| Originally there were two Zavitz companies operating in Ontario; Zavitz BROS Ltd. from Wainfleet and G ZAVITZ Ltd. from Niagara Falls. Today, although Zavitz Bros is no longer; GZL, ZAV-COR, Truk King and K.A.M. are still operated by Zavitz family members. | ||
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| We were following a GZL pulling a Chiquita container on The Queensway in Mississauga. - January 2001 | Here is the current GZL livery as seen in May 2002 | ZAV COR is one of the Zavitz companies. There were taken from the QEW (Queen Elizabeth Way). |
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| Here are tractors parked at the GZL yard in Niagara Falls Ontario; December 3,2005. The Columbias are the newest tractors. | ||
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| This GZL Freightliner was bringing a load of produce to Toronto on 12/26/05 | This GZL Kenworth T600 was traveling on The Queensway in Mississauga in 2002 | This Chiquita Banana container shows the familiar trademark as a GZL Freightliner heads back towards Niagara Falls - January 15/06 |
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| A ZAV-COR Volvo has just left the A&P produce warehouse in Toronto. - August 2005 | This ZAV-COR International is hauling a container to Toronto on the QEW in March 2005 | ZAVCOR Mack tractor pulling a GZL trailer in Mississauga, February 2006 |
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| ZAVCOR Mack tractor pulling a GZL trailer in Mississauga, May 2006 | GZL Freightliner pulling a Genstar reefer container - Toronto August 2006 | K.A.M.Trucking Freightliner T18 was seen in Mississauga - November 2006 |
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I am assuming that the Mack in the attached picture just sent to me by Russ MacNeil is a former Mel-O-Ripe Banana tractor. It is blue in colour which if I remember correctly was Mel-O-Ripe's fleet colour.
I hope that I am correct as that is the information I gave Russ and Hank. Let me know please if my memory is faulty. |
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| This ZavCor International was hauling a K.A.M. trailer - October 2008 | A Truk-King Peterbilt pulling a Zav-Cor trailer pulls into the yard they use in Mississauga - January 2009 | This older Freightliner is used for Toronto area deliveries from GZL's terminal in Niagara Falls. |
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| Here is a Freightliner from K.A.M. on the way back to Wainfleet terminal - February 2009 | A ZAVCOR unit heads up North Queen Street in Toronto, likely on it's way to the METRO (Formerly A&P) produce warehouse. - September 2009. | GZL unit 128 is seen on The West Mall - August 2009 |
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| Here are views of the G Zavitz Ltd. terminal and the equipment parked on a Saturday. October 2009 | ||
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| A Freightliner comes to the terminal from Highway 405. | There is a Petro Pass fuel outlet at the GZL terminal. This Freightliner from LOCOCO' S Produce was fueling. | Here is ZAVCOR TRUK-KING unit T36 seen in Mississauga January 2010 |
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