Your Asset-Based Logistics Partner
Reduce risk, move loads, track freight, get rates, and streamline your operations with Northern Alliance Logistics, Canada’s leading logistics partner.
Transportation
Less-than-Truckload
Shipping palletized Less-than-Truckload (LTL) freight shipments can sometimes be a challenge for shippers. We make shipping of your palletized freight simple, reliable, and cost-effective by allowing you to pay only for the trailer space that you require. We have sophisticated pricing systems in place to offer you the best possible price, and the quality of our equipment ensures your LTL freight is fully protected at all times.
We have a team of LTL specialists that take the pain out of shipping by assisting you with the freight class and dimensions so that you don’t overpay. They cater to all of your LTL needs regardless of what you want to ship (pallets, boxes, or individual units) and propose you the most suitable LTL service option that includes Standard LTL, Expedited LTL, and over-dimensional LTL. We guarantee that choosing us for your LTL shipping needs will result in an unparalleled service experience along with numerous other benefits.
Full Truck Load
We offer our customers fast, reliable, and flexible full truckload (FTL) transportation services throughout Canada and USA. Our goal is to implement optimization programs and utilize modernized fleet equipped with modern technology to meet a wide range of full truckload delivery requirements, provide accurate shipment tracking, protect your freight, and keep your cost under control.
We have a team of experts that offer timely and valuable solutions for various industries with specific FTL transportation needs. Moreover, our fleet operators are highly skilled and trained to represent your company with the utmost professionalism.
Intermodal
Incorporating efficient intermodal service offers you more options for moving freight and strengthening your overall logistics strategy. Throughout the years, we have attained the expertise of utilizing multiple methods of transportation to ensure that your shipment arrives timely and safely at the intended destination.
Northern Alliance Logistics intermodal solutions offer truck-like service to give you peace of mind and complete control. We have strong relationships and extensive industry experience to provide turnkey solutions that incorporate marine and rail transportation. Our team of experts are well-informed to offer recommendations on how a multimodal approach can improve your operations.
Expedite
Moving time-sensitive shipments can sometimes be demanding. Northern Alliance Logistics’s expedited service has got you covered when your freight is on a tight schedule. We have been moving time-sensitive shipments for several shippers for more than 20 years.
On average, a driver completes 500 miles per day in a typical truckload. Our well-structured lanes and business model almost double this average with a 98% on-time delivery track record. This is what makes Northern Alliance Logistics expedited service different.
Our expedited service offers additional support staff to immediately begin the journey and maintain regular communication via email or phone so you never have to worry about the status of your shipment. In addition, our online tracking feature gives you real-time visibility and estimated time of arrival of your shipment.
Temperature – Controlled
Turn your temperature-sensitive transportation challenges into a competitive advantage by using Northern Alliance Logistics’s temperature- controlled freight solutions. We are fully capable of transporting almost any type of temperature sensitive shipment across Canada and USA. From the moment your shipment leaves the facility to the moment it is unloaded, our team constantly monitors the temperature and can make remote adjustments, if needed. Our temperature-controlled services include:
- Refrigerated
- Multi-temp (ambient, frozen, and protect from freeze)
Our experts can help you overcome the transportation challenges associated with temperature sensitive freight and maintaining its quality.
HAZMAT
Northern Alliance Logistics is specialized in moving sensitive and dangerous material both in Canada and USA. We are experts in the truckload transportation of chemicals, gases, flammable solids etc. Along with our professional security-cleared driver teams, we also lead the way in offering superior transportation protective services.
Our drivers’ safety records are second to none and they are trained in emergency response. Each driver goes through an extensive on-site hazmat training program. Additionally, we are CTPAT certified. Drivers receive training in CTPAT 17-point truck and trailer inspection, inspection documentation, and the proper handling of hazmat material.
Dedicated
Northern Alliance Logistics full-service logistics solutions include dedicated transportation services for brands that require absolute reliability at a competitive price. Our team of professionals assumes responsibility for every aspect of a freight program. Most of the time, we are located on-site hand-in-hand with your team.
We offer power and power plus trailer options throughout the Canada and America. Our network of terminals and smart yards helps us to meet our customers’ demands.
We can handle deliveries for all phases of your inbound and outbound supply chains. Our latest trucks are equipped with accident avoidance technology and automatic transmissions that make our incident rate less than the national average.
Let’s face it, reliable freight capacity at the right price is difficult to find. Our dedicated fleet services can solve this problem through our asset-based and structured business model.
