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| Manitoulin
Group of Companies Announces Partnership With Expedite Plus, a Time-Critical
Service Offering for Customers Around the World
Mississauga, Ontario – August 1, 2008 – Manitoulin Group of Companies today
announced a strategic partnership with Expedite Plus, a specialized service
provider for the movement of highly time-critical shipments across the globe.
“Today’s intensely competitive landscape places our customers under increasing
pressure to send and receive shipments as quickly as possible, anywhere in the
world, at any time of the day or night, and often at a moment’s notice,” said
Rolando Meo, vice-president sales and marketing, Manitoulin Transport.
“Through this service, businesses will be able to reduce the cost of downtime
caused by delays in getting critical products or parts on time. Our
partnership with Expedite Plus, a twenty-five-year veteran of the expedited
shipping industry, augments our own capabilities in this critical area and
demonstrates our on-going commitment to providing our customers’ with a single
one stop shop solution.”
Expedite Plus operates 24/7/365 days a year, with a complete range of
time-critical delivery services to meet the most stringent customer
requirements. Its expedited solutions cater to any size or weight of shipment
and are enabled by a network of agents, carriers and partners worldwide.
Services encompass: On Board Courier, secured, personalized pick-up and
delivery for shipments around the globe within 24 hours; Air Expedite – a
next-flight-out delivery service from the shipper’s city and a chartered air
service which provides a dedicated aircraft; and Ground Expedite, provides
dedicated vehicle and driver.
“We’re delighted to join forces with Manitoulin Group of Companies,” said
Victor J. Deschenes, president and chief executive officer, Expedite Plus. “We
believe our experience and expertise in the expedited shipping industry,
combined with their breadth of service portfolio and reach, will give
customers a significant competitive advantage moving forward.”
Expedite Plus
www.expediteplus.com
1.800.387.7828
sales@expediteplus.com | Manitoulin
Transport Does 2nd Ribbon Cutting for North Western Canada
 Mississauga,
Ontario – May 22, 2008 – Manitoulin Transport today officially launched a
strategic new site in Hay River, North West Territories (N.W.T.). The new
multi-purpose terminal is the second to be launched by Manitoulin Transport
this month in order to further strengthen its presence and reach in North
Western Canada. The new terminal provides a much-needed and convenient hub for
local businesses and industries in the region, which now have access to an
array of services, including ground transportation, international freight
forwarding, customs brokerage, warehousing, supply chain management and
logistics.
The official launch got underway today with a celebratory ribbon-cutting
ceremony attended by senior Manitoulin Transport representatives; the deputy
mayor of Hay River, Mike Maher; city councilors, local employees; and
Manitoulin Transport customers from the region.
Prior to building its own facility, Manitoulin Transport, through its
wholly owned subsidiary Northwest Transport Ltd, provided services in the
region through a local agent. “We’re very pleased to have Manitoulin Transport
open a local depot in Hay River,” said Randy Williams purchasing agent,
Northwest Territories Power Corporation. “Their experience and ability to
provide multi-faceted transportation services can only benefit us and enhance
our excellent working relationship with the company. Also, as Hay River is a
small community, it’s always reassuring to be dealing with a familiar face
instead of a voice on the phone. We congratulate Manitoulin Transport and look
forward to working closely with their local personnel.”
Manitoulin Transport’s new terminal is located at 38 Dean Drive. It is
one of the company’s 34 terminals in North Western Canada and the latest of 66
nationwide. Features include a cross-dock facility, a climate-controlled
environment and ground-level loading capability, all allowing the faster and
reliable handling of all types of commodities.
“Our investment in this new site, our second to open in just over a
week, demonstrates our continued commitment to our many customers in North
Western Canada,” said Rob Eskens, director of sales, Manitoulin Transport.
“Manitoulin Transport is a total transportation service provider and now we
have further solidified our ability to partner with our existing and
prospective customers in extending their businesses across Canada, the United
States and around the world.”
