Ando Insurance joins the Transport Well Charitable Trust as a Foundation Partner, driving safer, healthier, and more sustainable futures for NZ transport
The Transport Well Charitable Trust has announced Ando Insurance Group as a Foundation Partner, marking a powerful step forward in the mission to create a safer, healthier, and more sustainable future for New Zealand’s transport and logistics sector.
The partnership represents a shared vision to put people first, ensuring that operators, drivers, and communities benefit from practical, industry-led initiatives designed to improve wellbeing, safety, and resilience.
For the trust, this partnership signals more than financial support; it is a long-term commitment to the people who keep New Zealand moving. Foundation Partners play a vital role in ensuring that cornerstone programmes such as TruckSafe NZ, HARMfree Transport & Logistics, the Road Safety Truck, and the Careers Transport initiative continue to thrive. These programmes are not just changing the way businesses approach safety and wellbeing – they are shaping the very culture of the transport industry.
A unified industry for a sustainable future
The New Zealand Trucking Association (NTA) has been instrumental in the creation and success of these initiatives. In a landmark move to ensure their sustainability and accessibility for the entire sector, the association has donated all of its safety and wellbeing programmes to the Transport Well Charitable Trust.
This donation, encompassing TruckSafe NZ, HARMfree Transport & Logistics, the Road Safety Truck, and the Education Engagement and Careers Transport programmes – represents a significant investment in the future of the industry. It ensures these resources will remain independent, charitable, and accessible to everyone, regardless of association membership or affiliation.
By placing these programmes under the Transport Well umbrella, the NZ Trucking Association has effectively guaranteed that the initiatives it worked tirelessly to develop over the past decade will continue to evolve, grow, and serve the whole industry – operators large and small, urban and rural, long-haul and local, without barriers or bias.
Ken Winsloe, president of the NZ Trucking Association and trustee of the Transport Well Charitable Trust, says Ando’s partnership, and the association’s full support of the trust, demonstrate what can be achieved when leading organisations collaborate for the greater good.
“Having Ando join us as a Foundation Partner reinforces the importance of collective responsibility in building a safer, stronger, and more sustainable industry,” says Winsloe, “to ensure they remain open and sustainable for everyone. It’s about putting people first.”
Beyond insurance – a partnership built on purpose
For Ando Insurance, the decision to become a Foundation Partner was driven by shared values and a belief that meaningful change requires more than words, it requires leadership, partnership, and action.
Ando CEO Thérèse Singleton says the company’s support for the Trust is a natural extension of its philosophy and commitment to New Zealand’s transport operators.
“We are proud to stand alongside the Transport Well Charitable Trust as a Foundation Partner. At Ando, we believe in going beyond insurance, it’s about protecting people, supporting safer business practices, and building resilience for the future. This partnership aligns perfectly with our values, our ongoing commitment to the transport industry, and the goals of our fleet risk management team.”
Ando Insurance is already well known for its collaborative approach to managing risk, working alongside transport operators to improve fleet safety, reduce downtime, and ensure drivers arrive home safely every day.
Building momentum for positive change
The timing of this partnership could not be more significant. As freight volumes continue to grow and the industry faces mounting pressures, from driver shortages to evolving compliance demands, the need for strong leadership and shared responsibility has never been clearer.
Programmes like TruckSafe and HARMfree provide the framework and tools that businesses need to meet these challenges head-on. By joining as a Foundation Partner, Ando is not only supporting these programmes financially; it is helping to amplify their reach and ensure they remain accessible to all operators, regardless of size or location.
The ripple effect is profound: safer workplaces, more confident drivers, and stronger, more resilient businesses contributing to a healthier, better-connected transport community.
A call for collaboration
The Transport Well Charitable Trust continues to invite organisations across the transport, logistics, and supply-chain ecosystem to join this movement, whether as Foundation Partners, Partners, or Supporters. Each level of involvement offers a meaningful way to contribute to the ongoing growth of the Trust’s programmes and ensure that initiatives like TruckSafe NZ and HARMfree continue to serve the industry for generations to come.
Every contribution, large or small, helps to deliver free resources, training, and support that directly benefit the people who keep New Zealand moving.
To learn more about the Transport Well Charitable Trust, or to find out how your organisation can get involved, visit www.transportwell.nz.
Together, with the full support of the NZ Trucking Association and partners like Ando Insurance Group, the transport industry is not just talking about change.
It’s driving it.