Once again my yearly trip to film trucks on the Kaimai ranges North Island, New Zealand. Plenty of variety here so much different brands of trucks never a dole moment up there. Copyright Will Bishop
Hello from Brisbane. Another awesome video. That is a great spot for videos. Get a good look at the trucks going up hill and the sound of the Jakes of the trucks downhill. Keep up the good work mate.
Outstanding. I am an American flat bedder. You Kiwis are so advanced. I wish B- trains were allowed coast to coast here. Big Oil is to blame. My best to owner-ops, world wide!
wow.. Im so surprised by the comment. they way Americans highways are so wide they can even have triple B. but my question is why not. highways over there seems so much better. bot like here in Nz or Australia with so many narrow bends and curvy highway
@@alliswell3372 they can run twin 53ft trailers in upstate New York and some triple 28 ft pup trailers out west but that's about it if we were to even try to use one of these trucks we would be under the prison
Always a great video mate! Love all of them. You have been my inspiration! It helped push me to pursue being a log truck driver and make videos! All the best!
Well, Australia and New Zealand have to be the last places in the world to see cabover trucks from American brands, i.e., (Kenworth, Freightliner, and Navistar) still in use.
Kenworth & International/Navistar actually still build cabover trucks specifically for the New Zealand & Australian market. The Kenworth K220's are built in Australia & the International 9870's are built here in New Zealand.
That's State Highway 29 (SH29) the main highway connecting Tauranga, the Bay of Plenty's largest city and an important seaport to Hamilton, Auckland and other points. The long-term goal is to convert the corridor into a motorway/expressway. Tauranga, Hamilton and Auckland together form the Golden Triangle, an economic engine for the country along with a significant population.
Since both the truck and it's trailer can unload via tipping hydraulically , the lengthy drawbar means the driver doesn't have to unhook the trailer when offloading. The trailer can be " jack knifed " to one side then the truck tilts over the drawbar.
Thanks for a well made video. Not impressed with truck drivers hogging the overtaking lane. There are so many trucks on our roads and when motorists get a safe overtaking opportunity - they don't...
Massive, professional operators of New Zealand,upheld by most. Sadly has plummeted degradingly low due to imported Indian drivers. Now is so bad, black brake lines across centre lines,upside down trucks & trailers, carnage everywhere in new Zealand. Ask any original professional, expressed far & wide. Used to be safe driving here.....
We are an Island nation. Everything has a cost. Imports aaand exports. Roads will be better..... One day. If you think this is a bad road, you have not seen any bad roads yet. This one goes over the Kaimai Ranges to Tauranga.
