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Operator
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by, and welcome to the TransForce Incorporated Q1 2010 results conference call. During the presentation, all participants will be in a listen-only mode. Afterwards, we will conduct a question-and-answer session. (Operator Instructions).
As a reminder, this conference is being recorded Monday, April 26, 2010. It is now my pleasure to introduce Mr. John Lute. Please go ahead, sir.
John Lute - IR
Thank you, operator. Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us today to discuss the results of TransForce Inc. for the first quarter of fiscal 2010. The news release detailing the results for the period ending March 31, 2010 was issued by Canada NewsWire on Friday, April 23.
Following our standard format, Alain Bedard, the Chairman, President and CEO of TransForce, will discuss the highlights for the quarter and review the Company's financial performance. Since the TransForce annual meeting is held on Friday, his comments will be as brief as possible, and then we will open the line for questions from analysts.
Analysts and portfolio managers are welcome to ask questions over the phone, and the operator will be providing instructions. We ask that you please ask only one question at a time, followed by one follow-up question if necessary, and then go back into the queue with any subsequent questions. This will allow for all participants to get their questions answered in a timely manner.
Business, media and shareholders are welcome to listen to this call and media are free to use management's comments and responses to questions in that coverage. However, we would ask that you do not quote callers unless that individual has granted their consent. If any media want to ask follow-up questions, please contact me after this call. My number is 416-929-5883. It is also on the earnings release. Shareholder questions should be directed to Alain Bedard.
A recording of this call will be available until midnight on May the third, and that recording can be accessed by using the dial-in or reservation numbers listed in the earnings release.
Before Alain begins, I need to read this statement. The following discussion will include a review of developments that affected TransForce's performance during the first quarter ended March 31, 2010 and may include forward-looking statements and estimates. Such comments will be affected by and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause the actual results of the Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied.
Now I will turn the call over Alain Bedard, the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of TransForce. Alain?
Alain Bedard - Chairman, President, CEO
Thank you, John, and good morning to everyone joining us today. I am very pleased to be able to report to you today that TransForce delivered solid results in what is traditionally our weakest quarter. We improved our performance on all key measures, including revenues, EBITDA and cash flow.
Our performance during the first three months of the year is a clear proof that our discipline, our attention to detail and our focused efforts to contain costs and increase efficiencies have yielded measurable results. Throughout the difficult operating environment of 2009, we challenged ourselves to find new and effective ways to reduce our costs. We not only succeeded in those efforts, we have been able to maintain them into the first quarter and I have every confidence that we will be able to continue to tightly control our costs.
What this means is that we are now highly leveraged to increase in revenues. Any uptick in revenue -- and that will come as the economy recovers -- translates to a bigger increase in EBITDA and earnings. The first quarter provides some evidence of that. Despite the continued challenge of the economy, TransForce remains committed to a strategy of growth through acquisition.
We saw an opportunity and took it in the first quarter when we acquired the 50% we didn't already own into Lafleche Environmental Landfill and Environmental Complex. As you may recall, we increased our investment in Lafleche from 37.5% to 50% in 2008 as we recognized the value of its landfill operation and environmental services.
The Lafleche Complex provides a range of environmental services that are aimed at diverting waste from landfill. This facility is an excellent fit for our waste management subsidiary, Matrec, and acquiring full ownership was a logical and advantageous step for TransForce. The acquisition of control meant we need to remeasure to fair value the 50% we already had, and that led to a one-time non-cash gain of just over CAD16 million in the quarter.
We also continued our commitment to reduce debt. Last year, we set and met our goal of reducing debt by CAD100 million. We are aiming to reduce debt by another CAD100 million in 2010. This will further strengthen our balance sheet and increase our financial flexibility. In the first quarter, we reduced long-term debt by CAD17.6 million.
Now let me take you through our first-quarter results. TransForce generated a total revenue of CAD466 million during the quarter, up 3% compared with CAD452 million in the first three months of 2009. The increase is primarily the result of acquisition made during 2009. Otherwise, revenue would have been down 3%.
