The 2026

CARDATA IMPACT
AWARDS

Celebrating the people moving their organizations forward.

Great vehicle programs don't happen on their own. Behind them are people who make thoughtful decisions, find better ways of working, support their drivers, and turn everyday improvements into meaningful business impact.

The Cardata Impact Awards celebrate the administrators, drivers, teams, and organizations making a difference through better vehicle reimbursement.

Know someone whose work deserves to be recognized? Nominate them for a 2026 Cardata Impact Award.

Nominations close October 15, 2026.

2026Nos valeurs et pourquoi

Every day, Cardata customers are finding ways to make vehicle reimbursement work better for their drivers, their teams, and their businesses. These awards recognize the people and teams behind that progress.

Team of the Year Award

For the team that proves better programs are built together, the Team of the Year Award recognizes a cross-functional customer team that brought the right people together to successfully implement, manage, or improve its vehicle reimbursement program.

Strong nominations highlight collaboration across Finance, HR, Operations, Payroll, Fleet, or other departments; effective program changes; shared accountability; and a positive experience for employees.

Financial Impact Award

For the organization that turned vehicle program improvements into measurable business results, the Financial Impact Award recognizes a team that modernized or optimized its vehicle program to deliver meaningful benefits for both the business and its employees.

Strong nominations highlight cost savings, reduced tax waste, lower administrative burdens, stronger compliance, greater reimbursement fairness, or clear before-and-after results.

Customer Advocate
Award

For the people helping others make more confident vehicle reimbursement decisions, the Customer Advocate Award recognizes someone who generously shares their experience and expertise.

Strong nominations highlight participation in customer stories, webinars, or events, providing references, sharing reviews, referring other organizations, or helping peers learn from their experience.

Rising Star
Award

For the new customer that hit the ground running, the Rising Star Award recognizes an organization that implemented Cardata within the past year and quickly built a strong foundation for success.

Strong nominations highlight a smooth implementation, strong early adoption, effective employee communication, high engagement, or quick progress toward program goals.

Driver Experience
Award

For the organization making reimbursement work better for the people behind the wheel, the Driver Experience Award recognizes a team that has created a clear, fair, dependable, and easy-to-navigate experience for employees.

Strong nominations highlight high mileage capture and adoption, improved compliance, positive driver feedback, effective communication, or fewer reimbursement questions and challenges.

Road Warrior Award

For the driver who makes mileage capture look effortless, the Road Warrior Award recognizes someone who consistently and accurately captures business mileage while staying focused on serving customers.

Strong nominations highlight policy adherence, internal advocacy, dependable participation, and a commitment to maintaining complete records.

Data Innovator Award

For the administrator turning reimbursement data into better business decisions, the Data Innovator Award recognizes someone who uses Cardata Intelligence to uncover insights, answer critical questions, and drive informed decision-making.

Strong nominations highlight creative dashboards and reports, automated alerts, insights shared across the business, or examples of data successfully influencing important company decisions.

Program Champion
Award

For the person always looking to make a good program even better, the Program Champion Award recognizes an administrator who takes a thoughtful, active approach to managing vehicle reimbursement and collaborates to continuously improve their program.

Strong nominations highlight program enhancements, thoughtful policy decisions, cross-functional collaboration, and efforts to improve fairness, compliance, or cost efficiency.

Market-Mover Award

For the customer helping shape what comes next, the Market-Mover Award recognizes someone who shares their experience, challenges assumptions, and contributes ideas that help Cardata build better products and workflows.
 
Strong nominations highlight participation in product research or beta programs, thoughtful feedback, workflow collaboration, or ideas that have influenced product decisions.

Notre histoire

Aujourd'hui

Fondé

Cardata a été créée par d'anciens dirigeants de flottes qui envisageaient une meilleure façon de rembourser les frais de conduite et de gérer les programmes de véhicules.

Today

Tell us their story

Complete the nomination form and tell us what they accomplished and why it mattered. Please note that this will be shared directly with the award nominee.

Today

Cardata reviews the nominations

After nominations close, the judging committee will review submissions and supporting information to select the 2026 winners.

Today

Winners are notified

Winners will be contacted privately before any public recognition. We'll confirm how they would like their name, organization, and story to be shared.

Today

We celebrate their
impact

The 2026 Cardata Impact Award winners will be celebrated during Cardata Impact Awards Week, December 1–4, 2026.

Today

Aug. 31, 2026
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Choose an Award

Select the category that best represents the person, team, or organization you want to recognize.

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Tell us their story

Complete the nomination form and tell us what they accomplished and why it mattered. Please note that this will be shared directly with the award nominee.

Oct. 15, 2026
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Cardata reviews the nominations

After nominations close, the judging committee will review submissions and supporting information to select the 2026 winners.

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Winners are notified

Winners will be contacted privately before any public recognition. We'll confirm how they would like their name, organization, and story to be shared.

Dec. 1-4, 2026
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We celebrate their impact

The 2026 Cardata Impact Award winners will be celebrated during Cardata Impact Awards Week, December 1–4, 2026.

Give great work the
recognition it deserves

Maybe it's the administrator who transformed the way your program runs. The driver who sets the standard. The team that delivered a major business result. Or the colleague who is always pushing for something better.

Tell us their story. Submit your nomination by October 15, 2026.

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