Apprentice Categories
Apprentice of the Year
2025 – Chalee Hollandrose from Cummins South Pacific
2024 – Angus McDonald, Penske Australia & New Zealand
2023 – Brayden Conaghan, Penske Australia
2022 – Hunter Tapping, Brown & Hurley
2021 – Daniel Steuten, Royans – Melbourne
2020 – Joel Dunstan, Brown & Hurley
2019 – Mitcham Harper, Cummins South Pacific
2018 – Evan Jones, Volvo Commercial Vehicles Brisbane North
2017 – Joel Handley, Cummins South Pacific
Apprentice Technician of the Year
2025 – Chalee Hollandrose, Cummins South Pacific
2024 – Angus McDonald, Penske Australia & New Zealand (WA)
Manufacturing Apprentice of the Year
2025 – Joshua McNicol, Tefco
Specialist Trades Apprentice of the Year
2025 – Isaac Rooney, Volvo Commercial Vehicles
Apprentice Trailer & Body Builder of the Year
2024 – Samantha Hall, The Drake Group (Qld)
Outstanding Apprentice Achievement Award
2024 – Ronen Statham, Penske Australia & New Zealand (Qld)
Product Innovation Award
2025 – Airtec Corporation for the AXS SmartOBM OBM system
2024 – SAF-HOLLAND Group’s TRAKr E-axle
2023 – O’Phee ‘London’ Container Double Stack Super B Double SKEL Trailer Combination, The Drake Group
2022 – Knorr-Bremse iMass, Knorr-Bremse
2021 – The first Australian produced All-Electric Truck, SEA Electric
2020 – Hevi-spec TigerPath, Tiger Spider
2019 – High Volume Side Tipper, Graham Lusty Trailers
2018 – Steerable Semi Agitator, Bulk Transport Equipment
Safety Innovation Award
2025 – Volvo Trucks Australia for Dynamic Steering
2024 – NTI’s ‘Spilt Milk’ dairy tanker rollover project
2023 – Base Air, Base Air
2022 – Securing the future of workshop safety, Scania
2021 – DriveCam SF300 – MV + AI Risk Detection Innovation, DriveRisk Australasia
2020 – Pneumatically Operated Sensor Fifth Wheel, Jost Australia
2019 – Crankshaft Adaptor Drill Kit, Cummins South Pacific
Community Leadership Award
2025 – Cummins South Pacific for the Climate Action Schools Program
2024 – Eurocold Refrigerated Vehicles’ FareShare food charity partnership
2023 – Scully RSV
2022 – Penske Australia
2021 – Scania Australia – Sustainable Products and Operations, Scania Australia
2020 – R U OK?/Drought Aid, Maxitrans Industries
2019 – Truck Restoration for Motor Neuron Disease Research, National Transport Insurance
2018 – TEC Project (Technical Education for Communities), Cummins South Pacific
Sustainability Initiative Award
2025 – Charge Hub Australia for large-scale zero-emission depot electrification
Productivity Innovation Award
2018 – Lilac – ERP Business Management Software, East Coast Bullbars
Peter Langworthy Future Leader
2023 – Jason Cooper, Brown & Hurley
2022 – Thomas Baggaley, CMV Truck and Bus
2021 – Matthew Longridge, MaxiTRANS Industries Carole Park
2020 – John Jackson, Brimarco
2019 – Ryan Camera, Kennedy Trailers
2018 – Madeleine Wahrbichler, Cummins South Pacific Victoria
Industry Leadership in Workforce Development Award
2025 – CMV Truck & Bus for ‘Growing Its Own’
Industry Workforce Champion
2025 – Kate Evans from Cummins South Pacific
Industry Recognition
2025 – Paul Crawford, CMV Group
2024 – Chief Engineer Les Bruza, National Heavy Vehicle Regulator
2020 – Rob Perkins, ARTSA
2018 – Rob Brown and Kev Hurley, Brown and Hurley Group