@@youtubeus3rname very strict (and SO overcomplicated) regulations on driving hours, our highways are maintained by a private company meaning we have one of the best (if not THE best) highways of the world where you can find a service area every 15min to 30min of driving, on A roads and B roads we have a thing called "resto routier" witch are restaurants specificaly designed for us with bathrooms and showers and where the food is great and often they are all you can eat buffets And this is only the tip of the iceberg
@@loulou_yghbt4451 and they are so expensive that we drive on them very rarely ! no thanks, France is my least favourite country to drive in europe because of tons of stupid laws and expensive highways
New Zealand is heaven for a truck spotter, they have a lot of rare and unique stuff from other countries. If it exists, it can probably be found in New Zealand. Unmodified Japanese fire engines, trucks from obscure English and American brands like Atkinson, Commer, Diamond REO and Marmon, on and off-highway Canadian loggers, and a lot of antique trucks can all be found in NZ. I would visit solely for the trucks.
We also have an amazing transport museum down in Invercargill. So many crazy interesting old trucks in there. Unfortunate that is so far off the beaten track for must tourists though.
Its the same with cars, not unusual to go for a drive and see cars from prettymuch every major manufacturer from the last 50 years just driving around. The lack of salt on the roads and the kiwi desire to just keep mending things in a shed forever seems to keep all manner of things around
@@nzallround4723 didn’t see any in video if they have 20% of the market just like Harley the all American machine we have a cat bulldozer made by Mitsubishi Motors
You should do a video on Thailand because of how dependent it is on trucks. Almost 80% of all freight in the country is moved by trucks and there are some insane(and sometimes stupid) truck modifications.
Ah, New Zealand. As a sailor it was one of the few places I never got to, when I was married it was a place my wife and I aspired to emmigrate to. Got divorce which is an occuptaional hazard of going to sea and where does my ex and her new partner end up? Yep, they're living on the South island now. Both my daughters and grand children have all been out to visit. Helped of course by the Bank of Dad. Loving these small and very enjoyable video Yukon. 👍👍👍
I really wish they would bring the American cab overs back to the states. They ones produced in NZ & Aus are just beautiful. Plus with better suspensions now, they will ride so much better than they used to. The K100 was such an iconic work horse in America for almost 30 yrs. My dad drove a K100 for many years back in the early to mid late 80's. You couldn't throw a rock without hitting 1.
@@MBRoa22 People are forgetting that not all roads can be in 100% perfect condition all the same, any road surfaces wear out over time, that's how asphalt works. It's physically impossible to keep every road in 100% perfect condition as over 1mil cars drive over it every day. Also potholes always gets formed by cold weather, rain, puddles and of course vehicles driving on the road. People also fail to realize that heavy trucks can create bigger potholes than smaller cars. Do people really wish all roads were made of stainless steel rather than asphalt?
@@automation7295 no one is in here stating all roads should be immaculate 24/7. Wear and tear happens. However, It's a known fact that aside from our highways, a lot of NZ roads are poor quality. Where'd the stainless steel come from? That's a straw man argument if I've ever heard one.
Hmm. I'm from Finland and we have a ton of both western and eastern trucks/lorries driving around, at least visually or manufacturer wise there's no real difference - only that some Finnish, Swedish & Norweigan trucks can be found well decorated and stylish.
One thing I noticed about the trucking scene on my recent visit to New Zealand was how diverse the trucks were, with Japanese, European and American trucks all being used.
Thanks for doing this video on little old New Zealand. Also massive shout for Aotearoa, the Māori name for NZ. Great job with the pronounciation as well ❤️
Probably the largest contributor to that huge road maintenance cost is precisely because of how dependent we are on trucking to get things around, it's a shame to think that the government spent vast sums of money connecting practically every town with railways and then decided 'nah, let's build highways and let trucks do it now'.
completely agree. Trains are the most efficient transport for anything going between major hubs and as to why we still don't have double tracked main lines the whole way between major cities and ports is puzzling, the economic return would be huge as drivers could be assigned to other goods not in shipping containers
@@francoismurrell4604trains can only get the cargo so far, trucks would still be required but for a shorter distance. The industry wouldn’t reassign drivers because they would start cutting down on numbers because the demand wouldn’t be as high
Cool video about us in NZ! Unfortunately some incorrect info. For example max gross tonnage is 60 ton, with permits etc. We also dont see A-trains around anymore. Mainly B-trains and truck and trailers, aka rigid and draw bar pull trailers.