Revenue, excluding fuel surcharge, increased CAD1.6 million to CAD429 million. Breaking out revenue by segment, LTL reported revenues of CAD127 million, down from CAD129 million in the first quarter of 2009. Our increased volume added 5% to our revenue, offset by lower pricing due to the US dollar depreciation and market overcapacity in the LTL sector.
The Package and Courier segment generated revenue of CAD89 million in the first quarter of 2010 compared with CAD65 million in the same period last year. The acquisition of ATS in the fourth quarter of last year accounted for CAD25 million in additional revenue during the 2010 first quarter.
Revenue from Specialized Services was CAD110 million compared with CAD115 million for the same period last year. Our waste management business continued to perform well. Our oilfield services business was hurt by continued low drilling activity, although we saw a little bit of an uptick in March of this year. On the other hand, oilsands services did somewhat better.
Lastly, Truckload, our largest segment, generated revenue of CAD151 million, down from CAD155 million in the first quarter of 2009. Volume and prices were equally responsible for the decrease.
As a percentage of revenue, operating expenses were consistent at 71%. Expressed in dollars, operating expenses for the first quarter increased slightly to CAD330 million versus CAD222 million, in line with our higher revenue though. However, we continued to make reductions in fixed costs and general and administrative expenses. Indeed, the terminal consolidation achieved in the last 12 months decreased our number of facilities by 25 and reduced our fixed costs and increased efficiency.
EBITDA for the first quarter of the year increased 14% to CAD50 million from CAD44 million the same quarter last year. As a percent of revenue, EBITDA was at 10.9% versus 9.8% a year ago.
Interest expense was CAD8.4 million versus CAD9.9 million the first quarter of 2009, mainly as a result of our debt reduction. TransForce generated income before taxes of CAD31.2 million the first quarter of 2010 compared with CAD4.3 million the first quarter of 2009. Net income for the quarter was CAD26.6 compared with CAD3.1 million for the same period last year. And on a per-share basis, earnings were CAD0.28 compared with CAD0.04.
Finally, as a result of controlling costs, cash flow from operations before net change to non-cash operating working capital was up 30% to CAD4.5 million (sic -- see press release) compared with CAD 33.3 million the first quarter of 2009. TransForce also paid a dividend of CAD0.10 per share during the quarter.
Before I take your questions, I would like to say that we are committed to continuing to deliver sustainable cost savings. Although there has been some sign of economic recovery, our results for the first largely reflect our internal effort rather than an increase in demand. We expect increased volume for our industry later in the year, but the quality of our revenue will probably lag behind the volumes.
Overall, we had an encouraging quarter, although we are not where we want to be yet. Now, we would be pleased to answer your questions, so operator.
Operator
(Operator Instructions) David Newman, National Bank Financial.
David Newman - Analyst
Good results.
Alain Bedard - Chairman, President, CEO
Thank you.
David Newman - Analyst
Just had a quick question on the ATS. The margins seemed a tiny bit lower -- maybe I'm reading it wrong. Is it timing or seasonality in the ATS, and overall, how is the integration faring?
Alain Bedard - Chairman, President, CEO
Well, first of all, yes, you are right. ATS did not contribute to our bottom line in the first quarter, but this is a question of seasonality. ATS is a very solid player in the retail and entertainment. And as you may know well, January and February are not very good months for ATS or, as a matter of fact, for Canpar. Okay?
So yes, there is a seasonality that affects us over there. But we anticipate that for the full year, ATS will definitely meet its plan.
Now in terms of the integration, we have a fantastic management team over there -- Marcus Pryce-Jones working with Brian Kohut and [Terry Jessup] and all these guys there are doing a fantastic job. I mean, it was a surprise for us, because don't forget that ATS a year ago was a combination of healthcare and retail. Now, we bought only one part of the business, so it was a little bit of a surprise because we didn't anticipate, let's say for instance, the month of January to be as bad as it was. Because in the past, those guys saw only combined results.
David Newman - Analyst
Right.
Alain Bedard - Chairman, President, CEO
We jumped on the wagon as soon as we saw that, hey, this business is really a major issue, like Canpar is, and like our LTL are -- they are all the same in the month of January. So we are very happy with the way now -- we've turned that thing around. The month of March was quite well.
