Radar · Transportation and Logistics in Alberta
Best Transportation and Logistics Companies in Alberta, Canada
The 66 best Transportation and Logistics companies in Alberta, Canada in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Torq.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
66companies tracked
$270.8Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
4have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS × ALBERTA
Our analysis of 50 Transportation and Logistics companies
66% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2023; the median company was founded 2000.
50companies analysed
66%cloud-native stacks
2023funding peak (by rounds)
2000median founding year
30median Fliar Index™
499kcombined LinkedIn audience
93%of audience held by top 3
2companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Transportation and Logistics companies in Alberta
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Torq Provider of truck transportation services 62News top 33%Product top 34%Funding top 36%Growth top 38% All 7 signals ▾Newstop 33% Producttop 34% Fundingtop 36% Growthtop 38% Innovationtop 44% Talentbottom 40% Globalbottom 36% News: 8 BI events in 12 mo (of 32 tracked, 6 types) · +33% YoY Product: 2 product launch events in 12 mo · Company stage: PE rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $236M | 144 mo ago | Late Stage | Jarrett Zielinski Co-Founder & CEO | 2011 | — | — |
| 2 | Oculus Provider of oilfield transportation and logistics services 60Innovation top 20%Product top 32%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 48% All 6 signals ▾Innovationtop 20% Producttop 32% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 48% Fundingbottom 47% Techbottom 26% Innovation: 6 product lines Product: 6 distinct product lines · Company stage: Conventional Debt rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $34M | 82 mo ago | Funding Raised | Ric Peterson Founder & CEO | 2011 | Squarespace CommerceSquarespaceYouTube+7 | — |
| 3 | Trusted Dispatch Tech-enabled platform offering freight dispatch services 14Growth top 45%Tech top 49%Global bottom 36%Funding bottom 29% All 5 signals ▾Growthtop 45% Techtop 49% Globalbottom 36% Fundingbottom 29% Marketbottom 19% Tech: 30 technologies across 3/8 capability areas · Devops: Nginx rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 14/100 | $1M | 46 mo ago | Seed | — | 2014 | WordPressMySQLPHP+17 | — |
| 4 | Mullen Group Mullen Group is a company that provides transportation services for the oil and natural gas industry. 62Product top 28%Growth top 31%Market top 34%News top 42% All 7 signals ▾Producttop 28% Growthtop 31% Markettop 34% Newstop 42% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 48% Globalbottom 34% Product: 1 published app (37 installs) · Company stage: Public Growth: 4 acquisition/expansion moves in 24 mo · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | — | 23 mo ago | Public | Murray Mullen CEO | 1949 | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+19 | — |
| 5 | WestJet Provider of flight booking and other passenger airline services 76Tech top 20%News top 24%Market top 25%Partners top 28% All 10 signals ▾Techtop 20% Newstop 24% Markettop 25% Partnerstop 28% Fundingtop 43% Producttop 47% Customerstop 50% Growthbottom 49% Moatbottom 42% Globalbottom 25% Tech: 77 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Akamai, Amazon Cloudfront News: 38 BI events in 12 mo (of 481 tracked, 15 types) · -10% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 76/100 | — | 28 mo ago | Acquired | — | 1996 | Adobe Experience ManagerJavaKaTeX+29 | 2 partnerships · 2 expansions · 1 award |
| 6 | Crudemaster Transport Provider of truck transportation services 22Talent bottom 45%Global bottom 29% All 2 signals ▾Talentbottom 45% Globalbottom 29% Talent: 1 named leader on record Global: Single-market focus (Canada) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 22/100 | — | 38 mo ago | Funding Raised | Heath MacDonald CEO | 2006 | — | — |
| 7 | CPKC Rail network providing freight transportation and logistics services 78Market top 22%Fin. health top 26%News top 41%Talent top 43% All 8 signals ▾Markettop 22% Fin. healthtop 26% Newstop 41% Talenttop 43% Growthtop 49% Techtop 50% Globalbottom 39% Partnersbottom 35% Market: 19,579 employees (top 2% of Transportation and Logistics) · Revenue ~$15.1B Fin. health: Revenue ~$15.1B · Revenue +4% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 78/100 | — | 55 mo ago | Public | Keith Creel CEO | 1881 | MediaElement.jsMicrosoft ASP.NETAmazon Web Services+13 | 1 partnership · 2 expansions |
