The Microlise Driver of the Year awards celebrate the men and women that our industry is built on. The awards honour drivers who consistently display driving excellence and superior customer service and 2020 will without doubt provide us with outstanding examples of drivers who went above and beyond to keep our supply chain functioning at peak levels throughout the pandemic crisis.
Every year the search for the UK’s best HGV driver begins in earnest as the Microlise Data Science team analyses over 250,000 anonymous drivers’ recorded by Microlise telematics. The data pinpoints the best short, medium and long distance drivers, prior to an overall winner being identified.
Data is anonymised and analysed, with company, contract and driver identification information removed. The process, which was initially developed in conjunction with The University of Nottingham’s Advanced Data Analytics Centre, identifies the best performing drivers. This data is then substantiated by employers, who complete questionnaires for each shortlisted driver, allowing for qualitative evidence to be gathered.
Five nomination-based categories are also included in the awards, including Young Driver, Most Improved, Lifetime Achievement, Driver Hero and Extra Mile. The nominated awards are open to all drivers – or their transport managers – whether they use a Microlise telematics platform or not.
An independent judging panel is then responsible for producing a shortlist of three drivers across all categories – both data and nomination based.
Nominations can be made at the Microlise Driver of the Year Award website (https://driveroftheyear.co.uk/) on or before Friday 19th February, 2021.
