NRT grows and diversifies in the Canadian transport industry
Northern Resource Trucking Limited Partnership (NRT) was established in 1986 has been a leading transportation provider in Saskatchewan for nearly four decades. Initially, NRT was created to support Saskatchewan’s uranium industry but has grown into a trusted logistics partner with a strong focus on safety, reliability, and community engagement. Today, NRT hauls a wide range of products including chemicals, fuels, propane, freight, and dry bulk products to a wide range of customers across Canada and into the far north. From ice roads to remote mines and everything in-between, NRT goes the extra mile to ensure safe, compliant, and professional delivery of bulk goods for our clients.
A key feature of NRT’s identity is the ownership structure, which is 71 per cent Indigenous owned. This ensures that profits, employment opportunities, and long-term benefits are shared with our First Nations partners and distributed to their communities. In many respects, NRT set the standard and built the model for the multitude of First Nations-owned businesses that participate in the mining industry today. NRT is proof that not only can Indigenous companies provide top-tier service and safety, but given the opportunity, continue to grow and flourish well past the initial project.
To further engage our communities, in 2006 NRT launched the Training Division in Saskatoon and Prince Albert. Through the Training School, members of the Gabriel Dumont Institute and the general public can earn their 1A and 3A driver’s license. A typical SGI MELT program dictates a minimum requirement of 121.5 hours to obtain this license; NRT provides 200 hours at no extra cost to ensure our students receive the highest possible training and are set up for success upon completion of the course. Many companies in Saskatchewan have directed their employees through the NRT Training School with much success and fanfare. We have become the go-to training centre and a bright spot in the truck driver training industry which has been plagued by negative press and non-compliance.
As all businesses must do, NRT has been searching for additional ways to grow and diversify revenue streams to absorb the ups and downs of both the transportation and mining industry. To achieve this goal, new partnerships have been formed and new sectors, such as potash, are beginning to be serviced. NRT now proudly operates in Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario, partnering with local Indigenous groups to combine the professionalism, experience, and safety record of NRT with regional First Nations knowledge and employment. Together, the partnerships prove to be an important tool in solving industrial, community, and government supply chain issues and shortages.
Entering our 40th anniversary year, there is much to celebrate and look forward to as NRT keeps trucking along into 2026. Together with our First Nations partners, employees, clients, and Training School staff and students, NRT is well situated to take advantage of the potent economic outlook in the resource sector. This will be accomplished by following our proven model of Indigenous ownership, safety, and customer service while forming new alliances along the way.
