Vehicle operators and service firms including Centrica, Geotab and VisionTrack are on the shortlist for Brake’s UK Fleet Champions Awards for 2023.

Winners are announced at a ceremony at the Royal Armouries in Leeds on 10 October 2023

The awards recognise leading-edge work in carbon reduction and road safety and some 54 organisations and individuals have made the final list to win one of 13 awards at this year’s ceremony.

Categories this year include awards recognising outstanding commitment to road risk management, driver safety in the public sector, and the ‘company driver safety award’ for both large and small fleet sizes – among many others.

The shortlisted entries will now be evaluated by a panel of external judges before the winners are announced at a glittering ceremony at the Royal Armouries in Leeds on 10 October 2023.

Company Driver Safety Award (Sponsored by Fleetmaster)

Small fleet to medium fleet for the private sector organisation (total fleet size of or less than 1000 vehicles) – Air Products and TES 2000.

Large fleet for the private sector organisation (total fleet size of more than 1,000 vehicles) – Centrica Plc and LKQ Euro Car Parts.

Public Sector Driver Safety Award

Shortlist: National Highways; Transport for London; NHS Fleet Solutions.

Sustainable Journeys Award (Sponsored by Zurich Resilience Solutions)

Shortlist: Centrica Plc; NHS Fleet Solutions; Speedy Asset Services.

Dr Will Murray Award for Analysis and Action (Sponsored by eDriving)

Shortlist: Fleetmaster OSS =; Willmott Dixon Holdings; ATL Warehousing and Distribution.

Fleet Safety Innovation Award

Shortlist: Clean Linen and Workwear; Licence Check; eDriving; Fleetmaster OSS; Speedy Asset Services; TSO – Safe Driving for Life Brand; VisionTrack; Zego.

Fleet Safety Partnership Award (Sponsored by Zego)

Shortlist: ATL Warehousing and Distribution / Road Safety Smart; Centrica PLC & Fleetmaster OSS; Geotab / Surecam / Euroloo (see case study here); MGroup Services Plant & Fleet Solutions and Samsara; MiX Telematics & Swans Travel; RSK and Red Driver Training.

Fleet Safety Product Award

Shortlist: Licence Check (Davis Fleet / Davis Driver Audit); eDriving (Mentor); Fleetmaster OSS (MY-DRM); Geotab; Jungo (CoDriver); Lightfoot; Motormax (Safetymax); Reflex Vehicle Hire (Drive with Reflex); Speedy Asset Services; TSO-Safe Driving for Life; VisionTrack (Autonomise.ai); Zego (Fleet Portal).

Safe Vehicles Award

Shortlist: HVS (Hydrogen Vehicle Systems); Reflex Vehicle Hire; Speedy Asset Services; Transport for London.

Road Risk Manager of the Year Award (Sponsored by QBE)

Shortlist: Steve Bennet (Beauparc); Antony Draper & George McChord (MGroup Services Plant & Fleet Solutions); Andrew Drewary (Road Safety Smart); Mick Kiely (TES 2000); Sareen Dhillon (Willmott Dixon); Clare McGrane (TLO) and Ryan Sharp (Zego).

Kevin Storey Award for Outstanding Commitment to Road Safety (Sponsored by Matrix iQ)

Shortlist: Aviva; Zego (Clare McGrane and Ryan Sharp).

Fleet Driver of the Year Award (Sponsored by Samsara)

This category is still open for nominations.

Road Safety in the Community Award (Sponsored by Arval)

This category is still open for nominations

Tickets for the award ceremony are now on sale.

Ross Moorlock, Interim CEO at Brake, said: “A huge congratulations to all the organisations and individuals who have made the shortlist this year. As ever, we were blown away by the quality of entries for the UK Fleet Champions Awards 2023, and we’re heartened to see so many fleet suppliers and fleets prioritising the safety of journeys made on their behalf. Good luck to all entrants, and we look forward to seeing you at the awards ceremony on 10 October at the Royal Armouries in Leeds.”