Radar · Trucking in Canada
Best Trucking Companies in Canada
The 353 best Trucking companies in Canada in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Torq.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
353companies tracked
$243.4Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
8have raised
Canada's trucking sector has more action packed into it than the funding headlines suggest, and this directory ranks the best Trucking companies in Canada by disclosed equity funding and recent momentum. We're tracking 353 companies here, with $243M in total disclosed capital — but that number tells you almost nothing until you see how it's distributed.
Torq alone accounts for $236M of that pool. Everything else, Beton Imperial's $7M included, fits into the remaining single-digit millions. So the concentration is extreme, and the gap between tier one and the rest is basically a canyon. That said, the app layer is moving fast: median install growth is running around plus-20% year-over-year across 505 trucking and transportation apps, which tracks with where operator attention is actually going. Globally, Greenline Mobility's recent green trucking raise and BlackBuck's IPO filing signal that freight-tech capital is still moving, even if Canada's disclosed figures look quiet. The hot themes domestically are autonomous delivery and driverless logistics, and if you're watching which way investor conviction is pointing, that's your answer.
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · TRUCKING × CANADA
Our analysis of 50 Trucking companies
$4.1b in tracked funding; 71% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2021.
50companies analysed
71%cloud-native stacks
2021funding peak (by rounds)
2005median founding year
45median Fliar Index™
149kcombined LinkedIn audience
87%of audience held by top 3
6companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Trucking companies in Canada
| # | 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 | Beton Imperial Provider of trucking transportation & logistics services 27Talent top 45%Funding bottom 34%Global bottom 29% All 3 signals ▾Talenttop 45% Fundingbottom 34% Globalbottom 29% Talent: 2 named leaders on record Funding: Raised $7.3M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 5 yrs (0.2/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100 | $7M | 53 mo ago | Funding Raised | Robin Cyr Founder | 2017 | — | — |
| 3 | WP Warehousing Provider of trucking, warehousing and logistics services 11Talent bottom 45%Global bottom 29%Funding bottom 24% All 3 signals ▾Talentbottom 45% Globalbottom 29% Fundingbottom 24% Talent: 1 named leader on record Global: Single-market focus (Canada) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 11/100 | $30K | 119 mo ago | Seed | Dianne Todd Owner | 2009 | — | — |
| 4 | Ship With Pride Truckload Shipping | Freight Forwarding | PGL 48Innovation top 40%Product top 42%Funding top 44%Growth top 45% All 8 signals ▾Innovationtop 40% Producttop 42% Fundingtop 44% Growthtop 45% Marketbottom 44% Techbottom 38% Globalbottom 33% Newsbottom 21% Innovation: 2 product lines Product: 2 distinct product lines · Company stage: Conventional Debt rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | — | 16 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 2001 | PHPBootstrapApache HTTP Server+8 | — |
| 5 | Brimich Logistics Provider of temperature-controlled warehousing, logistics, and transportation services. 24Funding top 45%Talent bottom 49%Tech bottom 38%Market bottom 36% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 38% Marketbottom 36% Growthbottom 35% Globalbottom 29% Funding: 1 rounds over 3 yrs (0.3/yr) · Last round PE (Sep 2023) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 24/100 | — | 33 mo ago | Late Stage | Tim Fergus CEO | 1997 | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | 1 job opening |
| 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 | Andy Provider of logistics, transportation, and warehousing services 5Funding top 44%Global bottom 32%Market bottom 8% All 3 signals ▾Fundingtop 44% Globalbottom 32% Marketbottom 8% Funding: 1 rounds over 4 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Seed (Oct 2022) Global: Single-market focus (Canada) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 5/100 | — | 43 mo ago | Seed | — | 2001 | — | — |
| 8 | Drake Truck Bodies Manufacturer of truck bodies & trailers 29Innovation top 30%Product top 32%Talent bottom 49%Funding bottom 48% All 7 signals ▾Innovationtop 30% Producttop 32% Talentbottom 49% Fundingbottom 48% Marketbottom 37% Globalbottom 36% Techbottom 15% Innovation: 3 product lines Product: 3 distinct product lines · Company stage: Acquired rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100 | — | 93 mo ago | Acquired | Angel Herrera CEO & President | 1980 | — | — |
Top 11 Trucking companies in Canada
