The reason I wrote this is because I know that the road was in excellent condition prior to the logging on top of that hill. I am sure that the roading charges that trucks pay do not make up for the damage trucks cause, be it logging or general transport. In the mean time the rail system is being underutilized.

Reads to me like you might own some trees yourself :-)? I am not a great fan of trucks, although I know that we would struggle without them.

On the otherhand it could be that the roads were substandard to begin with. Considering that there is no frost to speak of, these roads should last forever.

New Zealand businesses do have a history of taking advantage of monopolies to the detriment of their fellow countrymen. People who plant trees do it for potential profit. They take a risk, they expect to make money. I am not about to feel sorry for them if they get their timing wrong.

Bottom line is that the roads are in a pitiful condition and I doubt that the cars were the culprit.