The ATA has announced the 2025 winners of its National Training Excellence Award and its two technical awards: the Craig Roseneder Award for Technical and Maintenance Excellence and the Castrol Industry Achievement Award.
The Director, Central Region at the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator, Brett Patterson, presented Divall’s Earthmoving and Bulk Haulage of Goulburn, NSW with the 2025 National Training Excellence Award.
The award is sponsored by bp Australia, Castrol Australia and the NHVR. The award recognises transport operators that have a strong and demonstrated commitment to training and development, thereby improving safety for all.
Divall’s will receive a AUD7,000 prize package to be used towards staff training initiatives or a business services package with a training consultancy.
The winner of the 2025 Craig Roseneder Award is Scott Gardiner of Australia Post.
The Craig Roseneder Award recognises technical and maintenance excellence in the trucking industry’s workshops.
Scott will receive a prize trip to attend the 2026 US Technology and Maintenance Council Annual Meeting and Transportation Technology Exhibition in Nashville, Tennessee. The prize includes full conference registration, return airfares, accommodation and AUD1,500 spending money.
The prize also includes complimentary registration to the 2026 Australian Trucking Association Technology and Maintenance Conference.
The winner of the 2025 Castrol Industry Achievement Award is heavy vehicle engineer and industry advocate Chris Loose.
Chris held senior roles at Mercedes-Benz and Freightliner before working for the ATA and the Truck Industry Council.
The Castrol Industry Achievement Award honours technical innovation and accomplishments in the Australian trucking sector.
The Craig Roseneder Award and the Castrol Industry Achievement Award are sponsored by Castrol Australia. The Commercial Manager, Direct at Castrol, Vanda Power, presented the two awards.
The winners were announced on 15 October at the 2025 Castrol Awards Dinner at the San Remo Ballroom, Melbourne. The dinner was part of the 2025 Technology and Maintenance Conference.
The details of the award winners are below.
Suggested caption: L-R: Chris Loose, 2025 Castrol Industry Achievement Award winner; Scott Gardiner, 2025 Craig Roseneder Award winner; Matthew Ralph, representing 2025 NationalTraining Excellence Award winner Divall’s Earthmoving and Bulk Haulage.
2025 NATIONAL TRAINING EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNER
Divall’s Earthmoving and Bulk Haulage, Goulburn, NSW
At the core of Divall’s training program is a forward-thinking approach that combines education and career engagement with local primary schools, training, mentorship and continuous development.
Known for its long-standing outreach to local youth through career fairs and taster days, Divall’s also provides training, re-skilling, work and job readiness opportunities to young people connected with the Police Citizens Youth Club, NSW Corrective Services as well as individuals with special needs.
With more than 40 apprentices and trainees actively developing their skills, Divall’s has invested in growing career pathways within quarry operations, plant operations, engineering, civil construction and more.
2025 CRAIG ROSENEDER AWARD WINNER
Scott Gardiner, Australia Post Group, Chullora, NSW
With more than 30 years in the Australian transport industry, Scott Gardiner has built a career defined by hands-on experience, leadership, and innovation. Starting on the workshop floor, he rose through the ranks to become StarTrack’s National Multihaul Manager, and now serves as National Fleet & Equipment Policy, Regulatory Compliance & Reporting Manager for both StarTrack and Australia Post.
Scott has led major advances in fleet safety and sustainability, including the rollout of PBS vehicles, DriveCam technology and underrun protection. He also led the rollout of UBCO electric motorcycles at Australia Post. Scott has supported the growth of countless industry professionals and is widely respected for his approachable and values-driven leadership.
2025 CASTROL INDUSTRY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNER
Chris Loose, Canberra, ACT
Chris Loose is a respected engineering consultant whose work has shaped heavy vehicle safety and standards across Australia.
Chris’s career spans key roles at Repco, Champion Compressors, Isuzu, and Iveco, followed by senior engineering positions at Mercedes-Benz and Freightliner. At Freightliner, he helped shape the next generation of Australian trucks and ensured compliance with early Euro emission standards.
Chris first joined the ATA in 2015, contributing to TAPs and safety alerts on issues like premature brake actuator failures and air fitting mismatches. Later, at the Truck Industry Council, he worked on direct and indirect vision standards and wide single tyre testing.
Since 2023, Chris has led a major update of the ATA’s Technical Advisory Procedures (TAPs), including new guidance on conspicuity marking, side underrun protection, low voltage electrical wiring, and certified load restraint curtain systems—critical documents that fill gaps in regulation with clear best practices.