Loved the video! However, I disagree with the statement that NZ's highways are "some of the best in the world". I'm a Kiwi, and I can say they're really not. Most of them aren't even asphalt; 2-lane chipseal tracks make up this country's arterial roads (and even many urban streets!). I've been to Australia, and their roading system is light-years ahead of ours. Still, it was really cool to see all those familiar scenes. 😊 PS: Did anyone notice the Honda Odyssey overtaking at 4:18? Crossing a double yellow line AND moving into a second oncoming lane! 😮
Lryics: New Zealand, also known as Aotearoa in the indigenious maori language is a small island nation located in the south western pacific ocean. With a population of just over 5 million, this country is renown for its breath taking natural landscapes, diverse culture, and friendly people. From the snow-capped peaks of the southern alps, to the sandy beaches of the southerm island, New zealand is of contrasts that offers visitors a unique and unforgetable experience. Those arguably most familiar with New Zealand's picturesque landscapes have to be the almost 35 thousand truck drivers who call this island nation home. New Zealand is home to the 52nd largest road network in the world. With a total length of 96,817 kilometers. 11 thousand kilometers of which is made up of the country's state highway network. Valued at 23 billion New Zealand dollars, this highway network connects almost all major population centers in the country and requires a hefty 2.2 billion dollars anually to maintain. This price tag does come with many benefits though, as New Zealand's highways are some of the best in the world and considering how reliant the country is on cars and trucks for transportation, the condition of these roads are essential to keep the nation functioning. Heavy vehicles such as trucks are capped at a maximum speed limit of 90 kilometers an hour unless their gross weight is over 2 thousand kilograms, in which case 80 kilometers and hour becomes the maximum. Driving down the left hand side of New Zealand's roads, you can see trucks from around the world transporting goods. These trucks come in one of two varieties. Either cabover style trucks which feature a flat face, or what are called traditional cab trucks which are differentiated by the longer nose at the front. Some of the most popular cabover trucks in the country are from international manufacturers. Such as Scania, Volvo, Iveco, MAN, Mercedes, DAF, Hino, Kenworth, and International. Like Australia, certain American branded trucks are exclusively produced and used in Oceania. Two of which are the Kenworth K200 and the International 9870, both of which are cabover style trucks North Americans desperately want and Ocanians are happy to keep from them. Traditional cab trucks typically come from North American brands such as Freightliner, Mack, Kenworth, Western Star, Caterpillar, and International. New Zealand is home to a veried economy. With a totaled GDP of almost 250 billion US dollars. The country's main exports are dairy products, meat, wood, fruits and vegetables, as well as wine, which are generally shipped to the five main economic partners of China, Australia, the United States, Japan, and South Korea, listed in order of economic importance. All of these industries rely heavily on New Zealand's truck drivers to transport products to and from seaports. As 99.5% of exports and imports are handled via container ship. Though the country has invested quite a bit into their rail network over the years, only 16% of freight is transported by train, leaving the rest mostly up to truck drivers. As is the case in many areas of the world, the average salary of truckers in New Zealand isn't exactly adequate. With the average driver making only 54,405 New Zealand dollars per year. Drivers here are required to take a 30 minute break after 5 and a half hours of work time, and in any 24-Hour period they're permitted to work up to 13 hours with 10 hour mandatory breaks in-between. In a given week, drivers are allowed to acrue up to 70 hours of working time before being required to take a 24 hour rest day. Though this system is somewhat complicated, it seems to function fine for the most part. However, pretty much all drivers wish they could drive and sleep as they personally see fit. In terms of truck regulations, semi trucks are limited to a maximum length of 23 meters, a maximum height of 4.25 meters, and a maximum gross weight of 50 metric tonnes.
I live in NZ and personally I think its one of the best nations when it comes to trucks. There are trucks from all over the world here that you don't often see all together in one place.
New Zealand's state highway network is not high quality, majority of the roads are tight 2 lane single carriage ways that constantly get ripped apart by the large amount of trucks we have running on them, then get half baked repairs, often chipseal that barely last a few months before it needs attention again. Even our larger roads like the Waikato expressway are constantly having sections of road limited down to one lane because the surface is so ripped up you could break a wheel at the 110 speed limit.
People are forgetting that not all roads can be in 100% perfect condition all the same, any road surfaces wear out over time, that's how asphalt works. It's physically impossible to keep every road in 100% perfect condition as over 1mil cars drive over it every day. Also potholes always gets formed by cold weather, rain, puddles and of course vehicles driving on the road. People also fail to realize that heavy trucks can create bigger potholes than smaller cars. Do people really wish all roads were made of stainless steel rather than asphalt?
