The owner of Cromwell- based trucking company Summerland Express Freight says many drivers want long working hours.

YRC shares fell when trading resumed after a temporary halt for the announcement by the Kansas- based trucking company.

Miami- based trucking and logistics company Ryder System Inc will close its headquarters during the storm, spokesman David Bruce said.

The head of an Auckland- based trucking firm, said that movement of freight, including food, had remained high throughout the Level 4 lockdown.