| 8 | Driving Force Provider of vehicle rentals, sales, leasing, and fleet management solutions 32Innovation top 20%Product top 22%Growth top 45%Tech bottom 49% All 7 signals ▾Innovationtop 20% Producttop 22% Growthtop 45% Techbottom 49% Marketbottom 36% Globalbottom 32% Fin. healthbottom 3% Innovation: 11 product lines Product: 11 distinct product lines · Company stage: PE rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | — | 190 mo ago | Late Stage | — | 1978 | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+25 | — |
Top 8 Transportation and Logistics companies in Alberta
#1
Late Stage · Calgary, Alberta · founded 2011$236Mraised▾
Late Stage · Calgary, Alberta · founded 2011
Provider of truck transportation services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 62how this company ranks against its industry peers
News
top 33%Product
top 34%Funding
top 36%Growth
top 38%Innovation
top 44%Talent
bottom 40%News: 8 BI events in 12 mo (of 32 tracked, 6 types) · +33% YoY · 5 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo
Product: 2 product launch events in 12 mo · Company stage: PE
Funding: Raised $236M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 12 yrs (0.1/yr) · Last round PE (Jun 2014)
Funding rounds
- Jun 2014PE$236M
Founders & team
Investors
KKR
#2
Funding Raised · Calgary, Alberta · founded 2011$33.8Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Calgary, Alberta · founded 2011
Provider of oilfield transportation and logistics services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 60how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 20%Product
top 32%Talent
bottom 49%Global
bottom 48%Funding
bottom 47%Tech
bottom 26%Innovation: 6 product lines
Product: 6 distinct product lines · Company stage: Conventional Debt
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 1k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Aug 2019Conventional Debt$33.8M
Founders & team
Investors
Great Rock Capital, HSBC
Tech stack
Squarespace CommerceSquarespaceHstsRssOpen Graph
#3
Seed · Calgary, Alberta · founded 2014 · 5 employees$1Mraised▾
Seed · Calgary, Alberta · founded 2014 · 5 employees
Tech-enabled platform offering freight dispatch services. The platform helps in dispatching heavy farm equipment, oil, and gas, forestry and construction machinery. Shippers can publish their load to the trucking community and the automated shipping platform helps in getting quotes and booking truck drivers.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 14how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 45%Tech
top 49%Global
bottom 36%Funding
bottom 29%Market
bottom 19%Tech: 30 technologies across 3/8 capability areas · Devops: Nginx
Global: Investors from 1 country beyond Canada
Funding rounds
- Aug 2022Seed$1M
Investors
Golden Section
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerCore-JsDebianDiviFacebook PixelGoogle Analytics
#4
Public · Okotoks, Alberta · founded 1949—raised▾
Public · Okotoks, Alberta · founded 1949
Mullen Group is a publicly traded trucking and logistics company in Canada. Its operating businesses are divided into two distinct business segments: Trucking/Logistics and Oilfield Services. The trucking/logistics segment consists of 12 business units. Its services include general freight, specialized commodities such as cable, pipe and steel, over-dimensional loads such as heavy equipment, compressors and over-sized goods, and dry bulk commodities. It also offers warehousing and distribution services.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 62how this company ranks against its industry peers
Product
top 28%Growth
top 31%Market
top 34%News
top 42%Talent
bottom 49%Tech
bottom 48%Product: 1 published app (37 installs) · Company stage: Public
Growth: 4 acquisition/expansion moves in 24 mo · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Market: 7,100 employees (top 6% of Transportation and Logistics) · Top-5,000,000 web property
Founders & team
#5
Acquired · Calgary, Alberta · founded 1996 · 14000 employees—raised▾
Acquired · Calgary, Alberta · founded 1996 · 14000 employees
Provider of flight booking and other passenger airline services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 76how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 20%News
top 24%Market
top 25%Partners
top 28%Funding
top 43%Product
top 47%Tech: 77 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Akamai, Amazon Cloudfront · Devops: Envoy
News: 38 BI events in 12 mo (of 481 tracked, 15 types) · -10% YoY · 14 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo
