Flatbed from Ontario to Quebec and Western Canada
Fission Logistics runs Conestogas out of Mississauga to Montreal, Quebec City, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver. Steel, aluminum, pipe and building products stay on one trailer the whole way, most of it covered without a tarp. A heavy Quebec load can go on a 4 axle unit.
Steel and aluminum landing at the Quebec ports ride the same trucks the other way: Montreal, Trois-Rivières and Sorel-Tracy and Contrecoeur stay open all winter. Quebec shippers: this page is also available in French, transport par plateau entre l'Ontario et le Québec, with a French quote form.
Where the trucks go
| Lane | What moves there | Trailer we send |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario to Montreal and Quebec City | Steel, aluminum extrusion, building products, machinery | Conestoga, 4 axle for heavy |
| Ontario to Winnipeg | Building products, steel, aluminum | Conestoga, tandem |
| Ontario to Saskatoon | Steel, pipe, building products | Conestoga or open flatbed |
| Ontario to Calgary and Edmonton | Aluminum extrusion, steel, pipe, machinery, building products | Conestoga, tandem |
| Ontario to Vancouver | Aluminum, steel, building products | Conestoga, tandem |
| Quebec back to Ontario | A lot of steel: coil, plate and beams from the Quebec mills, service centres and ports, plus aluminum, pipe and machinery | Same trucks, loaded home, every week |
| The West back to Ontario | Steel, aluminum, pipe, machinery, and lumber from western mills | Same trucks, loaded home |
Why shippers use us across Canada
- The load stays on one trailer, with one tracking link, from dock to dock. Nothing gets cross docked on the way.
- We run 90 tandem Conestogas, so aluminum, steel and building products ride dry without a tarp or the marks a tarp can leave.
- Our 8 four axle units carry more than a tandem on Ontario and Quebec loads, under Canadian weight allowances. See multi axle trucking in Ontario. Send the weight and dispatch will tell you which trailer it goes on.
- Dispatch answers 24 hours, which matters when the truck is 3 time zones west.
- Our claims ratio is under 0.1 percent, long lanes included.
How a Canada lane gets quoted
Send the pickup city, the delivery city, the commodity, the weight and the date. We quote within 1 business hour, with the trailer named and the transit time. For a regular lane, add loads per month. Transit times for every lane are on where we run, and Ottawa loads on the same eastern lane are on flatbed trucking in Ottawa.
Questions shippers ask
Do you run Ontario to Alberta and BC on Fission trucks?
Yes. Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver loads run on Fission trucks and trailers, mostly with company drivers, all under our safety program.
Is Quebec a regular lane?
Yes. Montreal and Quebec City are regular lanes in both directions, on tandems and 4 axle units. We bring a lot of steel back from the Quebec mills, service centres and ports to Ontario every week. Most Quebec deliveries are next day from the GTA.
Which trailers go west?
53 ft Conestogas for anything that has to stay dry, and open flatbeds for long steel the crane picks from the top. The 4 axle units stay in Ontario and Quebec, so western loads ride tandems at tandem weights.
Can I get a return load priced with it?
Yes. Send both legs and dispatch quotes them together.
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Rather talk it through?
Call dispatch with the load and the lane. They'll tell you which trailer it goes on, and someone picks up 24 hours a day.