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NRC On Schedule
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On Schedule. A podcast series in which New Zealand Trucking Media editorial director Dave McCoid speaks with National Road Carriers (NRC) CEO Justin Tighe-Umbers - and guests - on the work the association does, the wins, the challenges, and the strategies taken on key issues of the day.
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Ep 21 New Zealand's Energy Resilience
2w ago00:37:37Tap to summarizeOn Schedule is the series where Dave McCoid, editorial director at New Zealand Trucking Media, speaks with the National Road Carriers senior team and guests on a broad selection of topical industry subjects as well as the work the association does – the wins, the challenges, and the strategies taken on key issues of the day. This month, general manager for policy and advocacy at National Road Carriers, James Smith, joins Dave to discuss New Zealands energy resilience. How are we coping with a real test of the system? If we're lucky the current Middle East situation might be the wake-up call we needed. If not, what happens next?
Transcribe →Ep 20 MITO – A Return to Industry Ownership
Apr 100:57:23Tap to summarizeIn the On Schedule podcast, editorial director at New Zealand Trucking Media, Dave McCoid, speaks with the National Road Carriers senior team and guests on a broad selection of topical industry subjects as well as the work the association does – the wins, the challenges, and the strategies taken on key issues of the day. This month, MITO ownership is back with industry, the first of the industry training organisations out from under the wing of Te Pūkenga. Dave speaks with chairman Sturrock Saunders, CEO Verna Niao, and manager of business systems, Phil Urlich, on what that means for the organisation and industry.
Transcribe →Ep 19 Advantages of an Industry-Led Safety Culture
Mar 500:40:11Tap to summarizeOn Schedule is the series where Dave McCoid, editorial director at New Zealand Trucking Media, speaks with the National Road Carriers senior team and guests on a broad selection of topical industry subjects as well as the work the association does – the wins, the challenges, and the strategies taken on key issues of the day. This month, we discuss the advantages of an industry-led safety culture over one imposed on us by regulators. In the March 2026 edition, NRC general manager of policy and advocacy, James Smith, discusses how best to deal with one of the crux topics of our time.
Transcribe →Ep 18: Economic Trends 2026 with Gareth Kiernan
Feb 300:39:08Tap to summarizeOn Schedule is the series where Dave McCoid, editorial director at New Zealand Trucking Media, speaks with the National Road Carriers senior team and guests on a broad selection of topical industry subjects as well as the work the association does – the wins, the challenges, and the strategies taken on key issues of the day. This month, we start the year with our annual scene setter on the economy. Yes, it's Economic Trends 2026, with Infometrics director and chief forecaster Gareth Kiernan. Few in his industry have the ability to demystify economics like Gareth, imparting some valuable tools for your decisions making tool chest.
Transcribe →Ep 17 The Annual Question and Answer Session
Dec 400:56:51Tap to summarizeOn Schedule is the series where Dave McCoid, editorial director at New Zealand Trucking Media, speaks with the National Road Carriers senior team and guests on a broad selection of topical industry subjects as well as the work the association does – the wins, the challenges, and the strategies taken on key issues of the day. An end-of-year special we hope will become an annual event – the member Q&A. We've asked for questions, you've responded, here's the answers!
Transcribe →Episode 16: NRC – Reflecting on 2025 and looking ahead to 2026
Nov 401:22:57Tap to summarizeOn Schedule is the series where Dave McCoid, editorial director at New Zealand Trucking Media, speaks with the National Road Carriers senior team and guests on a broad selection of topical industry subjects as well as the work the association does – the wins, the challenges, and the strategies taken on key issues of the day. This month, Dave McCoid sits down for a not-to-be-missed interview with NRC chief executive Justin Tighe-Umbers. After another difficult year for NZ Inc, Justin discusses the work done at NRC and progress made in key areas. He also looks towards 2026 with a bit more spring in the commercial footstep, and an industry entering a period of fundamental change.
Transcribe →Ep 15 Workplace Drug Testing: Trends and Solutions
Sep 3000:48:05Tap to summarizeOn Schedule is the series where Dave McCoid, editorial director at New Zealand Trucking Media, speaks with the National Road Carriers senior team and guests on a broad selection of topical industry subjects as well as the work the association does – the wins, the challenges, and the strategies taken on key issues of the day. In one of the truly fascinating episodes of the year, Dave McCoid sits down with Glenn Dobson, CEO at The Drug Detection Agency, for a chat about trends in workplace drug use, and looking at a huge workplace subject of our time through a lens far wider reaching than merely detection.
Transcribe →Ep 14 Resilient Roads, Resilient Economy
Sep 200:43:15Tap to summarizeOn Schedule is the series where Dave McCoid, editorial director at New Zealand Trucking Media, speaks with the National Road Carriers senior team and guests on a broad selection of topical industry subjects as well as the work the association does – the wins, the challenges, and the strategies taken on key issues of the day. This month, a fantastic chat with Andrew Clark, national manager for maintenance and operations at NZTA Waka Kotahi. Our roads are in for far more than a visible overhaul – in the background it's a whole new approach to how money is spent, and the processes that drive planning, selection, decision, execution, and accountability. This is a most enlightening interview.
Transcribe →Ep 13 Updating the Cost of Ownership Model – An NRC and EECA Collaboration
Jul 3000:54:58Tap to summarizeOn Schedule is the series where Dave McCoid, editorial director at New Zealand Trucking Media, speaks with the National Road Carriers senior team and guests on a broad selection of topical industry subjects as well as the work the association does – the wins, the challenges, and the strategies taken on key issues of the day. This month – costing you business now and in the future. The NRC operator costing model has been a living document for four decades. It has recently be put through the refiners' fire once again, this time in collaboration with EECA. It means operators can now test business viability in the alternatively propelled space.
Transcribe →Ep 12 The Role of Your Business When Injury Occurs
Jul 100:42:51Tap to summarizeOn Schedule is the series where Dave McCoid, editorial director at New Zealand Trucking Media, speaks with the National Road Carriers senior team and guests on a broad selection of topical industry subjects as well as the work the association does – the wins, the challenges, and the strategies taken on key issues of the day. This month, Dave McCoid is joined by NRC's manager for policy and advocacy, James Smith, for a chat with Amanda Peart from ACC. Amanda's role is manager - business engagements and partnerships, and today the topic on the table is: the role of your business when injury occurs. Amanda is all about collaboration and working together on the journey towards best practice injury prevention and management.
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