Market: 14,000 employees (top 3% of Transportation and Logistics) · Top-50,000 web property · 4 contract events in 12 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 263k LinkedIn followers — 52.8% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 partnerships · 1 awards · 2 expansions (incl. Calgarienne Tool Shed Brewing Company) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Feb 2024Conventional Debt—
Tech stack
Adobe AnalyticsAdobe Audience ManagerAdobe Experience ManagerAdobe Experience Platform Identity ServiceAdobe Experience Platform LaunchAdobe Target
#6
Funding Raised · Lloydminster, Alberta · founded 2006—raised▾
Funding Raised · Lloydminster, Alberta · founded 2006
Provider of truck transportation services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 22how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
bottom 45%Global
bottom 29%Talent: 1 named leader on record
Global: Single-market focus (Canada)
Founders & team
Investors
Dynamic Capital
#7
Public · Calgary, Alberta · founded 1881 · 19579 employees—raised▾
Public · Calgary, Alberta · founded 1881 · 19579 employees
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) is a Canadian railway holding company that operates a single-line rail network connecting Canada, the United States, and Mexico. The company provides freight transportation services, connecting major North American markets and serving industries such as agriculture, energy, and manufacturing. With a focus on efficiency and customer service, CPKC aims to be a leader in the transportation and logistics sector. Through its combined operations, CPKC offers a unique network that spans the continent, providing customers with a single, seamless solution for their transportation needs.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 78how this company ranks against its industry peers
Market
top 22%Fin. health
top 26%News
top 41%Talent
top 43%Growth
top 49%Tech
top 50%Market: 19,579 employees (top 2% of Transportation and Logistics) · Revenue ~$15.1B · Top-500,000 web property
Fin. health: Revenue ~$15.1B · Revenue +4% YoY · Publicly listed (IPO 2001)
News: 34 BI events in 12 mo (of 115 tracked, 11 types) · -19% YoY · 1 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 152k LinkedIn followers — 30.4% of this cohort's audience · 108 engagements/post (8.3× cohort median)
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships · 2 expansions (incl. USDA) announced in 12 mo
Founders & team
Investors
ERA, SMB Capital Partners, Pershing Square Holdings
Tech stack
Adobe Audience ManagerAdobe Client Data LayerAdobe Experience ManagerAdobe Experience Platform Identity ServiceAdobe Experience Platform LaunchAmazon S3
#8
Late Stage · Edmonton, Alberta · founded 1978 · 630 employees—raised▾
Late Stage · Edmonton, Alberta · founded 1978 · 630 employees
Provider of vehicle rentals, sales, leasing, and fleet management solutions. It offers a variety of vehicles, including vans, cars, and commercial trucks, for short-term and long-term use. The company also provides fleet maintenance, fuel cards, telematics, accident management, and licensing services. Additionally, it sells certified used vehicles with a warranty. Electric vehicle rentals and leasing are also available. Services cater to various industries, including construction, energy, and film.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 32how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 20%Product
top 22%Growth
top 45%Tech
bottom 49%Market
bottom 36%Global
bottom 32%Innovation: 11 product lines
Product: 11 distinct product lines · Company stage: PE
Audience (LinkedIn): 7k LinkedIn followers
Investors
TriWest Capital Partners
Tech stack
All In One SeoAmazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerApple Icloud MailCloudflare
Funding & investor landscape
$270.8Mtotal disclosed funding
3companies funded
3disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Jarrett Zielinski
Co-Founder & CEO · Torq
Ric Peterson
Founder & CEO · Oculus
Murray Mullen
CEO · Mullen Group
Heath MacDonald
CEO · Crudemaster Transport
Keith Creel
CEO · CPKC
Prism market signals · Canada · country-scoped Prism corpus, 267,937 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Transportation and Logistics coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH SIGNALS · Canada
How research on Logistics & Supply Chain Tech is moving in Canada
A read on the academic research around Logistics & Supply Chain Tech — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 117 Canada-affiliated papers.
