Submit a nomination for the 2024 Fleet Safety Award here! Nominations close on Sept. 19, 2024.
Nominations Open for 2024 Fleet Safety Award
If you know a fleet or risk manager whose leadership and innovation have enhanced the safety of fleet drivers and their organizations, consider nominating them — or yourself — for the annual Fleet Safety Award!
June 10, 2024
Applicants are candidates working with light- and medium-duty fleets. A panel of industry leaders will evaluate the nominations to determine the winner.
Source: Automotive Fleet
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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.
Applicants are candidates 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 2024 Fleet Safety Conference, which will be held in San Diego, California, from Nov. 6 to 8.
Eric Richardson received the award at the 2023 Fleet Safety Conference from Mike Joyce of American Automotive Leasing Association (AALA) and Bobit Associate Publisher Chris Brown.
Photo: Chris Brown
Previous winners include 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; 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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