Heavy Duty Trucking’s coverage of autonomous technology, electric truck batteries and the latest in motor oil chemistry has won a Jesse H. Neal Award.
Honoring business-to-business (B2B) journalism, the Neals gather entries from editors working for B2B brands in a wide range of industries, including restaurants, architects, healthcare, financial planning, automotive, engineering , supply chain and logistics. , and more. Entries represent a range of digital and traditional content disciplines.
Team editor Jim Park and Business/Washington contributing editor David Cullen won the award for best technical/science coverage:
HDT was also a Neal finalist in the Best Climate Change Coverage category:
Finalists were selected through a comprehensive peer review process. A panel of 136 judges reviewed the finalists in three stages to select winners in 24 categories.
This brings the total Neal honors for HDT editors to 31 Neal Awards, two Grand Neal Awards and 43 Neal Finalist Awards.
The Neal Awards are presented by the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), a professional organization that connects more than 500 data, financial information, education technology and specialty publishing and content companies, including business-to-business brands. It incorporates what was formerly known as the American Business Media association.
Additionally, Editor-in-Chief Deborah Lockridge has won a regional bronze in the Pacific region at the Azbee Awards for News Analysis for “California Trucking Braces for AB5.” The Azbees are awarded by the American Society of Publishers of Business Publications. In 2022, Lockridge won a silver award in the Pacific region for its editorials.