Local Relationships. National Capabilities.
Shippers First Logistics is building a Canada-wide network of independent Transportation Advisors — connecting local businesses with the transportation expertise, technology and global capabilities of Shippers First.
Technology Powered. People Driven.
People helping people do business.
At a time when sales, customer service and business development are becoming increasingly automated by artificial intelligence, Shippers First believes relationships still matter. Technology should make people better at what they do — not eliminate the human relationships that create trust.
Our Advisors combine local relationships and market knowledge with the transportation expertise, operational infrastructure, technology and international network of Shippers First Logistics. They do not need to become freight forwarding experts. Their primary role is to develop relationships, identify transportation opportunities and connect Canadian businesses with the Shippers First team.
Someone in Halifax understands Halifax.
Canada is an enormous country made up of thousands of individual business communities. We don't believe the best way to serve them is through another centralized call centre or thousands of automated sales messages. We believe there is an opportunity to put knowledgeable, motivated people back into local business development — with the national and international logistics infrastructure of Shippers First behind them.
A Full-Service Logistics Partner — With a Sharp Canadian Focus
Shippers First moves freight across ocean, air, ground, rail, perishables and project cargo. As an Advisor, you'll have the full breadth of that capability behind you — but the Advisor Network is being built around three priority lanes where Canadian demand and our expertise line up best right now.
See all services we offerIntermodal Rail
Canadian, cross-border and Canada-Mexico rail solutions, including long-haul opportunities where intermodal provides an alternative to over-the-road transportation.
Specialized & Over-the-Road
FTL, LTL, refrigerated, flatbed, oversized and specialized transportation throughout Canada, cross-border USA and Mexico.
International Air & Ocean
International air and ocean freight services for Canadian companies importing and exporting products and raw materials to and from global markets.
You build the relationship. We bring the logistics expertise.
Approved Advisors get access to a dedicated Shippers First digital learning environment with practical training across transportation fundamentals, the three core lanes, and the skills to recognize opportunities and have intelligent conversations.
The objective is not to turn Advisors into freight forwarders. It's to give them enough knowledge, confidence and resources to recognize opportunities and introduce Shippers First when professional transportation expertise is required.
Training covers
- •Transportation and logistics fundamentals
- •Intermodal rail, trucking and ocean freight
- •Identifying good prospects
- •Understanding a shipper's transportation challenges
- •Starting business conversations
- •Qualifying opportunities
- •Using Shippers First sales tools and technology
- •Submitting and tracking opportunities
- •Working with the Shippers First operations team
Technology Powered. People Driven.
AI and automation will be used extensively behind the scenes to help Advisors research companies, understand markets, learn faster, manage opportunities and become more productive. But technology supports the Advisor — it does not replace them. We believe the future of business isn't people versus AI. It's knowledgeable people using better technology to build stronger relationships.
Entrepreneurial, connected and relationship-oriented Canadians
The Advisor Network appeals to self-motivated Canadians who want to develop an additional income stream while building genuine business relationships in their local market — representing a Canadian logistics organization without having to build a transportation company themselves.
This is an independent, performance-based opportunity. It is not employment, a salary, or guaranteed income.
Interested in Representing Shippers First in Your Community?
The Shippers First Advisor Network is currently under development for Fall/Winter 2026. We're beginning to identify potential Advisors across Canada.
