John G Smith

Impact wrench combines power and control

Ingersoll Rand’s IQV20 Series W7152 ½-inch cordless impact wrench delivers up to 1,500 foot pounds of torque and 1,000 foot pounds of maximum reverse torque. There are four…

Ingersoll Rand makes impact with wrench

Ingersoll Rand’s IQV20 Series W7152 ½-inch cordless impact wrench delivers up to 1,500 foot pounds of torque and 1,000 foot pounds of maximum reverse torque. There are four…

Unit cleans trailer in three minutes

Istobal has launched its Hw’intrawash in North America, promising to clean a 53-foot trailer in as little as three minutes, or clean and sanitize the unit in six…

Trucking continues to face a gender divide

TORONTO, Ont. -- Shelley Uvanile-Hesch is a rarity. Of the 181,330 tractor-trailer drivers working in Canada’s trucking industry in 2016, barely 3% were women, according to Newcom Media’s Changing Face of Trucking research. In contrast, women made up about half (47%) the entire workforce overall.

Drivewyze integrated into Switchboard app

Switchboard is adding Drivewyze weigh station bypass capabilities to its Android-based ELD app. The latest Drivewyze PreClear app offers bypass opportunities at more than 700 weigh station sites…

T880S adds factory-installed twin-steer

Kenworth is adding a factory-installed twin-steer configuration to its T880S vocational trucks, featuring a set-forward front axle with a 61-inch axle spread to maximize payloads. The truck’s 114-inch…

Macks pre-wired for Lytx

Mack Trucks is now taking orders for the Lytx DriveCam and Lytx Video Services pre-wire option on LR, TerraPro and Granite models – making it possible to simply plug…

LoadHandler unveils brushed alternators

LoadHandler Power Products has unveiled a variety of brushed alternators for high power output and high efficiency. The alternators are available in 150-, 160- and 200-amp versions for 12-volt…

Optronics adds plug protector

Optronics International is now a master distributor for Connect-to-Protect trailer harness plug protectors. The protectors shield the male end of a trailer’s harness plug when it’s not being used, and…

Mack taking orders for Lytx pre-wiring

Mack Trucks is now taking orders for the Lytx DriveCam and Lytx Video Services pre-wire option on LR, TerraPro and Granite models – making it possible to simply plug…

Alternators deliver high power output

LoadHandler Power Products has unveiled a variety of brushed alternators for high power output and high efficiency. The alternators are available in 150-, 160- and 200-amp versions for 12-volt…

Optronics distributing plug protector

Optronics International is now a master distributor for Connect-toProtect trailer harness plug protectors. The protectors shield the male end of a trailer’s harness plug when it’s not being used, and…

Kenworth adds twin-steer T880S

Kenworth is adding a factory-installed twin-steer configuration to its T880S vocational trucks, featuring a set-forward front axle with a 61-inch axle spread to maximize payloads. The truck’s 114-inch…

Switchboard integrates Drivewyze into app

Switchboard is adding Drivewyze weigh station bypass capabilities to its Android-based ELD app. The latest Drivewyze PreClear app offers bypass opportunities at more than 700 weigh station sites…

Mack offers video option, explores electrification

TORONTO, Ont. – Reports of hot Class 8 truck sales tend to focus on the on-highway market, but don’t think about trashing the opportunities being realized in the refuse…