But if you do the summation of the first three months of the year, you know what? ATS contribution was not positive to start with. But for the year, okay, we will definitely meet our plan.
David Newman - Analyst
So directionally, what do you think they could do in terms of EBITDA margin percentage? Do you think it would still be in kind of like the double-digit zone, low double-digit zone? Is that kind of what your plan is calling for?
Alain Bedard - Chairman, President, CEO
Oh, for sure. Now, you have to be careful because ATS, the depreciation is very negligible -- it is very small. EBITDA and EBIT is about the same. It is like [my CS]. So this is why we have to be careful.
But in my mind, when I look at ATS, they will definitely do better than historically. No question about that.
David Newman - Analyst
Okay. And the second part of that question, Alain, to do with integration. I mean, are you just holding it separate right now, or what are your plans in terms of integrating with perhaps your Canpar facility?
Alain Bedard - Chairman, President, CEO
Well, for now, our plan is really -- you know it is CAD120 million of business, so it is a very good business. It's got its own culture. It's a very good, successful culture that they have there. So we have no intention for now to have any integration within any other division of the Company.
Now, whatever these guys are giving to third party, that we are looking at, if there is a way that we could transfer this business within the family. But as of now, it is going to be a standalone at least for a year and then we'll see. Now, we have to understand that there is a better company that could fit Canpar that we could buy --
David Newman - Analyst
Okay. Okay.
Alain Bedard - Chairman, President, CEO
-- versus an ATS. Now, ATS, it is (multiple speakers).
David Newman - Analyst
And just a quick question (multiple speakers) with respect to your salary and your hiring freeze. At what point do you think you might lift that? And are you pretty content with the amount of terminal consolidation that you've done to date?
Alain Bedard - Chairman, President, CEO
In terms of consolidation, we still have lots to do. As a matter of fact, I was with my management team last week in Toronto, and we are looking at some projects still in Ontario and in Quebec and out west. So again, 2010, we are going to be very busy in terms of completing that plan, and we will see improvement on our cost basis. So that is not over yet.
In terms of salary freeze, until such time that we see really that things are starting to turn around, okay? I'm looking at my month of April; it is a little bit better, but it is still not running on all cylinders. So there is still pressure on the costs and major pressure on the revenue side on the rates. So we are not there. We're not in a position really.
Our focus us is really to keep the guys on top of the situation, control the costs and then when the times are good, we will be there really to take care of our people, like we are doing now. Okay? We are not asking for any rollback. We didn't cut any executive salaries. We didn't do that.
David Newman - Analyst
Okay. And then do you think it would still be sort of a second-half sort of recovery? Is that what you have sort of been thinking about?
Alain Bedard - Chairman, President, CEO
Yes, I think -- we will know better. But my feeling today is that probably three and four, that is where we should start to see some improvement into that. Because I am reading on the paper every time, the GDP is up --.
Our volume is still -- okay, my LTL was up 5% in volume year-over-year, but it translates to next to nothing because I was penalized by the dollar and a little bit on the rate. So it is still a very tough battle.
David Newman - Analyst
Very good. Thanks, Alain.
Operator
[Nima Billou], Bloom Investment Counsel.
Nima Billou - Analyst
Excellent results. Just wanted a few questions. On the proceeds from disposal, was that the sale-leaseback of real estate properties?
Alain Bedard - Chairman, President, CEO
Yes, yes, that was the Calgary thing.
Nima Billou - Analyst
Okay, so that spilled over into Q1.
Alain Bedard - Chairman, President, CEO
Right, exactly. So in there, there is about CAD4 million, which is something out of like a little bit of the fleet. There was also another property that we sold in Q1 in Ontario. Forgot where it is exactly. But most of it was the Calgary terminal.
Nima Billou - Analyst
Okay. Now, let's talk about the waste management segment. Obviously, you are consolidating your ownership position.
Alain Bedard - Chairman, President, CEO
Yes.
Nima Billou - Analyst
Are you planning on growing this segment and potentially spinning it out eventually, because it is not necessarily getting the value under the TransForce stock? Because a growth company in that area might be more valuable as a stand-alone basis.
