Your freight forwarder in Toronto.
Setara Logistics is a freight forwarder in Vaughan that books ocean, air, rail and road freight for Toronto importers and exporters. Canada's largest consumer market runs on freight, and most of it arrives on someone else's schedule. We quote the whole move into and out of Toronto from one GTA desk and manage it to the door.
Sources: PortsToronto 2024 results, Statistics Canada.
Every mode, one desk.
Most forwarders sell you one leg. Setara quotes and manages the whole shipment: the ocean or air leg, the rail move inland, the drayage off the ramp and the final mile to the door, with customs arranged through a licensed customs broker partner.
Built for how freight actually reaches Toronto.
Almost nothing containerized arrives in Toronto by water. Import boxes land at Vancouver, Prince Rupert, Montreal or Halifax and ride CN or CPKC rail inland, whichever railway serves the port and lane, to the GTA ramps in Brampton and Vaughan, then truck the last miles into the city. The Port of Toronto handles bulk staples like cement, sugar and road salt, about two million tonnes in 2024, but if you import goods in containers, your freight's real gateway is a rail ramp and a drayage truck. That is the network we quote every day. Shipping across Canada from Toronto? See rail or truck from Toronto, lane by lane.
Delivering into Toronto itself is its own trade: dock appointments, tight windows, downtown congestion and receivers spread from Etobicoke to Scarborough. We book the final mile with vetted partner carriers who work these streets daily, and we keep the whole file, from overseas origin to the receiver's dock, under one point of contact.
- Highways 401, 404, 427, the DVP and the Gardiner
- CN and CPKC intermodal ramps within a short dray of the core
- Port of Toronto for bulk and breakbulk cargo by water
- Toronto Pearson air cargo up the 427
From first message to final mile, three steps.
No portals to learn, no phone trees. A person plans your freight.
Tell us what is moving
Origin, destination, cargo and timing. Send it through the quote form or call the desk. A person reads it, not a parser.
We build the routing
One plan across ocean, air, rail and road, with customs arranged through a licensed customs broker partner and one point of contact.
One partner to the door
We book the carriers, track the milestones and hand you one invoice. You always know where your freight is.
Straight answers.
My containers arrive at a rail ramp outside Toronto. Can you handle everything?
Yes. That is the normal path for Toronto imports: the box lands at a ramp in Brampton or Vaughan and Setara Transport, our group’s carrier, runs the drayage to your door. We also book the ocean leg and the rail move before it, so one partner carries the whole file.
Can you clear my imports through customs?
Customs entries are arranged through a licensed customs broker partner and coordinated by Setara, so clearance, freight and delivery stay on one file with one point of contact.
Do you handle deliveries into downtown Toronto?
Yes. Downtown receivers usually mean dock appointments, tight windows and smaller equipment. We book the final mile with vetted partner carriers who run these routes daily and build the schedule around your receiver's rules.
What does freight forwarding to Toronto cost?
It depends on mode, lane, cargo and timing, so we price each shipment individually. Send the details through the quote form and you get a real number, not a rate card.
Also serving: Setara works with shippers across the GTA and southern Ontario: Mississauga, Brampton, Vaughan, Hamilton. See everywhere we work, or start with a quote.
Ship smarter in and out of Toronto.
Tell us what is moving and where it needs to be. One desk plans the rest.
Or call (647) 360-8620, Monday to Friday.