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Russel Walsh has been an IRTENZ member since 1992 and has had various technical positions in the industry including fleet manager for NZ Post, contracting to NZTA, ITO and EECA in their Fuel Efficiency program. He has served as President. He writes technical bulletins that are published in NZ Trucking magazine.
Steve Bullot has been an IRTENZ member since 2010. In his early career he was part of the team developing the first NZ assembled Fuso heavy truck in NZ. Other roles followed at NZ Motor Bodies developing and managing production systems for buses and coaches, Palfinger truck, fuel tankers, fire appliances and setting up the assembly and finishing line for Australia’s protected mobility vehicle, the Bushmaster.
2024
Bulletin #17 Drive axle gears - Russell Walsh
Bulletin #16 Drive axles and bearings - Russell Walsh
Bulletin #15 Preventing wheel loss - Steve Bullot
Bulletin # 14 European standards for diesel engines – Russell Walsh
Bulletin # 13 King Pin and Skid Plate Safety and Security - Steve Bullot
Bulletin # 12 Fuel Efficiency - Understanding Fuel Efficiency - Russell Walsh
Bulletin # 11 Heavy Vehicle Fires - Steve Bullot
Bulletin # 10 Alternate Liquid Fuels for Combustion Engines - Russell Walsh
Previous Bulletins
# 09 Carden Shaft Park Brake - Steve Bullot
# 08 Filling the Cylinder - Russell Walsh
# 07 Getting the Drive to the Wheels - Russell Walsh
# 06 Turbo Compound Engines - Russell Walsh
# 05 Getting Power from Hydrogen - Russell Walsh
# 04 Electric Vehicles - Russell Walsh
# 03 Electric Trailer Axles - Russell Walsh