Asset-based logistics · GTA & Southern Ontario

International Logistics & Container Transport in Toronto

A Toronto company specialized in international logistics and container transport. Operating from our warehouse in North York, Toronto, our crews and trucks move commercial cargo across the GTA and families door to door, worldwide.

Metropolitan Logistics tractor pulling two 20-foot containers
Tractor backing a 20-foot container up to the warehouse dock
Metropolitan Logistics straight truck at the warehouse dock area
A living room export-packed for an international move
Container freight palletized, wrapped and strapped at the dock
Crew loading wrapped furniture into a container

What we do · 02

International moving & cargo

From Toronto to anywhere in the world — full containers, shared LCL space, and door-to-door household moves. Exporters get FCL/LCL ocean freight with all major steamship lines; families get packing at home, our own trucks and warehouse, and trusted IAM partner agents at destination.

More about international moving

Established in 2010

Moving freight and families from Toronto ever since.

Key Toronto location

Minutes from Highways 401 and 400, with fast access to the entire GTA.

Trained, professional staff

Our own crews and drivers, doing this work every day.

Competitive prices

Fair rates, itemized line by line on every quote.

Trusted by

Companies and institutions we have worked with

Importers, builders, studios, utilities and institutions across the GTA — a few of the names, past and present.

  • DSV logo
  • Toronto Hydro logo
  • Magna International logo
  • Toronto Community Housing logo
  • Consulate General of India, Toronto logo
  • Thoughtworks logo
  • Plan Group logo
  • Cinespace Studios logo
  • Nachurs Alpine Solutions logo
  • Weed Me logo

Client logos are the property of their respective owners and indicate past or current work only; no endorsement is implied.

Container drayage

Drayage rates, priced on the spot

Import or export: pick the terminal, the container and the delivery city, and the calculator on our drayage page prices the trip straight from the dispatch tariff — no waiting on an email. Anything it cannot price goes straight to dispatch for a quote.

Both Class I railways, daily

CN — Canadian National logo
Brampton Intermodal Terminal (BIT) · ≈30 min
CPKC — Canadian Pacific Kansas City logo
Vaughan Intermodal Terminal · ≈15 min

Containers pulled from CN and CPKC's GTA terminals on our own tractors and chassis. Railway logos belong to their owners.

How the operation runs

Terminal → our dock → your customer, on our equipment the whole way

Metropolitan Logistics driver checking the doors of a 40-foot container on the chassis

1. We pull the container

Our drayage tractors watch availability at CN Brampton and CPKC Vaughan and pull the box the day it grounds — before terminal storage and per-diem start. Overweight units run on tri-axle chassis; placarded dangerous goods move under TDG.

Container drayage
Open container at the dock with stretch-wrapped pallets inside

2. Our crews work it

At our North York dock the container is unloaded — by forklift or by our lumper crews if it is floor-loaded — counted, photographed, palletized and either staged for delivery, cross-docked, or put away in storage. The empty goes back the same day.

Container unloading
Container on a tri-axle chassis backed up to a customer's loading dock

3. Our trucks deliver

Straight trucks with liftgates and 53′ trailers run daily GTA routes and scheduled Southern Ontario runs — dock deliveries, DC appointments, job sites, and white-glove inside deliveries with uncrating.

Trucking & distribution

Steamship lines

All major steamship lines, one dock

Whichever line your cargo sails on, we pull the container, return the empty and book FCL/LCL space through the same carriers.

  • MSC logo
  • Maersk logo
  • CMA CGM logo
  • COSCO Shipping logo
  • Hapag-Lloyd logo
  • ONE — Ocean Network Express logo
  • Evergreen logo
  • OOCL logo
  • ZIM logo

Logos belong to their owners. Not seeing your line? We work with any carrier — just ask.

Our facility

Our warehouse in Toronto

A working dock minutes from the intermodal terminals: containers received live or dropped, freight unloaded by our own crews, storage on our racks, and straight trucks loading for delivery — there whenever a shipment needs it.

