Transporting New Zealand’s Road Freight Industry Awards are coming up on the final Friday of June, recognising a lot of hard yakka in the sector. Over 200 representatives from numerous transport businesses across the motu will gather to celebrate excellence in the realms of safety, innovation, inclusion, training and more. The sheer amount and quality of the nominations have highly impressed the independent judging panel and made their decisions very difficult.

Emerging Leader - A brand new award category this year 

Nominations: Jonathan Gray, Rotorua Forest Haulage. Craig Foster, Les Harrison Transport. Briana McIver, Linfox.Julie Crahay, Wareing Group Ltd. Cameron Court, Cowan Trailers Ltd. 

Outstanding Contribution to Innovation

Nominations: MyTrucking. Viewtech. Selwyn District Council & Treadlite. Grant Keen (Icon Logistics). 

Women in Road Freight Transport

Nominations: Pamela Callahan. Rachael Mahan. Kim Unahi-McLellan. Deborah O’Brien. Jasmin Smith. Fiona Conroy. 

Outstanding Contribution to Health & Safety

Nominations: Graham Neate. Charles Dawson. Daryl & Kylie James. Mitchell James. 

Young Driver

Nominations: Max Hewson, Linfox. Joshua Trowbridge, Sandford Rural Carriers. Jonathan Simpson, KAM Transport..  

Outstanding Contribution to Training

Nominations: Booths Logistics Ltd. Keith Service, Tranzliquid Logistics Ltd. Paul Fincham, KAM Transport. Hayden Reed, CoolTranz. Garry Jones, TR Driver Training. 

Supreme Contribution to Road Freight

Nominations: Neville Billington, Billington Transport. Andrew Carpenter, TR Group. Jeff Mear, Fruehauf NZ Ltd. Phillip Cowie, Parks Towing. Gareth Pert, Tranzliquid Logistics Ltd. 

Transporting New Zealand thanks all the fantastic nominees and wishes them luck. The road freight industry is lucky to be peopled by a diverse range of talent, skills and life experiences. We also wish to thank everyone who took the time to submit a nomination, recognising the value of celebrating excellence in the sector and not letting such contributions fly under the radar. 

Now, it’s over to the judges. Good luck to all those nominated, and we’ll confirm the winners next week!