Organisations and individuals working to improve fleet and driver safety have been recognised at the 2026 Australasian Fleet Champions Awards.
The awards celebrate initiatives designed to reduce deaths and injuries involving work vehicles and at-work drivers across New Zealand and Australia.
Winners were announced at an Auckland ceremony on November 10, hosted by sports broadcaster Stephen McIvor.
Now in their 12th year, the awards are organised by road safety charity Brake and supported by headline sponsor AutoSense.
Eight awards were presented, including five organisational categories and three recognising individual achievement.
Primary ITO won the Company Driver Safety Award, while Fleetcoach received the Fleet Safety Product Award and Baby On The Move took the Road Safety in the Community Award.
Steel & Tube Holdings won the Safe Vehicles Award and Farmers Mutual Group received the Sustainable Journeys Award.
Fonterra’s Scott Butler received the Fleet Driver Award, while Williams & Wilshier’s Jason Williams was named Road Risk Manager of the Year.
Genesis Energy’s Greg Price received the Outstanding Commitment to Road Safety Award.
Brake New Zealand director Caroline Perry says the finalists demonstrated the fleet sector’s role in improving safety for workers and the wider public.
“We are delighted to see organisations working hard to help ensure their employees, contractors and other road users get home safely every day,” Perry says.
“The organisations represented at the awards are striving to make a real difference to fleet and road safety, and we hope their work and achievements inspire other organisations to implement measures to address their own risks too.”
AutoSense chief executive Charles Dawson says supporting the awards reflects the company’s focus on improving fleet and driver safety.
“Supporting the Fleet Champions Awards is a natural extension of our commitment to helping businesses on both sides of the Tasman put driver safety and wellbeing at the heart of their operations,” Dawson says.
“We’re proud to stand alongside Brake to celebrate organisations that share our dedication to safer journeys for all.”
2026 Fleet Champions Award winners
- Company Driver Safety Award: Primary ITO
- Fleet Safety Product Award: Fleetcoach
- Road Safety in the Community Award: Baby On The Move
- Safe Vehicles Award: Steel & Tube Holdings
- Sustainable Journeys Award: Farmers Mutual Group
- Fleet Driver Award: Scott Butler, Fonterra
- Road Risk Manager of the Year: Jason Williams, Williams & Wilshier
- Outstanding Commitment to Road Safety Award: Greg Price, Genesis Energy
