1985 - Commenced operations with the acquisition of The Eastern Trucking
Division of Laidlaw Transportation Limited |
1986 - 1987 - Acquired Global Transportation Services Inc. and Lyon Van Lines
located in Orange County, California |
1988 - Stan Dunford joined Contrans as President and CEO after the acquisition of
the Flatbed and Dry Bulk operations of Floyd Dunford Limited |
1988 - Completed a Rights Offering for $19 million |
1989 - Disposed of the LTL (Less Than Truckload) fleet and closed three terminals |
1990 - Commenced the process of selling non-core assets, including Global Van
Lines, and reorganized the remaining operations of Laidlaw Carriers Inc.
into four divisions - Dump, Flatbed, Tank and Van |
1995 - Acquired the liquid business of Floyd Dunford Limited located in Woodstock,
Ontario |
1996 - Acquired the operating assets of Monterrey Transport Ltd. located in
North Bay, Ontario |
1996 - Acquired the dump operating assets of Jules Savard Inc. located in
Jonquierre, Quebec |
1996 - Acquired the operating assets of Sure-Way Transport Ltd. located in
Mississauga, Ontario |
1997 - Acquired the operating assets of Dave Ross Freight Inc. and Trojan
Freight Lines Limited located in Stoney Creek, Ontario |
1997 - Acquired the operating assets of The Brookville Group, headquartered
in Saint John, New Brunswick |
1998 - Completed a Special Warrants Issue for $21 million |
1998 - Acquired the assets of Clair's Transport Inc. located in Burlington, Ontario |
1998 - Acquired Christie Transport Limited located in North Gower, Ontario |
1998 - Acquired Fillion Transport Inc. located in Beloeil, Quebec |
1998 - Acquired Transport Transol Inc. located in Beloeil, Quebec |
1999 - Acquired Glen Tay Transportation Ltd. located in Perth, Ontario |
2002 - Entered the school bus segment of the transportation market through the
acquisitions of Northstar Passenger Services Ltd. located in Barrie,
Ontario, and Edutran Transportation Inc. located in New Lowell, Ontario |
2002 - Acquired Tri-Line Freight Systems headquartered in Calgary, Alberta |
2002 - Acquired assets of Ludlow Bus Lines Ltd. located in Alliston, Ontario |
2002 - Acquired the assets of Quinn Bros. Corp. headquartered in Highgate,
Vermont |
2002 - July 23, Contrans Corp. converted into an income fund and completed an
IPO for $46 million |
2003 - Acquired the private trucking fleet of Canada Starch Limited located in
Cardinal, Ontario |
2003 - Acquired the the assets of Harold Bird Trucking Ltd., a provider of bulk
trucking services in the Ontario - Michigan market |
2003 - Acquired Robert Lindsay Limited, a school bus operator located in
Nanticoke, Ontario |
2004 - Acquired Olinyk Trucking Ltd., a flatbed trucking operation, located in
Edmonton, Alberta |
2004 - Completed an offering of 3,700,000 subordinate voting trust units at
a price of $11.00 per unit for gross proceeds of $41 million |
2004 - Acquired Elgin Cartage Ltd., a waste trucking operation located in
London, Ontario |
2004 - Acquired Clark Transportation, a van trucking operation located in
Perth, Ontario |
2004 - Launched Contrans Logistics LP located in Stoney Creek, Ontario |
2004 - Acquired Keruda Traffic Service Inc. ("KTS"), a van trucking operation
located in Waterford, Ontario |
2004 - Acquired Walsh Transportation Ltd. a school bus and passenger service
provider located in Haileybury, Ontario |
2004 - Acquired Firm Transportation and Distribution Services Inc., a third party
logistics provider, located in Toronto, Ontario |
2005 - Acquired Dan McCreary Bus Lines Ltd. and Healey Bus Lines Ltd.
providers of contract transportation and charter services in the
Ottawa region |
2005 - Acquired the operating assets of Howard L. Wood Transport Ltd., a
dump trucking operation, located in Bowmanville, Ontario |
2005 - Sold school bus operations to Stock Transportation Ltd. |
2005 - Acquired L.A. Dalton Systems Inc., a flatbed trucking operation, based
in Binbrook, Ontario |
2005 - Acquired Hopefield Trucking Limited, a flatbed trucking operation based
in Mississauga, Ontario |
2006 - Acquired General Freight Carriers Inc., a flatbed trucking operation,
based in Saint John, New Brunswick |
2006 - Acquired Spectrum Transport Ltd., a bulk transportation business based
in Calgary, Alberta. |
2006 - Acquired Cornerstone Logistics Inc., a third party logistics provider,
based in Toronto, Ontario |
2006 - Garcha Transport Inc., a waste transportation business located
in Brampton, Ontario. |
2006 - Acquired Tripar Transportation Inc., a van trucking operation based
in Oakville, Toronto, Ontario |
2006 - Federal government announces intention to tax income trusts at corporate rates commencing 2011. |
2007 - Marco Transport Inc., a liquid & dry bulk transportation operation
located in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec |
2008 - Sold Plant Services, formerly a division of Laidlaw Carriers Bulk LP |
2009 - Converted to a corporation, Contrans Group Inc. (TSX-CSS). |
