COMPETITION WATCH: CN offers new intermodal service between Eastern Qubec, Ontario, Western Canada

Avatar photo

MONTRAL, Que. — CN is now offering a new intermodal service between the Eastern Qubec region, Toronto and Western Canada.

The new service will appeal to forest products producers and manufacturers seeking cost-effective transportation to key markets in Ontario and Western Canada, officials said.

“We believe there is strong interest in this intermodal option in the Qubec City area and beyond, including Jonquire, Chicoutimi, Montmagny, La Pocatire and Rivire-du-Loup,” said Stan Jablonski, CN senior vice-president of sales. “We have the capacity to accommodate new traffic volumes between these centres, Toronto and the West.”

The new CN product will appeal to shippers of heavy products who can load 60,000 lbs. in a 40-ft. container, which has the equivalent capacity of a 53-ft. truck trailer.

“The service will reduce wear and tear on long-distance truck fleets and extend the environmental benefits of rail to a new group of shippers,” Jablonski said. “Moving freight by rail for the long haul and truck for the short haul is the most environmentally responsible, efficient and economical transportation choice for shippers.”

CN will offer Qubec City shippers daily service to Toronto, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver.

Avatar photo

Truck News is Canada's leading trucking newspaper - news and information for trucking companies, owner/operators, truck drivers and logistics professionals working in the Canadian trucking industry.


Have your say


This is a moderated forum. Comments will no longer be published unless they are accompanied by a first and last name and a verifiable email address. (Today's Trucking will not publish or share the email address.) Profane language and content deemed to be libelous, racist, or threatening in nature will not be published under any circumstances.

*