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Dorman Roberts Limited, marketed as the DRL Group or Roberts Group of Companies, is a transportation and travel management company based in Triton
, Newfoundland and Labrador
, Canada
.
The company traces its roots to 1922 when Samuel G. Roberts, father of Dorman Roberts, purchased a general store
, subsequently expanding into wholesale groceries and consumer items, import/export businesses, marine vessels, fish processing, saw mills, and trucking companies. In 1961, the DRL Group employed 1000 people in the province and operated a fleet of 11 ships off the Labrador
coast.
The decline of the saltwater fishery saw the company refocus on passenger transportation and travel management, following its takeover of CN Roadcruiser inter-city motor coach bus transportation on the island of Newfoundland in 1996. The company also operates charter buses, particularly for cruise ship
companies calling at Newfoundland ports and was previously an inter-city bus operator, charter bus operator and school bus operator in the Maritimes
.
Triton, Newfoundland and Labrador
Triton was a village served by the C.N.R. in the 1950s. The population was 399 in 1951 and 429 in 1956.-See also:*List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador...
, Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
The company traces its roots to 1922 when Samuel G. Roberts, father of Dorman Roberts, purchased a general store
General store
A general store, general merchandise store, or village shop is a rural or small town store that carries a general line of merchandise. It carries a broad selection of merchandise, sometimes in a small space, where people from the town and surrounding rural areas come to purchase all their general...
, subsequently expanding into wholesale groceries and consumer items, import/export businesses, marine vessels, fish processing, saw mills, and trucking companies. In 1961, the DRL Group employed 1000 people in the province and operated a fleet of 11 ships off the Labrador
Labrador
Labrador is the distinct, northerly region of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It comprises the mainland portion of the province, separated from the island of Newfoundland by the Strait of Belle Isle...
coast.
The decline of the saltwater fishery saw the company refocus on passenger transportation and travel management, following its takeover of CN Roadcruiser inter-city motor coach bus transportation on the island of Newfoundland in 1996. The company also operates charter buses, particularly for cruise ship
Cruise ship
A cruise ship or cruise liner is a passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are part of the experience, as well as the different destinations along the way...
companies calling at Newfoundland ports and was previously an inter-city bus operator, charter bus operator and school bus operator in the Maritimes
Maritimes
The Maritime provinces, also called the Maritimes or the Canadian Maritimes, is a region of Eastern Canada consisting of three provinces, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. On the Atlantic coast, the Maritimes are a subregion of Atlantic Canada, which also includes the...
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Subsidiaries
- DRL Coachlines Ltd.DRL CoachlinesDRL Coachlines is a motor coach bus company operating in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.Wholly owned by DRL Group of Triton, NL, the bus company provided charter services before taking over CN Roadcruiser services on the island of Newfoundland in 1996.-Inter-city service:*...
, operator of inter-city bus services - Presidential Coachlines LLC, charter bus operator
- Triton Ocean Products, lobsterLobsterClawed lobsters comprise a family of large marine crustaceans. Highly prized as seafood, lobsters are economically important, and are often one of the most profitable commodities in coastal areas they populate.Though several groups of crustaceans are known as lobsters, the clawed lobsters are most...
holding and musselMusselThe common name mussel is used for members of several families of clams or bivalvia mollusca, from saltwater and freshwater habitats. These groups have in common a shell whose outline is elongated and asymmetrical compared with other edible clams, which are often more or less rounded or oval.The...
farming and processing - ROADPAC Express Parcel Service
- DRL Escorted Tours