Geotab has revealed the winners of its first-ever Innovation Awards – Europe, celebrating operators setting new regional benchmarks for safety and sustainability through data-driven management.

The awards recognise five leading European fleets for outstanding use of connected vehicle data

Presented at the telematics giant’s Connect Europe 2026 event in Barcelona yesterday (19 May 2026), the awards recognise five leading organisations operating more than 10,000 vehicles across the continent for outstanding use of connected vehicle data to drive measurable improvements in safety, productivity, sustainability and operational excellence.

The Geotab Innovation Awards, launched globally in 2023, recognise fleets that go above and beyond in their use of Geotab data insights to drive key change in safety, smarter operations and sustainability.

Celebrating Geotab’s milestone of one million EMEA subscriptions, the European awards highlight excellence across the continent, spotlighting results shaped by European scale and regulation.

The Safety Champion award – awarded with the help of Geotab partner Quattro Telematics – went to UK-based Richfords for its sterling work on cutting collision risk for its fire and flood restoration fleet.

Running a two-month Geotab Vitality pilot from October 2025 with 20 drivers, Richfords rolled the programme across its full 53-vehicle fleet in January 2026. By the end of the pilot, the company had recorded a 59% improvement in safe driving behaviours, a 22% reduction in collision risk and a 411% return on investment.

The Marketplace & AI Award – awarded with Geotab partner Levl – went to Barhale; a leading UK civil engineering and infrastructure contractor, operating one of the industry’s largest and most complex vehicle fleets.

By integrating Geotab telematics with SureCam AI video, Barhale combined fault codes, camera events and driver behaviour data into a single operational view, using Geotab’s Collision Risk Management analytics to identify risk before incidents occur.

Despite 40% fleet growth, the company reduced preventable collisions by 8.8%, eliminated high-risk drivers entirely, and negotiated a 2.7% reduction in insurance premiums.

Go-Ahead Group – a major public transport operator in the UK and Ireland – scooped the Maintenance Champion accolade for using Geotab telematics to monitor faults in real time across its 6,150-vehicle fleet. A 24/7 operations centre enables engineers to instruct drivers instantly when critical faults are detected. The system has prevented catastrophic engine and gearbox failures, flagging eight to 10 vehicles a month for low oil pressure at Go-Ahead London alone, saving up to £20,000 per prevented engine failure and reducing the amount of time buses are spent off the road.

The Sustainability Champion went to Picnic; a fast-growing online supermarket delivering groceries across the Netherlands, Germany and France via a fleet of over 5,000 custom-built, fully electric delivery vehicles.

Picnic developed a Vehicle-to-Trip algorithm powered by Geotab data, drawing on state of charge, energy-use profiles and GPS, to optimise trip assignment across its 5,000-strong electric fleet. The result: a fleet reduction of 5 to 13% in the Netherlands, delivering more orders with fewer vehicles and lower energy demand.

Finally, Marymantes Speed SRL – a Zaragoza-based road transport and logistics company operating an international fleet across Europe – picked up the Productivity Champion award. Working with Geotab partner Jesmar, Marymantes uses MyGeotab’s tachograph system to monitor driver working hours in real time. The company increased average driver working hours by more than 10% while maintaining full compliance with Spanish labour and rest time regulations.

Winners were selected by a panel of Geotab fleet management and data experts, who evaluate nominations across multiple criteria including measurable results, operational improvement and industry leadership.

Edward Kulperger, senior vice president, EMEA at Geotab, said the winners have raised the standard of excellence across the region.

“European fleets are operating in one of the most complex environments in the world, navigating diverse markets, stringent regulation and mounting pressure to decarbonise,” he commented.

“These organisations clearly demonstrate the value of data insights to decision-making and execution. The winners are setting a high bar for the region.”