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Dry van & reefer
Enclosed and temperature-controlled (reefer) freight, full truckload or LTL, across Canada, within the U.S. and cross-border.
Freight brokerage · Winnipeg, Manitoba
Vans to heavy haul.Across the border.Up to Alaska.
We move freight across Canada, within the U.S., cross-border both ways, and up into the territories and Alaska, on dry vans, reefers, flatbeds, step decks, RGNs and Super-Bs. Full truckloads preferred, but LTL is no problem.
- EnclosedDry van · Reefer
- Open deckFlatbed · Step deck · Super-B
- Heavy haulLowboy · RGN · Oversize
- CoverageCanada · U.S. · Alaska
Services
Vans, reefers, open deck and heavy haul.
Tell us what you're moving and where. As a Manitoba freight broker, we find the right trailer and a carrier with the equipment for the load. Full truckloads are our preference, but LTL and partial loads are no problem.
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Flatbed & Super-B
Standard and extended flatbeds, plus Super-Bs for heavier Canadian loads: steel, lumber, building materials and machinery.
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Step deck
Step deck (drop deck) and double drop trailers for taller freight that won't fit under a flatbed's height limit, like equipment, tanks and containers.
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Lowboy, low-pro & RGN
Low-deck and removable-gooseneck trailers for tall and heavy equipment, including drive-on loads like excavators, dozers and loaders.
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Oversize & permitted loads
Over-width, over-height and overweight freight, planned with the carrier: permits, routing and escorts where the move requires them.
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Cross-border Canada ⇄ U.S.
Northbound and southbound freight on vans, reefers, open decks and heavy-haul trailers, booked with carriers set up for cross-border work.
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Alaska & the territories
The Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Alaska by road, plus freight to the ports and gateways that serve Nunavut.
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Northern mining freight
Equipment and materials for projects in northern Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Ontario and Quebec, plus Nunavut-bound freight to southern sealift ports.
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Within Canada & the U.S.
Domestic loads coast to coast in Canada and state to state in the U.S., not just cross-border. Full truckload preferred, LTL welcome.
Match the trailer to the load. Not the other way around.
Lanes
Built in the Keystone Province. Moving freight across North America.
Cross-border & domestic
Canada ⇄ United States, and within each
Winnipeg sits about an hour north of the Emerson–Pembina crossing. We book freight southbound from Canada to the U.S. and northbound from the U.S. to Canada, plus domestic loads within Canada and within the U.S.: the Prairies, Ontario, Quebec and B.C., North Dakota, Minnesota, the Midwest, Texas and beyond.
- Carriers set up for cross-border moves
- Dry van, reefer, open-deck and heavy-haul equipment
- Oversize permits and routing planned with the carrier for each jurisdiction
The North
Northern Canada, the territories and Alaska
Northern freight needs careful planning around distance, site access, seasonal roads and marine schedules. We help get equipment, materials and supplies where they need to be.
- Northern Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Ontario and Quebec
- The Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Alaska by road
- Nunavut-bound freight to southern sealift ports
- Mining equipment, modular buildings, building materials and supplies
Industries
From pallets to big, heavy, awkward freight.
Manufacturers, distributors, food producers, dealers, contractors and project teams, with freight that rides in a van or reefer and freight far too big for one.
- Food & temperature-sensitive goods
- Packaged & palletized goods
- Heavy equipment
- Steel & metals
- Agricultural equipment
- Transformers & electrical
- Modular buildings
- Mining equipment
- Construction materials
- Tanks & containers
- Project cargo
About
Built by a trucker.
Keystone is run by someone who has done the job from the driver's seat up.
Sam Rai
Founder & President
16+
Years in trucking,
starting at 18
starting at 18
From behind the wheel to running the brokerage.
Sam Rai started in trucking at 18. He spent six years as a company driver, five years as an owner-operator and the last five years in logistics and operations. Today he is the founder and President of Keystone Cross-Border.
He's been behind the wheel, owned the truck and run operations, so he knows what carriers and shippers need from a broker. Keystone is built around that.
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Stage 01
6 yrs
Company driver
Started at 18, behind the wheel.
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Stage 02
5 yrs
Owner-operator
Owned and ran his own truck.
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Stage 03
5 yrs
Logistics & operations
Worked the logistics and operations side of freight.
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Today
Now
Keystone Cross-Border
Founder and President.
On the road
Real trucks. Real loads.
Our own Peterbilt 379 on step-deck and lowboy work: modular buildings, tank containers and oversize project freight. Tap a photo to enlarge.
Why Keystone
What you get when you call Keystone.
No inflated promises. Here's what we actually do.
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16+ years in trucking
Company driver, owner-operator, then logistics and operations. We know a load from the carrier's side and the shipper's.
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The right trailer for the load
Dry vans, reefers, flatbeds, step decks, Super-Bs, lowboys and RGNs. We match the trailer to the freight, FTL or LTL.
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Canada, the U.S. and the North
Cross-border both ways, within Canada, within the U.S., and up into the territories and Alaska.
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Permits & escorts in the quote
For oversize and overweight moves, permits and escorts are coordinated as part of the quote.
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One person, quote to delivery
You deal with one point of contact from the first call to the delivered load.
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Quotes usually same business day
Send the load details and we usually get back to you the same business day. Urgent? Call 204-361-6765.
Process
Three steps from quote to delivery.
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Send us the load
Call or send a quote request with origin, destination, commodity, weight, dimensions or pallet count, and ready date. For reefer loads, add the temperature. Photos or drawings help for oversize freight.
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We quote and match a carrier
We recommend the right trailer, price the move and book a carrier with the equipment for the job, plus permits and escorts if needed.
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We follow it to delivery
One point of contact from pickup to delivery, with updates along the way and paperwork when the load is complete.
Request a quote
Got a load? Let's move it.
Send the details through our quote form, or call and talk it through with us directly.