Manitoulin buys Penner’s LTL division
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Manitoulin Transport has been busy on the western acquisition trail this spring.
After purchasing 300-truck general freight carrier, Exalta Transport, of Calgary last month, Manitoulin today announced it has acquired the LTL business of Penner International, based in Steinbach, Man.
Penner — previously ranked as Today’s Trucking’s 53rd largest carrier in Canada with 950 pieces of equipment — has decided to focus solely on its truckload lanes business.
The LTL business segment operates through seven terminals: Toronto, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary, and Surrey in Canada, and Minneapolis, Minn. and Fargo, N.D.
The primary consolidation points are Winnipeg and Minneapolis.
The additional freight to and from the U.S. will allow Manitoulin to provide direct service coverage between Minneapolis and Winnipeg, improving service times to all of Western Canada, the company stated in a press release.
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