Our story

Mississauga-based. Ontario-wide. Family-run.

Founded in 2019, Frontline Transport has grown into Ontario's cold chain partner for distributors who need more than a truck — they need a team that answers the phone.

Our story

We didn't grow by being the biggest. We grew by being the one who showed up.

What started as a lean cold chain operation grew quickly, not because of a marketing push, but because food distributors needed a carrier who showed up when larger providers couldn't keep pace. We built our client base the hard way — through referrals, through reliability, and through being the company that answered the phone when something went wrong at midnight. Since opening our doors in 2019, we've remained based in Mississauga, serving businesses across Ontario with the same principle that started Frontline: your supply chain is your business. We treat it that way.

When something goes wrong, you don't need a ticket number. You need a phone call.

Leadership

The people behind Frontline

Husain — Co-founder & Operations

When our truck broke down in Belleville at midnight mid-route, it was Husain who drove out personally to swap the vehicle so the delivery didn't miss. He leads day-to-day operations and is the person clients reach when something needs solving in real time. His approach is to show up, take ownership and fix the problem.

Shawn — Co-founder & Business Development

Shawn leads business development and helps shape how Frontline is built and scaled. He manages client relationships and the systems that keep operations running consistently as the business grows. His focus has always been on building an operation that doesn't just perform today but can scale reliably as clients grow with us.

Credentials

If we've committed to your route, it gets done.

Truck breakdown, weather, staffing — these are our problems to solve, not yours.

Years of operational experience. Multi-year institutional contract renewals. CVOR certified · MTO compliant.

By the numbers
  • CVOR certified and MTO compliant
  • Active DFO government contract — renewed three consecutive years
  • Ontario-wide fleet: sprinter vans, box trucks, refrigerated and frozen units
  • Mississauga-based, province-wide route coverage
  • Temperature monitoring and traceability on all cold chain shipments
  • Customer portal — real-time shipment visibility
Selective by design

Ready to work with a carrier that treats your routes like commitments?

Frontline partners best with distributors handling 50+ weekly B2B drops or $10,000+ in monthly freight volume. If that's you — or you're building toward it — let's talk about your operation.