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Offering a full suite of transportation services
FASTFRATE GROUP UTILIZes
FORWARD THINKING TECHNOLOGY
TO STREAMLINE THE SUPPLY CHAIN
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Delivering Speed And
Consistency By
Rail & Road
INTERMODAL
LTL & TL
WAREHOUSING
DISTRIBUTION
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CANADA’S ONLY COAST-TO-COAST
PROVIDER OF
DRAYAGE SERVICES
DRAYAGE
DEDICATED FLEETS
TRANSLOAD
LINEHAUL
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ASSET-BASED LOGISTICS DELIVERING
SOLUTIONS THROUGHOUT
NORTH AMERICA
SUPPLY CHAIN
DOMESTIC
CROSSBORDER
MULTI-MODAL
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ASL HAS YOUR BRAND COVERED WITH FLEXIBLE
SUPPLY CHAIN
MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS
FINAL MILE
WAREHOUSING
Transportation
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Challenger Motor Freight transports
goods across North America as
well as internationally
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1966
Start of Consolidated Fastfrate in Toronto
Founding partners Donald Freeman & Sophie Weimert start company with 6 employees.
1968
Opens five new facilities in Western Canada
Calgary and Edmonton (1968)
followed by Winnipeg (1969)
Saskatoon and Regina (1970)
1975
Opens two more facilities to expand network
Thunder Bay and Victoria become popular long-term locations.
1980
Enters into Road Freight business with two acquisitions
McGrath Transport of Burlington and McNeil Transport of Brockville.
1983
Moves to new 125,000 square foot facility in Toronto
Adjacent to CP Rail at St. Clair Ave. West to better serve customers’ boxcar freight.
1986
20
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anniversary & purchase of howell transportation
Gains operational footprint for Quebec and the Maritimes creating a coast to coast service.
1989
Acquisition of Kingsway Transport expands network
Further expands ground transport services and raises company profile.
1990
Federal Industries adds Fastfrate to trucking group
The acquisition proves unsuccessful leading to the purchase by management.
1994
Ron tepper and partners purchase Fastfrate
Partners include: David Earthy and Dennis Lunney.
1997
Tepper holdings (thi) purchases 100% of Fastfrate
Ron Tepper takes over the reins & creates a singular vision for the company.
1998
Fastfrate signs $200 million deal with CPR
Leads to the shift from boxcar to intermodal
by the year 2000.
1999
Tepper Holdings (THI) creates Canada Drayage Inc (CDI)
The birth of CDI integrates transport service to and from the rail and shipyards.
2000
New Toronto facility completes transition to intermodal service
Cross-dock facility built on 44 acres with direct access to CPR intermodal loading.
2001
Canada’s 50 best managed and 10 year, $400 million Contract with CPR
Fastfrate wins the Best 50 award for 7 consecutive years obtaining platinum status.
2002
Fastfrate’s first warehousing facility in Calgary, AB
Positions Fastfrate as a distribution centre for
Western Canada.
2003
Adds transload centres in Vancouver and halifax & purchases network logistics
Fastfrate becomes a bigger player with ports & adds freight management services.
2005
Acquisition of koch transport southern Ontario
KOCH Transport is purchased with full integration into Fastfrate by 2007.
2006
Ron tepper awarded entrepreneur of the year
Prestigious award raises profile of Ron Tepper & the companies he built.
2007
Fenway partners invests in consolidated fastfrate
Fenway acquires 75% ownership from
Tepper Holdings (THI).
2008
Acquisition of cp trucks by cdi increases footprint
Gives CDI a bigger footprint in the haulage of containers to and from Canadian ports.
2013
Thi purchases shares from Fenway Partners & buys
Bruce R. Smith
Ron Tepper returns to active management and adds heavy haul & reefer services to menu.
2014
Fastfrate moves to
cloud-based technology
Smartphones replace handhelds, improving communications and real-time data exchange.
2015
Fastfrate bolsters management team in preparation for growth
An aggressive strategy to increase business includes
entry into U.S. Market.
2016
Fastfrate is 50 Years young and loving it!
Our team is excited about delivering our full menu of services… like never before.
2017
New leadership and new markets for Fastfrate
Fastfrate veteran Manny Calandrino takes on role as President/COO and launches Cross Border LTL Service.
2019
Fastfrate launches
game-changing
intermodal service
Partnered with CP Rail and their Demand Management solution, Fastfrate offers intermodal as fast as over-the-road.
2020
Introducing Fastfrate Group
Fastfrate undergoes branding transition to market its 4 companies and strengths throughout the supply chain.
2021
FASTFRATE ACQUIRES ASL DISTRIBUTION
Acquisition includes 13 facilities and provides immediate entry into ecommerce marketspace with direct to consumer final mile service capabilities.
Jan
FASTFRATE INTEGRATED LOGISTICS OPENS CHICAGO OFFICE
Expanding the Fastfrate Group’s service offerings to now include domestic U.S. freight solutions.
Feb
WESTERN CANADA EXPANSION WITH UNITED TRANSFER LIMITED ACQUISITION
Enhancing our intra-West warehousing and final mile services and adding Saskatoon to our terminal locations.
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