Car-Part.com launches Photomate imaging app
Fort Wright, Kentucky — March 1, 2017 — Car-Part.com has announced the release of Photomate, the company’s latest imaging tool. Photomate is a mobile app that allows you to take photos of your inventory. Customers can see the photos online and salespeople can them in Checkmate, Car-Part.com’s inventory management system. According to Car-Part.com, Photomate is […]
Cardinal Couriers to increase capacity, rolls out process improvements
By Mike Davey Mississauga, Ontario — March 1, 2017 — Cardinal Couriers is well-known to many automotive recycling professionals, especially those in Ontario and Quebec. The company operates the Night Network pick-up and delivery solution. The unique methodology provides a competitive advantage through a “First to Market” approach, allowing businesses to maximize their business day, […]
Tim O’Day named Chief Operating Officer of IAA
Westchester, Illinois — February 15, 2017 — Insurance Auto Auctions has announced that Tim O’Day has been named the company’s Chief Operating Officer (COO), reporting to IAA CEO and President John Kett. “Tim has strong strategy and management expertise and a proven track record of driving customer value through effective and efficient operations,” said Kett. […]
Hollander Training Summit coming to OARA Convention
Minneapolis, Minnesota — February 15, 2017 — Hollander has announced the first two of six planned regional Hollander Training Summit events the company will conduct in 2017. The first Summit will be in Atlanta on Saturday, March 18, 2017, and the second in Toronto on Saturday, April 1, 2017. The remaining four events will be […]
OARA adds Marty Hollingshead to speakers list, trade show now sold out
By Mike Davey London, Ontario — February 15, 2017 — The Ontario Automotive Recyclers Association (OARA) has announced that Marty Hollingshead has been added to the list of speakers appearing at this year’s Convention. The 2017 OARA Convention & Trade Show takes place March 30 to April 1 at the Hilton Toronto/Markham Suites Conference Centre […]
REC offers solutions to meet new ELV regulations
Waterloo, Ontario — February 1, 2017 — The new end-of-life vehicle (ELV) processing regulations now in force in Ontario and coming to other provinces are having a significant impact on the automobile recycling sector. With the increased depollution requirements, Recycling Equipment Canada (REC) based in Waterloo, Ontario, set out to find the safest, easiest-to-use and […]
Scrap operation fined $105,000 for its role in worker death
Peterborough, Ontario — February 1, 2017 — Peterborough Iron & Metal has pled guilty and been fined $105,000 after a worker was killed by an excavator operating in reverse. The incident took place in 2015. The incident took place when a worker was in the yard, adjacent to a narrow roadway, cutting apart the bucket […]
Introducing the all-new Canadian Auto Recyclers magazine!
By Mike Davey Hamilton, Ontario — January 17, 2018 — Get ready for the very first issue of the all-new Canadian Auto Recyclers magazine! It’s been more than a decade since the first issue of the magazine was published and a lot has changed since that time. The automotive recycling industry itself had already changed […]
Hydro and Austin AI to develop automotive aluminum sorting tech
Austin, Texas — January 4, 2017 — Hydro and Austin AI (AAI) have signed a cooperative agreement to develop an advanced technology to sort automotive aluminium alloys. This could be a step towards more efficient recycling of manufacturing scraps and vehicles. Hydro, based out of Norway, is an aluminum producer and technology company. Austin AI […]
Online auto design course offers Life Cycle Assessment
Peterborough, Ontario — January 4, 2017 — The cars of the future may be a little greener and easier to recycle, thanks to an online workshop offered by WorldAutoSteel. An online course of study offered through steeluniversity.org includes a simulation model that enables participants to enter vehicle design scenarios for quick evaluations of the impacts […]
