According to the organisers, this special award is given to the person who, the judges believe, has made an outstanding contribution to the road transport industry.

Nikki King was selected for this influential award by a judging panel consisting of Steve Hobson, Motor Transport’s Editor, Syed Ziaullah, from the award sponsors APC Overnight, and the previous winners of the award.

As Managing Director of Isuzu Truck UK, Nikki King has risen to the top of the profession in an industry traditionally dominated by men, through sheer talent and determination. With a passion for customer care, Nikki has moved the goalposts on customer service in the commercial vehicle industry.

Nikki was awarded an OBE for services to the road transport industry in 2002 after chairing the first two years of the combined CV Show in Birmingham. She is also a non-exec director of Auto 22, the commercial offshoot of the  Catch 22 charity that works with disadvantaged young people and offers apprenticeships in social enterprise garages. Nikki  was the first female member of the Council of the Institute of Road Transport Engineers, and was elected chairman of the IRTE Professional Sector Council.  She also chaired the RHA Recovery Committee and started the RISC Charity that provides financial support to recovery operators injured at roadside.

More recently, Nikki has become something of a media star, after featuring in an episode of ‘Undercover Boss’ on C4, and she is a regular contributor to Radio 4’s ‘The Bottom Line’, ‘Any Questions’ and Daily Politics, dispensing her unique brand of no-nonsense business acumen.

The 27th Motor Transport Awards evening is considered to be the road transport industry event of the year and took place on Wednesday 13 June 2012 at London’s Grosvenor House to a sell-out audience of nearly 1,600 people.

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Notes to Editors
Isuzu – A global strength
Established almost a century ago Isuzu Motors Japan is a world leading truck manufacturer. IMJ produces around 400 000 light to medium weight commercial vehicles, every year and its products sell within 170 countries throughout the world. The company is also a world-leader in diesel engine technology and manufactures around 1.5 million engines every year.

Isuzu Truck (UK) Limited was formed in 1996 and is the dedicated UK Isuzu commercial vehicle distributor and marketing & sales operation. ITUK currently employs 52 people and has 60 dealers in its strategically located nationwide network. All ITUK sold products are backed by ITUK’s industry-unique, award-winning, customer service programme CARE (Customer facing, Always listening, Reliable and trustworthy, Efficient and friendly).

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