I drive a concrete truck here in New Zealand. I remember one time heading to Dunedin in my car in the early hours of the morning heading up the Kilmog road and spotting 3 sets of lights flying up behind me..I pulled over not knowing what was going on and it was a Mainfreight B-train truck, NZ Post B train truck and the Bread semi truck having a race up the hill...bloody funny to see
In case you're curious as to why most trucks in NZ are 'cab overs', its because much longer and heavier loads can be carried within the overall length, without the intrusion of the traditional 'long-nose.' This is especially so on confined roads and city driving, where tight turning is necessary when hauling long loads. In NZ the traditional 'long-nose', is more generally confined to the heavier 'prime-mover (tractor-unit)' role, for hauling semi and multi-trailer configurations.
hot tip, we dont say aotearoa here. the land we live on is called new zealand, and aotearoa is just as much an invented term as is new zealand. both terms only existing since 1850, technically the term new zealand is even older. maori didnt have a constituient country and many didn't even live on the south island until the 1700s by the time the dutch had already been and left. and almost all maori did not travel around NZ, so the only terms were for the tribes, or TE WAIPONAMU ( WATER AND GREEN STONE)/TE WAKA A MAUI (MAUI'S BOAT) are the indigenous terms for the south island, and TE IKA A MAUI ( THE FISH OF MAUI) for the north island, the mythology being that the south island is the fishing canoe of the mythological figure maui, and the north island somewhat resembling a manta ray, being the fish that maui caught.
2:02 "two of which are the kenworth k200 and the international 9870, both of which are cabover style trucks North Americans desperately want and oceanians are happy to keep from them" That hurt. I WANNA DRIVE ONE
About a month or two ago I was looking to see if Yukon would do a video about NZ trucking, I thought 'Probably not, no one ever cares about NZ...but I do hope he makes one...' Then I see this video. Nice.
You could talk about eastern European/ex eastern bloc countries' trucking or truck brands. Pretty much all of them have at least one truck brand, eg.: Jelcz and Star (Polish), RÁBA (Hungarian), Roman (Romanian), and MAZ (Belorussian) P.S.: I pretty much mentioned all the brands lol. P.S., the sequel: Jelcz also makes buses. P.S.: Please keep these videos coming, I love them!
90kph speed limit for all heavy vehicles regardless of weight unless you are over dimension/weight and then individual bridge speed limits come into effect.
Height is 4.3m weight is upto 58t with permits and salaries vary upto 130k nzd. You may go higher and heavier 200+tonne but obviously permits are required
Yes a lot of truckers here (and i was one when I drove) really want Kenworth and International to produce those sexy cabovers here. Also Freightliner as well as Mercedes owns Freightliner
I live in the South Island of New Zealand, on a country road that has higher proportion of trucks than average. They're some of the best drivers on the road (as you can see from these clips... tackling tight corners while all the cars tailgate and pass without signalling LOL). Not sure I'd say we have one of the best high way systems in the world - 95% of it has just one lane each side, and it's chip seal not tarmac. It's kept in pretty good condition for what it is, but there's no motorways between the city.
Speed limit for heavy trucks has been 90 since May 2004, wages are closer to $80000 and weights go up to 61 tonnes. Also, not even remotely the best highways in the world! Most of them are gravel and tarseal, hopelessly inadequate for the last 30 years.
2:55 I highly doubt 99.5% are handled by container ship, as a lot of wood is transported by bulk carriers. Gold and other valuables (which are well over 0.5%) are transported by air, and cars, and trucks, are usually transported by roll on roll off ship. Did you mean sea shipping instead of container ship?
