Glasvan
Glasvan Great Dane is Ontario's provider of new Great Dane vans, reefers and flats, Chaparral all aluminum flatbeds and Landoll specialty tilt bed and detachable trailers, as well as Capacity diesel and hybrid shunt tractors. In addition to new equipment, Glasvan sells all makes and models of used equipment.
With five locations throughout Southern Ontario, Glasvan also offers a full suite of services - from parts to sandblasting and painting to all types of repairs. Glasvan keeps today's trailers and equipment where it needs to be – working!
Since 1981, Glasvan has grown from a small three bay facility with only six employees to the robust business it is today. Throughout our history, one thing has remained constant: our commitment to providing the very best equipment available and offering services to maintain our customers’ investments.
Glasvan now includes the most robust sales and service business in Southern Ontario, featuring:
- Mobile service trucks for 24/7 365 responsive customer service
- 27 service bays
- State-of-the-art downdraught paint booth
- Sand blast facilities
- A fleet of highway tractors for pick up and delivery of our customers' trailers and shunt trucks
- 20,000 square feet of parts warehouse space with over 5,000 part numbers in stock
- Specialized shunt truck technicians
In 1990, Glasvan Trailers Inc. acquired the distributorship for Great Dane Trailer Products. The Great Dane cargo and refrigerated semi trailer line is without question the most thoroughly designed and tested in the industry. As a result it has the well deserved reputation for being the finest, most reliable long heavy haul truck trailer on the road today. Great Dane's corporate motto, 'built better to last longer', is reflected in every detail of the trailer product line.
Glasvan added a line of terminal and highway certified shunt truck tractors manufactured by Capacity of Texas in 1993. The trucks are designed for rugged service in the very demanding movement of truck trailers in large volumes be it for a yard, dock, port or intermodal operation. Capacity's exclusive 'Dura-Ride' air ride chassis (the only air ride rear suspension offered in the industry) and greatly improved driver ergonomics combine for efficient, low cost truck trailer shunting and satisfied operators.
In 1996, Glasvan further expanded its product offering to include the innovative Landoll trailer product line for sale. Tilt Deck Trailers, Hydraulic Beaver Tails, Sliding Axles, Flatbeds and Detachable Goosenecks are all included in the Landoll trailer line up. If you have a specialized Equipment Landoll has the Trailer for your load requirements.
In 2004, Glasvan recognized the requirement for a truck repair and maintenance facility. In order to further support our line of Capacity of Texas shunt trucks and trailers we opened a three bay repair facility in Mississauga. Located on the same property as Glasvan Trailers head office, it is situated conveniently in Ontario's trucking hub. The Glasvan Truck centre is fully equipped for all repair, maintenance, and modifications to today's hard working shunt tractors and trailers. Supported by 24 hour mobile technicians and a dedicated hydraulic tail float, the truck centre is set to support the shunt truck market of today.
The most recent addition to Glasvan was in early 2005 when we became Ontario's newest Chaparral trailer sales dealership. Chaparral, manufacturer of light weight all aluminum flat decks, can be built to your required specifications, and continue to round out our full complement of transport equipment.
Today after over 25 years, Glasvan Trailers Inc. has established itself as the premiere trailer sales and distributorship in the country. Five locations housing New and Used Equipment, Service, Parts, Mobile Repairs, Sandblast and Paint cover a major portion of the Canadian market. We now employ over 100 people in all areas of the operation and have over 30 service bays and 20,000 square feet of parts warehousing.
Going forward Glasvan's mission is to be responsive to the needs of the truck trailer market place, further develop all areas of our expertise and continue with our first basic statement to provide the very best equipment, superior service and extensive parts to the Canadian trailer and shunt tractor market.