Alain Bedard - Chairman, President, CEO
Yes, that's a question that I am always discussing with the Board. Because you see TransForce is not valued properly in my mind, and one of the reasons is because of our waste division is really valued the same as the rest of the business. That is only one example. The same thing with the oilfield services, et cetera, et cetera.
But that being said, for now, really our focus within Matrec is really to take over this Lafleche Environmental. Because don't forget, it is our partner that used to run it. We never run it ourselves. So that is the first step.
For sure, there will be some opportunity in that sector. Because us, our focus in Ontario is really to cover like the Ottawa up to Kingston area. Why? Because we have a landfill that is one of the best assets in Ontario. So that is focus number one.
Now, to answer your question about do a spinoff of this, maybe at one point, but you have to be a certain size. So if you look at Matrec today, let's say our total revenue is about CAD200 million, it is still small. If there would be something interesting in Quebec or in the eastern part of Ontario that we could do some kind of a partnership with them or buy them and then spin it off, maybe that would make sense.
But that would never change the management of the Company, because -- unless I sell it completely; then the buyer could do whatever he wants. But me, if I am going to go with somebody else, we have to control it. I hate partnerships that we don't control ourselves.
Nima Billou - Analyst
Absolutely. But if you just even think about it, when it gets to a certain size, there aren't that many fast-growing waste management companies out there. It would certainly receive an attractive multiple.
Alain Bedard - Chairman, President, CEO
Yes.
Nima Billou - Analyst
But on the final count, you had said you are still, obviously, looking to reduce debt. But do you still feel from, I guess, maybe further real estate sales or internal cash flow that you can continue to make meaningful acquisitions?
Alain Bedard - Chairman, President, CEO
Yes, absolutely. Now, as I said earlier, we did one property; we are looking at two others. It will take us some time. But that could be one way we want to reduce debt. But if ever we see another ATS -- take for example if Mike would decide to sell the healthcare division, I would definitely sit down with Mike. Mike, he is a fantastic guy, but maybe down the road he wants to put more of his time and effort into what he likes a lot, his sports team. You know, this is just one example.
If a nice courier company, parcel, we need definitely to grow in that sector, because we have ATS that is operating not 100% capacity and I've got Canpar with the same problem.
The LTL, again, we are doing a lot of work within our own operation, but this is -- to me, this is a market that is shrinking in Canada, because we are getting the parcel guys moving into the LTL a little bit. We have the Truckload moving into it. And the market by itself is shrinking, so we need more consolidation. So there are some players there that have to disappear.
So we will be busy for a few years down the road now. M&A is not really our focus this year, like I said it, unless I could target a good company and these guys said, yes, I think we will look at it.
Nima Billou - Analyst
Okay. Great. Thanks very much.
Operator
Walter Spracklin, RBC Capital Markets.
Walter Spracklin - Analyst
Just a question, follow-up now on your outlook for this year. You obviously -- you certainly put a cautious tone for the first half. And I'm just curious, because looking at the railroads and their volumes so far this year, they are up double-digit, 13% here for CN, for example. Are they stealing market share? Is that what is going on? If the trucking industry as a whole is flat and these guys are up 13%, can you explain the dynamic there?
Alain Bedard - Chairman, President, CEO
Well, in my mind, you know, I don't know exactly what's going on. But I think that these guys, if you look at CN and CP, they are mostly all in commodities. And the commodities is probably where these guys are really getting a lot of push. Whereas us, we are more towards the consumer, the finished products.
And you know, I haven't seen too many truckers so far. I saw ABF, which was a disaster. I haven't seen any other Canadians or any other Americans so far. So I don't know. But in my mind, no.
You know, we've lost some business, the trucking industry, to the rail because of fuel surcharge that was very heavy about a year and a half ago. But now it is more reasonable. But don't forget that in tough times, everybody is looking to cut costs, and you know what? Rail will always be better than trucks if you want to --. But it also depends on the level of service you want.
So I don't think that we are losing any business to the rail. But us, we look at every customer that we have, in every division that we have, and we talk with them and we are close to them. And the problem is that the size of the shipment is less. Every shipment that we do with our customer this year is less than three years ago. And they give us less shipments and because their business is still slow.
