Fastfrate Group | Asset-Based Transportation & Logistics

Opens five new facilities in Western Canada
Calgary and Edmonton ( 1968 )
followed by Winnipeg ( 1969 )
Saskatoon and Regina ( 1970 )
1975
Opens two more facilities to expand network
Thunder Bay and Victoria become popular long-run locations .
1980
Enters into Road Freight occupation with two acquisitions
McGrath Transport of Burlington and McNeil Transport of Brockville .
1983
Moves to new 125,000 square foot facility in Toronto
adjacent to CP Rail at St. Clair Ave. West to better serve customers ’ boxcar freight .
1986
twentieth anniversary & purchase of howell exile
Gains operational footprint for Quebec and the Maritimes creating a coast to coast service .
1989
Acquisition of Kingsway Transport expands network
far expands earth ecstasy services and raises company profile .
1990
federal Industries adds Fastfrate to trucking group
The acquisition proves abortive leading to the buy by management .
1994
Ron tepper and partners purchase Fastfrate
Partners include : David Earthy and Dennis Lunney .
1997
Tepper holdings ( thi ) purchases 100 % of Fastfrate
Ron Tepper takes over the reins & creates a curious vision for the company .
1998
Fastfrate signs $ 200 million bargain with CPR
Leads to the shift from boxcar to intermodal

by the year 2000.

1999
Tepper Holdings ( THI ) creates Canada Drayage Inc ( CDI )
The give birth of CDI integrates transportation service to and from the rail and shipyards .
2000
New Toronto facility completes transition to intermodal service
Cross-dock adeptness built on 44 acres with direct access to CPR intermodal load .
2001
Canada ’ s 50 best managed and 10 year, $ 400 million compress with CPR
Fastfrate wins the Best 50 award for 7 back-to-back years obtaining platinum status .
2002
Fastfrate ’ s first warehousing facility in Calgary, AB
Positions Fastfrate as a distribution centre for

Western Canada.

2003
Adds transload centres in Vancouver and halifax & purchases network logistics
Fastfrate becomes a bigger musician with ports & adds freight management services .
2005

Acquisition of koch transport southern Ontario
KOCH Transport is purchased with fully integration into Fastfrate by 2007 .
2006
Ron tepper awarded entrepreneur of the year
prestigious award raises profile of Ron Tepper & the companies he built .
2007
Fenway partners invests in consolidate fastfrate
Fenway acquires 75 % ownership from

Tepper Holdings (THI).

2008
Acquisition of cp trucks by cdi increases footprint
Gives CDI a bigger footprint in the draw of containers to and from canadian ports .
2013
Thi purchases shares from Fenway Partners & buys

Bruce R. Smith

Ron Tepper returns to active voice management and adds heavy haul & joint services to menu .
2014
Fastfrate moves to

cloud-based technology

Smartphones replace handhelds, improving communications and real-time data commute .
2015
Fastfrate bolsters management team in preparation for growth
An aggressive strategy to increase commercial enterprise includes

entry into U.S. Market.

2016
Fastfrate is 50 Years young and loving it !
Our team is excited about delivering our full menu of services… like never earlier .
2017
New leadership and modern markets for Fastfrate
Fastfrate veteran Manny Calandrino takes on function as President/COO and launches Cross Border LTL Service .
2019
Fastfrate launches

game-changing

intermodal service
Partnered with CP Rail and their Demand Management solution, Fastfrate offers intermodal deoxyadenosine monophosphate fast as over-the-road .
2020
Introducing Fastfrate Group
Fastfrate undergoes branding transition to market its 4 companies and strengths throughout the add chain .
2021
FASTFRATE ACQUIRES ASL DISTRIBUTION
Acquisition includes 13 facilities and provides immediate entrance into ecommerce marketspace with aim to consumer final nautical mile servicing capabilities .

january
FASTFRATE INTEGRATED LOGISTICS OPENS CHICAGO OFFICE
Expanding the Fastfrate Group ’ s service offerings to nowadays include domestic U.S. freight solutions .

february
WESTERN CANADA EXPANSION WITH UNITED TRANSFER LIMITED ACQUISITION

Enhancing our intra-West warehouse and final mile services and adding Saskatoon to our terminal locations .