McGill, Polaris Transportation formalize partnership

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ORILLIA, ON – McGill Transportation and Polaris Transportation are formalizing a partnership that the companies say will expand service coverage.

“There are many commonalities between our two companies. We are both family owned, have both been in business over 20 years, and share a hands-on management style,” said Keith Bell, vice president of McGill Transportation. “The partnership will accelerate our growth as we continue to find exciting new ways to better serve our customers.”

McGill serves Ontario’s Simcoe County and Muskoka region offering local, intraprovincial and cross-border service. They focus on transportation, warehousing and logistics needs for clients in Alliston, Aurora, Barrie, Orillia, Midland, Muskoka, Newmarket and Penatanguishene, Ontario. Through their official partnership with Polaris, they now have daily dedicated shuttles that connect with the scheduled LTL, overnight and second-day service to and from key points in the U.S. They also have direct access to featured long-haul schedules to and from Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas, St. Louis and Los Angeles.

“There are over 16,000 businesses in Simcoe County that range from family farms to world class manufacturers. They all need to ship to and from other regions in Ontario and our largest trading partner, the USA,” said Polaris COO Dave Cox, noting how his company’s online rating tool will now be found on the McGill website as well. “As our partnership evolves, we will realize additional synergies serving the areas surrounding the GTA like Oshawa to the east and the Golden Horseshoe to the west … We both serve these areas independently today.”

 

The partnership will be celebrated during a June 6 event at McGill’s head office in Orillia.

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John G. Smith is Newcom Media's vice-president - editorial, and the editorial director of its trucking publications -- including Today's Trucking, trucknews.com, and Transport Routier. The award-winning journalist has covered the trucking industry since 1995.


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