{"id":79,"date":"2020-03-23T20:09:09","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T20:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/burkebrotherstrucking.ca\/?page_id=79"},"modified":"2026-07-19T21:53:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T00:53:35","slug":"about-our-company","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/burkebrotherstrucking.ca\/index.php\/about-our-company\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"793\" src=\"https:\/\/burkebrotherstrucking.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/mapview-1024x793.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/burkebrotherstrucking.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/mapview-1024x793.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/burkebrotherstrucking.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/mapview-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/burkebrotherstrucking.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/mapview-768x595.jpg 768w, https:\/\/burkebrotherstrucking.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/mapview-1536x1190.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/burkebrotherstrucking.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/mapview.jpg 1651w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-183d525bf7aa5bd52b3fe981882fa6cd wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#e08b4f;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><em>Burke Brothers Trucking is a locally grown, family owned and operated business. Our operation is located at <em>Located at 38 Grand Gully Rd, River Bourgeois, N.S., <\/em>Richmond County, Cape Breton. We began in 1966 with wood deliveries; a short time later, we branched out to include topsoil, sand and beach gravel. In 1979 the company was incorporated and over the years we have expanded in both staff and services offered. The business now owns several trucks, a variety of equipment and provides a wide range of services.<\/em> <em>We proudly support our surrounding communities and businesses.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/burkebrotherstrucking.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/transp_logo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1108\" style=\"width:198px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/burkebrotherstrucking.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/transp_logo.png 1024w, https:\/\/burkebrotherstrucking.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/transp_logo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/burkebrotherstrucking.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/transp_logo-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/burkebrotherstrucking.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/transp_logo-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<center><a href=\"https:\/\/whc.ca\/hosted-in-canada\/?aff=3153&#038;gbid=4en\" onclick=\"window.open(this.href, 'popupWindow', 'width=450, height=695, status=no, scrollbars=no, menubar=no'); return false;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.whc.ca\/badges\/proudly-canadian-badge-3.svg\" width=\"175\" alt=\"Canadian Badge\" \/><\/a><\/center>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:58px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Burke Brothers Trucking is a locally grown, family owned and operated business. 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