Road safety charity Brake has announced the winners of its 2023 UK Fleet Champions Awards, which celebrate the hard work and dedication of fleet organisations striving to reduce road deaths and injuries.

Brake’s interim CEO Ross Moorlock said the hard work and dedication of the winners was inspirational

The celebratory awards ceremony took place at Leeds’ New Dock Hall at the Royal Armouries on Tuesday (10 October) and revealed the winners from 60 shortlisted organisations and individuals across 11 different awards categories, as judged by an independent panel of experts from the fleet industry.

Winners included Geotab, Zego and Transport for London while fleet risk managers awarded for their work included Andrew Drewary of Road Safety Smart and Sareen Dhillon from Willmott Dixon Holdings.

The event, which was attended by more than 230 people from across the fleet sector, also saw thousands of pounds raised to support Brake’s National Road Victim Service, via donations, raffle tickets and a silent auction.

The awards were hosted by Brake’s interim CEO Ross Moorlock who reminded attendees of the devastating impact of road crashes on families and urged everyone in the room to come together to achieve the shared goal of ending the daily deaths and injuries on roads.

He said: “Now is the time for action. Road safety should not be used as a political, point-scoring exercise. We must work collaboratively together for safe and sustainable solutions that meet all needs. And we need to work to deliver tangible progress and outcomes.”

“It’s always humbling to see the fleet industry come together with safety at the forefront of their minds. We’re so grateful to everyone that supports these awards and we offer heartfelt congratulations to all the organisations and individuals who won or were shortlisted for an award. Their hard work and dedication are inspirational.”

Winners of the UK Fleet Champions Awards 2023:

Company Driver Safety Award (Small/Medium Fleet) Sponsored by Fleetmaster

Winner: Air Products
Highly Commended: TES 2000

Company Driver Safety Award (Large Fleet) Sponsored by Fleetmaster

Winner: LKQ Euro Car Parts
Highly Commended: Centrica

Public Sector Driver Safety Award

Winner: Transport for London
Highly Commended: National Highways

Sustainable Journeys Award Sponsored by Zurich Resilience Solutions

Winner: Centrica
Highly Commended: NHS Fleet Solutions

Dr Will Murray Award for Analysis and Action Sponsored by eDriving

Winner: Fleetmaster OSS
Highly Commended: ATL Warehousing and Distribution

Fleet Driver of the Year Award Sponsored by Samara

Winner: Andrew Halkett (Speedy Services)
Highly Commended: Darren Harkness (Ocado Logistics)

Fleet Safety Innovation Award Sponsored by Arval

Winner: Zego
Highly Commended:
1: Fleetmaster OSS
2: Speedy Services
3: VisionTrack

Fleet Safety Partnership Award Sponsored by Zego

Winner: M Group Services Plant and Fleet Solutions in partnership with Samsara
Highly Commended:
1: ATL Warehousing and Distribution in partnership with Road Safety Smart
2: Geotab in partnership with Surecam and Euroloo

Fleet Safety Product Award Sponsored by Statom Group

Winner: Geotab
Highly Commended:
1: eDriving
2: Licence Check Ltd: Davis Driver Audit
3: VisionTrack

Safe Vehicles Award Sponsored by Geotab

Winner: Transport for London
Highly Commended: Speedy Services

Road Risk Manager of the Year Sponsored by QBE

Winners: Andrew Drewary (Road Safety Smart) and Sareen Dhillon (Willmott Dixon Holdings)
Highly Commended:
1: Antony Draper and George McChord (M Group Services Plant and Fleet Solutions)
2: Clare McGrane (for work at TLO)
3: Mick Kiely (TES 2000 Ltd)

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

Winner: Neil Shaw (Aviva)
Highly Commended: Clare McGrane (Zego, previously at TLO)