Operating warehouse in North York, Toronto
Dock-level receiving, container live-unload or drop, racked and floor storage, staging for outbound.
Lumper crews on staff
Floor-loaded 40′ containers are hand-unloaded, palletized and wrapped by our own people — not day labour.
Straight trucks for delivery
Warehouse-to-door distribution across the GTA & Southern Ontario, including inside and white-glove delivery.
Minutes from the intermodal terminals
≈15 min to CPKC Vaughan, ≈30 min to CN Brampton, ≈25 min to the Port of Toronto — short drays, fewer chassis days.

Who we work for

Built for shippers who need the physical work done right

  • Importers & distributors

    Containers received, stored and delivered to GTA customers from one dock.

  • Freight forwarders & NVOCCs

    A Toronto agent that pulls, unloads, holds and delivers — and sends the POD.

  • Manufacturers & exporters

    Consolidation, crating, container stuffing and rail in-gate for Southern Ontario plants.

  • Retail & e-commerce brands

    Floor-loaded containers palletized, labelled and delivered to DCs and stores.

  • Construction & infrastructure

    Materials and equipment staged in North York and delivered to sites on the trade's day.

  • Medical, lab & technical

    Crated inbound, staged, and white-glove delivered to the room, uncrated.

  • Retail fixtures & events

    Rollout kits staged by store; exhibition freight delivered on the show's schedule.

  • Families moving overseas

    Door-to-door moves from the GTA to the UK, Australia, Europe and worldwide.

Why shippers switch to us

Fewer hand-offs, fewer surprises

Most logistics companies in Toronto sell a service and subcontract the work. We built the opposite: a small, integrated operation where the same company drays, unloads, stores and delivers — and answers for all of it.

  • Our warehouse in Toronto

    101 St Regis Crescent S, North York, Toronto. You can visit it, and your freight lives there — not in a subcontractor's building.

  • Lumper crews on staff

    Floor-loaded containers are unloaded by our employees. Almost no GTA logistics company can say that.

  • Minutes from the terminals

    ≈15 min to CPKC Vaughan, ≈30 min to CN Brampton, ≈25 min to the Port of Toronto. Short drays, fewer chassis days.

  • Itemized pricing

    Terminal, fuel, chassis, handling and delivery on separate lines. If a charge can move, we tell you which one.

  • IAM credentials

    Core Member, IAMTrusted, Receivable Protection Program — behind every international move and agent hand-off.

  • Dispatch that answers

    Commercial quotes as soon as possible. A dispatcher who knows your receiving hours by name.

FAQ

Questions we get most

What does an asset-based logistics company mean?
It means we own the warehouse, employ the crews and run the trucks that handle your freight, instead of subcontracting each step. Our facility is at 101 St Regis Crescent South in North York; our lumper crews unload the containers; our straight trucks and 53′ trailers make the deliveries.
What areas do you serve?
The Greater Toronto Area daily — Toronto, North York, Scarborough, Etobicoke, Vaughan, Markham, Mississauga, Brampton, Oakville, Durham — and Southern Ontario on scheduled runs, including Hamilton, Kitchener–Waterloo, Guelph, Barrie, Niagara and London. Ocean freight and international moves go worldwide from the GTA.
Which rail terminals and ports do you pull containers from?
CN Brampton Intermodal Terminal (BIT), CPKC Vaughan Intermodal Terminal, CN Malport in Milton, the Port of Toronto and the Port of Hamilton. Our warehouse is about 15 minutes from Vaughan and 30 from Brampton.
How fast do you quote?
Commercial requests get a reply from dispatch as soon as possible during business hours. Private moving requests are answered by a move coordinator as soon as possible to book a survey.
Do you handle household moves as well as freight?
Yes. International moving is a separate service with its own coordinators and quote form — door-to-door overseas moves from the GTA, packed and loaded in our warehouse. See the international moving page.

Get in touch

Questions? Send us a message

A shipment, a move, a rate, or just a question — write it the way you would say it on the phone and the right person gets back to you as soon as possible during business hours.

Prefer to talk? +1 (365) 829-5000

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