Trucksales Awards return!

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.

So let’s recap on the awards and what they’re all about.

The Trucksales 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.

The Trucksales Safety Award is aimed at safety but 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.

Last year, the Safety Award was taken out by the Australian Trucking Association’s SafeT360 program that is an interactive custom-built road safety exhibition that uses virtual reality and interactive messaging all packed into a real travelling truck and trailer.

The program is targeted at young Australians 16 to 25 years of age and aims to teach them safety in and around trucks. It is a great program and was a worthy winner of the Trucksales Safety Award for 2022.

All aspects of safety will be considered when judging this award. To be eligible, the winning technology or safety advancement must available or rolled out before 31 December 2022.

The Trucksales 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 Safety Award, may be won by a concept or pre-production innovation.

Last year's winner was the Fuso eCanter – the first battery electric truck launched by an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). The eCanter has gone from strength to strength and is now represented on many big fleets including Australia Post, Bevchain and just recently Team Global Express with that company ordering 24 eCanters.

“With innovation at the core of Carsales.com 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 Trucksales.com.au editor Geoff Middleton.

“These awards are designed to acknowledge companies that are the forefront of both safety and innovation in the trucking industry,” he added.

We will be announcing the short-listed finalists of the Trucksales Awards before the end of the year; the winners of the 2022 Trucksales Safety Award and 2022 Trucksales Innovation Award will be announced in January 2022.