Port of Trois-Rivières trucking to Ontario and Quebec
The Lake Ontario ports close to ships from the end of December to late March. Trois-Rivières does not. Fission Logistics trucks steel and aluminum from the port, halfway between Montreal and Quebec City, to plants across Quebec and Ontario. Coil rides in a Conestoga and beams ride open or tarped on the run to Toronto, about 666 km.
At a glance
| Carrier | Fission Logistics, Mississauga, Ontario. Port drayage and trucking across Ontario and Quebec on flatbed, Conestoga and multi axle. |
|---|---|
| Terminal | Logistec general cargo terminal, Piers 9, 10 and 11, Port of Trois-Rivières |
| Operator | Logistec |
| Gate | Open all year. Access control 24/7; loading hours from Logistec. |
| Free time | Set by the terminal. Get the last free day in writing. |
| Customs | CBSA release from the sufferance warehouse. No US in bond. |
| TWIC | No TWIC. Terminal check in rules. |
| Crossing | None, Canadian port |
| To Toronto | About 666 km |
| Storage | 3 warehouses of 17,943 sq m each, 36,000 sq m outdoor |
| Volume | About 4 million tonnes and 70,000 trucks a year. Aluminum, forestry, agri food and steel products. |
The winter port for Ontario steel
Icebreakers keep the St. Lawrence open between Quebec City and Montreal, and steel keeps landing through the winter. When an Ontario plant needs imported beams or coil in February, this is one of the ports it can come in through. In 2025 the first ship of the year carried steel beams and arrived January 2. The port's first ship at Pier 9, in 2018, also carried steel beams that went to customers by truck.
Winter loads stay covered
A winter run from Trois-Rivières to Ontario means salt and slush the whole way. Coil and aluminum ride in a Conestoga with the cover closed. Beams and long steel ride on open flatbeds, tarped when you want them covered. See tarped flatbed trucking.
Customs: CBSA, no US in bond
Trois-Rivières is a Canadian port. Imported freight sits in the terminal's sufferance warehouse until CBSA accepts your customs broker's release request and the terminal shows the goods released. Only then can we load. CBSA allows goods to sit in a sufferance warehouse for up to 40 days from the day they are reported, and the terminal charges its own storage on top. There is no US border and no US in bond on these loads. The customs broker is always yours. Send us the release once it clears and dispatch books the terminal pickup.
Free time
Logistec does not publish free time; it is set by the terminal and changes by commodity. Get the last free day in writing when the arrival notice comes and send it to dispatch with the CBSA release. We plan the trucks back from that date.
The run
West on Autoroute 40 to Montreal, then Autoroute 20 and Highway 401 to Toronto, about 666 km. Montreal, Quebec City and the Eastern Townships are short runs from the port. Heavy loads can go on a 4 axle unit, which runs Ontario and Quebec.
Getting a Trois-Rivières pickup quoted
Send the CBSA release and Logistec's pickup number, the vessel and its discharge date. Add the piece count, weights and delivery address. Loads inside 500 miles of the GTA deliver the next business day. Dispatch names the trailer with the price within 1 business hour, 7 am to 6 pm ET, and answers at (905) 799 7900, press 1, 24 hours. What else to send, and how tracking works, is on the port trucking page.
Questions shippers ask
Do you truck from the Port of Trois-Rivières to Ontario?
Yes. Port of Trois-Rivières loads go to plants across Quebec and Ontario. Toronto, Hamilton and the rest of Southern Ontario are on Autoroute 20 and Highway 401.
Is the Port of Trois-Rivières open in winter?
Yes. Coast Guard icebreakers keep the St. Lawrence open, and the first ship of the year usually arrives in early January. In 2025 it was a ship of steel beams that arrived January 2.
Do Trois-Rivières loads need a US in bond?
No. It is a Canadian port. The freight sits in the terminal's sufferance warehouse until CBSA accepts your customs broker's release request, and then we load.
How far is Trois-Rivières from Toronto?
About 666 km by Montreal and Highway 401.
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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.