Lou Smyrlis is the Editorial Director of the Transportation Media properties with Business Information Group, one of Canada's largest business magazine publishers. These properties include Canadian Transportation & Logistics, several carrier publications, a research division and the new Web TV show Transportation Matters.

Combined, the group has a circulation of more than 150,000 providers and buyers of transportation services across Canada.

Lou has been reporting on transportation issues for 20 years and is a winner of several writing awards.

A frequent speaker on industry issues he is a leading authority on industry trends having pioneered several industry research projects.

His work has been published by the Harvard School of Business, referenced in university research papers and included in a university textbook on management practices.