Winners of the 23rd Annual Australian Freight Industry Awards have been announced at a gala dinner hosted by the Victorian Transport Association (VTA).

 

The Australian Freight Industry Awards Gala Dinner is the most prestigious event on the freight and logistics calendar. The unique awards are designed to reward excellence, and to raise the standards and public perception of the Australian Freight and Logistics Industry.

 

The 2012 Awards saw renewed Award categories and the addition of a new award, the Young Achiever of the Year Award, which received over 10 nominations.

 

The Award presentations commenced with the launch of a new category called the ‘David Hay Education Endowment and Scholarship Program’, known as the David Hay Scholarship Awards. The David Hay Scholarship is designed to support people in the industry who have not completed formal education and want to further their career. The Award went to Nicholas Bliesner, currently at Secon Freight Logistics.

 

The 2012 Australian Freight Industry Award Winners are:

  • Australian Transport & Logistics Investment in People Award: Power’s Country Express, Bendigo
  • Australian Transport & Logistics Best Practice Safety Award: Metropolitan Express Transport
  • Australian Transport & Logistics Technology Award: Containerchain
  • Australian Transport & Logistics Business Sustainability Award: FBT Transwest
  • Australian Transport & Logistics Young Achiever of the Year Award: Jason Connor, CC Containers & Rhiannon Buckland, BlueScope Steel
  • Australian Transport & Logistics Personality of the Year: Mr Ivan Backman, AM