Industry
Transportation & Logistics
-
GMC Sierra is Canadian Truck King Challenge Winner
The Canadian Truck King Challenge (CTKC) celebrated its 12th anniversary by crowning the 2019 GMC Sierra 1500 Denali as its champion. Sierra beat out five other challengers for the crown, marking the first time that General Motors has won in…
-
Ontario Export Awards Winners
The 2018 Ontario Export Awards named its winners at a gala at the International Centre in Mississauga. Laipac Technology Inc., was named Exporter of the Year for its success expanding its business to more than 100 countries and for its…
Bombardier cutting 5,000 jobs, selling Q400 and flight training programs
MONTREAL – Bombardier Inc. announced Thursday it will shed 5,000 jobs company-wide and sell off two units as part of chief executive Alain Bellemare’s five-year plan to rein in costs, focus on rail and business jets and reduce the net…
Three shipyards set to share $7 billion in navy maintenance contracts
OTTAWA – The federal government says it plans to divvy up $7 billion in maintenance and repair contracts for Royal Canadian Navy frigates to three shipyards, a political compromise that was met with mixed reaction. Public Services and Procurement Canada…
GFL Environmental buying U.S. company Waste Industries in deal valued at $3.65B
Toronto-based GFL Environmental Inc. has signed a deal to buy Waste Industries in an agreement that values the U.S. company at about $3.65 billion. The deal will more than double GFL’s footprint in the United States. “Waste Industries strongly complements…
Out with NAFTA, in with USMCA: Canada inks new trade deal with U.S., Mexico
WASHINGTON – A new era in North American free trade dawned in the dead of night Sunday as a 14-month NAFTA modernization effort between Canada, the U.S. and Mexico finally came to fruition with just hours to spare before an…
Ontario to scrap Drive Clean emissions test, target heavy duty vehicles instead
TORONTO – Ontario’s Drive Clean vehicle emissions testing program will be dismantled next year and replaced with a new system that will focus on heavy-duty vehicles such as transport trucks, the government said Friday. The Progressive Conservative government said the…
Acid shipments halted in B.C. city while series of leaks is investigated
Municipal officials in southeastern British Columbia say they have been assured that the company which moves sulphuric acid through a West Kootenay city won’t resume shipping until a thorough engineering investigation wraps up. A post on the City of Trail…
Chorus Aviation wins heavy maintenance contract with Latvia’s airBaltic
Halifax – Chorus Aviation Inc. says it has signed a deal to perform heavy maintenance work for Latvia’s airBaltic. Financial terms of the agreement were not immediately available. Under the deal, Jazz Technical Services will provide airframe maintenance for airBaltic’s…
Walmart Canada orders 30 more Tesla semi trucks as it aims to shed diesel
TORONTO – Walmart Canada is buying more Tesla semi trucks as it aims to reduce its carbon footprint by having its entire fleet powered by alternative energy by 2028. The Canadian subsidiary of the U.S.-based retail giant says it will…
New chief operating officer comes aboard Bombardier’s aerospace wing
Bombardier Inc. has named a chief operating officer for its aerospace division. The company says Danny Di Perna will lead engineering and procurement at the Montreal-based transportation giant’s aerospace wing, reporting to chief executive Alain Bellemare. Di Perna brings more…
Sandvik Integrated Weighing System
Sandvik Integrated Weighing System (IWS) offers real-time payload data for load and haul equipment operators. “Utilizing the full capacity of the truck, every cycle, has an enormous effect on total efficiency of the mine operations. Without the IWS, even a…
-
Transducers USA Tonelight Series Warning Indicators
Transducers USA have expanded Tonelight Series of warning indicators to include new models with stainless steel housings. The panel-mounted devices feature a combination of audible and LED warning signals. Tonelight annunciators emit both sound and flashing lights, with green, yellow, orange, blue,…
-
HARTING Canada Hosts Annual Media Day
HARTING Canada recently held its annual Media Day at the Cluny Bistro in Toronto, Ontario. The event gave those in attendance a sneak peak at some of the products the company is working on. Ashley Smith-Heine, Vice President of Sales,…
-
Joral Introduces Sensor Fusion Inclinometer
Joral LLC announces a G-force compensated inclinometer that provides feedback for pitch, yaw, and roll. The new technology utilizes sensor fusion, which combines more than one complementary sensing method. The new Joral SGAM and DGAM incline sensors take input by…
-
Liftomatic Introduces new four-wheel hand truck
Liftomatic Material Handling, Inc., a material handling equipment manufacturer, introduced a new four-wheel hand truck, the Liftomatic 10HT-4W. The four wheel hand truck can handle all rimmed steel, fiber and plastic drums weighing up to 1000 pounds. It is designed…
Package delivery firms get ready to fill gap as Greyhound leaves Western Canada
Calgary – Package delivery firms say they are prepared to fill the gap when Greyhound Canada closes most of its Western Canada operations this fall. The company says its Greyhound Package Express service will no longer be available in most…
Prairie provinces, B.C. to meet next week on standardized trucking regulations
Regina – Government officials from Canada’s four western provinces plan to hold a teleconference next week to discuss standardized trucking regulations. Trucking safety has been in the spotlight since April 6 when 16 people with the Humboldt Broncos died and…
AECOM awarded contract to design Gordie Howe International Bridge
Los Angeles – AECOM, a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, announced that it has been selected, as part of the Bridging North America consortium, to design the Gordie Howe International Bridge by the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority (WDBA). The project…
Cervus equipment expands to introduce storage and racking solutions
Calgary, Alta. – Cervus Equipment, the largest John Deere and Peterbilt dealership group in Canada, announced that extensive, new storage and racking solutions will be available from its Forklifts division. Cervus Equipment’s Forklift and Materials Handling division is growing to…
