Scope of Operations

Trimac Transportation System consists of four operating divisions as follows:

With one hundred twenty-nine (129) branches throughout North America, Trimac is uniquely qualified to respond to most service demands in North America’s key bulk commodity shipping locations and traffic lanes. Trimac’s Canadian and U.S. operations are complemented by Inter-Mex and Jorge Ancer, adding full service capability, into and out of Mexico.

In North America, Trimac operates over 2,200 tractors and 4,100 bulk trailers.  Over 1,380 of these trailers are of the MC-307/DOT-407, stainless steel variety, and more than 1,150 trailers haul various dry bulk commodities including cement, coal, fly ash, lime and dry plastics.  Trimac utilizes both independent contractors and company drivers.  A ratio of approximately 1.1 to 1 independent contractor to company driver is maintained at most times.  All independent contractors’ equipment is under lease to Trimac and is operated under the same stringent maintenance and safety program as company owned equipment.  Drivers for independent contractors are also subject to the same hiring, safety and performance requirements as company drivers. 

Thirty-four percent (34%) of Trimac Transportation System’s trucking revenue comes from liquid bulk hauling for the chemical industries primarily located in Central and Western Canada, Eastern US, and the Gulf and West Coasts of the US. Twenty-nine percent (29%) of its trucking revenue is generated through dry bulk shipments for the construction, mining and forestry industries primarily located in the Central and Western States and throughout Canada. Eleven percent (11%) focuses on petroleum based products, primarily on the West Coast of the United States and throughout Canada and seventeen percent (17%) on industrial gases.  The remaining nine percent (9%) focuses on a variety of specialized services.

Trimac Transportation System’s revenue for 2007 is budgeted at $640 million (CDN).

We employ 4,400 full and part-time people, including 1,500 company drivers, and 1,250 independent contractors under lease, who in turn employ an additional 300 drivers.

We operate 44 maintenance shops, including ASME-certified shops in Houston, TX, Burlington, ON and Edmonton, AB,  as well as 31 washracks.