Transportation, Warehousing & Crating
Lighthouse Transportation, A Nova Scotia based company, has more than 40 years experience providing exceptional service in the transportation and warehousing industries.
We focus on ground freight shipping, transportation and warehousing.
Moreover, we take tremendous pride in providing our clients with the best solutions to all their freight requirements – no matter the nature or scope of the project.
We know that whether it is one load or 100 loads, each is just as important.
Ultimately, we thrive when our clients present us with large scale or unusual shipments. With these kinds of special projects, we can offer tailored solutions to best meet our clients’ needs.
Currently, our main services are: Container Transportation, Flat Deck and Warehousing & Crating needs.
In fact, our team of experts can handle all your transportation needs from simple freight projects, to the unusual and large scale projects with ease.
We bridge the coasts of Canada. Yet, we are among the few who can handle a coast to coast ground freight and container shipping transportation. Ultimately, we care about your shipment as if it is our own.

Toll Free Call
800‑770‑5457
About Us
Our legacy speaks for itself. With the decades of experience that come along with a second-generation business, we have developed a thorough understanding of the East Coast transportation and warehousing industries.
Essentially, we perceive our clients as partners, and treat their freight as such. At Lighthouse Transportation, we firmly believe that open and consistent communication is a key component to a long-term business relationship.
Our commitment to you:
- Personalized Service
- Structured Updates
- Superior Care

Professional Certification
- ISO 9001:2015
- Bonded Carrier
- Bonded Warehouse
- Sufferance Warehouse
- Certified International Wood Packaging Provider (CWPCP) IPPC certified
- Provincially sanctioned to store and ship some alcohol products
Areas of Specialty
- Container deliveries in and around the Maritimes
- Flat deck (steps, lowboys, curtain sides) the Maritimes and beyond
- Cross docks, short- and long-term storage, international crating
- Large Scale Projects
Are you handling ocean freight? Whether an import or export container, our knowledge and access to port information is the key to your successful container move.
With our 40,000 square feet of temperature-controlled warehouse space, we have everything our clients need to store and handle their freight. We also offer many value-added services such as bonded space, internationally compliant crates, and cross dock facilities to ensure your move goes smooth.
Our custom crating services are in compliance with policy directive D-01-05: CWPCP as established by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).
Some projects need to be handled with extra care, or the sheer volume of freight may require additional expertise. No matter the shape or the size, we know it is our clients’ priority for us to fulfill their transportation and warehousing requirements.

Client Testimonials
“We reach out to Lighthouse anytime we have a shipment going east. Things like big shipments, containers, freight, ocean shipments and sometimes air exports.
For container shipping, I never have to worry. Lighthouse keeps me up to date. With other companies, you need to make an appointment to get your question answered.”
“Lighthouse does full container delivery in Atlantic Canada, particularly from the Port of Halifax. Lighthouse can consistently offer the service we need at the price we need.
Moreover, they can always come up with a solution for any weird request. They are experts at container delivery and everything related to container delivery.”
When I talk about Lighthouse Transport – it has been always very positive. I would recommend Lighthouse Transport, if I was asked.
A few comments that I always refer to Lighthouse as: Trustworthy; Dependable; Knowledgeable; Affordable; User friendly; Will go above an beyond to help and please their customer; Great communication; Very Professional
My business would not run without Lighthouse. The prices are always fair and the commitment to their customer’s success is amazing.
Everything from last minute local moves to long term storage solutions and movements of high value freight – Lighthouse is my first and last phone call in Nova Scotia.
We are here to help you with all of your freight transportation, warehousing and crating needs.