#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 · Gatineau, Quebec · founded 2017$7.3Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Gatineau, Quebec · founded 2017
Provider of trucking transportation & logistics services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 27how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 45%Funding
bottom 34%Global
bottom 29%Talent: 2 named leaders on record
Funding: Raised $7.3M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 5 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Dec 2021)
Global: Single-market focus (Canada)
Funding rounds
- Dec 2021Conventional Debt$7.3M
Founders & team
Investors
Private Debt Partners
#3
Seed · St. Catharines, Ontario · founded 2009$30Kraised▾
Seed · St. Catharines, Ontario · founded 2009
Provider of trucking, warehousing and logistics services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 11how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
bottom 45%Global
bottom 29%Funding
bottom 24%Talent: 1 named leader on record
Global: Single-market focus (Canada)
Funding: Raised $30.0k across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 10 yrs (0.1/yr) · Last round Seed (Jul 2016)
Funding rounds
- Jul 2016Seed$30K
Founders & team
Investors
Bioenterprise
#4
Funding Raised · Mississauga, Ontario · founded 2001 · 181 employees—raised▾
Funding Raised · Mississauga, Ontario · founded 2001 · 181 employees
With more than 10 years of experience in the business and millions of shipments under its belt, Pride Group Logistics have all your shipping needs covered.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 48how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 40%Product
top 42%Funding
top 44%Growth
top 45%Market
bottom 44%Tech
bottom 38%Innovation: 2 product lines
Product: 2 distinct product lines · Company stage: Conventional Debt
Funding: 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Feb 2025) · Backed by 1 investors; strongest: Maynbridge Capital
Funding rounds
- Feb 2025Conventional Debt—
Investors
Maynbridge Capital
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerBootstrapCdnjsCloudflareGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#5
Late Stage · Brantford, Ontario · founded 1997 · 121 employees—raised▾
Late Stage · Brantford, Ontario · founded 1997 · 121 employees
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Fliar Intelligence Index™ 24how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 45%Talent
bottom 49%Tech
bottom 38%Market
bottom 36%Growth
bottom 35%Global
bottom 29%Funding: 1 rounds over 3 yrs (0.3/yr) · Last round PE (Sep 2023) · Backed by 1 investors; strongest: TorQuest Partners
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Tech: 22 technologies across 2/8 capability areas · Security: Http/3
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: AZ Owner Operator
Funding rounds
- Sep 2023PE—
Founders & team
Investors
TorQuest Partners
Tech stack
All In One SeoAnime.JsAutoptimizeGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGoogle Maps
#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
Seed · Montreal, Quebec · founded 2001 · 1 employees—raised▾
Seed · Montreal, Quebec · founded 2001 · 1 employees
Provider of logistics, transportation, and warehousing services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 5how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 44%Global
bottom 32%Market
bottom 8%Funding: 1 rounds over 4 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Seed (Oct 2022) · Backed by 1 investors; strongest: Fonds de solidarite FTQ
Global: Single-market focus (Canada)
Market: 1 employees
Funding rounds
- Oct 2022Seed—
Investors
Fonds de solidarite FTQ
#8
Acquired · Vernon Bridge, Prince Edward Island · founded 1980—raised▾
Acquired · Vernon Bridge, Prince Edward Island · founded 1980
Drake Truck Bodies is a manufacturer of truck bodies & trailers. Its offering includes refrigerated truck bodies & trailers, dry freight truck bodies, flat deck truck bodies, curtain-side truck bodies, rescue truck bodies, floor lifts, lift gates, and customized trailers. Also provides body repairs, maintenance, and painting services.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 29how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 30%Product
top 32%Talent
bottom 49%Funding
bottom 48%Market
bottom 37%Global
bottom 36%Innovation: 3 product lines
Product: 3 distinct product lines · Company stage: Acquired
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 315 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Sep 2018Conventional Debt—
- Sep 2018PE—
Founders & team
Investors
Spell Capital
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerOpen Graph
#9
Acquired · Surrey, British Columbia · founded 1994 · 120 employees—raised▾
Acquired · Surrey, British Columbia · founded 1994 · 120 employees
Offers container based shipping, cargo distribution and transportation services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 21how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 45%Funding
