Trailer Award

During Trailer 2011 the Trailer Award will be attributed for the sixth time. With this Award the organizers of the trade fair Trailer want to encourage innovations in the use of hauled equipment and crown innovative solutions for road haulage. The competition is open to all exhibitors of the trade fair.

A Trailer Award is attributed in two different categories: the "Trailer Award for the best vehicle” for the entire vehicles driven by other vehicles and the "Trailer Award for the best accessory” for the superstructure, the spare parts, and also other products exhibited at the fair.

In 2009 the Award in the category "Best vehicle" went to the company STAS (V-Streamline), while in the category of "Best Accessory" Versus-Omega (Carapex Rail^®) was attributed the price.

An international jury composed of professional journalists and a number of users or potential users of the participating products will evaluate the candidacies in the following areas: the relation between the costs and the benefits; the fully or partially innovative character; the influence on the weight; the different applications; the safety characteristics; the ergonomics; the presentation; meeting the need for training where applicable.

During the first selection round a score will be granted by the jury on the basis of the submitted candidacy. In the second selection round, the jury will inspect the innovation visually whereby the candidates may provide additional commentary and demonstrate the innovation. This second selection round will take place on the day of the official opening of the Trailer fair and at the stand of the participant.

The notification of the winners and the issuance of the Trailer Awards will take place at the official opening of the Trailer fair.