HISTORY

1956 - Marks the beginning of the transportation activities in Saint-Hyacinthe for Mr. Auré Goyette. With a transportation permit granting him the right to service the Montréal region from Saint-Hyacinthe, Mr. Goyette launches Goyette Transport Ltée.

1967 - Observing the growing needs of his fleet of vehicles, Mr. Goyette creates in February 1967, Garage Maskoutain Ltée which ensures the maintenance and repair of the vehicles of the fleet. It is also during this period that Mr. Goyette's children begin to show interest in the transportation industry. Between 1967 and 1969, four of them will become shareholders.

1973 - Year in which Mr. Auré Goyette stops active involvement in the company. His sons Jean-Louis, Gaston, Germain and Robert become active members and owners of the company. They establish Groupe Goyette Inc. and become respectively president, vice-president and secretary -treasurer.

1979 - As a result of an improved commercialisation of its services combined with a new sales approach, the group experiences considerable growth which forces it to expand through the acquisition of new installations. Because the original ones can no longer meet the demand, Groupe Goyette Inc. opts to build a new real estate complex in Saint-Hyacinthe's industrial park.

Along with the company's head office, the complexe includes a modernized terminal, a more functional cross-docking station for loading and unloading and a new garage, better equipped to fulfill the growing needs of Goyette Transport Ltée.

The company also takes advantage of the moment to create Entreposage Maska Ltée. Convinced by the extent of the local demand, it decides to add a 100 000 square feet warehouse to its complex, thereby attacking the commercial storage industry.

1980 - GOYETTE TRANSPORT Ltée. receives the authorization to extend its activities from Saint-Hyacinthe to the whole metropolitan Québec. After which, the company experiences a considerable increase in its business volume. During the first half of the 80s, to quickly respond to the regional and national demand, the company is frequently forced to rent extra storage space.

1985 - The company purchases a 6,300 square feet building in which it converts into an intermodal platform for cross-docking.

1986 - Purchase of another warehouse in Saint-Hyacinthe with a surface area of more than 55,000 square feet.

1987 - The company becomes public through the issuance of shares valued at 3 million dollars. The product of which was used to purchase NIL GIRARD TRANSPORT, a Lac Saint-Jean based transportation company, representing the group's first geographical diversification.

With its intermodal transhipment service, Groupe Goyette and Entreposage Maska quickly acquire the expertise and an eviable reputation, inducing the group to build their second cross-docking platform of roughly 7,500 square feet.

1989 - The company pursues its expansion by renting a 80,00 square feet warehouse in Boucherville.

1993 - The group spreads its activities to the Mauricie region by building a warehouse of more than 50,000 square feet. One year later, additional storage space is needed and more than 25,000 square feet are added to the Shawinigan warehouse.

1995 - Increase of the Saint-Hyacinthe cross-docking terminal which now totals more than 25,000 square feet, and the addition of a railway siding extension to facilitate, among other things, the transhipment of wood.

1997 - Construction of a 42,00 square feet warehouse served by railway (CN) to Hébertville-Station.

M. Alain Caron, in a partnership with the Caisse de dépôt et de placements, privatized the company following a takeover bid.

1998 - The addition of 25,000 square feet in Shawinigan brings the total warehouse space for this location to 100,000 square feet.

1999-2000 - Construction of a 50,000 quare feet warehouse in Magog (1999) and the addition of 40,000 square feet in Saint-Hyacinthe (2000).

2003 - Purchase of Alcan's private fleet, with 16 trucks and 47 trailers being added to Groupe Goyette's fleet.

2005 - Acquisition of the majority stake of a transportation company, Les Entreprises de Transport P.A.G. inc. and its warehouse counterpart Transit P.A.G. inc.. They are located in the Saguenay region and specialized in open trailer transportation. They possess 25,000 square feet of storage with rail and trucks accessibility for more convenience.

2006 - Longueuil: Grand opening of a brand new warehouse with 50,000 square feet of storage space and rail accessibility via the CN.

Alma : Purchase of a 32,000 square feet warehouse in Alma's industrial park, used for the storage of industrial products.

Ville de Saguenay : the Transit P.A.G. warehousing space was increased by 25,000 square feet.

Celebration of Groupe Goyette's 50 years of success via many special events spread throughout the year and one grand gala evening to close off the festivities.

2008 - Still rolling on!!