TransForce Inc. og DHL Express Canada tilbyder en fuldt integreret transportløsning til canadiske virksomheder

TransForce Inc. og DHL Express Canada annoncerede i dag, at de har indgået en formel aftale om at indlede en 10-årig strategisk alliance, som vil resultere i et fuldt integreret og innovativ samarbejde på nationale og internationale forsendelser til  canadiske og internationale virksomheder. I henhold til aftalen overtager TransForce, lederen i Canadas transport industri, den natioanele transport i Canada – varetaget af et nyetableret datterselskab ved navn Loomis Express. Dette vil give DHL Express Canada mulighed for at udnytte sin styrkeposition og udelukkende fokusere på de internationale forsendelser. I henhold til aftalen, vil Loomis Express og DHL Express Canada tilbyde canadiske virksomheder en fuldstændig integreret service – både på internationale og nationale forsendelser.

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TransForce Inc. and DHL Express Canada to Offer Fully Integrated Transportation Solutions to Canadian Businesses

Montréal, Québec and Toronto, Ontario 04/29/2011

TransForce Inc. and DHL Express Canada jointly announced today that they have entered into a formal agreement to engage in a 10 year strategic alliance that will result in a fully integrated and innovative domestic and international shipping and logistics offering for Canadian and international businesses. Under the terms of the agreement TransForce, the leader in Canada’s transportation industry, is buying the assets of DHL Express Canada’s domestic business and will take over its domestic operations through Loomis Express, a newly established subsidiary of TransForce. This will allow DHL Express Canada to leverage its core strength and focus exclusively on the Canadian international shipping segment. Under the agreement, Loomis Express and DHL Express Canada will provide Canadian businesses with a completely integrated international and domestic suite of innovative and strongly competitive logistics and shipping services. The transaction, which is still subject to regulatory approval, is expected to close within thirty days.

“This transaction is strategic to TransForce for several important reasons,” stated Alain Bédard, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of TransForce Inc. “This asset purchase will solidify our position as a leading Canadian provider of package and courier services in Canada, plus the DHL partnership opens the door to international transport coverage for our existing customers. TransForce’s pan Canadian infrastructure will deliver expanded Canadian coverage to DHL’s domestic customers, and the combination of the two customer bases adds material revenue, creating greater scale in the market with superior efficiencies. With our recent Dynamex acquisition, we are significantly increasing our density in the Canadian package and courier sector. We are confident of our ability to successfully integrate these businesses as we have done in the past within the TransForce family of companies and firmly believe that this latest purchase will benefit our shareholders. This transaction will not create any changes in our other package and courier businesses as Loomis Express will be a standalone operation.”

“Today’s announcement is a further execution of our global strategy to focus on our core competency, the growing international express business,” said Ken Allen, Chief Executive Officer of DHL Express. “By entering into a strategic alliance with the market-leading domestic provider, we can even better meet the dynamic and growing needs of our Canadian customers by offering highest quality, seamless integrated shipping solutions that are second-to-none.”

DHL Express’ existing domestic management team will remain at Loomis Express to ensure continuity for all customers. There will be no impact on other DHL businesses and operations in Canada and all other regions and countries globally. With over 5000 Canadian employees working for DHL Express, DHL Global Forwarding, DHL Supply Chain, DHL Global Mail and Williams Lea, Canada continues to be an important market for the company.

Mr. Bédard further noted that similar to the Dynamex and ATS deals, this latest acquisition is asset light. The transaction is expected to provide TransForce with annualized revenues of more than $275 million.

From the perspective of DHL Express, Mr. Allen added that this alliance strategy has worked very well in other major markets for DHL customers and he expects the same here in Canada.

An integrated advertising campaign entitled “The Power of 2” is being launched across Canada to underscore how DHL and Loomis Express will be working together to bring Canadian businesses the most powerful delivery service in Canada, and the world.