Trucking and heavy industry companies are among firms honoured for their road safety commitment and effort to reduce fatalities.
This includes Hino Australia, EROAD, Gough Group and the NZ Trucking Association.
The winners of Brake’s fourth annual Australasian Fleet Safety Awards were announced on October 11.
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 supporters of road safety charity Brake 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.
Brake NZ director Caroline Perry says the awards help celebrate 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,” Perry says.
2018 Fleet Safety Award winners went to:
– Company Driver Safety Award, sponsored by SurePlan went to NZ Racing Board.
– Safe Vehicles Award, sponsored by NZ Transport Agency went to Hino Australia.
– Fleet Safety Product Award went to EROAD.
– Sustainable Journeys Award went to Waste Management.
– Road Safety in the Community Award, sponsored by Bridgestone went to NZ Trucking Association – Safety MAN Truck.
– Road Risk Manager of the Year Award, sponsored by Suzuki went to University of Waikato fleet manager John Ireland.
– Outstanding Commitment to Road Safety Award went to Gough Group’s Geoff Duffy.
