Southwell Transport Inc.

[Cary Southwell]

Well to start off, my company was never really a big "player" in the game but it was a registered company just the same. I started the business back in 2004 with 1 truck and just Ontario Operating Authority with 1 customer. By the end of that year it was 2 trucks and 2 trailers. By the middle of 2006 there was 6 trucks and a total of 26 trailers, shop and office. By 2007 there was 1 truck running in the U.S. The main focus of the operation in the beginning was hauling dump trailers (grain) and Vans but we branched off into tankers and walking floor trailers as well for a local feed processor. The truck in the U.S "Division" was hauling flatbed. In the first quarter of 2008 everything was grinding to a hault. We lost contracts, customers went bankrupt or were slow paying and it seriously hampered our ability to maintain financial integrity. By the end of 2008 all of the trucks and trailers were gone except for the truck running the U.S. and the flatbed. Many factors have led to the demise of the company but poor paying freight and slow payers and insolvent customers are really what brought it to the end of the line. Except for the destruction of my personal credit etc, it was alot of work, alot of fun and it gave me the chance to help some young drivers get into the business ( I hired some new talent to give rookies a chance..no regrets)

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[Ray F]

Im sorry to Hear about that  hope you find work in this difficult time

[michael]

Sorry to hear this Cary. Sounds like you still have your integrity in tact, something many never had to begin with.

[Nawkfuts]

Sad news.

I'm certain that a talent such as yourself will not find it too hard to obtain work quickly.

Cheers & good luck

[Got it Done]

Where were you out of?

[Cary Southwell]

Kitchener, Ontario

[charlie]

Sad news indeed. Best of luck in any new venture Cary. Will you be staying in the trucking business in some aspect or getting out altogether?

[Cary Southwell]

I'm hoping to stay in the business in some capacity or other whether it be driving or who knows. Work is pretty scarce at the moment and some of the bigger fleets in the area are hiring but most of the guys are only getting 1 short trip per week. You never know..the next time you pull into the drive-thru at Burger King it might be me smiling back at ya