J & F Trucking Corporation is a family owned and operated company. John
Campitelli started the
company in 1949 with just one truck. It was a straight truck with a
wooden flatbed and a steel headboard, and it cost the princely sum of
$3800. At that time he was carrying loads for Colonial Homes and this
proved to be the start of a long association with them.
John's brother Fred joined in 1951. Back then, the company was known as J &
F Truck Rentals. Over the next few years the size of the fleet increased. By
1957 J & F had purchased its first tractor - a B61 model Mack with a diesel
engine and a 10-speed transmission.
1959 saw the company change its name from J & F Truck Rentals to J & F
Trucking Company. The company also moved from its original site on Kennedy
Road in Scarborough to the original Colonial Homes site in Pickering.
A valuable addition to the company was the youngest brother, Bruno, who
joined in 1964. Bruno is the Vice-president and Service Manager.
The '70s were a period of incredible growth for the company. They outgrew
their Pickering site and moved to their present site at 610 Finley Avenue in
Ajax, Ontario.
J & F Trucking Company became J & F Trucking Corporation in 1986.
These three brothers are
still actively involved in the daily operation of the business, along with
members of their families - Anthony (Sales and Dispatch) and Patsy (Broker
Operations) - making this a true family business. Just as families grow, so do family
businesses. Other family members have branched out from our core business to
start new ventures in the trucking industry:
Durham
Truck & Equipment Sales & Service.