Purolator Courier
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Purolator Courier Ltd. is a Canadian courier
that is 91% owned by Canada Post Corporation, 7% owned by Barry Lapointe Holdings Ltd. and 2% by others.
The company was originally organized as Trans Canada Couriers, Ltd. In 1967, it was acquired by the US manufacturer of oil and air filters Purolator
—the name was originally an abbreviated form of "pure oil later". In 1987, the company returned to Canadian ownership. Although it retained the Purolator name, it has since had no connection with the oil filter business.
Purolator has partnered with DHL Express
for deliveries worldwide. DHL Express
no longer performs domestic delivery in the United States
, so final delivery may be performed by other carriers including United Parcel Service
.
Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter operates DC-10-30F
, Boeing 727
, and Convair 580
cargo aircraft for Purolator.
Since 2003, Purolator has organized a popular annual food drive in association with the Canadian Football League
. Every season, fans in each city are invited to bring non-perishable food items to a selected home game, and Purolator collects and donates the food to local food bank
s. Also, for every quarterback sack
in the CFL, Purolator donates the quarterback's weight in food to the food bank in the city where the game was held.
On April 28, 2008, Teamsters Canada
, the official union of Purolator truck drivers, package handlers, couriers, and other workers, gave employees a 72 hour strike warning. A tentative agreement from one month prior was rejected by 51% of Purolator union members. Purolator and its union met with a federally appointed mediator and reached a 2nd tentative agreement on April 30, around 24 hours before the strike deadline.
123 operations locations
20 regional sales offices
147 Shipping Centres
550 Authorized Shipping Agents
350 drop boxes
2 Customer Contact Centres
Call Volume:
Customer Contact Centre professionals respond to 30,000–35,000 calls per day.
Equipment:
3,152 courier vehicles
136 medium trucks
1,064 highway trailers
436 tractors
21 dedicated chartered aircraft
943 ground support equipment
Average Number of Pieces Handled:
Daily: 1.1 million pieces (delivery and pick up)
Weekly: 5.5 million pieces (delivery and pick up)
Monthly: 23.8 million pieces (delivery and pick up)
Annually: 275 million pieces (delivery and pick up)
70 per cent of the pieces handled are manufactured goods and 30 per cent are documents.
Air Freight Volume:
Purolator moves 400,000 pounds of air freight each night, and 100 million pounds of air freight each year
International Delivery:
Purolator International provides import and export services between Canada and 209 other countries.
Courier
A courier is a person or a company who delivers messages, packages, and mail. Couriers are distinguished from ordinary mail services by features such as speed, security, tracking, signature, specialization and individualization of express services, and swift delivery times, which are optional for...
that is 91% owned by Canada Post Corporation, 7% owned by Barry Lapointe Holdings Ltd. and 2% by others.
The company was originally organized as Trans Canada Couriers, Ltd. In 1967, it was acquired by the US manufacturer of oil and air filters Purolator
Purolator
Purolator may refer to:* Purolator Courier, a Canadian courier company* Purolator Filters, a joint venture of Bosch and Mann-Hummel, which distributes the Purolator brand of automotive filtration products...
—the name was originally an abbreviated form of "pure oil later". In 1987, the company returned to Canadian ownership. Although it retained the Purolator name, it has since had no connection with the oil filter business.
Purolator has partnered with DHL Express
DHL Express
DHL Express is a division of the German logistics company Deutsche Post providing international express mail services. DHL is a world market leader in sea and air mail....
for deliveries worldwide. DHL Express
DHL Express
DHL Express is a division of the German logistics company Deutsche Post providing international express mail services. DHL is a world market leader in sea and air mail....
no longer performs domestic delivery in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, so final delivery may be performed by other carriers including United Parcel Service
United Parcel Service
United Parcel Service, Inc. , typically referred to by the acronym UPS, is a package delivery company. Headquartered in Sandy Springs, Georgia, United States, UPS delivers more than 15 million packages a day to 6.1 million customers in more than 220 countries and territories around the...