Walter Spracklin - Analyst
Okay. Just moving onto your capital structure here, you've got a significant portion of debt coming due this year. You said you continue to be in negotiations. Can you give us an update on where those negotiations are?
Alain Bedard - Chairman, President, CEO
Well, you see, first of all, I would say probably within the next week or two we will come up with some news on our unsecured debt. As you may know, we have CAD100 million of unsecured debt. We have been in discussions with the FSTQ. And those discussions were very successful and you should see that probably within the next two weeks we will be coming up with something on that aspect.
The rest, we are in negotiation with our banks. There was lots of appetite. We are looking (inaudible) at the same number or maybe a little bit more in terms of availability of credit. And again, it is still our intention to have that put in place before the end of Q2, and I think that is going to be very good for us in the future.
Walter Spracklin - Analyst
Excellent. Okay. Next, now, you've had a very good quarter. I don't know if it came in line with your plan or not, but I'm just wondering if you're -- you talked to us about CAD250 million in EBITDA this year. Is there any changes to that? Are you a little bit more optimistic now that you can (multiple speakers)?
Alain Bedard - Chairman, President, CEO
Not yet, no. Walter, you see, our target, I think it's -- we set it; it is CAD250 million. I think we will beat that. We are ahead of the game towards our plan a little bit in Q1, and I think that the CAD250 million is doable, and we will definitely reduce our debt by more than CAD100 million.
And what I saw on the energy sector, when I look at January and February, these were terrible months for us. But then I saw March. In March, I mean, things start to look much better. And I am looking at April now with my guys. So that sector will probably do a little bit better than our plan.
On the waste side, probably a little bit better than our plan. Our LTL, still we're missing -- as you may have read, our volume is up 5 points, which shows good future. It is the pricing, we've been affected badly by the dollar in our TST divisions, which is -- a lot of it is done in US dollars. But year-over-year, we are not going to see that big of a difference for the rest of the nine months, so we should be in a much better position.
And we keep on working on our costs, being more efficient. As we said in our MD&A, we shut down about 25 terminals year-over-year. But again, we have much less volume than two or three years ago, so we had to do that. But (multiple speakers) back, we will rebound big-time.
Walter Spracklin - Analyst
Good to hear. Just two housekeeping questions here. First, on the business acquisitions line in your cash flow statement, you have CAD29 million expended on acquisitions. Was that entirely for Lafleche, or was there some --?
Alain Bedard - Chairman, President, CEO
Yes, yes.
Walter Spracklin - Analyst
That was entirely for Lafleche.
Alain Bedard - Chairman, President, CEO
Yes, yes.
Walter Spracklin - Analyst
And do you have any follow-on payments for the ATS acquisition still to make this year?
Alain Bedard - Chairman, President, CEO
Yes, we have an agreement with the vendor, and there is some kind of an earnout on that (inaudible). So there could be an amount of between CAD3 million and CAD4 million in 2010.
Walter Spracklin - Analyst
Okay, but no more than that?
Alain Bedard - Chairman, President, CEO
No more than that, no.
Walter Spracklin - Analyst
Okay, perfect. Will there be a 2011 earnout as well, or are we done?
Alain Bedard - Chairman, President, CEO
Yes, it is a five-year deal.
Walter Spracklin - Analyst
Okay, I see. And five years. And is that the magnitude each new, CAD3 million to CAD4 million?
Alain Bedard - Chairman, President, CEO
Yes, it could vary, but you could play between CAD3 million and CAD4 million.
Walter Spracklin - Analyst
Perfect. That's excellent for our models. That's great. And then the last question here, on the tax rate, it seemed to be pretty high in the quarter. You've got some installments, I guess, you paying off from last year or (multiple speakers)?
Alain Bedard - Chairman, President, CEO
You know what. That is technical, Walter, and I was talking to my guys this morning really, because I was anticipating that question. And my guys told me this, is that our tax rate is really -- our effective tax rate is really 31% now. When you look at the statements and you see 40%, this is all about timing difference. And this has to do also with this gain that we have, you know, this Lafleche kind of non-cash gain.
