AdWheel Awards
The AdWheel Awards recognize the marketing, communications, customer experience, and PR efforts of APTA’s members. This annual awards competition creates a structure to share best practices and to raise the awareness of the strategic value of public transportation marketing professionals within the industry. Entrants will be notified via email the First Place status of their entry in mid-January 2027. The email will be sent to the email address attached to the account you used to log into this page.
2027 AdWheel Award Entry Tips
- Avoid the Rush Hour Traffic Jam: The submission portal receives a lot of activity the last three (3) days before the deadline. To avoid overloading the site, be sure to submit your entries in advance.
- Group Selection: Verify your 2025 ridership before selecting your group size. For your convenience, APTA combines data reported to us, and you can find the most recent annual ridership totals in our Q4 2025 report.
- File Upload Limits: The maximum file size is 20 MB. Please do not upload zip files.
- Video Files: All video files must be submitted as YouTube or Vimeo URLs.
- Advertising Agency Submissions: If you are an advertising agency, be sure the transit agency’s name that you are representing is clearly listed on the submission. If you are unsure which category to select for the entry, ask the transit agency.
- Category Selection: Double check the category you have selected to make sure it is the correct category for your entry.
- Non-member Trying to Submit with a Partner Organization with APTA membership? The member organization must begin the application, but can then assign tasks to be completed by non-member partners.
How to Apply:
Instructions for APTA Members
- Log in using your APTA SSO credentials.
- Create a new application.
- Complete all required sections of the application.
- Review your submission for accuracy.
- Submit your application before the deadline.
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Working with an Advertising Agency?
If an advertising agency will be completing portions of the application on your behalf, please review the Collaborator Instructions below before proceeding.
If your advertising agency will be assisting with your submission, you can grant them access to specific portions of your application using the Add Collaborator feature.
Your agency representative will typically need access to the following sections:
- Choose Your Category
- Important Details
To grant access:
- Note: Please save your application at least once before attempting to add a collaborator.
- Open your application.
- Click the Add Collaborator button located on the right-hand side of the application.
- Enter your agency representative's email address.
- Select all fields associated with the Choose Your Category and Important Details sections.
- Click Add Collaborator to send the invitation.
Here's a sample of how it looks: Click here to view the screenshot of the Add Collaborator button.
Once the invitation has been sent, your agency representative will be able to access and complete the sections assigned to them.
If you are completing portions of an application on behalf of an APTA member:
- Click Register and create your account.
- Log in using your registered email address and password.
- Access the application shared with you by the APTA member.
- Complete only the sections assigned to you.
- Save your work.
Your APTA member will assign you access to specific sections of the application. Please ensure you complete the following sections (see screenshot):
- Award Selection
- Important Details
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