Organised by Transport for London (TfL) as part of the Safer Trucks programme, the awards were unveiled yesterday (27 October) at the Freight in the City expo, in London.
Ian Wainwright, head of freight and fleet at TfL, says the awards are “an exciting opportunity”, adding that the entries could “accelerate the development of safer urban trucks [and] generate ideas that help inform future vehicle design”.
Individuals, teams or classes can submit an entry in three categories – whole truck design, safety feature and system of operation—from 1 January to 11 March 2016 via the website (link below).
Entries will be judged by experts from commercial vehicle manufacturers, freight and logistics operators, road safety organisations and TfL.
The results will be announced at next year’s Commercial Vehicle Show on 26 April.
Winners will present their ideas to truck designers and can win £1,000.
The winning entries will also be displayed at the Transport Museum in London next summer.