created
3 April 2023
ForestWorks has commenced work on a project to update the forest industry’s Log Haulage Manual and produce instructional videos to…
Green hydrogen powering NZ’s future
3 April 2023
Is New Zealand the next Glass Onion? The famous movie depicts a false idea of the future, using tiny particles…
Seeds planted for greener trucking future
27 March 2023
As we’ve reported recently, an innovative SA operator is taking charge, putting the first battery electric logging truck operating in…
Rising costs driving fleet management evolution
1 March 2023
A Teletrac Navman survey of more than 1,800 global fleet operators has revealed that rising fuel costs (39%), disruption due…
World’s second electric log truck launched in Australia
1 March 2023
Australia’s first electric log truck has arrived in Mount Gambier, as Fennell Forestry cuts a new path towards a carbon-free…
A unique opportunity for young foresters
27 February 2023
This new opportunity comes with a free conference registration – up to about five of them in fact for –…
The future of electric semi trucks
24 February 2023
Canadian Company takes the transportation industry by storm. Edison Motors is a revolutionary company that specializes in the design, development,…
Brazilian log transport options being showcased
23 February 2023
Raptor® is a forestry product line made of steel components, produced by a Brazilian company called Unylaser. Unylaser will be…
Tevva hydrogen-electric truck clocks 560km
23 February 2023
While Tevva’s laser-guided focus remains trained on building and delivering its battery-electric 7.5-ton vehicle, testing, and development of its hydrogen-electric…
Practical log transport & measurement workshops
22 February 2023
As detailed in earlier issues, has been set up for forestry, log transport and wood logistics companies from across Australasia.…
Kenworth celebrates century of truck making
20 February 2023
From logging truck beginnings to battery-electric trucks and fuel cell pilots Kenworth, which began as a maker of logging trucks…
New consortium set up for zero-emission aviation
10 February 2023
Six international businesses have launched a new consortium to bring zero-emission aviation to life in New Zealand. The Hydrogen Consortium’s…
$23M raised to advance hydrogen technologies
8 February 2023
New Zealand company Fabrum, a world leader in zero-emission transition technologies to enable a lower-carbon economy, announced its $23M Series…
Local testing draws near for Mercedes-Benz
25 January 2023
The first all-electric Mercedes-Benz trucks bound for Australia and New Zealand have rolled off the production line. Mercedes-Benz Trucks will…
Hydrogen technology to debut on international stage
23 January 2023
JCB will feature its new hydrogen combustion engine—the company’s solution for zero carbon emissions for construction and agricultural equipment on…
NZ supply chain grappling with 40,000 empty containers
20 January 2023
New Zealand is currently facing a problem with the de-hiring of empty shipping containers with an estimated 40,000 unused containers…
AU$1b deal to electrify 8500 Toyotas for mining
20 January 2023
SEA Electric has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with systems integrator MEVCO, which specialises in battery electric light commercial…
Transport trends fleet companies can’t ignore in 2023
16 January 2023
Global transport is on the cusp of substantial changes driven by constant innovation in technology, the need to deliver more,…
Biggest order for electric trucks in Australia
9 December 2022
Australian freight giant Team Global Express has made the biggest order for electric trucks in Australia after landing an AU$20…
Hydrogen fuel cell-powered Toyota Hilux
7 December 2022
A consortium of British engineering and industry bodies is developing a zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell-powered version of the Toyota Hilux…
Major log transport event planned for May 2023
2 December 2022
In log transport, we continue to ramp up coverage of an array of new innovations in electric, hydrogen and diesel-hybrid…
Mining industry electrification accelerated under deal
2 December 2022
NZX-listed Scott Technology has an agreement with construction and mining equipment manufacturer Caterpillar to develop an automated connection system to…
Tesla truck completes 800km trip with full load
29 November 2022
Tesla has completed an 800-kilometre drive of its soon-to-be-delivered electric Semi with more than 36 tonnes in gross vehicle weight.…
Södra launches electric transport initiative
25 November 2022
Södra is launching a major initiative to electrify the operation’s transportation. A new project will study the future potential to…
Forestry industry’s first driver drop in day
14 November 2022
Softwood forest growers of Southern NSW and North East Victoria joined forces with one of their major customers, Hyne Timber,…
OneFortyOne’s woodchips set sail for Japan
11 November 2022
In New Zealand, OneFortyOne’s Kaituna Sawmill and its partners celebrated its first export shipment of woodchip out of Port Marlborough…
Natural gas versus hydrogen as a transport fuel
4 November 2022
Many commercial fleet operators are thinking about transitioning their vehicles to hydrogen or natural gas engines. These fuels can be…
Volvo shocks with 2026 electric car deadline
4 November 2022
Car giant Volvo has shocked the motoring industry, announcing plans to stop selling petrol vehicles in Australia by 2026, with…
Volvo Group to produce battery modules at truck plant
3 November 2022
Volvo Group is investing 75 million euro (NZ$126m) to develop battery module production at its truck plant in Ghent, Belgium.…
World trucking experience to be changed forever!
21 October 2022
Tesla Semi Hitting the Market. The Tesla Semi Truck is a fully electric vehicle that features an “autopilot” mode to…
Stark warning to NZ trucking businesses
21 October 2022
Costs for NZ road transport businesses have risen almost four times higher than inflation in the last quarter, according to…
Charging into the future with electric vehicles
20 October 2022
Lots of excitement and lots of challenges. Talk to manufacturers engaged in the fast-moving electric vehicle industry and both descriptions…
Log load measurements –green metric tonnes to m3
17 October 2022
Logmeter, is an automatic system that delivers in real-time high-precision volume measurements and estimates biometrics characteristics of wood logs loaded…
AFPA committee drives transport safety initiatives
13 October 2022
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) Growers Chamber’s Work, Health and Safety Subcommittee (WHSS) has helped drive two new initiatives…
Diesel-electric hybrid trucks for Canadian logging industry
12 October 2022
If one guy can call his electric-car company Tesla, why not call theirs Edison, a couple of Merritt entrepreneurs figured.…
New methanol-capable vessel announced
11 October 2022
MOVE Logistics Group (MOVE) is going full steam ahead on green coastal shipping solutions for New Zealand with procurement approved and underway for a new methanol-capable vessel. Earlier this year, MOVE successfully secured NZ$10 million in co-investment funds from transport…
Volvo marks series production on heavy-duty EVs
10 October 2022
Swedish manufacturer Volvo Trucks is beginning series production of its heavy-duty electric models with global deliveries set to ramp up. …
Fennell Forestry commissions world’s 2nd electric log truck
10 October 2022
Fennell Forestry, the Mount Gambier based harvest and haulage company has commissioned the world’s second ever electric log truck, in…
Battery or hydrogen? Truck makers battle it out
10 October 2022
Soaring fuel prices and greener policies have given electric vehicles (EVs) a serious boost in recent years. Now the attention…