Myerscough College has been named overall winner of the 2026 Iveco Mission Awards for its specially equipped Daily 4×4.

The Lancashire agricultural college also collected the Grounds Maintenance and Waste Management category award for the seven-tonne crew-cab vehicle, which supports its arboriculture, tree management and woodland maintenance courses.

Its Daily 4×4 features an aluminium dropside body, heavy-duty towbar and rear-mounted Hiab crane, allowing students and staff to carry equipment into locations that would be difficult to reach with a conventional van or truck.

The vehicle is also used for research projects across the country and was supplied by Walton Summit following an assessment of durability, total cost of ownership and uptime.

Judges unanimously selected the Myerscough College vehicle as the overall winner, describing it as an example of a task particularly suited to the Daily 4×4’s combination of carrying capacity and off-road capability.

Myerscough College Daily 4x4 wins 2026 Iveco Mission Awards

Electric mobile libraries win specialist award

Wiltshire Council won the Specialist Vehicle category with its pair of 7.2-tonne Iveco eDaily mobile libraries.

Built by Torton Bodies and supplied by South West Truck & Van, the electric libraries carry more than 2,000 items to communities across Wiltshire.

The vehicles offer more than 200 miles of range and include a solar-assisted wheelchair lift and toilet, allowing the service to reach residents in areas without permanent library facilities.

North South Retail collected the Delivery and Distribution award for its Iveco Daily 70C18HA8 refrigerated vehicle.

Its reusable Cofi Europe freezer body contains ten separate compartments, helping prevent cross-contamination while delivering ice cream and frozen produce to retailers across Ireland. The vehicle was supplied by North East Truck & Van.

Heavy truck winners announced

Ford Asphalte won the Construction and Utilities category with a 28-tonne Iveco X-Way dropside fitted with an Atlas hydraulic crane.

Abbey Logistics Group’s heavily modified Iveco S-Way 500 CNG secured the Decarbonisation award and was also voted Livery of the Year by guests attending the ceremony at The Belfry.

AMS Recovery Trucks was named Bodybuilder of the Year for its work across Daily, eDaily and S-Way chassis.

Iveco Mission Awards 2026 winners

“Every November we’re blown away by the calibre of entries, shortlists and finalists, but 2026 sets the standards incredibly high for years to come,” said Mike Cutts, managing director of Iveco UK.

“A special congratulations to Myerscough College, the very worthy overall winner of this year’s Iveco Mission Awards.”

Professional Van has covered the shortlisted light commercial vehicles throughout 2026. The individual operator and vehicle stories can be found in our Iveco Mission Awards hub.

Professional Van is the official light commercial vehicle media partner of the Iveco Mission Awards, and editor Phil Huff served on the 2026 judging panel.

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