Safety-conscious organisations from New Zealand and Australia have been recognised for working hard to reduce incidents involving at-work drivers and vehicles.
Road safety charity Brake hosted the eighth annual Australasian Fleet Champions Awards in Auckland on October 20.
The awards, supported by Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency, acknowledge companies and individuals who have implemented successful initiatives, products or services to tackle fleet safety. Award sponsors included Bridgestone, First Rescue, Fleetcoach, Suzuki and Waka Kotahi.
As well as categories for organisations, two individual awards were presented to fleet professionals including the prestigious Outstanding Commitment to Road Safety Award, which was awarded to Hamish Piercy from NZI.
Brake NZ director Caroline Perry says she’s “delighted to see organisations working hard to help ensure their employees, contractors and other road users get home safely every day”.
“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,” Perry says.
The 2022 Fleet Champions Award winners are:
- Company Driver Safety Award, sponsored by First Rescue: FMG
- Fleet Safety Product Award: e-Driving and Innovation Group
- Road Safety in the Community Award, sponsored by Bridgestone: AMI
- Sustainable Journeys Award, sponsored by Fleetcoach: Zilch
- Safe Vehicles Award: Council of the City of Sydney
- Road Risk Manager of the Year Award, sponsored by Suzuki: Sarah McLachlan – Manuka Health
- Outstanding Commitment to Road Safety Award, sponsored by Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency: Hamish Piercy – NZI
*Click here for a full list of winners and highly commended entries
