The Transportation Group honours outstanding members with Life Membership of the Group. The following members have been honoured in this way.
| 2007 – John Toomath (deceased 2008) |
| 2007 – Malcolm Douglass (deceased 2022) |
| 2008 – John Foster (deceased 2019) |
| 2008 – Peter McCombs (deceased 2025) |
| 2010 – David Gamble (deceased 2012) |
| 2010 – Graham Dickson |
| 2010 – Roger Dunn |
| 2010 – William (Derek) Pringle |
| 2011 – Alan Nicholson |
| 2011 – Brian Hasell |
| 2011 – Ian Appleton |
| 2012 – Terry Brown |
| 2012 – Wayne McDonald |
| 2012 – William (Bill) Frith |
| 2015 – Barry Dowsett |
| 2015 – David Petrie (deceased 2016) |
| 2015 – Marten Oppenhuis |
| 2015 – Michael Jackett |
| 2015 – Wayne King |
| 2019 – Colin Brodie |
| 2019 – Tim Hughes |
| 2020 – Katy Marriott (posthumous, deceased 2019) |
| 2021 – Susan Cambridge |
| 2023 – Fergus Tate |
| 2023 – Roger Boulter |
| 2024 – Tony Brennand |
| 2024 – Julie Ballantyne |