little irrelevant for the point of the video, but interesting anyway, the K200 has finished its lifespan and is being replace with the K220, which is just kinda the same but moderner
Great video 👍🏽 although Australian outback road-trains fascinate me those Kiwi trucks are so cool …and have been in love with Aotearoa for a long time - I’ll soooo miss hopping across the ditch for bungy-ing in a few weeks after I move to the US 😢
As far as I know all trucks no Matter size and weight can do 90kms Also currently our max permitted weight is at 61T altho 58t or below is the mainly used top weight
Can someone explain what he means by gross wieght over 2000kg everything below 3500kg is 100kph and over is 90kph and buses are 8kph even huge trucks are allowed at 90kph?? im confused. I live in NZ
Yeah, trucks are a key part of any national freight network. New Zealand doesn’t have nearly as much space for rail transport as Australia or the USA, so good roads are extremely important
Hey Yukon, a video I think you should do is on ambulances and the different challenges they face in different countries. I follow a German ambulance drivers channel on TH-cam and its really fascinating to see how Germans, will, for the most part, move to let medical vehicles get thru Conversely, here in the USA, it feels like every man for himself. Some people move, some people don't. Of course the law requires you to move but I see many people who don't bother, and also people who wait for it to pass them then speed up to follow the ambulance thru the clearing
I feel like for the US it just depends on the place. Generally for me everytime ive seen a ambulance people move over. But the US is a giant place so it may vary on the state/city
@@goatmonarch But I love how a such a big country lacks mandatory driving school, longer and stricter tests before obtaining a driver's license. Every driver in the US were taught to drive by their parents, which explain why most US drivers are stupid and have no respect for the pedestrians, emergency vehicles and even driving slow on the left lane on the interstates
"new zealands highways are some of the best in the world" not so much these days, current government has been massively neglecting Road maintenance for the last few years. As soon as you are out of the city they get very average very quickly 😅
Gross weight of 2000 kg is the weight of an average SUV. Are you sure you are not mistaken? Maybe 20000 kg, that would make more sense, but still does not sound lile a lot.
I don't know why but I really like these short well edited videos about trucks from all over the world. Keep the up the great videos my dude!
As a French truck driver i will be very happy to help you on a potential French episode because trust me there is a lot to talk about
That would be awesome.
What are the unique aspects of French truck driving if you don't mind me asking? Non-frenchie here
@@youtubeus3rname very strict (and SO overcomplicated) regulations on driving hours, our highways are maintained by a private company meaning we have one of the best (if not THE best) highways of the world where you can find a service area every 15min to 30min of driving, on A roads and B roads we have a thing called "resto routier" witch are restaurants specificaly designed for us with bathrooms and showers and where the food is great and often they are all you can eat buffets
And this is only the tip of the iceberg
@@loulou_yghbt4451 and they are so expensive that we drive on them very rarely ! no thanks, France is my least favourite country to drive in europe because of tons of stupid laws and expensive highways
Nobody likes France though?
New Zealand is heaven for a truck spotter, they have a lot of rare and unique stuff from other countries. If it exists, it can probably be found in New Zealand. Unmodified Japanese fire engines, trucks from obscure English and American brands like Atkinson, Commer, Diamond REO and Marmon, on and off-highway Canadian loggers, and a lot of antique trucks can all be found in NZ. I would visit solely for the trucks.
We also have an amazing transport museum down in Invercargill. So many crazy interesting old trucks in there. Unfortunate that is so far off the beaten track for must tourists though.
Its the same with cars, not unusual to go for a drive and see cars from prettymuch every major manufacturer from the last 50 years just driving around.
The lack of salt on the roads and the kiwi desire to just keep mending things in a shed forever seems to keep all manner of things around
I’m not sure why they left them out but there are a lot of Japanese trucks here if I remember right Hino is the most trucks sold here
@lesmond k nna its the fuso with 20.7% share of the market hino are usless and made like little toy trucks
@@nzallround4723 didn’t see any in video if they have 20% of the market just like Harley the all American machine we have a cat bulldozer made by Mitsubishi Motors
You should do a video on Thailand because of how dependent it is on trucks. Almost 80% of all freight in the country is moved by trucks and there are some insane(and sometimes stupid) truck modifications.
Trucker from NZ here, the speed limit for trucks is 90Km/h regardless of weight
which is very rarely adhered to lol
Ive seen trucks go 100km/h here in WTC, depending if they're empty they go 110km/h.
Ah, New Zealand. As a sailor it was one of the few places I never got to, when I was married it was a place my wife and I aspired to emmigrate to. Got divorce which is an occuptaional hazard of going to sea and where does my ex and her new partner end up? Yep, they're living on the South island now. Both my daughters and grand children have all been out to visit. Helped of course by the Bank of Dad.
Loving these small and very enjoyable video Yukon. 👍👍👍
So sorry man 😔
I really wish they would bring the American cab overs back to the states. They ones produced in NZ & Aus are just beautiful. Plus with better suspensions now, they will ride so much better than they used to. The K100 was such an iconic work horse in America for almost 30 yrs. My dad drove a K100 for many years back in the early to mid late 80's. You couldn't throw a rock without hitting 1.
Yukon videos brighten my day and the quality of New Zealand's roads soothes my bitter Wisconsin heart.
