Citation
(2010), "New Zealand is trucking along", International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, Vol. 59 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijppm.2010.07959aab.005
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2009, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
New Zealand is trucking along
Article Type: News From: International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, Volume 59, Issue 1
New Zealand truck operators may soon be able to carry larger loads under special permits. In a recent announcement, the country's Transport Minister Steven Joyce said such a move could improve productivity gains as well as reduce congestion on roads:
This [the ability to carry larger loads] would deliver big productivity gains for industry as a result of reduced transportation costs and help New Zealand grow faster out of the current global recession, Joyce said.
Allowing some trucks on some routes to carry heavier loads would also mean fewer trucks on the roads. This would have the flow on effects of reduced congestion and frustration for other motorists.
Results from a set of trials undertaken show productivity could increase in the range of 10-20 percent, trip numbers could reduce by 16 percent, fuel use by 20 percent and there could be an overall increase in GDP in the range of $250-$500 million per annum.