In log transport, an array of new innovations around electric, hydrogen and diesel-hybrid powered vehicles, truck automation and platooning continue to be rolled out. Right now, there’s huge interest being shown by local forestry and log haulage companies. Already, many firsts for fuelling log trucks in this part of the world are underway by some larger fleet operators. Source: Timberbiz
Since last year’s major Wood Transport & Logistics event, new technologies and innovations that were unveiled in May 2023 have had 12 months of on and off-road testing and commercial operations under their belt. Now is the time to get meaningful results back on just how it’s all stacked up – operationally and financially.
It’s for this reason and as overwhelmingly requested by last year’s delegates, a follow-up Wood Transport & Logistics event for log haulage, forestry and log harvesting companies has been set up by the Forest Industry Engineering Association.
Support again has also been secured from key trucking associations from across the region. The event will run in Rotorua, New Zealand on 22-23 May 2024 as well as being live streamed to companies outside of Australia and NZ unable to travel into New Zealand to attend the event in person.
For those attending in Rotorua, a conference, pre-conference workshops being run by the Log Transport Safety Council and Trimble Forestry, exhibitions (inside and outside the venue) and a 50th reunion of harvesting researchers from LIRO/LIRA – have all been planned around these dates.
Registrations, program details and further information can be found on the event website, www.woodtransport.events