bottom 35%Market
bottom 33%Tech
bottom 30%Global
bottom 29%Funding: 1 rounds over 8 yrs (0.1/yr) · Last round Unattributed (2018) · Backed by 1 investors; strongest: Mullen Group
Market: 120 employees · Top-50,000,000 web property
Funding rounds
- 2018Unattributed—
Investors
Mullen Group
Tech stack
AzureBootstrapGoogle Font ApiHstsJqueryMaterial Design Lite
#10
Acquired · Toronto, Ontario · founded 1945 · 1211 employees—raised▾
Acquired · Toronto, Ontario · founded 1945 · 1211 employees
Livingston International is a leading provider of global trade management, trade consulting, customs compliance, and freight solutions. They offer customs brokerage services and trade consulting to help businesses navigate international trade regulations and ensure compliance. They also provide freight solutions for efficient and secure transportation of goods.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 55how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 23%Product
top 42%Market
top 44%AI
top 45%Growth
bottom 46%Global
bottom 37%Tech: 39 technologies across 7/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon S3 · Devops: Nginx
Product: 1 published app (19.0k installs) · Company stage: Acquired
Market: 1,211 employees (top 17% of Transportation and Logistics) · Top-5,000,000 web property
Audience (LinkedIn): 90k LinkedIn followers — 60.7% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public)
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Investors
Stellus Capital Management, CAI Capital Partners
Tech stack
AdaAhrefsAmazon AlbAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAngular
#11
Acquired · Cambridge, Ontario · founded 1975 · 2200 employees—raised▾
Acquired · Cambridge, Ontario · founded 1975 · 2200 employees
Provider of transportation and logistics services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 72how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 20%Product
top 26%Market
top 42%Tech
top 47%Talent
bottom 45%Global
bottom 36%Innovation: 6 product lines
Product: 6 distinct product lines · Company stage: Acquired
Market: 2,200 employees (top 12% of Transportation and Logistics) · Top-5,000,000 web property
Audience (LinkedIn): 29k LinkedIn followers — 19.6% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. Fastfrate Group) announced in 12 mo
Founders & team
Investors
United States Department of Agriculture
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpWp RocketYoast SeoNginx
Funding & investor landscape
$243.4Mtotal disclosed funding
3companies funded
3disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Jarrett Zielinski
Co-Founder & CEO · Torq
Robin Cyr
Founder · Beton Imperial
Yann Lambert
Founder · Beton Imperial
Dianne Todd
Owner · WP Warehousing
Tim Fergus
CEO · Brimich Logistics
Heath MacDonald
CEO · Crudemaster Transport
Angel Herrera
CEO & President · Drake Truck Bodies
Dan Einwechter
Owner · Challenger
Prism market signals · Canada · country-scoped Prism corpus, 8,195,046 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Trucking 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
Fleet management breakthroughs tripled (2→6 papers), driving segment share from 0% to 21%.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Fleet management2→6
Landmark IoT-based predictive maintenance for fleet management · 93 cites
◆
Advancements68 · 58%
▲ 0%→67% share
6 median citations59% since 2021mostly methods-led
Electric vehicle, software deployment, and battery research all newly emerged, anchoring 67% field-share growth.
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
Supply chain management, optimization, and fleet management each hit 4 concern papers, signaling converging operational risks.
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
- Pollak Jacob5
- Hematian Jamal5
- Stern Chaim5
Common questions
How many Trucking companies are there in Canada?
Radar tracks 353 indexable Trucking companies headquartered in Canada that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Trucking companies in Canada?
The Trucking companies in Canada on this list have raised a combined $243.4M in disclosed equity funding across 3 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Trucking company in Canada?
Torq is the highest-funded Trucking company in Canada, with $236M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Trucking companies in Canada are funded?
3 of the 353 Trucking companies in Canada on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Trucking unicorns are there in Canada?
None of the Trucking companies in Canada on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Canada Trucking companies?
The most active investors in Canada Trucking companies on this list include TorQuest Partners, Bioenterprise, CAI Capital Partners, Champlain Financial, Dynamic Capital.
Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.