Top transport service companies.

Top transport service companies

Ranked by # of tractor/trailers in 2004

Company                   Contact person             # drivers #
                                                     contractors
Address                   E-mail address             # tractors #
                                                     trailors
City/postal code          Year established           Delivery range
Phone/fax                 Offices in North/other locations
Web site                  2002 Revenues              Specialties

Muskoka Transport Ltd.    Kevin Chilvers             185       50
(2002 data)               kchilvers@muskoka          185       400
P.O. Box 1336             transport.com              U.S., Ontario
Bracebridge P1L 1V4       1971                       Truckload, van,
800-461-5808//705-645-    Bracebridge, Barrie        flatbed
1266                      n/p
www.muskoka-
transport.com
ProNorth Transportation   Brian Glass                170       13
348 Birches Rd.           [e-mail]    150       400
North Bay P1B 8Z4         1985                       North America
705-476-4411/476-9856     North Bay, Sudbury,        General freight
www.pronorth.com          Timmins
                          n/p
McKevitt Trucking Ltd.    Ted Wyant                  90        7
1200 Carrier St.          n/p                        140       300
Thunder Bay P7B 5P7       1955                       Ontario, Que.,
807-0623-0054/622-8616    Thunder Bay, Sault,        Manitoba, U.S.
www.mckevitt-             Sudbury/Mississauga        General freight
trucking.com              $5M+
William Day Construction  John Belfry                150       15
Ltd.                      [e-mail]    100       180
2500 Elm St.              1954                       Ont. Que., Manitoba
Copper Cliff P0M 1N0      4 in North/1 elsewhere     Canada
705-682-1555/682-9691     $5M+                       Lumber chips, heavy
www.williamday.ca                                    haul,
                                                     food, ore, garbage
Grant's Transport Ltd.    Gord Grant                 100       n/p
251 Gray Rd. P.O. Box     n/p                        60        n/p
2439                      1947                       Ontario, Que., &
New Liskeard P0J 1P0      New Liskeard               border
705-647-8171/647-3031     $10M +                     states
www.grantstransport.com                              truckload, bulk
                                                     hauls & tankers
Manitoulin Transport      Olana Hastings             nfp       nfp
154 Hwy 540B, P.O. Box    sales@                     nfp       nfp
390                       manitoulintransport.com    Canada, U.S.
Gore Bay P0P 1H0          1960                       LTL expedited road
800-265-1485/905-670-     17 in North/31 other       freight,
8960                      nationwide                 intermodal, special
www.                      n/p                        freight
manitoulintransport.com
Gardewine North           Dennis Clarke              97        16
60 Eagle Drive            dennisclarke@              47        85
Winnipeg MB R2R 1V5       gardewine.com              Ont., Manitoba,
204-631-3707/694-7275     1996                       Sask.,
www.gardewine.com         Several across North/      Flat deck service,
                          $5M+                       freight
                                                     service,
                                                     perishables
National Transportation   Duane Jones                32        10
Carriers                  duane@                     32        32
232 Drive-In Rd.          nationaltransportation.ca  Canada, U.S.
Sault Ste. Marie PGB 6A9  1997                       Lumber, steel
705-254-2112/254-5995     Sault Ste. Marie
n/p                       nfp
North-West Transport      Wayne Golder               56        10
Hwy. 101 & 610            n/p                        28        50
Hoyle P0N 1A0             1963                       Ontario & Quebec
705-235-2828/235-3327     Timmins, Sudbury           Bulk commodities in
n/p                       $5 M +                     dump
                                                     trailers
Trimac Transportation     Michel Denis               40        0
Services Inc.             [e-mail]          22        30
2555 Maley Dr.            1985                       Sudbury, Timmins,
Sudbury P3A 5J3           Four locations in the      North
705-560-3379/560-9432     North                      Bay, New Liskeard
www.trimac.com            $5M
Avery Construction &      Evie Yanni                 20        0
Transportation            Evie_averyconstruction@    18        27
940 2nd Line W.           shaw.ca                    Canada, U.S.
Sault Ste. Marie P6C 2L3  Sault Ste. Marie           Low bed, dry van,
705-759-4800/759-6775     1959                       flats
Erb Transport Ltd.        Gerald Erb                 25        1
580 Eighth Ave.           [e-mail]            17        25
Thunder Bay P7B 6B2       1959                       Canada, coast to
807-344-2323/345-3496     Thunder Bay, North Bay,    coast, U.S.
www.erbgroup.com          Canada, U.S.               LTL, truckload
                          $5M +                      refrigeration
McBurney Transport Ltd.   Waun Fong                  20(est)   0
P.O. Box 1292             [e-mail]        16        16
North Bay P1B 8K5         1974                       Ont., Que., U.S.
705-474-1976/474-6784     North Bay (and North       West Canada
www.mcbtransport.com      America)                   Truckload, flatbed
                          n/p
Quikx Group of Companies  Shawn Patola               n/p       n/p
1510 Bawson Rd.           [e-mail]          n/p       n/p
Thunder Bay P7G 1H8       1990                       U.S., Canada
807-768-4300/768-4313     18 in U.S. and Canada      Expedited LTL,
www.quixk.com             $5M +                      truckload,
                                                     intermodal,
                                                     logistics, refrig
Consolidated FastFrate    Jim Pretchuk               n/p       n/p
Inc. (2002 data)          [e-mail]    n/p       n/p
100 Main St. Suite 205    1966                       Canada, U.S.
Thunder Bay P7B 6R9       Thunder Bay, Canada-wide   Intermodal
[phone]/344-1622    n/p                        transportation
n/p

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