Lockwood, Today’s Trucking honoured for editorial excellence

TORONTO (June 6, 2002) — Today’s Trucking magazine won a gold and two silver awards at the 2002 Kenneth R. Wilson awards in Toronto last night, including a sweep of the category for best industrial writing.

The Kenneth R. Wilson awards honour the best writing and graphic design in business-to-business publishing in Canada.

Editorial director Rolf Lockwood won best industrial article for “Specs that Sell,” about buying trucks with resale in mind, published in June 2001. He won second place in the same category for “In Search of Fair Pay,” a story about driver compensation that appeared in July/August 2001.

Contributing editor Allan Janssen took second place in the how-to category for “Squeezed,” which lays out strategies for buyers who think they have a “lemon” truck. It was published in September 2001.

Editor Stephen Petit and contributing editor Jim Park earned a top-five honour in the how-to category for “Personal Questions,” about border-crossing procedures for truck drivers.

There were more than 650 entries in the competition this year. Gold and silver awards are presented to the first and second place winners in each category, and top-five finishers receive an honourable mention. Today’s Trucking was the only trucking industry publication recognized last night.

“If you’re a trade magazine, the ‘Best Industrial’ and ‘Best How-to Article’ categories are the ones you want to win,” said Petit. “They indicate a commitment to helping readers do their jobs better. That’s the guiding principle of our magazine — a principle Rolf established 15 years ago when Today’s Trucking was created.”

It is the third time in the past five years that Today’s Trucking has won best industrial article. The industrial category deals with industry methods, equipment, techniques, or management practices.

The Kenneth R. Wilson awards are presented by the Canadian Business Press, an association of business-to-business publishers.