NZ Road Transport Industry Awards
The NZ Road Transport Industry Awards recognise best practice or behaviour and honour individuals, organisations, or companies that have gone above and beyond industry requirements in raising skills, safety practices, knowledge, training, industry awareness, innovation and expertise. There were some new categories for 2019 – the Teletrac Navman Outstanding Contribution by a Woman in the Road Transport Industry and EROAD Young Driver of the Year (under 35) awards.
The 2019 NZ Road Transport Industry Awards were presented at a dinner at Wairakei Resort on Wednesday, 23 September.
2019 Awards
You can read the media release here
VTNZ Supreme Contribution to NZ Road Transport
Jeff Mear – Fruehauf New Zealand
EROAD Outstanding Contribution to Health and Safety
Carla Seymour Mansell – Seymours Transport Services
Teletrac Navman Outstanding Contribution by a Woman in the Road Transport Industry
Ayna Shamim – Angel Transport
EROAD Young Driver of the Year
Summer Ratima Thompson – G J Sheldrake
2018 Winners
VTNZ Supreme Contribution to Road Transport
- Greg Inch, Special Rigs for Special Kids
Outstanding Contribution to Training
- Derek Nees, TIL Freight
ERoad Outstanding Contribution to Health and Safety
- Safe Business Solutions
Teletrac Navman Industry Innovation Award
- Sysdoc and Fonterra
A brief summary of the winners’ achievements is available here.
2017 Winners
VTNZ Supreme Contribution to Road Transport
- Trevor Woolston (Allied Publications)
UDC Finance Outstanding Contribution to Training
- NZ Express Transport
Sime Darby Outstanding Contribution to Health and Safety
- Jackie Carroll (Tranzliquid)
Teletrac Navman Industry Innovation Award
- Waste Management NZ