WINNIPEG, MB – Manitoulin Transport announced on Tuesday it has opened a newly built terminal located in Winnipeg, as it expects to see continued freight growth.

The new facility, adjacent to the now closed one, supports Manitoulin Transport’s current and projected growth in Western Canada as it continues to extend and enhance its services and coverage in that region and beyond, according to the company.

Personnel based at Manitoulin’s previous Winnipeg terminal have transferred to the new site.

“This larger facility increases our ability to provide reliable freight services and enables us to handle the higher volume we’re seeing and will continue to see,” said Don Goodwill, president, Manitoulin Transport. “Manitoba customers can now consider Winnipeg a true gateway for shipments to anywhere in the province, across North America and around the world.”

To ensure that shipments are well guarded, Manitoulin says it has fortified its premises with advanced security measures including perimeter fencing, controlled entry and exit and 24-hour surveillance cameras on the dock and yard.

In keeping with Manitoulin’s commitment to reduce its carbon footprint, the new terminal will be equipped with all-electric forklifts.

“Winnipeg is a hub of commerce in the province and we’re excited to grow our business there by helping our customers to grow theirs,” said Gord Smith, chief executive officer, Manitoulin Group of Companies, the parent to Manitoulin Transport.

Manitoulin Transport offers a wide array of transportation solutions, including; expedited less-than-truckload and truckload, transborder, intermodal, private fleet, guaranteed service, heavy haul, temperature-controlled, dangerous goods and supply chain management with more than 70 Canadian terminals and 250 U.S. service centers.