Deadline for Brake’s UK Fleet Champions Awards is this Friday

Road safety charity Brake is reminding safety-conscious fleet organisations that the deadline for entries to its UK Fleet Champions Awards is this Friday (May 2).

The UK Fleet Champions Awards are open to any organisation that employs people who drive for work as well as those that support the fleet industry with products and services that help make the roads safer.

Brake is also inviting people to nominate their colleagues who have gone the extra mile to address work-related road risk in their organisation, or throughout their careers.

For the second year, Brake has partnered with Driving for Better Business to deliver the awards, which are free to enter.

Ross Moorlock, CEO of Brake, said: “More than one-third of road deaths involve someone who was driving for work, but the good news is that we know there are companies across the country who are working hard to make a difference – through the safe and sustainable operation of work vehicles, and by championing safe driving behaviours.

“If you or your organisation are going the extra mile to stop road deaths caused by work vehicles, we want to hear from you.

There are 12 categories and these include Company Driver Safety, Public Sector Driver Safety, Dr Will Murray Award for Analysis and Action, Road Risk Manager of the Year and the Kevin Storey Award for Outstanding Commitment to Road Safety.

For full details of the awards categories and entry forms, visit the Brake website.

All entries will be reviewed by an independent panel of judges and the winners presented at a ceremony at New Dock Hall at the Royal Armouries in Leeds on Thursday, September 25.