The Australian Trucking Association (ATA) has announced the winners of the 2025 National Trucking Industry Awards.
The award winners were revealed at the 2025 ATA Foundation Sponsors Gala Awards Dinner, held in Adelaide last night as part of the ATA’s annual Trucking Australia conference.
As well as the dinner and other networking events, Trucking Australia 2025 featured 23 business sessions with 68 presenters and panellists.
The ATA represents the 60,000 businesses and 200,000 people in the Australian trucking industry and each year recognises industry excellence through its award program.
“The National Trucking Industry Awards recognise the businesses and individuals who make exceptional contributions to our great industry – and Australia,” ATA Chair Mark Parry said.
“The winners of all our awards have shown enormous commitment to their individual businesses and the community. They are examples for us all,” he said.
The 2025 National Trucking Industry Award winners are:
Outstanding Contribution to the Australian Trucking Industry
Mark Tobin, Followmont Transport (Eagle Farm, Queensland)
National Professional Driver of the Year
Brad Train, VE Group (Ipswich, Queensland)
National Trucking Industry Woman of the Year
Ann Lopez, Lopez Bros Transport (Enfield, NSW)
National Trucking Industry Workforce Award
Border Crane Consultants (Wodonga, Victoria)
TruckSafe John Kelly Memorial Award
Jim Pearson Transport (Port Macquarie, NSW)
Don Watson Memorial Award
Kathy Williams AM