Offering a full suite of transportation services

Founding partners Donald Freeman & Sophie Weimert start company with 6 employees.

Calgary and Edmonton (1968)
followed by Winnipeg (1969)
Saskatoon and Regina (1970)

Thunder Bay and Victoria become popular long-term locations.

McGrath Transport of Burlington and McNeil Transport of Brockville.

Adjacent to CP Rail at St. Clair Ave. West to better serve customers’ boxcar freight.

Gains operational footprint for Quebec and the Maritimes creating a coast to coast service.

Further expands ground transport services and raises company profile.

The acquisition proves unsuccessful leading to the purchase by management.

Partners include: David Earthy and Dennis Lunney.

Ron Tepper takes over the reins & creates a singular vision for the company.

Leads to the shift from boxcar to intermodal by the year 2000.

The birth of CDI integrates transport service to and from the rail and shipyards.

Cross-dock facility built on 44 acres with direct access to CPR intermodal loading.

Fastfrate wins the Best 50 award for 7 consecutive years obtaining platinum status.

Positions Fastfrate as a distribution centre for Western Canada.

Fastfrate becomes a bigger player with ports & adds freight management services.

KOCH Transport is purchased with full integration into Fastfrate by 2007.

Prestigious award raises profile of Ron Tepper & the companies he built.

Fenway acquires 75% ownership from Tepper Holdings (THI).

Gives CDI a bigger footprint in the haulage of containers to and from Canadian ports.

Ron Tepper returns to active management and adds heavy haul & reefer services to menu.

Smartphones replace handhelds, improving communications and real-time data exchange.

An aggressive strategy to increase business includes entry into U.S. Market.

Our team is excited about delivering our full menu of services… like never before.

Fastfrate veteran Manny Calandrino takes on role as President/COO and launches Cross Border LTL Service.

Partnered with CP Rail and their Demand Management solution, Fastfrate offers intermodal as fast as over-the-road.

Fastfrate undergoes branding transition to market its 4 companies and strengths throughout the supply chain.

Acquisition includes 13 facilities and provides immediate entry into ecommerce marketspace with direct to consumer final mile service capabilities.