'Purolator Courier' is a Canadian
courier 97% of which is owned by
Canada Post.
The company was originally organized as Trans Canada Couriers, Ltd. In 1967 it was acquired by the US manufacturer of oil and air filters: the name was originally an abbreviated form of "pure oil later". In 1987 the company returned to Canadian ownership. Although it retained the Purolator name, it has since had no connection with the oil filter business.
Purolator has partnered with
DHL for deliveries worldwide.
Kelowna Flightcraft operates
Boeing 727 and
Convair 580 cargo aircraft for Purolator.
Since 2003, Purolator operates a well-known annual
food drive in association with the
Canadian Football League. Every season, fans in each city are invited to bring non-perishable food items to a selected home game, and Purolator collects and donates the food to local
food banks. Also, for every
quarterback sack in the CFL, Purolator donates the quarterback's weight in food to the food bank in the city where the game was held.
External links
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Purolator Courier web site