Eddie Cross was awarded the FTA Van Excellence lifetime contribution award at the Commercial Fleet Awards 2017. 

FTA citation

Eddie Cross gives his time and expertise freely, pursuing his passion of reducing road risk both within his organisation and by sharing his knowledge with the broader commercial and passenger vehicle sector.

He spent many years working in the local authority sector and became known as one of the most forward-thinking, early adopter of industry initiatives.

He was one of the first operators to be awarded Van Excellence status and more recently Truck Excellence.

Eddie also helped formulate the Freight Transport Association’s Van Excellence Code of Practice and becomes the fourth recipient of the FTA lifetime achievement award.

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Pictured: (L) Mark Cartwright, head of vans, FTA (right) presents the lifetime contribution award to Eddie Cross