research sentiment over time
201920232026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and softening — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 35% → 28% across 2019–2026.
top research entities
- University of British Columbia13
- Université Laval12
- McMaster University8
- Polytechnique Montréal8
- Université de Montréal7
leading researchers
Taraneh Sowlati · Slawomir Wesolkowski · Mikael Rönnqvist · Reino Pulkki · Sophie D’Amours · Daniel Wojtaszek · Moataz Mohamed · Gilbert Laporte
▲
Breakthroughs26 · 22%
▲ 0%→21% share
1 median citations54% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (0%→21% of field), led by Fleet management.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Fleet management2→6
Landmark IoT-based predictive maintenance for fleet management · 93 cites
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Advancements68 · 58%
▲ 0%→67% share
6 median citations59% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements are rising (0%→67% of field), led by Fleet management.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Fleet management4→14
- Truck3→8
- Transport engineering2→6
- Service (business)2→4
- Supply chain optimization4→6
Newly emergingElectric vehicle 0→5 · Software deployment 0→5 · Battery (electricity) 0→5
Landmark Costs and Benefits of Electrifying and Automating Bus Transit Fleets · 107 cites
▼
Concerns17 · 15%
▲ 0%→10% share
2 median citations41% since 2021mostly reviews
Concerns are rising (0%→10% of field), led by Supply chain management.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Supply chain management4
- Supply chain optimization4
- Fleet management4
- Truck2
- Conceptual framework2
Landmark Energy and Information Management of Electric Vehicular Network: A Survey · 74 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Canada
Where logistics supply chain is researched across Canada
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Montreal23 · +0.70
Vancouver15 · +0.54
Waterloo/Hamilton12 · +0.42
Toronto9 · +0.57
Edmonton/Calgary6 · +0.70
PATENT SIGNAL · Canada
Who's filing logistics supply chain patents in Canada
Canada logistics supply chain patent filing is accelerating — 55 filings from 53 assignees (2016–2025), led by NAT Steel CAR, MAX Atlas, Geotab; annual filings 5→11.
55 filings53 assigneespeak 11/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
- NAT Steel CAR55
- MAX Atlas13
- Geotab8
- Equipement MAX Atlas INT7
- Garner Green CO26
- Stern Chaim5
- Pollak Jacob5
- Hematian Jamal5
Common questions
How many Transportation and Logistics companies are there in Alberta, Canada?
Radar tracks 66 indexable Transportation and Logistics companies headquartered in Alberta, Canada that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Transportation and Logistics companies in Alberta, Canada?
The Transportation and Logistics companies in Alberta, Canada on this list have raised a combined $270.8M in disclosed equity funding across 3 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Transportation and Logistics company in Alberta, Canada?
Torq is the highest-funded Transportation and Logistics company in Alberta, Canada, with $236M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Transportation and Logistics companies in Alberta, Canada are funded?
3 of the 66 Transportation and Logistics companies in Alberta, Canada on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Transportation and Logistics unicorns are there in Alberta, Canada?
None of the Transportation and Logistics companies in Alberta, Canada on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Alberta, Canada Transportation and Logistics companies?
The most active investors in Alberta, Canada Transportation and Logistics companies on this list include Accelerate Okanagan, Dynamic Capital, ERA, FTM Group, Golden Section.
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