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Why trucking needs 17,000 more drivers | Dom Kalasih, Transporting New Zealand
11 November 2026

Why trucking needs 17,000 more drivers | Dom Kalasih, Transporting New Zealand

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Trucking needs 16,000 to 17,000 more drivers within 20 years. Transporting New Zealand chief executive Dom Kalasih says licence costs are the barrier and outlines the funding the sector is asking for.

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