CAMBRIDGE, Ont. — Challenger Motor Freight recently received 300 LCV-equipped trailers and the converter dollies to connect them.

It’s just half of the new trailers Challenger expects to receive from Stoughton and Wabash this year. The deliveries were made by Trailers Canada, and the LCV capable trailers consist of two 53-ft trailers pulled by a single power unit.

“This is a big investment for Challenger because it’s a great opportunity and a progressive step forward with dynamic, advanced-engineered equipment,” said Dan Einwechter, chairman and CEO for Challenger. “We have the size, magnitude, and skilled people to deliver this service to our customers effectively.”

In the prairie provinces, LCVs have been part of highway life for decades, and Challenger offers LCV routes between Winnipeg and Calgary, as well as between Winnipeg and Edmonton. As an invited participant in Ontario’s LCV pilot test, Challenger is hoping to expand its LCV service through Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia.

Challenger’s new trailers are also spec’d with wide-base single tires and wind skirts in an attempt to maximize fuel efficiency.

CORRECTION: A previous version of this article referred to Trailers Canada as Trailers of Canada. Trailers Canada is the proper name of the company. We regret the error.