THE LIST Company/Address/ Phone/Fax/Web
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Purolator Courier Ltd.* 427 Laurier Ave. W. Ottawa, ON K1R 1B9 800-326-4963/WND purolator.com FedEx* 130 Thad Johnson Pvt. Ottawa, ON K1V 0X1 613-738-4500/WND fedex.ca Speedy Messenger Service 2617 Edinburgh Pl. Ottawa, ON K1B 5M1 613-742-7220/613-742-7050 speedymessenger.ca Swift Delivery Systems Canada Ltd. 8-80 Colonnade Rd. Ottawa, ON K2E 7L2 613-228-6571/613-228-8045 swiftexp.com
Largest courier companies (Ranked by number of local employees)
No. of local employees/ No. of items transported in Key local 2014 executive
Year founded in Ottawa Size of local fleet
Geographic markets served
Major clients
Services offered
240 WND
James Elias, general 1962 manager of operations for greater Ontario
103 curbsiders; 11 International tractor-trailers; seven five-ton trucks; one three-ton truck
WND
Overnight shipping; freight; courier delivery services
150 WND
Greg Carter, station 1972 manager
115 vehicles: cube vans; walk-in vans
Canada
BlackBerry; federal and provincial governments; Alcatel-Lucent
Priority delivery; two- to three-day service; overnight
120 378,000
Stuart Stern, president
1978
85: cars; vans; threeton; five-ton; bikes
Ottawa-Gatineau local sameday; Canada/USA overnight; global, 1-3 days
WND
Same-day rush; worldwide overnight, three days; dedicated drivers; warehousing, pick, pack and ship
95 WND
Dave Van Dusen, president/owner Bill Emmett, vicepresident, North America
1980
75 delivery vehicles: cars; mini-vans; cargo vans; cube and sprinter vans; five-ton straight trucks
Ottawa-Gatineau; Ottawa Valley; Seaway Valley; Ontario; Quebec; Canada-wide; Continental U.S.A. and international destinations
Avon Canada; federal government departments; public and private organizations; freight forwarders; overnight carriers
Jean-Francois Harton, terminal manager
WND
50 courier trucks; 10 tractor trailers
Canada
WND
Time-critical on-demand; inter-city; asset recovery logistics (end of lease retrieval); white glove logistics; home delivery; dedicated vehicle-driver; fleet replacement; express cartage; full loads and LTL; overnight domestic-U.S.A.; international coverage; inbound worldwide and full insurance Courier and LTL (less than a truckload)
Ivan Heroux, terminal manager
1976
54 step vans; two five- Fitzroy Harbour through ton trucks; one tractor Hawkesbury, Prescott to trailer northern Quebec
Regent Lalonde, general manager
1990
Three five-ton trucks; two three-ton trucks; three cargo vans; 15 minivans; 35 cars; seven cyclists 40 trucks; cars; vans; bicycles
Dicom Express Inc.* 80 1792 Queensdale Ave. WND Gloucester, ON K1T 1J8 888-463-4266/613-739-1782 dicomexpress.com Canpar* 74 951 Ages Dr. WND Ottawa, ON K1G 6B3 613-733-2858/613-733-9047 canpar.com Panic Express Courier Service 71 2617 Edinburgh Pl. 350,000 Ottawa, ON K1B 5M1 613-742-6300/613-742-7050 panicexpress.ca Quick Messenger Service* 45 330-18 Louisa St. WND Ottawa, ON K1R 6Y6 613-234-4000/WND quickbusiness.com Accuro Health Services* 40 1B-700 Industrial Ave. WND Ottawa, ON K1G 0Y9 613-738-1242/613-738-8943 accurohealthservices.com Messager Horizon 26 9 Dumas, Unit A 150,000 Gatineau, QC J8Y 2M4 819-770-9336/WND messagerhorizon.com UPS Freight Forwarding* 15 2411 Holly Lane WND Ottawa, ON K1V 7P2 613-733-9650/613-733-0831 ups.com Ottawa Messenger Group 12 B-2128 Montreal Rd. 48,000 Ottawa, ON K1J 6M7 613-741-3215/1-866-685-7342 omgottawa.com pdq Courier Services Inc. 10 P.O. Box 9251, Stn. T 50,000 Ottawa, ON K1G 3T9 613-748-9485/613-748-0694 pdqcourierservices.com
Christopher 1974 Carrigan, president
Ontario government; shopping Freight pickup; delivery; overnight centres; Visalus; DHL Global
Ottawa-Gatineau; Quebec City; Federal government; lawyers; Montreal; Toronto; Moncton; retail Edmonton; Vancouver; Calgary
Urgent delivery; 30 minutes; one-hour, twohour, four-hour; overnight between major centres across Canada; moving; logistics; warehousing
Global
Federal government; private sector
Rush delivery; 30 minutes; one-hour; twohour; same day
Health care industry
Urgent delivery; same-day delivery; next-day delivery
Phil Parent, business development manager
1981
25 vehicles: cars; vans; Ottawa and surrounding area five-ton trucks
Lalonde Regent, general manager Lavoie Ghislaine, account executive
1979
One 3-ton truck; 4 mini vans; 18 cars
Gatineau-Ottawa; Cantley; Lawyers; municipalities; retail 30, 60 and 180-minute service; 24-hour Chelsea; Buckingham; Val-desservice; direct drive to major cities in Monts; Aylmer; Lucksville; Quebec Montreal; Quebec-City
Gerald Thornton, general manager
1908
Outsourced
Global
WND
Global freight services; customs brokerage; consulting services; logistics and supply chain; international trade and industry solutions
Tom Burant, owner 1987 and general manager
15 cars; five minivans Eastern Ontario
Royal Canadian Mint; Ontario Security-cleared drivers; medical deliveries Medical Supply; Global Media; Shaw Media
Jay Robertson, president
WND
WND
WND
WND
Range of delivery times; same-day out-oftown option
WND = Would not disclose. *Did not respond to 2015 survey. Using data from previous years. Should your company be on this list? If so, please send details to research@obj.ca. This list is current as of August 24, 2015 by Ottawa Business Journal. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced by any method in whole or in part without written permission by Ottawa Business Journal. While every attempt is made to ensure the thoroughness and accuracy of the list, omissions and errors sometimes occur. Please send any corrections or additions by e-mail to research@obj.ca. OBJ lists are primarily compiled using information provided voluntarily by the organizations named. Some firms that may qualify for the list are not included because the company either failed to respond to requests for information by press time, because the company declined to take part in the survey or because of space constraints. Categories are drawn up in an attempt to gather information of relevance to the Ottawa market. Research by Patti Moran. Please send questions and comments to research@obj.ca.
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