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50 www.resourceworld.com a p r i l / m a y 2 0 1 5 T-Lane Nation started out serving smaller projects in the min- ing industry when it opened its doors in March 2000 as T-Lane Transportation. At that time the company consisted of one truck and one dispatcher. Since that time, however, the company has expanded its customer base and has added the oil & gas industry as well as the mining industry to its list of ongoing clients. T-Lane specializes in the transportation of and the warehousing of indus- trial equipment and materials for the resource industry. Just what kind of challenges does such a service company tackle? The company was recently tasked with shrink wrapping a helicop- ter for transporting across Canada, from Vancouver to Halifax. A heavy haul, truck load the company transported for a client in the mining industry consisted of a 240,000-lb module 108 ft long x 24 ft wide x 22 ft hauled on a 12Line platform steering trailer. Filling this transportation niche has resulted in the company developing some heavy duty, specialized equipment, for example, the company is capable of transporting and warehousing a 200-ton crane. T-Lane, this year, has rebranded to T-Lane Nation; the company has offices in Mission, Vernon, Edmonton, Fort MacMurray, Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal, Fredricton, St. John and Halifax offering transport and specialty services on an international level. T-Lane Nation currently employs over 200 individuals, has over 100 trucks, 250 trailers, 11 offices, six warehouses and a combined 30 acres of yard and lay down space. T-Lane Nation's growth strategy includes the acquiring of subsidiary companies, including most recently OTMX Energy, a company that provides services to projects in the oil and gas industry. On April 1 of this year, T-Lane Nation will be opening the doors at its brand new 100,000 2 foot warehouse in Acheson Alberta; it is the company's largest project to date. The facility will serve as a dis- tribution, holding and sorting area for equipment headed to mining and oil & gas companies in the development stage. The facility has already been contracted to hold $58 million worth of turbines and generators for 12–18 months, with space to spare. The warehouse boasts heated floors, 10 loading docks, 5 bay doors, highbay rack- ing with 2002 open positions, office space and heavy haul, heavy offload equipment including a crane fleet. Tim Germain, company owner, told Resource World that "Our new warehouse will remedy the pain new projects have to combat with respect to storing and tracking all the materials and supplies headed to its site during the construction phase. Equipment doesn't necessarily arrive conveniently in the order it is required when it is required. It can be difficult finding nearby, suitable storage for all the expensive machinery and materials that constantly arrive dur- ing a project's construction phase. We are very excited to be able to offer this service to our clients." T-Lane Nation also offers a specialty crane service; it owns and operates several crane types. They can supply a project with a vari- ety of surface vehicles including trucks, cranes, trailers, bull dozers and shovels. n T-lane Nation opening large new warehouse facility in Alberta by Kathrine Moore MININGWORLD T-Lane crew working with crane inventory. Photo courtesy of T-Lane Nation.