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Safety Awards Celebration 2010 2010-06-14 14:58:03 May 6, 2010 Safety achievements of over 150 employees of JD Smith were celebrated on May 6, 2010 at the annual Safety Awards presentations. As long time members of the THSAO Safe Driver and Safe Worker program, JD Smith recognizes the hard... Click here to read the full story JD Smith Provides Co Op Placement for Local High School 2010-04-29 15:42:03 In keeping with our ongoing commitment to education opportunities, JD Smith entered a partnership, in 2004, with The Toronto Catholic District School Board to support the “Transportation Program” at James Cardinal McGuigan CSS. This particular... Click here to read the full story J.D. Smith and Sons Celebrates 90 years of Excellence 2009-10-22 14:02:54 Vaughan, ON – In the last year of World War I, John D. Smith and his uncle started a freight cartage business with two trucks called Bennett and Smith. Today, that same business now known as J.D. Smith and Sons Ltd., celebrates its landmark 90th... Click here to read the full story J.D. Smith and Sons joins U.S. EPA SmartWay Transport Partnership 2009-05-01 12:00:00 J.D.Smith and Sons Ltd. today announced that it joined the SmartWaySM Transport Partnership, a innovative collaboration between U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the freight industry designed to increase energy efficiency while... Click here to read the full story J.D. Smith and Sons named Business of the Year - over 25 employees by Vaughan Chamber of Commerce. 2008-12-01 12:00:00 J.D. Smith and Sons Ltd., a leader in transportation and third-party logistics, proudly announces that it has been named Business of the Year - Over 25 Employees by the Vaughan Chamber of Commerce. The award is presented to a company that... Click here to read the full story “Leaders of Tomorrow” J.D. Smith Scholarship Awarded 2008-10-01 12:00:00 JD Smith “Leaders of Tomorrow” Scholarship awarded to future paramedic. The First academic scholarship established by JD Smith was awarded to Ms. Veronica Daniel, the daughter of a truck driver employed by Wasteco in Brampton, Ontario. With a... Click here to read the full story “Leaders of Tomorrow” J.D. Smith Scholarship 2008-06-01 12:00:00 JD Smith is pleased to sponsor a scholarship which recognizes a student each year who demonstrates a commitment to his/her community, school or other volunteer undertaking through his/her exemplary leadership qualities. This scholarship is a... Click here to read the full story Transport Canada sponsors first annual SCL Green Supply Chain Award 2007-08-01 12:00:00 OTTAWA — The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, today recognized two companies who have won the first annual SCL Green Supply Chain Award. Transport Canada sponsored the award in collaboration with... Click here to read the full story J.D. Smith and Sons awarded First-ever SCL green supply chain award 2007-05-15 12:00:00 VAUGHAN, Ontario - J.D. Smith and Sons Ltd., a leader in transportation and third-party logistics, is proud to announce it has been awarded the Supply Chain & Logistics Association of Canada (SCL )’s first-ever Green Supply Chain Award for 2007. ... Click here to read the full story OTA Makes Investment in Future, Allocating $40,000 to Education Foundation Scholarship 2006-10-06 12:00:00 (Toronto: Nov. 16, 2006) -- The Ontario Trucking Association announced today that it is allocating $40,000 to establish a new, perpetual scholarship to be awarded each year in its name by the OTA Education Foundation. Details on the criteria... Click here to read the full story J.D. Smith and Sons named Carrier of the Year by Colgate-Palmolive Canada 2006-09-06 12:00:00 VAUGHAN, Ontario - J.D. Smith and Sons Ltd., a leader in transportation and third-party logistics, proudly announced today it has been awarded the highly prestigious National Carrier of the Year award by Colgate-Palmolive Canada Inc. This is... Click here to read the full story HP Awards First Ever Transportation Supplier of the Year to Vaughan-based J.D. Smith And Sons 2006-01-26 12:00:00 VAUGHAN, Ontario – J.D. Smith and Sons Ltd., a leader in transportation and third-party logistics, today announced it has been awarded Hewlett Packard’s first ever Transportation Supplier of the Year Award for 2005. HP initiated the award to... Click here to read the full story Colgate Palmolive Canada Awards Vaughan-based J.D. Smith and Sons For Exemplary Service 2006-01-16 12:00:00 VAUGHAN, Ontario – J.D. Smith and Sons Ltd., a leader in transportation and third-party logistics, announced today it has been named Less Than Truckload Carrier of the Year for the second time by Colgate Palmolive Canada. The award for... Click here to read the full story J.D. Smith Quarter Century Club Welcome Inductees 2004-04-30 12:00:00 J.D. Smith Quarter Century Club Welcome Inductees On April 30th the members of the J.D. Smith Quarter Century Club held their annual dinner to welcome aboard this year's new inductees and to reminisce. This year's new members Rick Barker,... Click here to read the full story "Excellent" Rating on CVOR by Ministry of Transportation 2004-04-27 12:00:00 On April 27th, J.D. Smith was proud to be recognized by the Ministry of Transportation by receiving a rating of “excellent” on our CVOR (Commercial Vehicle Operators Registration). JD Smith is currently the largest for-hire trucking company to... Click here to read the full story Nike Canada awards J.D. Smith and Sons National Distribution Business 2002-06-28 12:00:00 VAUGHAN, June 28, 2002 -- Nike Canada, part of the world's leading sports and fitness company, has awarded J.D. Smith and Sons Limited its national retail distribution business. Beginning July 8th, J.D. Smith will handle all outbound deliveries... Click here to read the full story Toronto Truck Driving Championship results 2002-06-15 12:00:00 JD Smith drivers returned the Team Trophy to it's rightful place - the JDS Trophy Case. 5 drivers competed in the 2002 Toronto Regional Truck Driving Championship on Saturday June 15. Collectively they won the Team Trophy, beating 5 other teams... Click here to read the full story From an article in The Toronto Sun - Driving Force section 2002-06-04 12:00:00 "Truck driver John Goodings is a hero, and now he has an award to prove it." Goodings, who works for J.D. Smith & Sons Ltd. of Vaughan, Ont., was recently presented with an Award of Recognition at the 33rd annual National Transportation Week... Click here to read the full story J.D. Smith and Sons adds Online POD Images To Existing Web Tracing Suite 2002-04-01 12:00:00 J.D. Smith and Sons has just introduced online imaging technology which allows customers to view signed delivery documents on its Web site at www.jdsmith.com. The company is one of the first full-service logistics management companies in Canada to... Click here to read the full story Baby Trailer Campaign National Trucking Week 2001 (Aug. 26 to Sept 1/01) 2001-08-26 12:00:00 J.D. Smith & Sons Ltd. was among those Ontario Trucking Association members who had trailers decorated with a special message to promote the essential nature of trucking. This trailer was portrayed on the front page of the October issue on Truck... Click here to read the full story Canadian Warehouse of the Year (Second Straight Year!!) LTL & TL Carrier of the Year (Runner-Up) 2001-08-16 22:17:31 In August, Several J.D. Smith personnel attended the "Colgate Canada Annual Logistics Conference". It is an opportunity for Colgate to tell their key warehouse and transportation providers across Canada where Colgate's business is heading for the... Click here to read the full story