Sorel-Tracy and Contrecoeur port trucking to Ontario and Quebec
Two south shore ports on the St. Lawrence, 40 and 70 km downstream of Montreal off Autoroute 30. Fission Logistics trucks steel and project freight from the QSL terminal at Sorel-Tracy and the Logistec terminal at Contrecoeur to plants across Quebec and Ontario. Toronto is about 589 km from Contrecoeur and 613 km from Sorel-Tracy.
At a glance
| Carrier | Fission Logistics, Mississauga, Ontario. Port drayage and trucking across Ontario and Quebec on flatbed, Conestoga and multi axle. |
|---|---|
| Terminals | QSL Sorel-Tracy Maritime Terminal, 59 rue Etienne, Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel. Logistec terminal, Contrecoeur (Port of Montreal). |
| Operators | QSL at Sorel-Tracy. Logistec at Contrecoeur. |
| Gate | Autoroute 30 and Route 132. Sorel-Tracy: Autoroute 30 exit 135. |
| Free time | Set by each 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 ports |
| To Toronto | About 589 km from Contrecoeur, 613 km from Sorel-Tracy |
| Season | Open all year |
The terminals
| Terminal | What it handles |
|---|---|
| QSL Sorel-Tracy | Bulk, general cargo and steel. 11 m wharf depth, so any ship on the St. Lawrence can dock. 4,744 sq m inside, 112,000 sq m outside, two CN lines. |
| Logistec Contrecoeur | Bulk, plus breakbulk, project and heavy lift since the 2014 upgrade. Liebherr crane with a 120 tonne lift. |
Sorel-Tracy
QSL has run the Sorel-Tracy terminal since 1988. It is a private port terminal with an 11 m wharf, which means any ship that can get up the St. Lawrence can dock there, and it stays open all year. Trucks reach the gate from Autoroute 30 at exit 135. QSL is building a second terminal on the old Hydro-Québec site nearby, with a warehouse open since 2021 and a floating dock due in 2027, for fertilizer, salt and oversized steel parts.
Contrecoeur
Contrecoeur is the Port of Montreal's satellite site, 40 km downstream. Logistec runs the existing terminal, mostly bulk, with breakbulk, project and heavy lift added in a 2014 upgrade that brought in a crane with a 120 tonne lift. ArcelorMittal's Contrecoeur steelworks, a long products mill making rebar, wire rod, bar and billets, is in the same town. A new container terminal is under construction and is expected around 2030.
Customs: CBSA, no US in bond
Each of these 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
Neither terminal publishes 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.
To Ontario on the 30, the 20 and the 401
Autoroute 30 runs along the south shore past both terminals to Autoroute 20, and the 20 becomes Highway 401 at the Ontario line. Beams, rebar, wire rod and long steel ride on open flatbeds. Coil and anything that has to stay dry rides in a Conestoga. Heavy loads for Quebec or Ontario can go on a 4 axle unit, which runs both provinces. Each tandem takes up to 45,000 lb.
Getting a Sorel-Tracy or Contrecoeur pickup quoted
Send the terminal, the CBSA release and the stevedore'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 Sorel-Tracy or Contrecoeur to Ontario?
Yes. Loads from both terminals go to plants across Quebec and Ontario. Toronto, Hamilton and the rest of Southern Ontario are on Autoroute 30, the 20 and Highway 401.
Who runs the Sorel-Tracy terminal?
QSL, at 59 rue Etienne in Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel. QSL has been in Sorel since 1988, and the terminal handles bulk, general cargo and steel.
What is at Contrecoeur?
Logistec runs the Port of Montreal's Contrecoeur terminal, bulk plus breakbulk, project and heavy lift with a 120 tonne crane. ArcelorMittal's Contrecoeur steelworks, a long products mill, is in the same town.
Do these loads need a US in bond?
No. Both are Canadian ports. Imported freight sits in the terminal's sufferance warehouse until CBSA accepts your customs broker's release request, and then we load.
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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.