Canada Cartage has introduced its acquisition of Cornwall, Ont.-based LTL and truckload fleet Seaway Specific.
The corporate has greater than 65 tractors, trailers and straight vans and focuses on the Japanese Ontario market. It operates a 35,000 sq.-ft. terminal close to main retail distribution facilities, making it a really perfect match for Canada Cartage.
Seaway offers warehousing and consolidated appointment deliveries for carriers and distributors who ship into these DCs.
“This is a crucial acquisition for Canada Cartage,” president and CEO Jeff Lindsay mentioned in a launch. “Cornwall is a fast-growing hub for DCs serving Japanese Canada and Quebec. Seaway helps Canada Cartage to raised serve our clients on this market, and to realize an skilled and devoted workforce. 5 years in the past, we had no amenities between Oshawa, Ont., and Montreal, Que. With the acquisitions of Fred Man Transportation (2017), Grant Transport (2017), and Metropolis Switch (2021) in Ottawa, and now Seaway, we now have constructed out a really sturdy presence in these markets.”
“We’re very excited in regards to the alternative to turn out to be a part of the Canada Cartage group,” added Seaway proprietor Bob Gauthier. “Seaway has grown because of dedication and laborious work of our staff, and we now have a powerful household really feel right here. Canada Cartage shares these values – they began as a household firm and nonetheless keep that method in enterprise. This was a really logical subsequent step for Seaway in order that we will proceed to supply alternatives for our clients and our workers.”
Gauthier will keep on to make sure a clean transition and Melanie Hamel will head day-to-day operations as basic supervisor of Seaway.
