CCS Logistics Establishes North Island Presence

CCS Logistics Establishes North Island Presence

CCS Logistics is celebrating 10 years in business by opening a North Island office on the outskirts of Morrinsville. Having been based in Christchurch since 2005, the growth of activity in the “golden triangle” has prompted the move north. With their TrucKing...
People drive the success measured by your systems.

People drive the success measured by your systems.

Can you judge the success of the culture in your business by the number of windscreen claims you have? One of our customers can! Cutting windscreen claims from 23 to 4 within 12 months was a great indicator of the wholesale changes within the fleet. In the art of...
Let’s talk about speed tolerances

Let’s talk about speed tolerances

There is a lot of talk in the news covering the confusing messages about speed tolerance over the Christmas break. I think Joe and Jane public just inadvertently had a quick insight into the tricky world of the truck driver. The law says trucks can travel no faster...
What is the best way to drive professionalism?

What is the best way to drive professionalism?

Professionalism: “The skill, good judgement and polite behaviour that is expected from a person who is trained to do a job well.” We need to create a positive culture that recognises good performance, supports willing compliance and is generally attractive to new...
Could have,  would have… should have?

Could have, would have… should have?

The law is changing and the implications for directors of a business when something goes wrong are getting harder to ignore. The question of whether an employer did everything that could have been done, or everything that a prudent employer would have done, or should...
We need to make overspeeds part of the daily agenda

We need to make overspeeds part of the daily agenda

Truck Drivers are in a unique position of being trusted with expensive company assets and valuable customer property away from the direct control of their managers. All of the new legislation which is being developed or considered currently is looking at ways to...