Directhaul’s fleet manager for the Northern Territory, Brian Murphy, has won an esteemed award from the Australian Trucking Association (ATA).
Murphy was awarded the Craig Roseneder Award for Technical and Maintenance Excellence at the ATA’s Castrol Awards Dinner, as part of the 2011 Paccar & Dealer Technical and Maintenance Conference in Sydney.
ATA Chairman David Simon said Murphy had shown strong commitment to improving the safety and technology of the trucking industry.
“In the six years Brian has been fleet manager for DirectHaul, he has introduced many health and safety procedures, including vehicle fault reporting, isolation lockouts and emergency management of tanker rollovers,” he said.
Simon said Murphy was also committed to building relationships with customers and suppliers and working towards environmental best practice.
“Brian has designed an oil crusher filter system to help make waste oil disposal more effective. The system has helped DirectHaul reduce costs and has also made the process more environmentally friendly,” Simon said.
Murphy was commended for his initiatives to improve the business and customer service, including designing a rack suitable to hold eight drums. The increased capacity allowed larger orders to be delivered to remote communities.
Murphy said, “It’s an honour to win an award that has been won by blokes like Lance Fisher and to represent trucking in the Northern Territory.”
As part of his win, Murphy will receive a scholarship to attend the American Trucking Association’s Maintenance Council meeting in 2012.
Image: L-R: 2011 Craig Roseneder Award winner Brian Murphy with 2010 award winner Graham Nash. Photo courtesy of the ATA.