Tweet

Nov 29, 2011 2:11 PM

Freightliner  Trucks announced its “Design the Future of Pride & Profit” truck design  contest. Open to college students within North America, entrants are invited to  submit original designs for the owner-operator style truck of the future.

This competition will help  generate out-of-the-box ideas for what owner-operators may want in their future  trucks.

The competition will run from  November 2011 through February 2012. Three finalists, selected by a panel of  global Daimler commercial vehicle design experts, will receive an all-expense  paid trip to the 2012 Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS), where their designs  will be on display at the Freightliner Trucks booth. The winner will receive a  $20,000 scholarship fund and option for a paid internship at Freightliner  Trucks. 

“The truck design contest will  provide us with the opportunity to uncover not only some of the newest and  brightest designers, but will also keep us on the leading edge as we create the  next generation owner-operators dream truck,” said T.J. Reed, director of  product marketing for Freightliner Trucks.  

Judging criteria will cover a  broad spectrum of required skills, including concept, overall product  appearance, originality, power of emotion, and illustration quality. For more  information about the competition and a complete list of rules, go to www.FreightlinerTrucks.com/TruckDesignContest.