Tremblay Express

What Tremblay Express does

Tremblay Express is a privately held Quebec-based logistics and moving services provider founded in 1929 by Stanley Tremblay in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, currently operating as a subsidiary of Groupe Avantage Logistique. The company delivers five integrated service lines: residential and commercial moving (including overseas relocations via its United Van Lines partnership), secure storage, equipment/fleet rental, temperature-controlled refrigerated and frozen transport, and specialized transportation and handling. Its asset base consists of owned trucks and refrigerated equipment, plus three physical facilities in Jonquière (headquarters), Québec City (regional office), and Trois-Rivières (terminal opened January 2024).

The company serves a hybrid customer base: primary commercial and industrial clients needing temperature-controlled logistics and specialized handling, plus secondary segments of individual households requiring residential moving and local producers/suppliers distributing product across Quebec. Revenue mechanics combine transactional moving fees, unit-priced LTL and TL transport (with weekly published fuel surcharges of CAD $44 for LTL and $93 for TL), recurring storage contracts, and equipment rental. The go-to-market is sales-led, combining direct account management for commercial clients with self-service intake via a third-party client portal (mytrackzone.com), supported by a bilingual French/English website and Facebook/LinkedIn social presence. The 2023 rebranding and 2024 Trois-Rivières terminal opening represent the most recent material strategic actions.

Name

Tremblay Express

Legal name

Tremblay Express

Website

https://tremblayexpress.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1929

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tremblay Express is a privately held Quebec-based logistics and moving services provider founded in 1929, offering refrigerated transport, moving, storage, and specialized handling to commercial, industrial, and residential customers across Quebec and Canada.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Jonquière

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Moving Services: Residential and commercial moving services including overseas relocations, with customized solutions tailored to specific requirements. Services include local and long-distance moves.
2. Transportation Services: Specialized transportation including refrigerated, frozen, and dry goods transport. Available 24/7 for short and long distances across Quebec, Canada, and internationally.
3. Storage Services: Secure and flexible storage spaces for goods and merchandise, providing flexible solutions for clients requiring temporary or long-term storage.
4. Equipment Services: Equipment rental and provision as part of complete logistics solutions with a complete fleet and state-of-the-art equipment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Tremblay Express provides integrated transportation, moving, and storage services across Quebec, Canada, and internationally. The company specializes in refrigerated and frozen goods transport, residential and commercial moving, secure storage, equipment leasing, and specialized cargo handling through its own fleet and workforce.

Product overview

Tremblay Express is a logistics and moving services company offering five core service lines: Moving, Storage, Equipment, Refrigerated and Frozen Transport, and Specialized Transportation and Handling. The portfolio is structured as a unified set of complementary services — moving and storage are consumer-facing offerings, while refrigerated transport, equipment, and specialized handling serve commercial and industrial clients. The company does not operate a software or platform product; all offerings are service-based, delivered via its own fleet and workforce across Quebec, Canada, and internationally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Moving (D\u00e9m\u00e9nagement) Full-service residential and commercial moving, including local and long-distance relocations, and overseas moving services, delivered by an experienced team with over 75 years of expertise.
• Storage (Entreposage)
• Equipment (\u00c9quipements)
• Refrigerated and Frozen Transport (Transport r\u00e9frig\u00e9r\u00e9 et congel\u00e9)
• Specialized Transportation and Handling (Transport et manutention sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9)

Quantifiable outcome

• 240,000 total relocations completed across Canada over 75 years
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• United Van LinescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTremblay Express partners with United Van Lines to provide international moving services. This partnership enables the company to offer overseas relocations beyond Quebec and Canada, leveraging United Van Lines' global network for comprehensive international moving solutions.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Day & Ross Transportation: Major Canadian LTL and TL freight carrier with strong refrigerated and dedicated fleet capability, serving retail and industrial customers. Closest direct comparable to Tremblay's refrigerated and specialized transport operations.
• Crown Relocations: Global mobility and international moving specialist. Comparable to Tremblay's overseas relocation offering, which Tremblay accesses via its United Van Lines partnership.
• AMJ Campbell: One of Canada's largest household goods moving and storage operators with national reach. Directly comparable to Tremblay's moving and storage lines, though larger in scale and geographically broader.
• Challenger Motor Freight: Canadian LTL and truckload carrier with cross-border reach. Comparable to Tremblay's TL/LTL freight offerings, including refrigerated and specialized segments in Ontario/Quebec corridors.

Broad incumbents

• Mullen Group: Diversified Canadian transportation and logistics platform with LTL, TL, refrigerated, and specialized hauling segments. Broader scale than Tremblay but directly comparable in service mix.
• TFI International: One of Canada's largest transportation and logistics conglomerates, with LTL, package, truckload, and logistics services. Represents the scale ceiling against which mid-sized regional carriers like Tremblay compete.
• XPO Logistics (now RXO / GXO): Major North American LTL and brokerage operator. Competes with Tremblay for larger commercial freight contracts in Quebec and across Canada, though at materially greater scale.
• Atlas Van Lines Canada: National van lines agent network offering household and corporate moving across Canada. Overlaps with Tremblay's residential and commercial moving lines as a competing agent-based brand.
• United Van Lines Canada: National van lines network and Tremblay's channel partner for international moves. Operates broadly across Canada with affiliated agents, offering the same moving/storage core services.

Regional players

• First Student / First Transit: While primarily a passenger transit contractor, First Student operates fleet and maintenance infrastructure across Quebec; included only as an adjacent regional operator reflecting fleet/logistics similarities rather than direct service overlap.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/TremblayExpress
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/groupe-avantage-logistic

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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