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[ November 13, 2019 ] MT Awards 2019 winner: Service to Industry Award – sponsored by Aquarius Awards

Guy Reynolds, commercial director of sponsor Aquarius (second right), presents the Service to Industry Award to Carole Walker, accompanied by comedian Omid Djalili (far left) and MT editor Steve Hobson

MT Awards 2019 winner: Service to Industry Award – sponsored by Aquarius

November 13, 2019 support

This year’s Motor Transport Awards recognised former Hermes Europe CEO Carole Walker’s determination to redefine parcels delivery across three decades of hard work.

Andy Eccles (holding trophy), head of fleet for Mercedes-Benz Vans UK, accepts the award from Richard Gosling, sales director of sponsor Close Brothers Vehicle Hire (second right), accompanied by comedian Omid Djalili (far left) and MT editor Steve Hobson

MT Awards 2019 winner: Fleet Van of the Year – sponsored by Close Brothers

November 11, 2019 support

It’s both an old benchmark and a new one: the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter topped the rankings yet again in the fleet van category at this year’s MT Awards, with the latest version providing an unrivalled set of features

Michael Conroy, CEO of sponsor Palletforce, presenting the trophy to Arrow XL director of people services Zoe Sinclair, with comedian Omid Djalili (far left) and MT editor Steve Hobson (far right)

MT Awards 2019 winner: Training Award – sponsored by Palletforce

November 8, 2019 support

You have to be a special kind of business to turn a disastrous fire into an opportunity to develop an award-winning training programme. But that’s exactly what home delivery specialist ArrowXL did.

Collecting the trophy for DAF Trucks, MD Robin Easton (second left) with James Welchman, marketing manager EMEA at sponsor Texaco Lubricants (second right), accompanied by comedian Omid Djalili (far left) and MT editor Steve Hobson (far right)

MT Awards 2019 winner: Fleet Truck of the Year – sponsored by Texaco Lubricants

November 7, 2019 support

How can a truck launched when Margaret Thatcher was still in power scoop the MT Fleet Truck of the Year award yet again? Because it thoroughly deserves to, that’s how!

Motor Transport Awards 2019: The winners revealed!

July 4, 2019 Steve Hobson

DPD was once again a multiple winner at the 2019 Motor Transport Awards, picking up two more awards to add to the 27 it had already won. Read on to see who received the trophies from host Omid Djalili at the Grosvenor House Hotel last night.

See who has made the shortlist for the MT Awards

April 15, 2019 Steve Hobson

The shortlist for the 33rd Motor Transport Awards has been revealed – and once again DPD UK leads the field with five entries making the cut, including Customer Care, which it has won in four of the last five years.

Book now for the biggest night in road transport

March 22, 2019 Motor Transport

Entries have now closed for the 33rd Motor Transport Awards so thank you to everyone who took the time to enter this year. The shortlist will be announced on Monday 15 April.

Deadline for entries extended to March 8

March 1, 2019 Steve Hobson

The deadline for entries for the Motor Transport Awards 2019 has been extended until 5pm on March 8. To get the extension entrants need to fill out a short online form on the Awards website. Please note that only extensions that have been requested will be granted. If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to email mtawards@roadtransport.com or call the event organiser Katy Matthews on 020 8912 2152.

The 33rd Motor Transport Awards

December 20, 2018 Motor Transport

The 33rd Motor Transport Awards returns to the Grosvenor House Hotel in London’s Park Lane on 3 July 2019 to celebrate, recognise and reward excellence in the road freight transport industry. For over 30 years, the Motor Transport Awards have been seen as a benchmark for excellence among UK road transport fleet operators, vehicle manufacturers and other innovators. Enter now for the 2019 awards.’ Enter now

Calling all urban delivery operators – enter the 2019 Motor Transport Awards

December 12, 2018 Steve Hobson

The 33rd Motor Transport Awards returns to the Grosvenor House Hotel in London’s Park Lane on 3 July 2019 to celebrate, recognise and reward excellence in the road freight transport industry.

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