Tour & Show Freight
Stage, lighting, audio, set pieces and merch, delivered to the venue on show-day time. Trans Link runs tour and event freight across Canada and the U.S. with team drivers, 28' and 53' trailers, and a dispatch desk that answers at 3 a.m. load-out.
What we move
Stadium tours and theatre runs, festivals and trade-show floors. If it has a load-in time, we've built a schedule around one.
On the job
Outdoor festivals · Canada & U.S.
Stage, audio and production gear delivered into the backstage compound at outdoor festivals and concerts on both sides of the border, with trucks staged right beside the stage so crews can roll cases straight off the trailer.
Stadium concert · Rogers Centre, Toronto
Production freight in and out of downtown Toronto during one of the biggest concert runs the city has hosted: tight dock windows, street restrictions and crowds outside, every truck on schedule.
Stadium event · BMO Field, Toronto
Staging, equipment and build materials delivered to the field for an international event, with trailers staged on site so crews could unload straight off the deck.
Why productions book us
Overnight jumps, short load-out windows and venues that were never built for trucks. Each of these is something we plan for before the first date, not something we discover at the dock.
Two drivers keep the truck rolling between cities, so the gear is at the next dock before the crew wakes up.
53' for the full rig, 28' for tight downtown docks, theatres and venues where a full trailer can't get in.
Your production manager gets the driver's name and cell before pickup, plus status updates at every milestone.
We schedule around your advance sheet: dock times, marshalling yards, street closures and curfews.
Cross-border routing, with customs paperwork coordinated with your customs broker before the truck reaches the border.
Secure storage at our Ayr, Ontario facility for gear between tour legs or after a run.
Tour freight FAQ
53' air-ride dry vans for full production loads and 28' trailers for venues with tight access. Trailers carry E-Track, load bars and ratchet straps, with moving blankets on request, to keep cases, staging, lighting and audio gear secure.
You get the driver's name and cell before pickup, and dispatch sends updates at pickup, en route, at border crossings and on arrival. A live tracking link is available on request, and dispatch answers 24/7.
Yes. Cross-border freight is our core business. We work with your customs broker so paperwork is filed before the truck reaches the border, and we plan around crossing times.
Often, yes. Call 519-489-4700 and dispatch will confirm a truck and team right away. For full tours, the earlier we see the routing, the better we can lock in trucks for every date.
Dates, cities and venues (with load-in and load-out times if you have them), how many trucks, 28' or 53', and whether the run crosses the border. Email the advance sheet to dispatch@trans-link.ca or use the quote form.
Dates, cities and venues — we'll quote the whole run, not just one leg. Dispatch answers 24/7 — 519-489-4700.