TORONTO, Ont.  –A total of 28 transportation and logistics firms were recognized today by Canadian Business and Profit, which unveiled its annual Profit 500 list which ranks Canada’s fastest growing companies.

The ranking is published in the October issue of Canadian Business and PROFITguide.com. The list ranks Canadian businesses by their five-year revenue growth.

According to PROFITguide.com, the transport companies on this year’s ranking grew their revenues by an average of 345% from 2009 to 2014, which in turn created more than 2,000 full-time equivalent jobs during that period. The list claims that collectively, the 28 transportation companies helped employ 2,616 full-time and 136 part-time employees in 2014.

Here is the list of Canadian fastest growing transportation and logistics companies in 2015:

1. Polar Industries – Ranked 31/500 – Based in Winnipeg
2. Entrec Corporation – Ranked 82/500 – Based in Acheson, Alta.
3. Tri-Link Systems – Ranked 97/500 – Based in Abbotsford, B.C.
4. Titanium Transportation Group – Ranked 113/500 –Based in Woodbridge, Ont.
5. ITS Canada – Ranked 152/500 – Based in Newmarket, Ont.
6. Andy Transport – Ranked 153/500 – Based in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Que.
7. Dynamic Connections – Ranked 170/500 – Based in Oakville, Ont.
8. TAK Logistics – Ranked 178/500 – Based in Delta, B.C.
9. Synergy Trucking – Ranked 194/500 – Based in Surrey, B.C.
10. Geotab – Ranked 212/500 – Based in Oakville, Ont.
11. Gateway Trailer Repairs – Ranked 220/500 – Based in Edmonton
12. CTMS Travel – Ranked 231/500 – Based in Concord, Ont.
13. Vital Logistics – Ranked 232/500 – Based in Vancouver
14. Lantrax North America Logistics – Ranked 257/500 – Based in Surrey, B.C.
15.  Western Freight Solutions – Ranked 268/500 – Based in Luseland, Sask.
16. All Canadian Courier – Ranked 294/500 – Based in Mississauga, Ont.
17. Rally Logistics – Ranked 332/500 – Based in Woodbridge, Ont.
18. Safe N Save Logistics – Ranked 335/500 – Based in Woodbridge, Ont.
19. Flagship Courier Solutions – Ranked 339/500 – Based in Ville Saint-Laurent, Que.
20. Hitek Logistic – Ranked 341/500 – Based in Montreal
21. Fleet Complete  – Ranked 346/500 – Based in Markham, Ont.
22. Complete Packaging Systems  – Ranked 364/500 – Based in Whitby, Ont.
23. Onyx Freight-Works – Ranked 381/500 – Based in  Burlington, Ont.
24. Quarterback Transportation – Ranked 406/500 – Based in Toronto
25. Cornerstone Courier  – Ranked 411/500 – Based in Kitchener, Ont.
26. Westmount Moving & Warehousing – Ranked 447/500 – Based in LaSalle, Que.
27. Ghost Transportation Services – Ranked 477/500 – Based in Saskatoon, Sask.
28. North Atlantic International Logistics  – Ranked 484/500 – Based in Huntsville, Ont.

For a closer look at the transportation winners, click here.

James Cowan, editor-in-chief of Profit and Canadian Business added: “The Profit 500 represent the highest tier of entrepreneurialism in Canada. They should be lauded for the positive economic contributions they’ve made to their communities – and the entire country.  They are examples of what can be accomplished with innovation, discipline and determination.”