SASKATOON — Aero Delivery, a 60-year-old Saskatchewan carrier (and part of the Yanke Group since 2004) has picked up Saskatoon Fresh Pack and Fresh Ice Pack Makers, lock stock and ice-barrel.

In addition to the business unit, Aero acquires Fresh’s main facility, which consists of 90,000 sq ft of reefer storage and office space on 10 acres.

"This is a great opportunity for both Aero Delivery and the Yanke Group.” Brett Marcoux of Aero said. "Saskatoon Fresh Pack is a cold storage warehouse with a small transportation component while Aero Delivery is a food transportation carrier with a small warehouse component, so this amalgamation is complimentary to both sides."

As well Fresh Pack Ice has a distribution network that follows many of the same points that Aero services so there is a lot of potential to consolidate operations and freight.

Aero can now offer full HACCP-registered facilities and improved technologies to its customers and will give Fresh Pack a greater transportation network for existing and future customers, Marcoux says.

Aero’s mothership, Yanke, is number 35 on the Today’s Trucking Top 100 for-hire-carrier list and operates five different business units, including Yanke Specialized Road Services, Yanke Multimodal Services, Yanke Supply Chain Services, Yanke Global Logistics Services, and Aero Delivery.