Company

The creation of Remorques Leblanc company.

Yves Bergeron leaves his position as a mechanic to join Remorques Leblanc, becoming an equal shareholder alongside Yvan Leblanc. The company, based in Sainte-Eulalie, specializes in trailer sales and repairs.

• Remorques Leblanc, in partnership with Machinerie Piché, manufactures Idéal Cargo trailers, then known as Cargo 2000.
• We manufacture approximately one trailer per week; less than fifty annually
• The company has approximately ten employees.

• Remorques Leblanc owners, Yves Bergeron and Yvan Leblanc, buy Machinerie Piché, renaming it Idéal Cargo inc.
• We reach the milestone of 200 trailers manufactured! The production takes place in a rented building in Daveluyville.
• During an auction organized by the Development Federal Bank, Yves and Yvan acquired a 30,000 ft² industrial building located in Saint-Valère.
• Idéal Cargo is managed by a duo as steadfast in life as they are in business: Yves Bergeron, serving as President, and Nicole Thibodeau, overseeing the company as General Director.

• In February, the CPTAQ approves Idéal Cargo’s business and development plans, leading to the relocation of production to Saint-Valère.
• Business goal: $ 2,2 millions
• The company now has 22 employees.
• Production goal: 400 trailers.
• Launch of the horse trailer.

Manufacturing a custom trailer for Canadian National.

Launch of the Antarctic trailer.

Launch of the Concord trailer.

• The company has now reached 600 manufactured trailers.
• Launch of the Advantage trailer.

The galvanization process makes its debut at Idéal Cargo. By incorporating this method in our production processes, we significantly enhance the visibility of our trailers. We are entering a new era: demand increases significantly.

• Yves announces that Nicole and he will slowly step aside from their executive positions, giving more responsibilities to their son, Guillaume, as the sales director, and their stepson, Vincent Désilets, as the factory director.
• The two aspiring main shareholders join the ranks of the Groupement des chefs d’entreprise du Québec.
• To this day, we now distribute our trailers to more than thirty distributors in Québec, Ontario and the Maritimes

After completing studies in sales consulting, Guillaume enrolls in the Beauce Entrepreneurship School where his new knowledge enables him to master the mechanisms of the sales industry and propel Idéal Cargo’s business.

• Refurbishment of the Coeur-Immaculée schoolyard.
• Composite trailers project; China, Germany, USA, Paris, and more in Camix (California).
• It’s now Vincent’s turn to sit on the benches of the Beauce Entrepreneurship school. The duo is now well-prepared for a host of new initiatives.

• Collaboration – Trenchers.
• Participation in the TV show Maître du chantier.
• Collaboration with Marc-Antoine Camirand from the Paillé stable.

Launch of the Hexacore trailer (transitional model for the EvoCore new series).

Québec Investment and Canada Economic Development inject $ 1 million into Idéal Cargo to contribute to productivity development. We automate many operations and acquire cutting-edge technologies.

• Launch of the EvoCore trailer.
• The company now employs 80 people.
• Participation in an episode of the TV show Entrepreneur Pêcheur; Idéal Cargo is also partner for the second season.

• Idéal Cargo makes a breakthrough in the United States.
• The annual production amounts to over 2,000 trailers.

• First participation in the NATDA Trailer Show in Nashville.
• The company now employs 96 people.
• A new athlete joins the ranks of the Idéal Cargo’s family: Henri Joyal.