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Summary of heavy trucks and trailers first registered in January 2021

This information is put together from information provided by the NZ Transport Agency statistical analysis team and through the Open Data Portal.

Vehicle type

This summary includes data from two heavy truck classes and one heavy trailer class.

A goods vehicle is a motor vehicle that:

(a) is constructed primarily for the carriage of goods;

and

(b) either:

(i) has at least four wheels; or

(ii) has three wheels and a gross vehicle mass

exceeding one tonne.

Note: vehicle classes are not the same as RUC vehicle types or driver licence classes.

A table of all vehicle classes can be found in Table A of the Land Transport Rule Vehicle Dimensions and Mass 2016 Rule 41001/2016 https://www.nzta.govt.nz/assets/resources/rules/docs/vehicledimensions-and-mass-2016-as-at-1-june-2019.pdf

First registration of NB and NC class vehicles for January by manufacturer

First registration of NB, NC and TD class vehicles year on year to date

First registration of TD class heavy trailers for January year on year by manufacturer

First registration of NC class vehicles year to date 2018 – 2021 by manufacturer

First registration of TD class heavy trailers year to date 2018 – 2021 by manufacturer

First registration of NB, NC and TD class vehicles for January year on year