.
Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter operates DC-10-30F
McDonnell Douglas DC-10
The McDonnell Douglas DC-10 is a three-engine widebody jet airliner manufactured by McDonnell Douglas. The DC-10 has range for medium- to long-haul flights, capable of carrying a maximum 380 passengers. Its most distinguishing feature is the two turbofan engines mounted on underwing pylons and a...
, Boeing 727
Boeing 727
The Boeing 727 is a mid-size, narrow-body, three-engine, T-tailed commercial jet airliner, manufactured by Boeing. The Boeing 727 first flew in 1963, and for over a decade more were built per year than any other jet airliner. When production ended in 1984 a total of 1,832 aircraft had been produced...
, and Convair 580
Convair 240
The Convair CV-240 was an American airliner produced by Convair from 1947 to 1954, initially as a possible replacement of the ubiquitous Douglas DC-3. While featuring a more modern design, the 240 series was able to make some inroads as a commercial airliner and also had a long development cycle...
cargo aircraft for Purolator.
Since 2003, Purolator has organized a popular annual food drive in association with the Canadian Football League
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....
. Every season, fans in each city are invited to bring non-perishable food items to a selected home game, and Purolator collects and donates the food to local food bank
Food bank
A food bank or foodbank is a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes mostly donated food to a wide variety of agencies that in turn feed the hungry. The largest sources of food are for-profit growers, manufacturers, distributors and retailers who in the normal course of business have...
s. Also, for every quarterback sack
Quarterback sack
In American football and Canadian football, a sack occurs when the quarterback is tackled behind the line of scrimmage before he can throw a forward pass, or when the quarterback is tackled behind the line of scrimmage in the "pocket" and the intent of what he was going to do is unclear...
in the CFL, Purolator donates the quarterback's weight in food to the food bank in the city where the game was held.
On April 28, 2008, Teamsters Canada
Teamsters Canada
Teamsters Canada is the Canadian trade union affiliate of the Teamsters. Established in 1992, it is also affiliated with the Canadian Labour Congress.- Teamsters Canada Rail Conference :...
, the official union of Purolator truck drivers, package handlers, couriers, and other workers, gave employees a 72 hour strike warning. A tentative agreement from one month prior was rejected by 51% of Purolator union members. Purolator and its union met with a federally appointed mediator and reached a 2nd tentative agreement on April 30, around 24 hours before the strike deadline.
Unicell Quicksider
On September 24, 2007, Purolator Inc. introduced the Unicell Quicksider, a prototype full-electric vehicle, lightweight urban delivery vehicle, developed by a consortium led by Toronto-based Unicell Limited in partnership with ArvinMeritor, Battery Engineering and Test Services Inc.; Bodycote Material Testing; Electrovaya Inc.; PMG Technologies Inc.; Purolator Courier Ltd.; Southwestern Energy; and the Transportation Development Centre of Transport Canada.Company overview
Facilities:123 operations locations
20 regional sales offices
147 Shipping Centres
550 Authorized Shipping Agents
350 drop boxes
2 Customer Contact Centres
Call Volume:
Customer Contact Centre professionals respond to 30,000–35,000 calls per day.
Equipment:
3,152 courier vehicles
136 medium trucks
1,064 highway trailers
436 tractors
21 dedicated chartered aircraft
943 ground support equipment
Average Number of Pieces Handled:
Daily: 1.1 million pieces (delivery and pick up)
Weekly: 5.5 million pieces (delivery and pick up)
Monthly: 23.8 million pieces (delivery and pick up)
Annually: 275 million pieces (delivery and pick up)
70 per cent of the pieces handled are manufactured goods and 30 per cent are documents.
Air Freight Volume:
Purolator moves 400,000 pounds of air freight each night, and 100 million pounds of air freight each year
International Delivery:
Purolator International provides import and export services between Canada and 209 other countries.