About Us

The NZ Heavy Haulage Association is the national trade association for member companies that transport overweight or overdimension loads.

The transport of such loads by specialist transport organisations involves gaining permission from various regulatory authorities, and a key role of the Association is to promote the interests of the industry with these agencies to ensure that any conditions for travel are appropriate for transport companies to operate within.

The Association also performs a key information-sharing role with its members to ensure that they are up to date with an operating environment that is continually changing. This is carried out through methods that include a monthly newsletter, a subscription to the Contractor Magazine, and a yearly Conference for members.

A Board is elected directly by the members oversees the work of the Association and the Board employs an Chief Executive based in Wellington to carry out the everyday work of the Association. This includes lobbying the various regulatory agencies, making submissions on policy issues, distributing information, and responding directly to members' concerns about specific matters. An annual Member Directory is a key industry resource for accessing professionals involved in the overweight and overdimension industry.

The Association is currently developing codes of practice and training programmes to ensure that activities are both safe and are carried out to a high standard. The first of these relates to building relocation.

Sponsorship is a vital component in the funding of the Association and the completion of the annual project programme. The Association has been fortunate over the past years in attracting support from many areas especially the Road Transport Forum New Zealand, and many corporate sponsors that enable such a small specialist group to remain financially viable.

Members are specialist companies that work in three distinct areas:

Ordinary Membership

This is the membership category for transport operators who are involved in the regular transport of overdimension and/or overweight loads.

Membership fees are determined on the basis of the number of prime movers involved in overdimension and overweight work.
Membership fees start at $660 + GST per year.

 

Associate Membership

This membership category is for suppliers and supporters to the industry.
Membership fees are a flat $440 + GST per year.

 

Certified Pilot Membership

Pilot Membership is for class 1 and 2 pilots who wish to stay up to date with the overdimension and overweight industry. Pilot members are represented directly by an elected Member on the Association’s Board.
Membership fees are a flat $220 + GST per year.

The Association welcomes enquiries and applications for membership at any time.

Membership will appeal to those transport organisations that wish to stay right up to date with the ever-changing transport environment, and who also wish to contribute to making their operating conditions safe and efficient.