Nominations Open for 2025 Fleet Safety Award
Applicants are fleet, safety or risk managers working with light- and medium-duty fleets. A panel of industry leaders will evaluate the nominations to determine the winner.
The Automotive Fleet Safety Award is bestowed every year, now as part of the Fleet Forward Conference Oct. 21-23, 2025 in San Diego.
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Do you know a fleet or risk manager whose leadership and innovation have enhanced the safety of fleet drivers, their organizations, and the general public? Are you that person?
Consider nominating them — or yourself — for the annual Fleet Safety Award, presented by the American Automotive Leasing Association (AALA) and Automotive Fleet magazine.
Submit a nomination for the 2025 Fleet Safety Award here! Nominations close on Aug 15, 2025.
Applicants are fleet, safety, or risk managers working with light- and medium-duty fleets. A panel of industry leaders will evaluate the nominations to determine the winner. The winner and two runners-up will be announced at the 2025 Fleet Forward Conference, which will be held in San Diego, California, Oct. 21-23.
Fleet Safety Award Honor Roll
Previous winners include:
Sandra Doucette, sr. manager of EHS at Advance Auto Parts (AAP)
Eric Richardson, deputy chief fleet officer for the New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS)
Mark Peabody, global fleet manager at 3M
Frank A. Merlock, associate director, EHS & Sustainability for AbbVie
Sharon Etherington and Katie Franssen of Roche Diagnostics
Dina Kushaliyeva, senior HSE Manager, North America, for Direct Energy
Blair Schober, U.S. Fleet, EH&S, and Telecom Manager for Red Hawk Fire & Security
Joe Rader, VP of risk services for Fisher Auto Parts
Sandra Doucette received the award at the 2024 Fleet Safety Conference from Mike Joyce of the American Automotive Leasing Association (AALA).
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Nikith Rajendran, director of fleet operations for SolarCity
Chad Fay, vice president of Fleet & Supply Chain at Centuri Construction Group
Sandra Lee, director of worldwide fleet for Johnson & Johnson
Kristin O’Driscoll, fleet manager for Baxter Healthcare
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