Walter Spracklin - Analyst
Right. Okay. So when we are modeling going forward, we should do an effective of 31% and then a cash tax rate somewhere -- I've been modeling 20%. Should I go higher on the cash tax rate?
Alain Bedard - Chairman, President, CEO
I would say that's probably right.
Walter Spracklin - Analyst
Okay. That's great. That's all my questions. Thank you very much. Great. And congratulations (multiple speakers).
Operator
(Operator Instructions) Jason Granger, BMO Capital Markets.
Jason Granger - Analyst
Just carrying on here with the pricing environments, Q4 there, you were talking about pricing conditions stabilizing somewhat -- still at low levels, but stabilizing. Are you still seeing signs here of stability? And could you just speak to if we back out the foreign exchange impact on the spot market in the US, with improving industry conditions there, getting closer to supply/demand equilibrium. There has been a lot of chatter about increases in the spot market rates in the Truckload business. If you could speak to that, as well.
Alain Bedard - Chairman, President, CEO
Okay. Well, let's talk about Truckload. Now, we have to be very careful, Jason, because US Truckload and our Truckload is very different, why? Because there, their domestic market is strong and solid.
Us in Canada, we were hampered big-time because our Truckload in Canada was based on the international trade over -- let's say from 2003, '04, '05, '06. And then we had the appreciation of the Canadian dollar and then our Truckloads start to go down.
And we still have the same problem today. If we look at our business, we are still going down -- not as much as in 2007, '08 or '09, but we are still not -- we are probably at the bottom right now.
Now, the domestic market is okay. It's not as good as the US market, but it's okay. It is really where we still have lots of pressure is on trans-border business. And now with the US dollar keeping its depreciation -- we are what -- at par now? So it is still putting a lot of pressure on the Canadian shippers into the US.
So if you go back six months, we were at CAD1.05, CAD1.06, CAD1.08, so we were not too bad. Now we are at par, so that again puts pressure on the volume. So that is the story about the Truckload market now.
What do we see for the rest of 2010? I think the market keeps on getting better. Why? Because there is less trucks on the road. Nobody is buying trucks. If you look at the statistics of the truck manufacturers, they are not selling tons of trucks right now. So trucks are going off the road, and that is the only way, us, that we are able really to keep some kind of a pressure on the price so that we could make a little bit of money. Right?
Jason Granger - Analyst
Okay, now --
Alain Bedard - Chairman, President, CEO
Excuse me, Jason. But for the rest of the business, if I look, for instance, at my energy sector, the deep discounting that we saw all of 2009, it is not as bad now. So finally, with a little bit more demand, there seems to be also a switch in the drilling over there, where a lot of these drillers now are drilling for oil instead of for gas. So we have a little bit more activity.
So I could tell you, for instance, in my month of March, my discounting -- you know, I've reduced my discounting by maybe 5 to 10 points. And we anticipate that the rest of the year will probably be about the same. So in my mind, probably our 2010 globally will be comparable to our 2008, where 2009 was a disaster.
Jason Granger - Analyst
You're talking there in your oilfield services?
Alain Bedard - Chairman, President, CEO
Yes.
Jason Granger - Analyst
Yes. Okay, that's helpful. Now, you've previously been talking about in the Less than Truckload business, Western Canada being much more challenged than central Canada, volume being down by twice as much or more in western Canada. Has that moderated a fair bit? What are you seeing there?
Alain Bedard - Chairman, President, CEO
Yes, yes. If I look at my CF operation, which is mostly BC and Southern Alberta, my volume is growing there again. But if I look at my buyer's operation, which is north -- Edmonton, yes, they are in Vancouver and Calgary, but their business is really up north -- it is still slowing down.
But that, I anticipate that now with the renewed interest in drilling, those smaller energy towns will get life -- will get to life again, and that should probably stop and start to grow. But my CF is growing again there.
If I look at my TST in Ontario, it is growing. It was up 5%, 6% in Q1. But whatever we gained on the volume, we lost, because our price went down because of the translation of the US dollar. We lost about CAD2.5 million just in Overland because of the US dollar.
