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MANITOBA
The center of it all
CentrePort Canada continues to entice Manitoba trucking companies
By Derek Clouthier
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA
Things are hopping at CentrePort Canada of late, as more carriers look to expand or relocate to the country’s largest inland port.
CentrePort said around 70% of Manitoba’s trucking companies are located on its lands, all looking to benefit from what has been a delib- erate effort through its strategic development plan to offer opportu- nity at the tri-modal port.
“There has and continues to be
a significant clustering of clients who need trucking services in the cargo, logistics, manufacturing, and warehousing industries, as well as availability of support services at CentrePort for trucking compa- nies,” said Diane Gray, president and CEO of CentrePort Canada. “This critical mass, along with
the availability of serviced indus- trial land for development, makes the inland port a natural place for trucking companies to locate.”
One trucking company that recently announced it will be relo- cating to CentrePort is Len Dubois
Trucking, which had been looking at options for a new home for some time.
“We felt the few existing prop- erties that were suitable in size for our operations were always not in the right location for one reason or another,” said Jason Dubois, presi- dent of Len Dubois Trucking. “We always said the CentrePort area would be the best location for our employees with direct access to our customers and suppliers.”
The company will take possession of its new property this spring, and following some renovations, plan to be fully operational in the summer.
The move will enable the Manitoba carrier to finally take on some of the bigger jobs it currently cannot.
“We have been at capacity for close to five years now and have not been able to tackle some larger jobs that come along, so we are excited to be able to handle more work with a larger footprint,” said Dubois. “Having direct access to CentrePort Canada Way will be a huge benefit for our drivers and our operations. It will give us the opportunity to
Trucking companies continue to invest into CentrePort Canada.
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CentrePort has made several efforts to attract more carriers and entice existing occupants to expand, with infrastructure improvements like CentrePort Canada Way either completed or in the planning stage.
“As the dedicated master planner and facilitator of development at the inland port, CentrePort Canada Inc. understands that key infra- structure is what sets the stage
for private sector investments,” said Gray. “The corporation has helped to facilitate the planning and completion of infrastructure in CentrePort North (the RM of Rosser lands at CentrePort).”
Freightliner Manitoba is one of those occupants expanding, announcing in September that it would build a new, 78,000-sq./ft. facility in CentrePort’s Brookside Industrial Park.
“Our new location gives us the chance to more than double our space and build an extremely excit- ing service concept for Manitoba,” said Ken Talbot, president of Freightliner. “We’re excited to offer our customers and employees more: more space, more parking, and a more modern facility overall. We also plan to grow our staff once we move in to the new location.”
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