Annual Fleet Safety Awards recognise safety conscious companies

Companies have been honoured for working hard to reduce road crashes involving at-work drivers during BRAKE’S fourth annual Australasian Fleet Safety Awards.

The winners were announced at BRAKE’S annual reception for supporters held Thursday 11 October in Auckland.

Caroline Perry, BRAKE’S NZ Director, says: “We are delighted to have run our fourth Fleet Safety Awards, celebrating the great achievements of companies and individuals who are striving to make a real difference in the world of fleet safety. Congratulations to all the award winners and highly commended entrants for their impressive work over the past year.”

The awards, sponsored by Bridgestone, NZ Transport Agency, Sureplan and Suzuki recognise companies and individuals who have implemented successful initiatives, products or services to tackle fleet safety. The reception was attended by BRAKE supporters and awards finalists.

There were seven categories of awards, including two new awards for 2018, the Sustainable Journeys Award, and the Road Safety in the Community Award. Two individual awards were also presented to fleet professionals: the Road Risk Manager Award went to John Ireland, Fleet Manager at the University of Waikato; and the prestigious Outstanding Commitment to Road Safety Award was awarded to Geoff Duffy from Gough Group. The 2018 Fleet Safety Award winners are:

sponsored by Sureplan:

NZ Racing Board

sponsored by NZ Transport Agency: Hino Australia

EROAD

Waste Management

Community Award, sponsored by Bridgestone:

NZ Trucking Association – Safety MAN Truck

Year Award, sponsored by Suzuki: John Ireland ( University of Waikato)

to Road Safety Award:

Geoff Duffy