About Us

In 1981 Graham Warner started Freightliner® Truck Sales Regina Ltd. with six employees, in one of Canada's deepest recessions on record combined with 20-21% interested rates.

Recognizing that the future held diversification in his vision for the company, that had already started in 1999, with the purchase of a Thomas Built School Bus dealership and a start-up of an American LaFrance Fire Truck dealership, Graham changed the company trade name in 2001 to Warner Industries. Graham loves to tell the reasoning for that decision with a chuckle, "It became real apparent that it was going to be real tough to be taken seriously trying to sell school buses, to school districts when we are named and known as, Freightliner® Truck Sales Regina Ltd.!"

The decision to change the name proved to be spot on, as Warner Industries has gone on to acquire a number of dedicated semi trailer franchises, a school-pupil transportation division, a medical staff transportation division, a commercial towing and rescue division, a nationwide rental/leasing division, and a property holding division all operating under the reputable and diverse shield of Warner Industries.

As Graham quotes, "We may be selling space rockets in the future, and marketing ourselves as Warner Industries allows us that flexibility and opportunity to excel in various brands and products within our core knitting of remaining focused to and within the commercial vehicle industry."

Warner Industries Evolutionary timeline

• 1981: Regina Freightliner® Truck Sales Ltd opens
• 1984: Modernization of the 330 4th avenue building to more modern dealership standards
• 1999: Purchased the Saskatchewan Thomas Built School Busses franchise
• 2001: Company name changed to Warner Industries
• 2004: Purchased the Moose Jaw Facility and renovated the location to be a modern truck dealership facility named Warner Diesel Trucks and Equipment Ltd.
• 2009: Warner Towing started with a Freightliner® Class 8 30 ton heavy duty wrecker
• 2011: Purchased the Manitoba Thomas Built School Bus Dealership
  Purchased and renovated 937 Fleury Street to concentrate on Leasing, Rentals, and Towing.
• 2012: Opened the Winnipeg Thomas School Bus branch in a leased facility named Warner Bus
• 2013: Acquired LR truck center in Swift current and renamed Warner Industries Swift Current Ltd
• 2014: Acquired facility at 415 Longman Cres Regina to open as a trailer specific facility
• 2015: Warner Trailer Center opens in January with full operation including Body Repair January 2015 the Warrior of the Ribbon a Freightliner® 122SD Super Heavy Duty Wrecker added to Warner Towing
• 2016: Multi-Million dollar renovation of Swift Current location slated for completion in March 2016, The addition of multiple trailer lines to Warner Trailer including the Warner Brand Trailer
• 2020: Warner Industries & Winacott Equipment Group merged to better serve Saskatchewan. We are currently a full service dealer for Western Star, Isuzu Trucks, Thomas Built Bus, and Diamond Coach for Saskatchewan and the Freightliner® & Doepker Trailer dealer serving southern Saskatchewan. Come meet our team in any of our locations in Saskatoon, Regina, Moose Jaw, or Swift Current and "Let us earn your business".