Jason Granger - Analyst
Okay. And is it fair to say, though, that if we exclude the impact of foreign exchange in your Truckload and Your Less than Truckload business, that base rates are not getting any worse on a seasonally-affected basis?
Alain Bedard - Chairman, President, CEO
No, right, you're right. Yes.
Jason Granger - Analyst
Okay. And just turning over to costs coming out of the system, you made a lot of progress taking costs out of the system in 2009. You carried that trend in Q1 here. In order of magnitude, could you give us a sense of how much you think you can take out of the system in 2010?
Alain Bedard - Chairman, President, CEO
Well, our target is there again. I mean, we are talking about another between CAD5 million and CAD15 million. There is always a lag in time. For instance, we are doing some kind of a conversion within Canpar, so it takes a little bit of time. So we are a little bit behind on our schedule. So this is why I am saying it is CAD5 million to CAD10 million, up to CAD15 million, we could do.
Jason Granger - Analyst
Okay.
Alain Bedard - Chairman, President, CEO
On a [yearly] basis.
Jason Granger - Analyst
And on the -- it sounds like you have a few more properties on the table there for potential sale-leasebacks. I think previously you were talking about CAD50 million potential over and above the CAD30 million that you completed in Q1.
Alain Bedard - Chairman, President, CEO
Yes.
Jason Granger - Analyst
Can you give us a sense of how likely you think that would materialize in 2010?
Alain Bedard - Chairman, President, CEO
I think that the one in Vancouver, I mean, we have lots of attention there, and that is the big one. That is CAD40 million. And I would say this one is probably 50-50 today. This one was sold at the end of 2008, but the guy tried to renegotiate it -- the selling price because of the environment. And I just said no, we are not going to do that. They thought that probably we were stuck or whatever.
So the one in Vancouver, we have a major hub over there, and I think it would be -- what -- 50%, 60% possibility for that one.
Now, we are also looking at one in Montreal. That one so far I would say it is probably around 40%.
Jason Granger - Analyst
Okay, great. And last question here, just some housekeeping. On the CapEx, could you remind us what your net CapEx plans are for 2010?
Alain Bedard - Chairman, President, CEO
We are looking at between CAD50 million, CAD55 million, net of all disposals.
Jason Granger - Analyst
Okay. Great. That's it for me. Thank you.
Operator
Maggie Johnson, Cormark Securities.
Maggie Johnson - Analyst
I just have a question on the diesel prices and how -- if you've seen that sort of squeezing any of your customers in terms of pricing or increases in pricing that you've been able to sort of push through, or even just maintain you on your pricing.
Alain Bedard - Chairman, President, CEO
You see, as long as the price of fuel goes up, us, we have a policy, we have a fuel surcharge and we are sticking to it.
Maggie Johnson - Analyst
Right, but --.
Alain Bedard - Chairman, President, CEO
Sorry.
Maggie Johnson - Analyst
Go ahead.
Alain Bedard - Chairman, President, CEO
And if we have a customer that, because he wants to put pressure on us, he says, well, I'm not paying this, well then we have to find another customer.
Maggie Johnson - Analyst
Okay. So you haven't seen that affecting you at all?
Alain Bedard - Chairman, President, CEO
No.
Maggie Johnson - Analyst
Okay. And then on LTL, it was nice to see your volumes up a bit this quarter. Just wondering if you could elaborate on if there was any particular area that you saw that improvement come from or if it was sort of a widespread improvement.
Alain Bedard - Chairman, President, CEO
I think it's a widespread improvement, all over the place, yes.
Maggie Johnson - Analyst
Okay. And on TL, you haven't seen any volume increases. And is that mostly just due to what you were talking about, in Western Canada being difficult?
Alain Bedard - Chairman, President, CEO
Yes, and also in the East, Maggie, because in the east, you look at -- a lot of our customers, for instance, are in the forestry business, and those guys are still not doing fine. Where we see better improvement is within our flatbed division. There, it is -- we are seeing some growth. But in our box division, it is still slow.
Maggie Johnson - Analyst
Okay, thank you very much. All my other questions were answered.
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