Trust me, we have our fair share of terrible roads. The main highways are great, but some of our roads are pretty terrible
@@MBRoa22 Darn. Nice highways though
@@MBRoa22 the main highways suck aswell lol
@@MBRoa22 People are forgetting that not all roads can be in 100% perfect condition all the same, any road surfaces wear out over time, that's how asphalt works.
It's physically impossible to keep every road in 100% perfect condition as over 1mil cars drive over it every day. Also potholes always gets formed by cold weather, rain, puddles and of course vehicles driving on the road. People also fail to realize that heavy trucks can create bigger potholes than smaller cars.
Do people really wish all roads were made of stainless steel rather than asphalt?
@@automation7295 no one is in here stating all roads should be immaculate 24/7. Wear and tear happens. However, It's a known fact that aside from our highways, a lot of NZ roads are poor quality.
Where'd the stainless steel come from? That's a straw man argument if I've ever heard one.
The pocket road train tanker is an Australian rig, nothing like that in NZ. 1.05
We got roadtrains too brotha seen a few a doubles ab triples and ect around
you should do a video about eastern european trucking,since it is so much different from the normal european trucking
Hmm. I'm from Finland and we have a ton of both western and eastern trucks/lorries driving around, at least visually or manufacturer wise there's no real difference - only that some Finnish, Swedish & Norweigan trucks can be found well decorated and stylish.
always brightens my day to see a Yukon video !!! :)
One thing I noticed about the trucking scene on my recent visit to New Zealand was how diverse the trucks were, with Japanese, European and American trucks all being used.
Thanks for doing this video on little old New Zealand. Also massive shout for Aotearoa, the Māori name for NZ. Great job with the pronounciation as well ❤️
You're one of the few creators that gets me to watch every single video
Probably the largest contributor to that huge road maintenance cost is precisely because of how dependent we are on trucking to get things around, it's a shame to think that the government spent vast sums of money connecting practically every town with railways and then decided 'nah, let's build highways and let trucks do it now'.
completely agree. Trains are the most efficient transport for anything going between major hubs and as to why we still don't have double tracked main lines the whole way between major cities and ports is puzzling, the economic return would be huge as drivers could be assigned to other goods not in shipping containers
@@francoismurrell4604trains can only get the cargo so far, trucks would still be required but for a shorter distance. The industry wouldn’t reassign drivers because they would start cutting down on numbers because the demand wouldn’t be as high
International cab overs are a new zealand built product, only sold in nz as far as im aware. Built in mt maunganui at - Intertruck New Zealand
Swedish trucking is one I’d like to see next but any country would be nice I just love this series in general
Cool video about us in NZ! Unfortunately some incorrect info. For example max gross tonnage is 60 ton, with permits etc. We also dont see A-trains around anymore. Mainly B-trains and truck and trailers, aka rigid and draw bar pull trailers.
61t actually so iv heard lol Hiltons run them on some of there bulkys
New Zealand truck are unique and also eye catching imo
A lot of truck drivers here in New Zealand don't keep to that 90kph speed limit. Also worth mentioning that our roads suck!
Loved the video! However, I disagree with the statement that NZ's highways are "some of the best in the world". I'm a Kiwi, and I can say they're really not. Most of them aren't even asphalt; 2-lane chipseal tracks make up this country's arterial roads (and even many urban streets!). I've been to Australia, and their roading system is light-years ahead of ours.
