Coveted Transport Excellence Awards turns eight
The outperformers of the transport industry were once again rewarded for their stupendous efforts at the Mahindra Transport Excellence Awards 2018. Instituted in 2011, the Awards recognize and rewards various stakeholders in the trucking industry on parameters such as Outperformance, Excellence, Innovation and Change Leadership in the transport ecosystem.
The eighth edition of the Awards ceremony held in New Delhi on March 19 was graced by Mr. Y.S. Malik, Secretary – Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, as the Chief Guest.
The Awards ceremony started with a panel discussion on “Commercial Vehicles & Road Safety” that focused on various measures required from transport ecosystem stockholders to enhance road safety. The participants were Mr. Y.S. Malik, Mr. Vinod Sahay, CEO, Mahindra Truck and Bus Division and Mahindra Construction Equipment Division, Mr. Rakesh Batra, Partner & Sector Leader – Automotive, Ernst & Young LLP, Mr. Arun Bagavathi, Vice-President, Supply Chain Operations, Delhivery Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Chirag Katira, Director, SNGT Pvt. Ltd., Ms. Tanvi Naik, Director, Reema Transport, Mr. Rajkumar Gupta, Head – National Logistics, ACC, and Ms. Yogita Raghuvanshi, Lady HCV Truck Driver.
The Mahindra Transport Excellence recognizes the valuable contribution that various stakeholders make in the transport ecosystem to turn the wheels of economy. Be it the transporters, drivers, dhaba owners, financiers or the not-for-profit organizations, they have all been the unsung heroes in the success story of the Indian economy. The company hopes that these awards will go a long way in encouraging today’s generation to look at the transport industry as an attractive proposition for entrepreneurship.
The overall theme for this year’s programme was ‘Change’, as it recognized those who have excelled even in the face of disruptive change and highlighted its commitment to the transport sector and the entire ecosystem associated with it.
Winners of the Mahindra Transport Excellence Awards 2018
Small and Light Commercial Vehicles Winners & Runner-ups
Outperformers in Business – up to 50 CVs – Ravi Integrated Logistics India (Winner); Esteem Group (Runner-up)
Outperformers in Business – more than 50 CVs – Vaishali Transcarriers (Winner); Ajanta Transport (Runner-up)
Outperformers in Perishable Goods Transportation – Supermarket Grocery Supplies (Winner); Brring Integrated Logistics (Runner-up)
Outperformers in Urban Public Services Transportation – BVG India (Winner)
Dream Chasers – Shadowfax Technologies
Outperformers in Courier / eCommerce Transportation – Blue Dart
Youth Transport Personality – Algor Supply Chain Solutions
Intermediate & Heavy Commercial Vehicles
Outperformers in Business – up to 100 HCVs – Saran Transports (Winner); N.K. Transport (Runner-up)
Outperformers in Business – more than 100 HCVs – Avana Logistek (Winner); Surat Road King (Runner-up)
Emerging Transport Business of the Year – Venture Supply Chain (Winner); S.S. Logistics (Runner-up)
Youth Transport Personality – Raghunadan Selvarathinam, Saran Transports; Mohit Nawany, ASL Logistics (Runner-up)
Lady Transport Personality – Divya Pillai, Excel Transporters (Winner); Aakansha Bhargava, PM Relocations (Runner-up)
Fleet Driver – Chhatrapal Singh, N.K. Transport (Winner); Miraj Khan, JFK Transporters (Runner-up)
Ecosystem Awards
Highway Dhaba Mulla Dhaba, (Winner)
Almas Dhaba (Runner-up)
Commercial Vehicle Financier – Fleet Owners’ Choice – Cholamandalam Finance, (Winner); ICICI Bank, (Runner-up)
Outperformance in Integrated Logistics Services – DHL Supply Chain India, (Winner); Safexpress, (Runner-up)
Torch Bearers of Safety – Shell India Markets, (Winner); ACC, (Runner-up)
Winner Logistics Manager of the Year – Vijay Shetty, BASF India (Winner); Ghanshyam Singh, Mountain Trail Foods (Runner-up)
Mahindra Saarthi Abhiyaan Outperformer Contest –
Bersha Kumari (Winner); Christian Digeena Davis; (1st Runner-up) P. Rajeshwari (2nd Runner-up)
Special Recognition Awards –
The Akshaya Patra Foundation; 3S Sara Plast; Sandeep Sahi, Head Constable, Delhi Police; SIS Group; Delhivery Pvt. Ltd.; Delhi Jal Board & Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry