SOLUTIONS FOR EVERY NEED
With best-in-class shipping, warehousing and distribution options, you’ve made the Smart Play.
Here For You – And The Planet, Too
AT PLAYBOOK, WE PROVIDE BEST-IN-CLASS 3PL LOGISTICS FOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE SHIPPERS.
From the most competitive and reliable overflow shipment coverage to rock solid reliability and on-time delivery for dedicated lanes, inbound or outbound transportation for your entire DC, project freight and everything thing in between. Playbook provides you with personalized service for all your transportation, warehousing and distribution needs. As a SmartWay-certified carrier, we care deeply about the environment and transportations environmental impact. If you do too, we offer fully carbon-neutral transportation options.
What We Do
TAKING THE STRESS OUT OF SHIPPING
We love what we do. As a dedicated carrier and high performance logistics provider, you can focus on your business and we’ll take care of everything required to pickup and deliver on time, in full. Struggle with poor carrier performance no more! With custom visibility and technology programs, we help shippers understand their supply chain to improve their operations, performance and reduce noncompliance fines.
Truckload Logistics
From A to B
With our own trucks or a hand selected Playbook Carrier, we manage everything that is needed for successful on time pickup and delivery. From a single shipment, dedicated lanes, to project shipments with hundreds of loads. We move it all – dry, fresh, frozen, and hazmat – covering all of Canada and the USA.
Flexible LTL and Partial Shipments
CUSTOM SOLUTIONS
Deliver your LTL and partial shipments on time in a thought out and flexible way. If your shipment needs to be heated, refrigerated, fresh or frozen, we have an extensive network with flexible on-the-spot pickups and scheduled service covering all of Canada and the USA, including expedited ground, air, standard truck and consolidated cost-saving rail service.
Global Freight Forwarding
EVERY STEP OF THE WAY
As a CIFFA and FIATA certified global freight forwarder we confidently move thousands of shipments per year, covering 125 countries globally by truck, rail, ocean and air, handling LCL, partial and full loads. We’ll look for ways to save you time and money along with choosing the right carrier and the fastest and most economical route. We take care of your shipment door to door in a secure, competitive and reliable way.
Service Options
CHOOSING THE RIGHT SOLUTION
Truckload
Flexible, secure and reliable full load transportation covering all of Canada and the USA. We handle dry, fresh/frozen, heated and hazmat shipments.
LTL
Deliver your LTL and partial shipments on time and more reliably with us. We handle dry, fresh/frozen, heated and hazmat shipments. Expedited ground, air and rail service available across all of Canada and the USA.
RAIL
Move your shipments, more reliably and cost effectively across all of Canada and the USA by dry, heated or refrigerated container service. With leading visibility and technology programs, Playbook provides valuable live location, temperature and ETA to ensure that shipments are on schedule and kept in good condition throughout the entire trip.
OCEAN
With reliable agents in 125 countries worldwide, we provide LCL, partial and full container service globally with dry and refrigerated service.
AIR
For all expedited and rush shipments, domestic Canada, the USA and international, we handle hundreds of shipments per month with dry and temp control service. Urgent next flight same day, overnight or air economy service is available. With leading visibility and technology programs, Playbook provides valuable live location, temperature and ETA to ensure that shipments are on schedule and kept in good condition throughout the entire trip.
Warehousing & Distribution
Playbook is strategically located in Surrey, BC with easy access to all major Vancouver area ports, close proximity to major highways, Vancouver International Airport, and both major rail lines to keep distribution prices low. Warehousing, storage and distribution with Playbook allows quick access to all major Canadian and USA markets and with low freight costs. We pass these savings onto our clients.
PLAYBOOK: THE SMART PLAY
PLAYBOOK GROUP OF COMPANIES
Across all of Canada and the USA, we achieve a consistently high level of service across both truckload and LTL. With industry leading on time pickup and delivery, Playbook is the smart choice for any shipper looking to get their product to their customers in a secure, competitive and reliable way. Since 2016, we have managed and delivered tens of thousands of shipments each year for a diverse network of shippers, including numerous Fortune 500 companies. At Playbook, we’re big enough to handle whatever can be thrown at us while still providing the personalized service that has earned us consistent 5-star reviews.