Still, it was really cool to see all those familiar scenes. 😊
PS: Did anyone notice the Honda Odyssey overtaking at 4:18? Crossing a double yellow line AND moving into a second oncoming lane! 😮
Lryics:
New Zealand, also known as Aotearoa in the indigenious maori language is a small island nation located in the south western pacific ocean. With a population of just over 5 million, this country is renown for its breath taking natural landscapes, diverse culture, and friendly people. From the snow-capped peaks of the southern alps, to the sandy beaches of the southerm island, New zealand is of contrasts that offers visitors a unique and unforgetable experience. Those arguably most familiar with New Zealand's picturesque landscapes have to be the almost 35 thousand truck drivers who call this island nation home. New Zealand is home to the 52nd largest road network in the world. With a total length of 96,817 kilometers. 11 thousand kilometers of which is made up of the country's state highway network. Valued at 23 billion New Zealand dollars, this highway network connects almost all major population centers in the country and requires a hefty 2.2 billion dollars anually to maintain. This price tag does come with many benefits though, as New Zealand's highways are some of the best in the world and considering how reliant the country is on cars and trucks for transportation, the condition of these roads are essential to keep the nation functioning. Heavy vehicles such as trucks are capped at a maximum speed limit of 90 kilometers an hour unless their gross weight is over 2 thousand kilograms, in which case 80 kilometers and hour becomes the maximum. Driving down the left hand side of New Zealand's roads, you can see trucks from around the world transporting goods. These trucks come in one of two varieties. Either cabover style trucks which feature a flat face, or what are called traditional cab trucks which are differentiated by the longer nose at the front. Some of the most popular cabover trucks in the country are from international manufacturers. Such as Scania, Volvo, Iveco, MAN, Mercedes, DAF, Hino, Kenworth, and International. Like Australia, certain American branded trucks are exclusively produced and used in Oceania. Two of which are the Kenworth K200 and the International 9870, both of which are cabover style trucks North Americans desperately want and Ocanians are happy to keep from them. Traditional cab trucks typically come from North American brands such as Freightliner, Mack, Kenworth, Western Star, Caterpillar, and International. New Zealand is home to a veried economy. With a totaled GDP of almost 250 billion US dollars. The country's main exports are dairy products, meat, wood, fruits and vegetables, as well as wine, which are generally shipped to the five main economic partners of China, Australia, the United States, Japan, and South Korea, listed in order of economic importance. All of these industries rely heavily on New Zealand's truck drivers to transport products to and from seaports. As 99.5% of exports and imports are handled via container ship. Though the country has invested quite a bit into their rail network over the years, only 16% of freight is transported by train, leaving the rest mostly up to truck drivers. As is the case in many areas of the world, the average salary of truckers in New Zealand isn't exactly adequate. With the average driver making only 54,405 New Zealand dollars per year. Drivers here are required to take a 30 minute break after 5 and a half hours of work time, and in any 24-Hour period they're permitted to work up to 13 hours with 10 hour mandatory breaks in-between. In a given week, drivers are allowed to acrue up to 70 hours of working time before being required to take a 24 hour rest day. Though this system is somewhat complicated, it seems to function fine for the most part. However, pretty much all drivers wish they could drive and sleep as they personally see fit. In terms of truck regulations, semi trucks are limited to a maximum length of 23 meters, a maximum height of 4.25 meters, and a maximum gross weight of 50 metric tonnes.
FUCK YEAH NEW TRUCKING VIDEO LETS GOOO😈😈😈 dude you’ve made me appreciate the glorious world of logistics. Love you man 💛💛
NZ has very diverse trucks and combinations - not to mention breathtaking scenery, It's a truck enthusiast's dream
Thank you for the video! I really enjoy how you are wrapping up trucking markets and culture around the globe! Cheers!
I live in NZ and personally I think its one of the best nations when it comes to trucks. There are trucks from all over the world here that you don't often see all together in one place.
New Zealand's state highway network is not high quality, majority of the roads are tight 2 lane single carriage ways that constantly get ripped apart by the large amount of trucks we have running on them, then get half baked repairs, often chipseal that barely last a few months before it needs attention again. Even our larger roads like the Waikato expressway are constantly having sections of road limited down to one lane because the surface is so ripped up you could break a wheel at the 110 speed limit.
People are forgetting that not all roads can be in 100% perfect condition all the same, any road surfaces wear out over time, that's how asphalt works.
It's physically impossible to keep every road in 100% perfect condition as over 1mil cars drive over it every day. Also potholes always gets formed by cold weather, rain, puddles and of course vehicles driving on the road. People also fail to realize that heavy trucks can create bigger potholes than smaller cars.
Do people really wish all roads were made of stainless steel rather than asphalt?
@@automation7295 have you even driven on nz roads?
@@Shay.e38 Do you you understand how asphalts work? No matter how well you maintain them, they'll wear again.
@@automation7295 take that as a no so stop trying to tell people that their roads are good if you haven't even seen them.
It's the ground under the road ... Waikato is a giant peat swamp, it's rarely the vehicle apparently ...
An they don't use lime base anymore ...
I drive a concrete truck here in New Zealand. I remember one time heading to Dunedin in my car in the early hours of the morning heading up the Kilmog road and spotting 3 sets of lights flying up behind me..I pulled over not knowing what was going on and it was a Mainfreight B-train truck, NZ Post B train truck and the Bread semi truck having a race up the hill...bloody funny to see
In case you're curious as to why most trucks in NZ are 'cab overs', its because much longer and heavier loads can be carried within the overall length, without the intrusion of the traditional 'long-nose.' This is especially so on confined roads and city driving, where tight turning is necessary when hauling long loads.
