Sustainability

As we close out the year, we’re excited to share a number of updates on what we have coming into the fleet in 2025, which is shaping up to be one of the most exciting years in our history! Find out more about these exciting initiatives.

TR Group has long believed in taking actions that make a positive difference to our team, the communities we serve, our industry, and the environment. We also believe that for our actions to have meaning and impact we need to be accountable for them and transparent, which is why we measure and track what we do. We’re proud to publish our second annual ESG report that records our environmental, social, and governance activities across our financial year.

Just three years ago we added three electric rental trucks to our fleet as part of our commitment to sustainability, and in particular our role in redefining the future of the transport industry and its impact on the environment...

On the 1st of March, New Zealand’s first national tyre recycling scheme was launched.

This seemingly harmless practice has significant costs and consequences for the environment, the economy, and the health and safety of drivers and communities. This blog will explore these issues and discuss ways to reduce truck engine idling.

In July 2022, Daimler Trucks hosted a study tour for our Managing Director, Andrew Carpenter, to review their Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) developments.

When you lease or hire gear from us, it is backed by our Maintenance Team, who are on the job 24/7, working to maximise the uptime of your fleet.

Here at TR Group, we are in the early days of our journey to reduce our impact on the environment. We have some clear plans and goals to work through, but one of our first initiatives was water conservation on our vehicle washes – something visible to our team and customers that we hope will help change how people think about our natural resources and how we use them.

TR Group’s commitment to sustainability keeps growing as we look for new ways to make sure that the way we operate our fleet is effective while also decreasing our environmental impact.

On July 12th, a Fuso eCanter, Fuso’s first factory production-run electric truck to hit the roads in the Southern Hemisphere, was handed over by TR Group and Fuso New Zealand to Genesis.

TR Group has taken delivery of three electric 11-tonne GVM 4x2 SEA powered curtainside trucks suitable for the round-town pick-up and delivery market.

A collaboration between some of the country’s leading manufacturing and transport companies will mean hundreds of plastic truck mudguards will not be going to landfill this year – and instead will be recycled into new mudguards for heavy commercial vehicles.