http://www.saferoad.co.nz/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.saferoad.co.nz en-us Tue, 16 Jun 2026 07:45:42 +1200 Rocketspark http://www.saferoad.co.nz/blog/post/160137/safe-road-services-christmas-party-2022-hampton-downs/ Safe Road Services’ staff were treated to a Christmas party at Hampton Downs this year, where our teams battled it out for the fastest lap times on the go-karts and enjoyed a cooked Christmas lunch to celebrate another successful year with SRS.Staff from our Hamilton, Thames and Auckland branches joined forces for a great day out and were lucky enough to catch a break in the weather to get some dry laps in. 40 staff competed for the fastest lap, with a few bumps, spins and vehicles l... Wed, 14 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.saferoad.co.nz/blog/#post160137 http://www.saferoad.co.nz/blog/post/160138/srs-introduces-trauma-protection-for-employees/ As of July 2022, Safe Road Services were proud to announce an additional benefit available to all full and part time staff members. This trauma protection benefit applies to new and existing staff following 6 months of employment and remains for the duration of their tenure or until retirement age.Safe Road Services’ management team had considered many options from subsidized health insurance to life insurance, long service bonuses and more before finally settling on trauma cover. After some d... Wed, 07 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.saferoad.co.nz/blog/#post160138 http://www.saferoad.co.nz/blog/post/160139/driver-fatigue-management/ Traffic management workers are often faced with long and inconsistent working hours, meaning that managing fatigue is of regular concern for any traffic management workforce. Safe Road Services are always looking at ways to monitor for, reduce or eliminate fatigue and improve work-life balance. One of the newest implementations that we are trialing, is a driver fatigue management system that can be remotely monitored by our managers.Our first vehicle has recently been fitted with forward and dri... Wed, 17 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.saferoad.co.nz/blog/#post160139 http://www.saferoad.co.nz/blog/post/160140/ami-driver-reviver-event/ The arrival of Easter brings an increase of travellers heading away to the beach for the long weekend to soak up the sun and enjoy all the Coromandel has to offer. Many travellers come from the Waikato and Auckland regions, which can be quite a distance to travel, even when not contending with traffic.... Fri, 22 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.saferoad.co.nz/blog/#post160140 http://www.saferoad.co.nz/blog/post/160141/ex-tropical-cyclone-dovi/ After a long dry summer, New Zealand experienced heavy rain and winds with the arrival of ex-tropical cyclone Dovi on the weekend following Waitangi Day. The worst of the wind blasted through the Auckland, Waikato and Coromandel regions causing the closure of the harbour bridge, various roads as well as some schools and businesses. Safe Road Services emergency response crews were out in full force maintaining traffic management work sites and ensuring the safety of our clients and the public whi... Fri, 22 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.saferoad.co.nz/blog/#post160141 http://www.saferoad.co.nz/blog/post/160142/modern-traffic-management-fleet-updates/ Safe Road Services have been working towards a full upgrade of our fleet to ensure versatility as well as compliance with RCA requirements across all our traffic management services.We’re always looking for ways to improve our services, whether that’s in our traffic management plan design, on site traffic management, or emergency call-out response. Over the past year we have purchased 8 Isuzu Traffic Management trucks. These trucks are engineered to provide the most user-friendly design... Mon, 27 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.saferoad.co.nz/blog/#post160142 http://www.saferoad.co.nz/blog/post/160143/coromandel-storm-damage-response/ Between the 16th and 19th of July 2020, the Coromandel Peninsula experienced extreme weather conditions. When the wild weather caused the roads to become hazardous, Safe Road Services stepped in with professional traffic management services to keep road users safe as they navigated the hazardous roads. The storms caused slips and flooding, which blocked off main State Highway Routes to Whangamata, Tairua, Pauanui, and other surrounding towns, resulting in the need for temporary traffic managemen... Wed, 22 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.saferoad.co.nz/blog/#post160143 http://www.saferoad.co.nz/blog/post/160144/safe-road-services-covid-19-response/ Safe Road Services assisted roading and utilities maintenance crews with temporary traffic management during the Covid-19 level 4 lockdown. These crews were out on the road performing essential traffic management services to maintain the standards of our State Highways across the Coromandel and to keep the power on in the Waipa area. We are proud of our staff for stepping up to keep these traffic control services operating.During these hard times time our staff were subject to stringent hygiene ... Sat, 25 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.saferoad.co.nz/blog/#post160144