Fastfrate Opens State-Of-The-Art Facility In Calgary

September 6, 2002
Toronto, ON

After many years of planning and most recently months of construction, Consolidated Fastfrate Inc.'s modern state-of-the-art cross-dock warehouse and regional offices are officially up and running in Calgary. This facility is Canada Customs approved (Sufferance and Bonded). Calgary's largest and newest truck-to-truck cross-dock has 80 doors and in excess of 4,180 square metres (45,000 square feet) of cross-dock platform. As well, the facility will house a 5,760 square metre (62,000 square foot) warehouse with an 8.5 metre (28 foot) clearance. The attached 15-door distribution facility will be capable of storing 5,800 pallets of merchandise. In addition there is a new 464 square metre (5,000 square foot) regional administration service centre and operations coordination office. This facility is on 6.5 hectares (16 acres) that are fully fenced, paved, and has a state-of-the-art security system inside and out.

The new truck-to-truck cross-dock will allow greater growth capacity for Calgary's LTL business. Calgary is also currently experiencing substantial growth in its outbound intra-west and regional lanes, and this facility will help facilitate both outbound and inbound traffic.

Fastfrate’s Canada Customs bond and cargo inspection/transload classification will give U.S. truckers and CPR an inbound drop yard for bonded cargo. Also, the bond will allow Import/Export Transload Deconsolidation/Consolidation.

Toronto-based Consolidated Fastfrate Inc. is Canada's largest privately owned freight forwarder. The company annually transports in excess of 2.64 million metric tons (1.2 billion pounds) of freight and employs more than 1,200 people in 16 offices and facilities across North America. Through recent expansion and strategic acquisitions, Consolidated Fastfrate Inc. now offers service throughout Canada, the U.S. and Mexico.

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