THE Manila North Tollways Corp. starts its search for this year’s NLEXcellence Safety Awardees. Each year, MNTC confers this award on 15 bus and trucking companies who can serve as role models to other motorists when it comes to road safety.
Launched in 2013, the NLEXcellence Safety Awards has become a seal of excellence for truck and bus companies who share the same values of safety that MNTC advocates.
“The riding public can be assured that if a company is an NLEXcellence Awardee, it keeps a fleet of road-safe vehicles,” said Grace Ayento, MNTC assistant vice president for marketing.
Ayento said MNTC would like to see more bus and trucking companies send in their nominations so they can be recognized for their efforts in properly maintaining the vehicles and training their drivers.
The NLEXcellence Safety Awards night is held every November, but as early as now, MNTC is inviting truck and bus companies to send in their nomination forms.
The nomination is open to any bus or trucking company that has a fleet of at least 20 trucks or buses, with at least 50 percent of its fleet make three roundtrips a week along NLEX.
Interested companies should have corporate initiatives that comply with any one or all of the three award categories: Company Operational Excellence, Vehicle Quality, and Driver Professionalism.
Awardees in the Company Operational Excellence category are recognized for their endeavors in putting operational policies that ensure the safety of their drivers and their fleet.
For the Vehicle Quality category, awardees are those who exert extra effort in ensuring their fleet vehicles are roadworthy and always in tip-top condition. They are recognized for maintaining quality vehicles that’s safe for transport and for business, because we know that less breakdowns mean less inconvenience, less risks and less downtimes.
The Driver Professionalism Award is given to companies that ensure they maintain excellent, dedicated and law-abiding drivers so that passengers and cargo are brought safely and timely to destinations.
Nomination forms can also be downloaded at www.mntc.com, and submitted to MNTC’s office by Sept. 15. Email nlex_vip1@mntc.com for more details.