In NZ the traditional 'long-nose', is more generally confined to the heavier 'prime-mover (tractor-unit)' role, for hauling semi and multi-trailer configurations.
hot tip, we dont say aotearoa here. the land we live on is called new zealand, and aotearoa is just as much an invented term as is new zealand. both terms only existing since 1850, technically the term new zealand is even older. maori didnt have a constituient country and many didn't even live on the south island until the 1700s by the time the dutch had already been and left. and almost all maori did not travel around NZ, so the only terms were for the tribes, or TE WAIPONAMU ( WATER AND GREEN STONE)/TE WAKA A MAUI (MAUI'S BOAT) are the indigenous terms for the south island, and TE IKA A MAUI ( THE FISH OF MAUI) for the north island, the mythology being that the south island is the fishing canoe of the mythological figure maui, and the north island somewhat resembling a manta ray, being the fish that maui caught.
also bruh released the episode about NZ in NZ time 1:30 AM
What are you on about
we do say aotearoa here though?
Some people do say Aotearoa though.. I do sometimes, its nice.
Come to the South Island where only 30Km of State Highway 1 is dual carriageway. Then tell me we have high quality roads.
2:02 "two of which are the kenworth k200 and the international 9870, both of which are cabover style trucks North Americans desperately want and oceanians are happy to keep from them" That hurt. I WANNA DRIVE ONE
No, my $60k NZD trucks. You got plenty of other brands in your country, use them.
You have breath taking natural landscapes
About a month or two ago I was looking to see if Yukon would do a video about NZ trucking, I thought 'Probably not, no one ever cares about NZ...but I do hope he makes one...' Then I see this video. Nice.
You could talk about eastern European/ex eastern bloc countries' trucking or truck brands. Pretty much all of them have at least one truck brand, eg.: Jelcz and Star (Polish), RÁBA (Hungarian), Roman (Romanian), and MAZ (Belorussian)
P.S.: I pretty much mentioned all the brands lol.
P.S., the sequel: Jelcz also makes buses.
P.S.: Please keep these videos coming, I love them!
Kamaz Rusia...
90kph speed limit for all heavy vehicles regardless of weight unless you are over dimension/weight and then individual bridge speed limits come into effect.
Height is 4.3m weight is upto 58t with permits and salaries vary upto 130k nzd. You may go higher and heavier 200+tonne but obviously permits are required
Love your videos! South Africa is one you should consider haha, it is wild.
Yes a lot of truckers here (and i was one when I drove) really want Kenworth and International to produce those sexy cabovers here. Also Freightliner as well as Mercedes owns Freightliner
4:18 that's an illegal overtake right there haha
I always appreciate the videos you make.
Excellent video! If this is the new standard, I'm all for it.
Gotta love driving the saddle road.
I do it nearly every day in my truck.
The truck in thumbnail is from Victoria Australia 🇦🇺 though
Hi,I'm a trucker here in New Zealand,and yep
It's the best job ever.
Hope your well an having an awesome day
Cheers
Hi. This is my dream. Now I work in Europe, I have 9 years of experience. I hope that I can get to your wonderful country soon.
love your videos !!! keep up the great work :)
I live in the South Island of New Zealand, on a country road that has higher proportion of trucks than average. They're some of the best drivers on the road (as you can see from these clips... tackling tight corners while all the cars tailgate and pass without signalling LOL).
Not sure I'd say we have one of the best high way systems in the world - 95% of it has just one lane each side, and it's chip seal not tarmac. It's kept in pretty good condition for what it is, but there's no motorways between the city.
hello from Rotorua, New Zealand
Hello from Auckland.
I love the short clip of kaiteriteri and the kayak awesome photos I live in nz on a farm out of renwick which is just out of blenheim
Can you do one on Taiwanese trucking? Traffic is hell plus there are these small trucks and they also go up 14% and significantly steeper roads
Great video and great clips!
Finally my favourite pseudo truck channel uploaded a new truck video
Speed limit for heavy trucks has been 90 since May 2004, wages are closer to $80000 and weights go up to 61 tonnes. Also, not even remotely the best highways in the world! Most of them are gravel and tarseal, hopelessly inadequate for the last 30 years.
Perfect illegal overtake at 4:20
The new zealand way
Nice content whould like to see South Africa's trucks next
2:55 I highly doubt 99.5% are handled by container ship, as a lot of wood is transported by bulk carriers. Gold and other valuables (which are well over 0.5%) are transported by air, and cars, and trucks, are usually transported by roll on roll off ship. Did you mean sea shipping instead of container ship?
