Road safety charity Brake has announced finalists for its annual Fleet Safety Awards with more than 60 organisations in with a chance of winning one of 14 awards.

The annual event, sponsored by Arval, recognises the achievements of fleet operators and suppliers who are working hard to reduce road crashes involving at-work drivers.

Brake has received a record number of award entries and this year’s finalists include well-known names such as Johnson & Johnson, Royal Mail and Aldi, as well as smaller local organisations including Gateshead Council, O’Donovan Waste Disposal and Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service.

A full shortlist (details below) has now been released for each category, and winners will be announced at a gala dinner on Thursday, October 1, 2015, at the St John’s Hotel, Solihull, Birmingham with tickets on sale for £150 per person.

Ellie Pearson, senior professional engagement officer at Brake, said: “We have been thoroughly impressed with this year’s entries, with many companies entering our awards for the first time. It is fantastic that so many companies are making a real effort to end the needless crashes on our roads as a result of at-work drivers. Our judges are going to have a tough time choosing the winners and we wish all our finalists the best of luck and look forward to seeing them all at our awards dinner.”

The shortlists are as follow:

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

• Finning (UK)
• FMG
• Gateshead Council
• Iron Mountain Europe
• O’Donovan Waste Disposal
• TMJ Interiors     
• Telent

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

• Balfour Beatty Plant & Fleet Services
• Centrica
• Eurovia UK 
• Kuehne + Nagel 
• Schneider Electric
• Skanska
• Transport for London

Eco Fleet Award, sponsored by Telogis

• Gateshead Council
• SIG Trading 
• Sure Group
• Tadea

Fleet Safety Analysis and Action Award, sponsored by ARI Fleet UK

• Ealing Council & Cycle Safety Shield
• ELB Partners
• Morrison Utility Services
• Schneider Electrics
• Transport for London
• Travis Perkins

Fleet Safety Innovation Award (operator), sponsored by Allianz Insurance

• Ealing Council & Cycle Safety Shield
• Kuehne + Nagel 
• SIG Trading 
• Hampshire Fire & Rescue Service

Fleet Safety Innovation Award (supplier), Allianz Insurance

• Applied Driving Techniques
• ATE (UK) 
• Checkpoint
• Intelligent Telematics
• MiX Telematics
• Telogis
• TomTom Telematics
• TUTCH Designs
• Volvo Trucks

Fleet Safety Partnership Award, sponsored by Trimble

• Collett & Sons
• FleetMaster (OSS)   
• FleetsCompare and Hydro-Cleansing
• GreenRoad and Iron Mountain
• Johnson & Johnson
• Phillips 66          
• Royal Mail Group
• The Vehicle Group and Aldi

Fleet Safety Product Award (road safety), sponsored by QBE

• ATE (UK) 
• Checkpoint
• e-merge safer drivers
• Hanson UK
• Michelin
• ARI
• Tadea
• Fleetmaster (OSS)         
• FMG

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

• Green Road
• MiX Telematics
• Navman
• RAC Telematics
• TomTom
• SmartWitness
• Cycle Safety Shield
• VisionTrack
• Brigade

Road Safety in the Community Award, sponsored by Ocado

• Autoline
• Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service
• First Bus (North Region)
• Gist
• Bridgestone
• Kunhadi
• Licence Bureau
• Morrison Utility Services
• Johnson & Johnson

Safe Vehicles Award, sponsored by Road Haulage Association

• ELB Partners 
• Hydro-Cleansing
• Network Rail
• O’Donovan Waste Disposal
• SIG Trading
• Transport for London
• Tristar Worldwide Chauffeur Services
• Road Risk Manager of the Year Award, sponsored by Licence Bureau
• Jan Kozlowski (Tristar Worldwide Chauffeur Services)
• Alison Moriaty (Skanska)
• Graham Telfer (Gateshead Council)

Best Newcomer to Road Risk Management, sponsored by Specsavers

• Astrid van der Burgt (Kuehne + Nagel)
• Jen Yaxley (Amey)

Kevin Storey Award for Outstanding Commitment to Road Safety

• Announced on the night