The Economics of HPMV's

High Productivity Motor Vehicles (HPMVs) have significant economic implications in New Zealand. HPMVs were introduced during 2010 where the NZ government passed legislation to allow for larger trucks. This can be referred to as trucks and trailers that exceed standard legal limits in terms of weight and/or dimensions while maintaining acceptable levels of safety and performance. Here are some key aspects regarding the economics of HPMVs in New Zealand:

Increased Efficiency: Our fleet of 50Max trucks offer higher load-carrying capacity enabling more goods to be transported in a single trip. This increased efficiency leads to reduced transportation costs which benefits both Carters BulkHaul and customers.

Competitiveness: 50Max trucks has enabled Carters BulkHaul to offer a competitive service on larger jobs. With the ability to move larger volumes of goods in a single trip, Carters BulkHaul can offer more competitive pricing and improve our job efficiency.

HPMVs offer Carters BulkHaul economic advantages in terms of increased efficiency, reducing variable transportation costs, capital expenditure and enhanced competitiveness.

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Carters BulkHaul 50Max Freightliner Argosy

The Introduction of the Freightliner Cascadia…

The freightliner Argosy is a uniquely important truck in the New Zealand market, being one of the only cabover trucks offered by the America Market. Characterized by a low tare weight, 8x4 configuration and looks that have drawn a staunch follower base – the Freightliner Argosy has become a regular sight on the New Zealand roads.

The Freightliner Argosy while produced in the United States was built primarily for the export market, specifically the markets of New Zealand, Australia and South Africa. However, during 2014 Freightliner made the announcement that they would withdraw from the South African Market.

While the Argosy achieved great success in Australia and New Zealand – Freightliner announced during 2018 that the model would not be replaced, thus marking the end of an era for the Freightliner Argosy.

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Truck 11 & the Final Freightliner Argosy We Received

Freightliner had lined up the immensely popular Cascadia as the replacement for the Argosy. While not the cab-over New Zealand has come to love, the Freightliner Cascadia has proven its success in the North American market, rising to the rank of the best-selling model. Slated to be introduced in 2020 the Cascadia has some big shoes to fill.

Safety:

One of the key benefits the Freightliner Cascadia offers Carters BulkHaul is safety improvements. Improvements relating to ABS, ESP, Seatbelt Pretensioner’s, Active Brake Assist, Lane Assist and Adaptive Cruise Control allow our drivers to operate in a safer environment and offer increased safety to other road users.

Euro 6 Standard:

Improvements relating to fuel efficiency were an added improvement of the Cascadia – with the Detroit DD16 engine meeting strict Euro 6 emissions standards. A more fuel-efficient truck was enticing for a transport company such as ourselves, of which a significant proportion of direct costs can be attributable to fuel expense.

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While its the end of an era for the Freightliner Argosy – We are excited to see the future that the Freightliner Cascadia will bring.