Awards

Dextra Group In 2007, North Dorset lighting firm Dextra Group wanted to offer young people an entry into logistics, however it soon discovered there were no relevant apprenticeships offered at that time. Undeterred, it enlisted the help of Wiltshire Transport Training and Skills for Logistics to develop its own two-year programme: An Introduction to Logistics. […]

CM Downton This family-run firm based in Moreton Valence, Gloucestershire, has achieved the remarkable feat of growing turnover and doubling operating profit since the credit crunch struck in 2008, a performance described as “spectacular” by one judge. In an industry where a profit margin of 3% or 4% is not unusual, Downton’s 8.3% return on […]

Palletways (UK) Palletways has a Europe-wide network of more than 300 members handling some 27,000 pallets per day across the group. Its central hub in Lichfield is supported via centrally-owned sites in London (Greenford and Dartford) and a Scottish hub in Edinburgh. Its UK business, the engine room of the group operation, has more than […]

Andrew Davis, Carlsberg UK As the only major UK brewer with its own delivery service, Carlsberg UK takes a different approach to serving its on-trade customers. This extends to the focus for fleet engineer Andrew Davis on improving the efficiency of the operation while delivering best in class service. Carlsberg UK operates 330 trucks and […]

  After two days intensive judging, the shortlists for the 2012 Motor Transport Awards have been selected. Here we preview the finalists in the Fleet Driver of the Year category.   Paul Allen, Royal Mail In 2004, Paul Allen, a driver with Royal Mail since 1990, became an instructor and in 2008 a driver coach. […]

The shortlist for the Motor Transport Awards has been revealed. After two days of intensive judging by over 50 leading independent industry figures, the cream of the crop of entries for road transport’s premier awards was selected. To see the full list of finalists go to http://www.mtawards.co.uk/mtawards2012/shortlist-2012 where you can also book your tickets to see who walks […]

The race to be named Motor Transport’s Fleet Truck and Fleet Van of the Year hotted up with the announcement the MT Awards shortlists at the CV Show. Long lists for the coveted titles were drawn up by a panel of operators and the shortlists selected by an online vote by registered readers of Motor Transport. The […]

Last year’s 25th anniversary Motor Transport Awards were a sell-out, so to make sure you get a seat at the biggest night in the road transport calendar book now! With more than 1,500 of the top movers and shakers in road transport expected to pack the Great Room at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel to see […]