Manitoulin Transport chose to further invest in Hay River due to the
increasing need for local industries, such as mining, forestry, and oil and
gas, to have access to a much greater scale of supply chain and distribution
services. Additionally, Hay River is a strategic location due to opportunities
associated with the rapid growth of the area, for example the construction of
the 1,220 kilometre natural gas pipeline system along the Mackenzie Valley in
the N.W.T. to connect northern onshore gas fields with North American markets.
“Hay River is the undisputable ‘hub of the north,’” said deputy mayor
Mike Maher. “We’re delighted that a company of such calibre as Manitoulin
Transport has decided to invest in the region. The provision of expanded
transportation capabilities in this strategic location, especially at a time
of such unprecedented growth, will benefit local businesses and industries,
and in doing so, benefit the Hay River community as a whole and that’s good
news for everyone.” | Manitoulin Transport Opens Strategic New Location
in Cranbrook, B.C.
Strengthens its Presence and Reach in Western Canada
Mississauga, Ontario – May 14, 2008 – Manitoulin Transport today officially
launched a strategic new site in Cranbrook, British Columbia. The new
multi-purpose terminal provides a much-needed and convenient hub for local
businesses and industries which can now access an array of services including
ground transportation, international freight forwarding, customs brokerage,
warehousing, supply chain management and logistics.
The official launch got underway today with a celebratory ribbon-cutting
ceremony attended by senior Manitoulin Transport representatives; the mayor of
Cranbrook, Ross Priest; local employees; and more than eighty Manitoulin
Transport customers from the region.
“This new facility demonstrates our continued commitment to our many customers
in Western Canada,” said Rob Eskens, director of sales, Manitoulin Transport.
“Being a total transportation service provider, we have now further solidified
our ability to partner with our existing and prospective customers in
extending their businesses across Canada, the United States and around the
world.”
Manitoulin Transport’s new facility is located at 1112 Cobham Avenue West. It
is one of the company’s 34 terminals in Western Canada and the latest of 66
nationwide. It replaces the original Cranbrook location whose employees have
moved to the new facility, which is anticipated to generate additional jobs.
Features of this cross-dock facility include a climate- controlled
environment, ground-level loading capability and a flat deck loading apron,
all allowing the faster and reliable handling of all types of commodities.
Manitoulin Transport chose to further invest in Cranbrook due to the
increasing need for local industries, such as mining, forestry, retail and
manufacturing, to have access to a much greater scale of supply chain and
distribution services. Additionally, Cranbrook is a strategic location due to
it’s proximity to the rapidly expanding Kootenays and Creston Valley regions.
“I congratulate the company for recognizing the many economic attributes and
opportunities that Cranbrook offers and welcome this expansion of services,”
said mayor Ross Priest. “I feel sure this new facility will not only benefit
local businesses, but also, serve as an economic driver that will benefit the
community as a whole.”
| CEO Doug Smith named to Canada's
Highest Order of Canada GORE BAY, Ont. -- For at least one family of truckers, the year that just
ended will go down in the annuals for generations to come.  We’re
referring to the Smiths, of Gore Bay, Ont., and specifically patriarch Doug
Smith, founder of the Manitoulin Group.
In November, at the Ontario Trucking Association’s (OTA) annual conference,
Smith was presented with the Trailmobile Service to Industry Award. It’s among
our industry’s most coveted citations.
And then just before the calendar year ran out, Canada’s Governor General
Michelle Jean announced that Smith was named to the Order of Canada, this
country’s highest civilian honor.
According to a statement from the Ms. Jean’s office, Mr. Smith, one of 60
appointees to the Order in ’07, was recognized in the industry, commerce and
business category, for his "contributions as a business leader, philanthropist
and champion of economic and community development in Northern Ontario."
Entrepreneur, philanthropist, inventor and now Officer of the Order of Canada,
Doug Smith appeared with his wife Phyllis to accept the Service to Industry
Award from Bert Clay of Trailmobile.
To view press release from Today's Trucking, click www.todaystrucking.com
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