In brilliant company, Dallas Single Parents Publisher Teia Collier brought home first place in Newspaper Writing at the 2020 Texas Truck Invitational at the 2020 Texas Truck Rodeo. In an article read by more than 30,000 readers, Collier shared how the Ford Ranger XLT can integrate easily into the worlds of truck owners and the lives of families and parents.
Judges notes below:
Tying her experience with the truck to the Ranger’s heritage and past ubiquity, Ms. Collier gives the piece a feeling of direct connection to how people actually live with and use their trucks. She also uses photos effectively to tie her experiences to the text. Her kids help position how the rear seat would be used and I too have washed off equipment in the bed of my truck and her pointing out how easy it is to clean is something that’s important to truck owners, but rarely is it mentioned in reviews.
Judges notes from the Texas Truck Invitational
You can read the winning article here.
To read articles from the other winners and fellow Texas Auto Writers, visit here.
Every year, dozens of journalists gather together to name the best vehicles in Texas. We drive, test and put the vehicles to their limits to name the Truck of Texas and the SUV of Texas. Here is a peek at a the process. In this video, I am testing out the 2021 Toyota Tundra on the off-road course at Star Hill.
To learn more about the winners of the 2020 Texas Truck Rodeo, see here.
This year’s honors go to the 2021 Ram 1500 as Truck of Texas and 2021 Dodge Durango as the SUV of Texas.
