Flying J, Shell Canada to combine transport business

Sept. 29, 2006
Flying J Inc and Shell Canada Products, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, are combining their road transport businesses in Canada

Flying J Inc, Ogden UT, and Shell Canada Products, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, are combining their road transport businesses in Canada, according to Flying J information..

The joint venture includes Shell Canada Products’ national cardlock network and Flying J’s Canadian travel plazas. The companies plan to invest more than $200 million to build more than 15 new travel plazas that will feature Shell gasolines and remodel existing ones to create a network for Canadian road transport customers.

In addition to the network, the amalgamation includes the operational services of Shell Canada Products’ commercial fleet cards, which were previously developed and distributed with TCH, a Flying J company that specializes in multi-faceted money transfer products like fuel cards, which are backed by Web-based applications.