Lone Star Overnight (LSO) focuses on reliable overnight
delivery utilizing both air and ground transportation,
within and between Texas and Oklahoma. LSO's price
structure allows for up to a 55% savings over the
national carriers based on lower operating costs
within a regional service area.
Nearly all of the basic overnight services currently being
offered by national carriers, such as FedEx and UPS, have been
combined by LSO into a regionally relevant "package." This
"package" fills a niche market made up of consumers clearly
looking for reliable "next day" shipping options. Services
have been carefully chosen and offered based on an unprecedented
ability to provide those services with a high level of precision
in addition to a materially lower cost when compared to the
national carriers.
LSO's basic services include next day delivery by 8:30 A.M.,
10:30 A.M., 3:00 P.M., End Of Next Business Day, and Saturday Delivery.
(Delivery commitment may be later in some areas.)
All deliveries are guaranteed to be on time
or you get your money back. LSO offers hundreds of convenient
drop box locations throughout its service area, an additional
declared value option, toll-free customer service, on-line
shipping, free shipping supplies for priority services, up to a 150 lbs capability
per Priority package and up to 70 lbs for Ground shipments.
On March 4th, 1991, LSO began operations by transporting seven packages
through its system. Each package arrived at its respective destination
on time setting a precedent for the years to come. Since that date,
LSO has continued to move important business documents and packages
throughout its service area, constantly refining one of the most reliable
overnight delivery systems available in the industry today. LSO's
distinctive structure eliminates the need for what is known in the
transportation industry as a "hub and spoke" system. All LSO packages
are sorted and routed at the point of pick-up rather than first being
transported to a central sorting facility. Simply stated: the lower
overhead resulting from the elimination of a traditional "hub" system effectively
reduces the cost of shipping a package with LSO and increases LSO's
"on-time" delivery rate which is consistently ranked at about 99.6%.
Also, fewer vehicle transfers and miles traveled per package drastically
lower the probability of damage or loss to shipments.
LSO culture incorporates employee incentives designed to
motivate individuals to promote growth and development of
the company. All team members are encouraged to put forth
ideas and processes that will improve overall productivity,
morale and customer satisfaction. LSO credits this incentive
program with statistically low package claims, an outstanding
driving safety record with four million LSO miles being
driven each year and an impressive customer referral rate.
LSO is managed on a large company scale emphasizing "small
company" values and dedication to the customer that is often
de-emphasized by many companies in recent years. This
winning strategy coupled with an outstanding workforce has
produced both growth and profit each year since break-even
in 1993. In 1996, LSO was highlighted by Inc. 500 magazine
as one of the fastest growing, privately held companies that year.
Lone Star Overnight continues to move forward providing
outstanding service to customers, employment and promotion
opportunities to its people and a company culture based on
honesty, integrity and hard work.