Thank you I really like these videos :)
Love your videos! I think I video on the history of cement trucks would be cool!
little irrelevant for the point of the video, but interesting anyway, the K200 has finished its lifespan and is being replace with the K220, which is just kinda the same but moderner
The weight is wrong trucks can go up to 60 tons in new zealand but only on permitted roads
I think you won the most names of trucks in new Zealand
Great content, keep it coming
LET'S GOOOO. LOVE YOU YUKON
Yay i have waited so long for this
Hell yeah, New Zealand is a good choice for a video
Great video 👍🏽 although Australian outback road-trains fascinate me those Kiwi trucks are so cool …and have been in love with Aotearoa for a long time - I’ll soooo miss hopping across the ditch for bungy-ing in a few weeks after I move to the US 😢
It wouldn't be a NZ trucking video without a clip of a car driver doing a sketchy pass on the kaimai ranges 😂😂😂
have you done Finland yet?
Hahaha it’s funny to see you used a clip of pollock cranes fat kenworth for traditional cab thats filmed on hull road im sure 😂
As far as I know all trucks no Matter size and weight can do 90kms
Also currently our max permitted weight is at 61T altho 58t or below is the mainly used top weight
I think a video about balkan trucking would be quite interesting to see.
2:08 so true. Tight quarters in old cities like Montreal and Boston would make the job NOTABLY easier...
Can someone explain what he means by gross wieght over 2000kg everything below 3500kg is 100kph and over is 90kph and buses are 8kph even huge trucks are allowed at 90kph?? im confused. I live in NZ
Oceania seem has the best trucks scene yet
New Zealand
The real life bonus track
i love watching your videoa in the gym locker room while changing
another informative video from the yabbie himself
Indonesian trucking experience?
I would like videos about Egypt or maybe South Africa. In fact trucking in Africa in general would be interesting.
Yeah, trucks are a key part of any national freight network. New Zealand doesn’t have nearly as much space for rail transport as Australia or the USA, so good roads are extremely important
Learned a lot! Thanks for the video!
Can you do Romanian trucking next?
Just curious what you can dig up.
Hey Yukon, a video I think you should do is on ambulances and the different challenges they face in different countries. I follow a German ambulance drivers channel on TH-cam and its really fascinating to see how Germans, will, for the most part, move to let medical vehicles get thru
Conversely, here in the USA, it feels like every man for himself. Some people move, some people don't. Of course the law requires you to move but I see many people who don't bother, and also people who wait for it to pass them then speed up to follow the ambulance thru the clearing
I feel like for the US it just depends on the place. Generally for me everytime ive seen a ambulance people move over. But the US is a giant place so it may vary on the state/city
@@goatmonarch But I love how a such a big country lacks mandatory driving school, longer and stricter tests before obtaining a driver's license.
Every driver in the US were taught to drive by their parents, which explain why most US drivers are stupid and have no respect for the pedestrians, emergency vehicles and even driving slow on the left lane on the interstates
hey lad, little note for future videos, the k200 is no longer in production, we've moved on to k220's now
Thank you I always love New Zealand .
Hey , me too!
Ok guys.
Why is this unlisted? I came back to it from a playlist and noticed it's no longer public.
I think you were a bit out saying trucks are limited to 80kmh if their weight is over 2000kgs. A large car weighs more than that
Could you maybe talk about parking lot trams and other theme park vehicles? I work on them and think it would be an interesting episode
"new zealands highways are some of the best in the world" not so much these days, current government has been massively neglecting Road maintenance for the last few years. As soon as you are out of the city they get very average very quickly 😅
You should look at New Zealand Truckbuses, very interesting!
30 minute break every 4 hours for us here in Oz.
Gross weight of 2000 kg is the weight of an average SUV. Are you sure you are not mistaken? Maybe 20000 kg, that would make more sense, but still does not sound lile a lot.
I meant to say hauling 2000kg, my bad 👀👀
The 53000 per year is based on a 40 hour work week.
Scandinavian trucking would be nice to watch!
Yooooo nz mentioned lesssgooooo
holy shit i was just thinking how NZ trucking worked while i was trucking last night.
See this is a comprehensive information vid about nz trucking, whereas the Egypt video was a geography lesson with no trucking at all
hi, can you made one video from argentina ?
thank you for doing my country
"Some of the best highways in the world" lol, have u been here?
could you do a video about trucking in sweden ?