Finalists announced for Brake Fleet Safety Awards

Road safety charity Brake has released the shortlist for its 2018 annual Fleet Safety Awards, which recognise the achievements of those working to reduce the number of crashes involving at-work drivers.

Sponsored by Trimble Field Service Management, the winners will be announced at a gala dinner on Thursday 11 October 2018, at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole, Birmingham.

Tickets are on sale for just £150 per person and there are still some sponsorship opportunities available. Full details are available at www.fleetsafetyawards.com.

Sarah Plumb, senior fleet officer, at Brake, the road safety charity says: “Congratulations to all those shortlisted this year. The awards recognise and celebrate the achievements of organisations and individuals going above and beyond to reduce the number of road crashes involving at-work drivers. We would like to say a big thank you to all those who entered and wish the shortlisted individuals and organisations the very best of luck. We hope you can join us for what promises to be a fantastic evening.”

Richard Kent, enterprise account director at Trimble, said: “We are delighted to be continuing our partnership with Brake and are proud to be the headline sponsor for this year’s awards. Fleet safety is at the forefront of our agenda and we are continually improving our technology to make vehicles and drivers safer. We need to ensure that the bar on road safety is always raised and we are dedicated to working alongside Brake and our customers to achieve this.”

The 2018 finalists are as follows:

Company Driver Safety Award (small fleet), sponsored by Fleetmaster

    McGinley Support Services (Infrastructure ) Ltd
    Network Rail LNE & EM Works Delivery
    Surrey Fire and Rescue Service

Company Driver Safety Award (medium fleet), sponsored by Fleetmaster

    Carey Group – PJ Carey Plant Hire (Oval) Ltd
    Gateshead Council
    G’s Fresh – East Anglian Farms
    RS Connect
    Stantec
    VolkerRail Ltd

Company Driver Safety Award (large fleet), sponsored by Fleetmaster

    Anglian Water Services
    Arriva UK Bus
    British Gas
    National Express
    Royal Mail Group
    Scottish Water
    Travis Perkins Group

Sustainable Journeys Award, sponsored by Anglian Water

    Autogas Ltd
    Jacobs
    Royal Mail Group
    Salvation Army Trading Company (SATCoL)
    VolkerRail Ltd

Dr Will Murray Award for Analysis and Action, sponsored by e-Driving Fleet

    ARI Fleet UK
    Drivermetrics and Schneider Electric
    Geotab
    Movolytics Ltd and Clancy Group

Fleet Safety Innovation Award, sponsored by Geotab

    Auto Windscreens
    Big Change and Silentnight
    DriverMetrics
    Fleet Service GB
    ProVision CameraMatics
    Reflex Vans
    SafeDrivePod International BV
    Trakm8

Fleet Safety Partnership Award

    Black & Veatch and Applied Driving Techniques (ADT)
    DRiiVE Consulting Ltd and Reflex Vans
    Drivermetrics and Schneider Electric
    Dynes Motor Group and Provision CameraMatics
    Movolytics Ltd and Clancy Group Ltd
    Pertemps Driver Training and the Honest Truth (THT)

Fleet Safety Product Award, sponsored by Ocado Foundation

    DriverMetrics
    FleetCheck
    Fleetmaster
    Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS)
    Geotab
    Tranzaura
    The Driving Doctor

Fleet Safety Product Award (in-vehicle technology), sponsored by Ocado Foundation

    DRiiVE Consulting Limited
    GreenRoad Technologies
    Lightfoot Ltd
    Movolytics Ltd
    ProVision CameraMatics
    SafeDrivePod International BV
    SM UK
    SmartWitness
    VisionTrack

Road Safety in the Community Award, sponsored by Johnson & Johnson

    Drivewise
    Licence Bureau
    Ocado
    Royal Mail Group with Safer Roads and West Berkshire Council
    Rrrrallye Team

Safe Vehicles Award, sponsored by irtec

    Murphy Plant
    Reflex Vans
    Royal Mail Group
    RS Connect
    Terberg DTS UK Ltd

Road Risk Manager of the Year Award, sponsored by Licence Bureau

    Colin Knight, The Clancy Group
    Elaine Pringle, Scottish Water
    Graham Telfer, Gateshead Council
    Lynne Beale, Arriva UK Bus
    Mark Bromhall, Royal Mail Group

Kevin Storey Award for Outstanding Commitment to Road Safety, sponsored by Arriva