MONTREAL, — They say good things come in three. Maybe that’s what TransForce was thinking when it bought Edmonton-based Rebel Transport — its third fleet acquisition in the last week.

Rebel Transport will be folded into TransForce’s main subsidiary in the West, Canadian Freightways, which TransForce purchased in 2003. Rebel is a specialized carrier that services the upstream oil and gas industry in western Canada as well as related construction activities. The company’s fleet moves a variety of heavy oilfield related equipment and supplies to off-highway job sites and its customer base includes the largest oil and gas companies in Canada.

General Manager Ron Lystang will continue to lead the Rebel management team following the acquisition and will report to Darshan S. Kailly, president and CEO of
Canadian Freightways.

The company generates revenue of approximately $13 million annually.

Over the last week, TransForce announced the acquisition of two Quebec fleets: Golden Eagle Express Inc. headquartered in Bois-des-Filion, and Group 2 B Inc. and its subsidiaries, which are based primarily in Quebec’s Abitibi-Temiscamingue region.

“The acquisition of Rebel Transport will enable TransForce unitholders to benefit from our increased participation, through our operating subsidiary Canadian Freightways, in the growing oil and gas exploration business,” said Alain Bédard, president and CEO of TransForce Income Fund.

In January, TransForce dug even deeper in the West by acquiring Porter Trucking, an LTL and truckload carrier with about 550 trucks and trailers.