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Flying J and Shell Canada to transform the Canadian road transport industry
Flying J and Shell Canada to transform the Canadian road transport industry.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n\nCALGARY, Sept. 7 /CNW/ - Shell Canada and Flying J Canada Inc. are\npleased to announce today that they are combining their road transport\nbusinesses in Canada.\nThis new joint venture will include Shell Canada's national cardlock\nnetwork and Flying J's Canadian travel plazas. As well, Shell and Flying J\nplan to invest more than $200 million to build new facilities - including more\nthan 15 new travel plazas which will feature Shell gasolines - and remodel\nexisting ones to create a comprehensive network for Canadian road transport\ncustomers.\n\"Flying J is the undisputed leader in the North American highway\nhospitality and service business,\" said Les Markiewicz, General Manager,\nCommercial Sales and Marketing, Shell Canada. \"Combining Flying J's high\nquality services and facility standards with Shell's nation-wide cardlock\nnetwork and world-class fuels and lubricants, highlights the best of both\ncompanies.\"\nCustomers can expect an enhanced level of service, which includes\nshowers, restrooms, food and seating areas as well as access to a suite of\nancillary services such as banking, truck and trailer leasing and sales,\ninsurance, payroll services, freight matching, and document management. Shell\nCanada and Flying J will also continue to offer their respective loyalty\nprograms to customers.\n\"The road transport industry in Canada is growing and changing,\" says J.\nPhillip Adams, President, Flying J Inc. \"Working together, we have the\nopportunity to grow our business, invest in our combined network and reduce\ncosts, all in a way that maximizes the benefit for customers.\"\nIn addition to the network, this amalgamation includes the operational\nservices of Shell Canada's commercial fleet cards, which were previously\ndeveloped and distributed with TCH, a Flying J company that specializes in\nmulti-faceted money transfer products like fuel cards backed by leading\nweb-based applications.\n\"TCH provides the transportation industry with the most efficient, cost\neffective financial services available,\" says Ted Jones, President, TCH. \"We\nlook forward to providing Canadian customers with access to a high-level of\ncustomer care, simplified systems and a single source solution for all their\nfinancing needs.\"\nToday's announcement builds on an existing relationship between Shell\nCanada and Flying J,...