The sun shone brightly at Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground on 10 July as the 12 finalists in the FTA Van Excellence Driver of the Year 2014 competition demonstrated their professionalism, knowledge and driving skills on the demanding course.

Drivers were put to the test through five separate tasks designed to test their overall ability behind the wheel.  Six elements of the competition examined driving skills (fuel economy and driver behaviour), manoeuvring ability, the drivers’ risk awareness, legislative knowledge, and ability to identify pre-use defects of the vehicle.  The drivers were scored on each element of the competition and ranked based on their scores.
  
The competition was won by Cameron Weir from information protection and storage specialist Iron Mountain.

Photo: Cameron Weir of Iron Mountain (right) receiving his award from sponsors James Davies of Manheim (centre) and Mark Lovett from Leaseplan.