Ship PFL Canada

Intermodal Rail Freight & Container Drayage

Ship by rail anywhere the rails go — Canada-wide and across the U.S.

Your container rides CN and CPKC trains; we handle the trucks at both ends. Ramp and port drayage out of our GTA yard, rail linehaul wherever the network reaches, and storage or transload in between.

Wherever the rails go

Rail is how a container crosses a continent without paying truck rates for every kilometre. Your freight rides CN and CPKC trains anywhere their networks reach, and we build the drayage, storage and transload around it as one plan.

Rail linehaul

The long part of the trip moves by train on CN and CPKC between ramps across Canada and the lower 48. The short parts move by truck.

Drayage at both ends

Pulled from your dock or our yard to the origin ramp, then picked up at the destination ramp and delivered — one team owns the whole move.

Ramp to ramp

Already covered at the ends? We can quote just the rail leg, or just the drayage — whichever half you need.

One rate, one contact

Drayage, linehaul, storage and transload priced as a single move, with status updates from pickup to delivery.

From Ramp to Done

Rail Ramp Pickups

Containers pulled from CN and CPKC ramps and moved straight to your dock — no demurrage surprises from a container sitting idle.

Port & Marine Terminals

Marine containers off the Port of Toronto and other coastal terminals, moved across the GTA or onward to your market.

Yard Storage

Not ready to receive? Containers and chassis drop at our secure Etobicoke yard until your dock is free — then we deliver.

Transloading

Unload the container, restack onto road-ready skids or pallets, and the freight continues on dry van. One facility handles the whole swap.

Ramps We Pull From

CN and CPKC both run containers through the markets you ship into. Tell us the ramp and the last free day — we handle the gate, the chassis and the clock.

CN Ramps

Canadian National container pulls where your freight actually lands.

  • Brampton Intermodal Terminal — Intermodal Drive, Brampton
  • Malport Intermodal Terminal — Torbram Road, Brampton
  • Montreal Intermodal Terminal — Hickmore Street, Saint-Laurent
  • Coastal and western CN ramps on request

CPKC Ramps

Canadian Pacific Kansas City intermodal pulls, Canada to Mexico.

  • Vaughan Intermodal Terminal (Toronto) — Rutherford Road, Kleinburg
  • Lachine Terminal (Montreal) — 43rd Avenue, Lachine
  • Chicago (Bensenville) and Detroit (Oak Yard)
  • Dallas (Wylie), Houston (Kendleton) and Saint John, NB

Ports & Marine

Ocean containers off the dock and onto a chassis without waiting.

  • Port of Toronto — marine containers across the GTA
  • Port of Montreal and the St. Lawrence seaway
  • Halifax, Saint John, Vancouver and Prince Rupert
  • U.S. gateways: New York–New Jersey, Savannah, LA/Long Beach

Drayage Coverage

Short haul from the ramp, long haul to the market, and the cross-border move in between — one authority and one point of contact.

Canada-Wide

Ramp-to-dock moves across the provinces — not limited to the corridor.

  • Toronto & the GTA
  • Hamilton & Niagara
  • Montreal & Laval
  • Quebec City
  • Ottawa & Eastern Ontario
  • Maritimes
  • Winnipeg & the Prairies
  • Calgary & Edmonton
  • Vancouver & the West Coast

United States — 48 States

MC82034884 / USDOT 4581897 authority for cross-border and inland moves.

  • Chicago & Bensenville
  • Detroit & Oak Yard
  • Buffalo & Cleveland
  • New York & New Jersey
  • Kansas City
  • Dallas & Houston
  • Laredo & the Texas gateways
  • Los Angeles & Long Beach
  • U.S. Midwest and Northeast

Service details

Rail carriers
CN and CPKC intermodal network — wherever the rails go
Linehaul
Rail linehaul between ramps across Canada and all 48 states
GTA ramps
CN Brampton and Malport, CPKC Vaughan (Toronto)
Quebec ramps
CN Montreal (Hickmore St, Saint-Laurent), CPKC Lachine
U.S. ramps
Chicago (Bensenville), Detroit (Oak Yard), Dallas (Wylie), Houston (Kendleton)
Coverage
GTA short haul, Canada-wide rail and drayage, all 48 states
Services
Live unload, drop and pick, transload, container and chassis storage
Onward
LTL, truckload or fulfillment after the container is unloaded
Tracking
Status updates from ramp to delivery

Who we serve

  • Importers bringing in ocean containers
  • Freight forwarders and customs brokers
  • Retailers and ecommerce brands landing inventory
  • Manufacturers pulling raw materials off a rail ramp
  • Shippers moving containers between Canada and the U.S.
  • Anyone trying to avoid storage and per-diem charges

How it works

  1. 01

    Send the container info

    Container number, rail carrier and ramp, last free day and delivery address.

  2. 02

    We pull it

    Picked up from the CN or CPKC ramp before storage fees start.

  3. 03

    Deliver, store or transload

    Straight to your dock, held in our yard, or unloaded and palletized at our dock.

  4. 04

    Return empty & keep moving

    Empty returned on time so you avoid per diem, with onward LTL, truckload or fulfillment.

Common questions

Container Coming In?

Send us the booking, the ramp and the destination — we'll line up the pickup before it lands.

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