Factsheet index (Factsheet 60)
Published: Apr 2013The NZ Transport Agency's (NZTA) factsheets provide information on transport safety, standards and processes.
All our factsheets are available on this web site and can be printed directly from the site.
Many of our factsheets are also available from the NZTA's agents and regional offices in a...
Roadside inspection guidelines for heavy vehicles
Published: Feb 2013Guidelines for re-use inspection of trucks, trailers and buses. Do your own walk-around before you hit the road and save time, money and lives. If you are a driver or an operator, you can do the walk-around inspection yourself and have the defects fixed before you hit the road. Keeping your vehicles roadworthy is a safety issue and a legal requirement – it's not optional. You are...
HMV categorisation of defects
Published: Dec 2012These guides cover a considerable number of faults and situations that are dealt with by police officers who hold a certificate to carry out level 3 and level 5 inspections, CVIU Vehicle Safety Officers and NZ Transport Agency Transport Officers.
They contain a set of national enforcement standards designed to ensure that heavy vehicle defects are dealt with uniformly throughout...
Vehicle dimensions and mass: guide to the factsheet 13 series (Factsheet 13)
Published: Dec 2012This factsheets details of the dimension and mass limits for specific vehicles and vehicle combinations.
V endorsements for vehicle recovery services (Factsheet 46)
Published: Nov 2012This factsheet advises when you need to have a vehicle recovery endorsement on your driver licence and provides information on how to get one.
Getting started. Becoming a truck operator or operating a trucking business in New Zealand
Published: Oct 2012This booklet is to help people wanting to start up a business as a truck operator or who intend running a business where trucks will be used.
It provides information on who you should contact for advice and services before committing yourself to starting a business.
It explains what the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA), through its transport officer network, can do to...
R T W endorsements for special-type vehicles (Factsheet 40)
Published: Sep 2012This factsheet advises when you need to have a rollers, tracks or wheels endorsement on your driver licence and provides information on how to get one.
Heavy vehicle brake testing: CoF and entry certification brake test protocol and procedure
Published: Sep 2012Like almost all other road vehicles in New Zealand, heavy vehicles are required to undergo entry inspection and a periodic safety check in the form of a Certificate of Fitness (CoF) inspection. Brake testing is a crucial part of this inspection given the critical role brakes play in overall vehicle safety.
Work time variation for critical agricultural operations
Published: Sep 2012The Land Transport Act 1998 allows operators of vehicles working on critical agricultural tasks to apply for a 'variation' to legal work time hours.
An example of a critical task is harvesting. Allowances are also made for tasks such as spraying or planting crops. Agricultural contractors need to apply for a variation, which will be approved in writing and issued by...
High productivity motor vehicle permits - application form
Published: Aug 2012NZTA’s High Productivity Motor Vehicle (HPMV) application form helps us to process your applications faster. The PDF application form is designed to ensure we capture accurate information so that we do not have to come back and seek further information from you. Be sure to check our HPMV application form...
Road user charges (RUC) publications
Published: 01 Aug 2012Road user charges (RUC) are applicable to vehicles over 3.5 tonnes manufacturer's gross laden weight and all vehicles of 3.5 tonnes or less powered by a fuel not taxed at source.
The road user charges handbook on this page contains an overview of the new RUC system that came into force on 1 August 2012.
This page also contains a number of forms used for different types of...
Bus and coach safety brochures
Published: Jul 2012The NZ Transport Agency and the New Zealand Bus and Coach Association have produced these brochures to assist bus or coach drivers and operators keep themselves and their passengers safe.
Coach safety on the Milford Road
State Highway 94 from Te Anau to Milford Sound poses special challenges for drivers of coaches and other vehicles. This brochure describes...
Heavy trailers and combination vehicles (full, semi, simple, pole, A- and B-train) (Factsheet 13c)
Published: Aug 2011This factsheet details of the dimension and mass limits for specific vehicles and vehicle combinations.
High-Productivity Motor Vehicles (Factsheet 13g)
Published: Jun 2011The information in this factsheet describes the legal requirements in the Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Dimensions and Mass 2002 that apply to ‘High Productivity Motor Vehicles (HPMVs). HPMVs were made possible by the Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Dimensions and Mass 2010 Amendment, in force from 1 May 2010. This extends the existing overdimension and overweight permit systems to divisible...
Dangerous goods carried by transport operators or for direct reward (Factsheet 67)
Published: Jun 2011This factsheet provides an overview of the requirements for commercial transport operators who transport dangerous goods and for couriers or any other person who transports dangerous goods for hire or direct reward.
Heavy rigid vehicles (Factsheet 13a)
Published: Apr 2011This factsheet provides details of the dimension and mass limits for specific vehicles and vehicle combinations.
Overdimension vehicles and loads (Factsheet 53)
Published: Apr 2011This factsheet summarises some requirements of Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Dimensions and Mass 2002.
NZ Driver licensing (1998) Limited. Customer complaint form
Published: Feb 2011NZDL conduct practical tests on behalf of the NZTA. If the customer wishes to dispute a test result or complain about a testing officer employed by NZDL, they must complete this form and send it to NZDL. NZDL will investigate the matter and respond to the customer. Should the customer be dissatisfied with NZDL's response, the customer can request NZTA review the matter. NZDL's...
Vehicle dimensions & mass newsletter
Published: Dec 2010This newsletter informs people interested or involved in the transport sector about how the Vehicle Dimensions & Mass Rule Amendment is being implemented.
Heavy vehicle driver licences (Factsheet 70)
Published: Oct 2010This factsheet tells you how to get a licence for a heavy vehicle (eg truck or truck and trailer). It outlines the different vehicle weights covered by each heavy vehicle class and the process to progress to a higher class. It provides helpful information relating to medical and eyesight requirements, advises what you need to bring and where you need to go.