Warehousing
Pick And Pack
Consumers are posing new challenges for retailers and manufactures which requires them to have a faster turnaround time, greater flexibility for managing capacity surges and a reduction in financial risk. As an expert logistics partner, we can deliver economies of scale, helping to drive down your costs. Our storage and distribution network make sure your packaging material and products are always in the right place at the right time.
Warehousing and distribution are central to our solutions, providing the flexibility to deal with peaks and troughs in demand. By integrating packing operations into our distribution centers, we help reduce freight costs and improve turnaround time. Northern Alliance Logistics is a one-stop shop for packaging services that enables you to focus on your core manufacturing business while reducing total supply chain costs and improving sustainability credentials.
Short-Term Warehousing
Northern Alliance Logistics offers short-term warehousing solutions to various customers operating in different industries throughout North America. Our short-term warehousing solutions are perfect for products requiring special storage, retailers with seasonal demand, and as well as for small companies that require a small storage space for a limited time.
Northern Alliance Logistics’s short-term warehousing solutions reduce your operating cost significantly and offer flexible reporting, accurate tracking of inventory, and online customer order entry.
Long-Term Warehousing
Incorporating efficient intermodal service offers you more options for moving freight and strengthening your overall logistics strategy. Throughout the years, we have attained the expertise of utilizing multiple methods of transportation to ensure that your shipment arrives timely and safely at the intended destination.
Northern Alliance Logistics intermodal solutions offer truck-like service to give you peace of mind and complete control. We have strong relationships and extensive industry experience to provide turnkey solutions that incorporate marine and rail transportation. Our team of experts are well-informed to offer recommendations on how a multimodal approach can improve your operations.Our state-of-the-art warehouses and distribution centers provide you with flexible and cost-effective long-term warehousing solutions. Using the latest technology, we accurately catalog and distribute goods based on your unique requirements.
Our warehouses are located strategically across Canada and America near port cities, airports, and major distribution corridors. Our world-class features include 24/7 security with remote access monitored cameras, modern safety and fire protection systems, dedicated on-site staff and connectivity to warehouse management and freight operating systems for end-to-end visibility.
Our dedicated team of warehouse staff prides themselves on delivering a seamless service, assistance, knowledge, and experience to meet our clients’ expectations. We have implemented a sophisticated warehouse management system that keeps a track of your goods at every stage and constantly make updates in the system to offer you real-time visibility on inventory and save time.
Cross Docking
Northern Alliance Logistics’s cross docking service improves your supply chain by safely unloading your products from incoming containers or trucks and then immediately preparing these products for outbound shipping and order fulfillment using specific labeling and packaging. Our cross-dock systems aim to minimize or even eliminate the storage aspect of the distribution and logistics process by keeping you freight in the staging area of our facilities.
Temperature – Controlled
The sensitivity and complexity involved in moving perishable goods, frozen foods, pharmaceuticals, floral, or anything requiring sophisticated temperature protection offer you an opportunity to differentiate yourself. Allow our temp-controlled facility and experienced staff assist you in safeguarding your cold chain by ensuring that all parties understand pre-trip requirements, cold chain management, and in-transit communication. We ensure that our facilities stay clean and free of dust and pests and we continuously monitor the temperature and humidity levels to keep your goods in optimal shape. We strive to keep the cold chain intact to maintain the freshness and quality of your perishables so that they last longer on the shelf.
E-Commerce
Inventory Management
Returns are by far the largest challenge for e-commerce companies. Inefficient reverse logistics can significantly impact the costs of operating an e-commerce business and can even result in losses. Our reverse logistics service aim to make the return experience easy and swift to help e-commerce businesses retain their customers and increase customer purchases. We take care of our customer’s needs from order to delivery even while the product is in transit so they are able to request changes.
Cross Docking
Northern Alliance Logistics’s cross docking service improves your supply chain by safely unloading your products from incoming containers or trucks and then immediately preparing these products for outbound shipping and order fulfillment using specific labeling and packaging. Our cross-dock systems aim to minimize or even eliminate the storage aspect of the distribution and logistics process by keeping you freight in the staging area of our facilities.
Reverse Logistics
The sensitivity and complexity involved in moving perishable goods, frozen foods, pharmaceuticals, floral, or anything requiring sophisticated temperature protection offer you an opportunity to differentiate yourself. Allow our temp-controlled facility and experienced staff assist you in safeguarding your cold chain by ensuring that all parties understand pre-trip requirements, cold chain management, and in-transit communication. We ensure that our facilities stay clean and free of dust and pests and we continuously monitor the temperature and humidity levels to keep your goods in optimal shape. We strive to keep the cold chain intact to maintain the freshness and quality of your perishables so that they last longer on the shelf.