Trucksales Awards shortlists announced

The 2020 Trucksales Safety and Innovation Awards will be announced in January – here are our shortlists of contenders

The shortlists were compiled by the Trucksales judging panel and are as follows (in no particular order):

Trucksales Safety Award

These new trailer pumps are fully self-contained, sealed systems for automatic mixing and pumping of large volumes of 15 to 50 MPA screed up to 180 metres horizontally and 30 floors vertically. The Screedpro pumping trailer has eliminated the high-risk manual handling of the screed and fully eliminated the dangerous silica dust generated during mixing.

MaxiTRANS fixed drawbar dolly

First seen at the Brisbane Truck Show, the fixed drawbar dolly will have safety benefits for A-double combinations. At the Show, MaxiTRANS' group general manager Andrew MacKenzie said: "We are confident that the initial trials will demonstrate the safety benefits to the wider transport community."

Fuso adds AEB

Fuso has completed the introduction of its new Safety Pack with autonomous emergency braking (AEB) now standard across its on-road Fuso Canter range.

Hino 500 Series

Hino is the first in the medium-duty market to offer a full suite of safety enhancements on its trucks, offering drivers not only a better chance of surviving a crash but a better chance of not having one at all.

Scania rollover airbags
Although they’ve been out for a while, Scania’s rollover airbags are standard across the Scania and are a definite safety first and worthy of inclusion on our shortlist.

Brakesafe park brake system

VT Brakesafe made our final cut for the Awards because of the great need for such a safety device, particularly in the case of stop-start vehicles. The fact that there's, on average, one heavy vehicle 'runaway' every day in Australia shows that drivers can forget to engage parking brakes before leaving their vehicles. Autonomous vehicle braking has proved its worth in driving situations and this autonomous parking brake system should be mandatory as well, we feel.

ATA Safety Truck

The Australian Trucking Association's Volvo Safety Truck has played a key role in promoting heavy vehicle safety in this country, and over the years has helped educate thousands of kids and adults alike about the safe operation of trucks and how other motorists play a pivotal role in maintaining heavy vehicle safety. The Federal Government pledged $400,000 in funding to help revamp the concept in early 2019, and long may the initiative continue.

Innovation Award

Fuso eCanter

Though not available in Australia as yet, the eCanter has been rolled out in other countries and points to a cleaner, greener future for the trucking industry.

Volvo I-shift Dual Clutch

Volvo is the first global heavy truck maker to introduce a series-production DCT 'box into Australia.

New Mercedes-Benz Actros

With features such as Mirrorcam, the new Actros is one of the most advanced prime movers on the market today.

UD Quon 8-litre

With Autonomous Emergency Braking, adaptive cruise control, lane departure warning and more, the new 8-litre Quon is one of the safest trucks around, and with its high level of connectivity and A/V it’s also one of the most innovative trucks on the road.

Dana and Meritor electric drives

Progressive electrification of trucks and buses is a certainty and both of these US-based driveline specialist manufacturers displayed their electric kit at this year's Brisbane Truck Show.

VW Crafter 4-Motion

The all-Volkswagen Crafter is no longer a rebadged and repowered Mercedes-Benz Sprinter. The post-2018 Crafter is designed and made by VW and 4Motion all-wheel drive models are also available.

Detroit DD16

This is the most powerful yet clean engine ever built by Detroit and it is available in the new Freightliner Cascadia.

Trucksales Awards shortlists announced

Trucksales Safety Award

Innovation Award

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