Drayage, Cross-Dock and Nationwide Truckload From One Team
RDS runs its own trucks, yard and 90-door cross-dock in Southern California's Inland Empire, and brokers full truckload freight across all 48 contiguous states. Your freight is handled by people who have run freight operations for more than four decades.
Built on more than 40 years of running freight
RDS began in 1981 as Rail Delivery Services, founded by Judi and Greg Stefflre, two leaders in California’s intermodal trucking industry. Today we run asset-based operations from a 10-acre, 90-door cross-dock in Fontana, near the junction of I-10 and I-15. Our nationwide truckload brokerage, launched in 2019, operates from our Brea headquarters.
Led by people who have worked every desk
Our CEO, COO and Chief Commercial Officer bring more than 75 years of combined freight experience. Each started out selling, sourcing carriers, tracking loads and solving problems in real time. Our CEO also serves on the board of the Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA). [CONFIRM: 75+ years combined is current; CEO still serves on the TIA board.]
Rooted in Southern California, moving freight nationwide
Southern California is home to the nation’s busiest port complex and one of its largest distribution markets, and RDS operates at the center of it. From here, our brokerage moves full truckload freight between any two points in the 48 contiguous states.
Freight we know how to handle
Every load starts with the right questions: how urgent, how sensitive, how large. Then we match the equipment and the carrier to the freight.
Consumer Goods
We move consumer goods from the arriving container to your distribution centers, your branded stores and your retail partners, on schedule at every step.
Food & Beverage
Dry, chilled or frozen, we match equipment to the product. Shelf-stable loads get reliable tracking, and temperature-sensitive loads go with carriers equipped to monitor them from pickup to delivery.
Manufacturing
Production runs on materials arriving when the plan says they will. Our coordinators and carriers work to your schedule, whether it's inventory for next month or just-in-time parts needed in hours. Toyota's North American parts operation has worked with RDS since the 1990s. [CONFIRM: OK to name Toyota on the homepage.]
Home & Construction
Building products rarely fit in a dry van. We arrange flatbed, step deck, drop deck, side-curtain and over-dimensional equipment for residential and commercial projects. [CONFIRM: James Hardie is still a customer and OK to name. If yes, add: "James Hardie has relied on RDS for more than ten years."]
Expedited
When the deadline can't move, we assign team drivers, and RDS employees monitor the load around the clock until it delivers.
The partners behind a well-run operation
We work with established partners for carrier vetting, insurance, banking and freight technology. Every load we accept is backed by verified carriers, proper coverage and a debt-free balance sheet.
