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J.G. Drapeau acquires the Ontario LTL division of Mainliner Freightways
June 20, 2018
Polaris Transportation Group (PTG) is pleased to announce that J.G. Drapeau Ltd. has entered into an agreement to acquire the Ontario LTL division of Mainliner Freightways Ltd. and transition into the 150,000 square foot cross dock and warehousing facility located at 280 Belfield Rd. The acquisition is expected to be completed on July 3, 2018. Mainliner’s LTL fleet will continue to serve the Southwestern Ontario to Ottawa corridor and in doing so, will significantly increase
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The Future of Freight
June 6, 2018
Recently Polaris Transportation Group’s President, Dave Cox and Chief Technology Officer, Dave Brajkovich attended the BiTA and Transparency 18 conference in Atlanta. The seminar was equally interesting and insightful with the inclusion of key leaders speaking to the evolution of Blockchain within the transportation industry. An exciting perspective from a financial position was that of Don Tapscott, CEO of The Tapscott Group, Co-founder and Executive Chairman at Blockchain Research Institute. Don spoke about how Blockchain
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Polaris Transportation Group’s Student Leadership Program Celebrates Four Years
June 4, 2018
In May, Polaris Transportation Group welcomed three students to its fourth year of the Student Leadership Program. In its fourth year, the program continues to recruit high-achieving students from Canada’s top universities. Jerry Wang joins Polaris Global Logistics to assist the division with managing shipments as well as carrier and client relationships. Jerry is no stranger to Polaris as this is his second time participating in the Student Leadership Program. He enjoyed his experience last
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Polaris Transportation Group Celebrates 2 Wins as 2018 Top Fleet Employer
April 13, 2018
Polaris Transportation and J.G. Drapeau Receive Recognition Polaris Transportation Group announced today that two of its divisions received the TOP Fleet Employer designation from Trucking HR Canada, for 2018. This is the 4th consecutive year for J.G. Drapeau, the asset-based hazmat specialist and the first year for crossborder LTL carrier, Polaris Transportation. Angela Splinter, CEO, Trucking HR Canada states, “ J.G. Drapeau and Polaris both shine in the employee survey review – they clearly provide
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Polaris Transportation Group Appoints Chief Technology Officer
April 12, 2018
Former Polaris board member takes on role to implement bleeding edge technologies Dave Cox, President of Polaris Transportation Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Dave Brajkovich to the position of Chief Technology Officer. Since 2015 Dave Brajkovich actively served on Polaris’s board of directors before accepting this newly created position. Dave will be based out of the Polaris head office facility in Mississauga, ON and will report directly to President, Dave Cox. As
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Preparing for Blockchain
February 22, 2018
Dave Cox, President of Polaris Transportation Group, talks to Truck News about Polaris embracing blockchain technology. He's prepared to rewrite the business in favour of opportunities blockchain technology can provide. Read the full story on TruckNews.com
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Polaris Transportation Continues to Move Forward with Service Enhancing Technology
January 31, 2018
Customers can now book online at any time from their cell, tablet or desktop Polaris Transportation announced today that their online booking portal is now fully tested and live making shipping with Polaris much easier. The custom designed shipping tool has been in development for the past year and after a successful soft launch to select clients, it has been tested and officially launched for all customers to take advantage of. The enhanced shipping tool
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Polaris Transportation Group Embraces Blockchain Technology
January 9, 2018
Polaris Transportation Group (PTG) recently joined Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA) to incorporate this game-changing technology into their daily processes. PTG sees this innovative process as a critical element in managing the rapid growth of their organization. It greatly reduces human error and establishes an automated approach for all types of transactions that are both secure and verifiable. Without question, Polaris’ ongoing and increasing investments in technology has created a competitive advantage. It has been
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