John G Smith

Tailwind Software integrates with Quickbooks

Tailwind Transportation Software is now integrating its Transportation Management System software (TMS) with QuickBooks Online.

BestPass transponders integrate with PrePass

Bestpass toll payment transponders can now be enroled in PrePass' weigh station bypass system, combining capabilities into a single transponder.

OTR tire spreader from ESCO

A new OTR Tire Spreader from ESCO (Equipment Supply Company) is available for off-road, mining, agricultural and selected large truck tires.

Online accident reporting course

CarriersEdge has unveiled a new online training module that guides drivers through legal and safety procedures and responsibilities following an accident.

Wall hook clears trailer floors

The new E-Hook from Kinedyne transforms empty space into an area that can hold tubes, pipes, beams, cables, hoses, ladders, and just about anything else that might otherwise clutter a trailer floor.

Special support for Special Olympics Ontario

MISSISSAUGA, ON - Thermo King Eastern Canada has been named a platinum sponsor of the Special Olympics Ontario Provincial Summer Games. Hosted by Peel Regional Police from July 13-16, the event will feature close to 800 athletes.

Daimler chief unfazed by NAFTA talk

MADRAS, OR - Roger Nielsen, the recently named president and Chief Executive Officer of Daimler Trucks North America, doesn't seem concerned by talk about renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement - even though its manufacturing footprint includes Mexico. "We're a global company, and globally we believe in free trade. And we're prepared to engage everybody and anybody in discussions," he said during his first media briefing. "I don't anticipate any major changes in the NAFTA." The company has reserve manufacturing capacity in the U.S. and Mexico, he noted. The supply chain is also dual-sourced. "They have the ability to source worldwide or source domestically."

Daimler unveils new proving grounds

MADRAS, OR - Daimler Trucks North America has officially opened its High Desert Proving Grounds, representing a US$18.7-million investment that will put the company's trucks through their paces - including connected, platooning and autonomous vehicles of the future.

Halifax fire truck burns on way to call

HALIFAX, NS - Firefighters in Halifax found themselves battling an unexpected fire no Thursday, when flames began to rise from their own truck on the way to a call.

Fastfrate names three to national team

WOODBRIDGE, ON - Consolidated Fastfrate, a less-than-truckload carrier, has recently added three new people to its national management team.

U.S. freight market will continue to improve: FTR

BLOOMINGTON, IN - FTR remains confident in this year's freight market, despite a March drop in its Trucking Conditions Index (TCI) that measures freight volumes, rates, capacity, fleet bankruptcies, fuel prices and financing. Spot rates are improving, and that indicates a market-wide move to tighter capacity, the analysts add.

Shark to speak at PeopleNet/TMW conference

CLEVELAND, OH - Robert Herjavec, the Canadian entrepreneur behind the Herjavec Group and one of the judges on ABC's Shark Tank, will speak during the second annual in.sight user conference and expo hosted by PeopleNet and TMW Systems.

Kenworth at heart of holographic demo

PORT COQUITLAM, BC - PACCAR's image took center stage at the Microsoft Build conference, held May 10 to 12 in Seattle, as British Columbia's Finger Food Studios demonstrated the proof of concept for a holographic design tool.

Commercial vehicle registrations down: IHS Markit

SOUTHFIELD, MI - Canada had 16,495 new Class 3-8 commercial vehicle registrations in the first quarter of this year, down 4% from the same quarter in 2016, according to IHS Markit's Quarterly Commercial Vehicle Report. The largest levels for a first quarter were reported in 2012, when there were 17,476 such registrations, and in the last five years the first quarters have been within 1,500 units of that peak, the analysts say. Canada now has 1.355 million Class 3-8 registered vehicles, 40% of which are Class 8 models and 32% are Class 3.

Hino surprises Fanshawe with truck keys

LONDON, ON - Hino Motors Canada president Yumiko Kawamura surprised Fanshawe College with the keys to a truck this week, following the company's national dealer meeting and skills competition.