TNT triumphs at the transport Awards
TNT Express Services, based at Petersfield Road, Kingstown, Carlisle, picked up the honours in the Environment and Training categories at the Motor Transport Awards – the ‘Oscars’ of the UK transport sector.
The company has won 26 awards in 22 years.
The coveted Environment award was handed over with the judges praising TNT’s “comprehensive approach where being green is a company-wide objective, led from the top”
They also commended on TNT’s ground-breaking initiatives including the launch of the world’s largest fleet of zero emission electric vehicles, its programme to reduce vehicle mileage and fuel consumption for long-distance lorries, along with a scheme which encourages company car drivers to buy greener cars.
The judging panel was also impressed at a scheme to reduce TNT’s carbon footprint worldwide and in reducing absence rates – down by 17.9 per cent year-on-year.
Shane O’Donnell, depot general manager in Carlisle, said: “We have delivered yet again another tremendous result, bringing our total number of motor transport awards to 26 – more than any other transportation organisation in the UK.
“It is particularly satisfying because these two awards endorse our continuous drive for improvement in all that we do and confirms that we are conducting our business in the right fashion,” added Mr O’Donnell. “We have demonstrated, and will continue to demonstrate, how passionate we are about the environment, a prime example being our 100-strong zero emission electric vehicle fleet. However, our most important ‘asset’ is our people and the training award is further testimony to our commitment to helping our employees achieve real satisfaction in their roles.”
