Australasian Fleet Champions Awards organisers have crowned their winners on both sides of the Tasman for 2022.
The awards, which are into their eighth year, are run by Brake and supported by the Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency. The winners were named and crowned at an event in Auckland on October 20.
Organisers say the event is designed to “acknowledge companies and individuals who have implemented successful initiatives, products or services to tackle fleet safety”.
The Company Driver Safety Award was claimed by FMG, complementing the firm’s recent car insurance customer service award from Canastar New Zealand.
The Fleet Safety Product Award went to e-Driving and Innovation Group, and the Sustainable Journeys Award went to Zilch.
AMI and NZI were also winners on the night, securing the Road Safety in the Community Award and Outstanding Commitment to Road Safety Award, respectively. The latter was specifically awarded to NZI’s Hamish Piercy.
The Safe Vehicles Award was handed to the Council of the City of Sydney, and the Road Risk Manager of the Year Award went to Sarah McLachlan of Manuka Health.
“We are delighted to see organisations working hard to help ensure their employees, contractors and other road users get home safely every day,” says Brake NZ director Caroline Perry.
“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.”
“Waka Kotahi shares the same commitment to improving road and fleet safety and reducing emissions as all the businesses and organisations represented at the awards do,” adds Waka Kotahi senior manager of road safety Fabian Marsh.
“We’re proud to once again support the Fleet Champions Awards and to acknowledge those who take the necessary steps to improve the safety of at-work drivers and the public on the road.
“We congratulate this year’s winner of the Outstanding Commitment to Road Safety Award, Hamish Piercy from NZI.”
