Trucksales Awards on again

Last year, the Trucksales.com.au Awards were a huge hit with our readers and this year it’s all happening again.

Even though 2020 has been a very disrupted year, a lot has happened in the transport industry over the past 12 months. We’ve had numerous new truck launches, updates and announcements, some of which are most certainly worthy of the Trucksales Innovation Award and the Trucksales Safety Award.

But before we get too far ahead of ourselves, lets recap on the Awards and what they stand for.

The trucksales.com.au Safety and Innovation Awards are not specifically limited to trucks but are open to all aspects of the industry including trailers, tyres, electronics and even legislation.

Safety is at the forefront of the industry and trucksales.com.au believes that any advancement in this area is a positive step forward.

“We are in a very exciting time for the industry and there’s significant development underway across a number of areas,” trucksales Editor, Geoff Middleton stated.

“Alternative fuels, autonomous tech and advanced telemetry are just some of the areas where we are seeing advancements at a pace never before seen in the transport industry, and we believe that the best of these steps forward should also be acknowledged,” Middleton continued.

The trucksales.com.au Safety Award is aimed at safety however the award will not necessarily go to the company or person with the most expensive or advanced safety item – it could go to a simple idea that broadly makes trucking safer.

All aspects of safety will be considered when judging this award. To be eligible, the winning technology or safety advancement must be able to be purchased in a truck or associated service or vehicle before 31 December 2020.

The trucksales.com.au Innovation Award will acknowledge key advancements that benefit the industry and its stakeholders. All aspects of innovation will be considered when judging this award and unlike the trucksales.com.au Safety Award, may be won by a concept or pre-production innovation.

“With innovation at the core of carsales Ltd’s culture, trucksales takes safety and innovation very seriously and we are not about giving everyone a prize – safety is always paramount when reporting on the industry or reviewing trucks,” said Middleton.

“These Awards are designed to acknowledge companies that are the forefront of both safety and innovation in the trucking industry,” Middleton concluded.

We will be announcing the short-listed finalists of the Trucksales Awards before the end of the year and the winners of the 2021 trucksales.com.au Safety Award and 2021 trucksales.com.au Innovation Award will be announced in January 2021.

Related reading:
Trucksales Innovation Award: The Winner
Trucksales Safety Award: The Winner