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

  

• 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