The wheels of change are in motion—NZ’s largest road freight survey in over a decade is calling on industry voices to shape the future of transport
Registrations for the National Road Freight Survey have opened, with company owners, managers, drivers and other essential staff encouraged to have their say in the largest sector snapshot in more than a decade.
The survey is being run by independent research firm Research NZ on behalf of Transporting New Zealand, and is available to all road freight industry participants.
“The survey is a fantastic opportunity to better understand industry attitudes on key issues including workforce shortages, operating conditions, revenue issues such as tolling and congestion charging, the Cook Strait ferries and road policing,” says Transporting New Zealand chief executive Dom Kalasih.
“There are over 30,000 people working in the road freight sector across more than 4000 business entities, carrying 93 percent of the national freight task, and we want a clearer picture of what their leading concerns are, what opportunities they see for improvement, and what might be lesser priorities.”
Dom says that Research NZ has kept the survey short, multi-choice and accessible, with the option to provide more in-depth answers.
“The survey will ask operators to rank leading industry issues in order of importance and then get more detailed responses on topical issues relating to each of those. This will be followed by some key questions on workforce challenges, the public perception of truck drivers, and what (if any) skill gaps people are noticing with new drivers.”
The survey opens on 3 March and all industry participants are encouraged to participate. Road freight business owners, managers, drivers and staff can register for the survey at transporting.nz.