2026 Rules and Regulations

• Truck contest entries must be owned and entered by the company and/or their employees with permission of company owner.
• Trucks must have been built by Zip’s and delivered to the customer from Jan. 1, 2021, to present to participate in this year’s contest.
• Truck submissions are open to any legal resident of the United States or Canada who is 18 years or older.
• Zip’s reserves the right to use all submissions in upcoming marketing promotions and campaigns. No copyrighted photos accepted. Only original photography shall be submitted.
• Five eligible classes:
  • - Car Carriers (Capacities of 10,000 lbs. to 40,000 lbs.)
  • - Light & Medium Duty Wreckers (Capacities with 8,000 lbs. to 24,000 lbs. and Capacities of 12 and 16 tons).
  • - Heavy Duty Wreckers (Capacities of 20, 25, 35, and 50 tons).
  • - Rotators (Capacities of 35, 40, 50, and 75 tons).
  • - Zip’s reserves the right to reclassify entries.
• Companies may enter more than one truck in each class of the truck contest.
• No contest entries will be accepted after Oct. 14.
• Zip’s Pick Award entries will be judged independently by a group of professional truck consultants with a combined experience of 340 years in the Towing & Recovery industry. Our in-house panel will rank each entry on these six criteria:
  • - Overall Appearance
  • - Paint & Scheme
  • - Advanced Equipment
  • - Storage Organization
  • - Lighting
  • - Safety Investment

• The judges’ decision is final

• People’s Pick Award entries will be voted by the public on our website and through Facebook. Votes on both platforms will be combined for a final score. In the event of a tie, the top two qualifying entries will be posted on Facebook. The image in the post with the most ‘likes’ and ‘shares’ will be declared the winner.
• An individual may vote on the website once per day throughout the duration of the voting period. There are no age restrictions.
• If any entry’s information is to be found incorrect, Zip’s reserves the rights to disqualify said entry from the truck contest.
• Previous year’s winners may re-enter their truck if it qualifies. However, they cannot win 1st place in the Zip’s Pick Award again, nor can they win the People’s Pick Award at all if they won it previously. (Note: They remain eligible for 2nd or 3rd place in Zip’s Pick).
• Winners in each class will be announced on Thursday, Nov. 19, at our Customer Appreciation Party at the American Towman Exposition in Baltimore.