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LSO, formerly Lone Star Overnight, is a regional shipping carrier that delivers within Texas, Oklahoma, West Louisiana and Southern and Eastern New Mexico. [1] Headquartered in Austin, Texas, it is most known for its fleet of light blue tie-dye, camouflage, and argyle painted delivery vans.[2]
History
[edit]Early Years
[edit]In November 1990, Jack Long and Gary Gunter began forming Lone Star Overnight in Austin, Texas. With 28 employees and seven packages, Lone Star Overnight began operations on March 4th, 1991. The team broke even within two years. [3] LSO was highlighted by Inc. 500 magazine as one of the fastest growing privately-held companies in 1996. [4]
Expansion
[edit]In 2002 LSO expanded outside of Texas for the first time. They opened offices in Oklahoma City, Lawton, and Tulsa, Oklahoma. [5] The company was growing at a rate of 20% each year and covered every address in Texas by 2011. [6]
Recent News
[edit]The shipping company took on its present-day image on May 15, 2013. Lone Star Overnight officially became LSO and introduced a new logo and tagline, “It’s all in the delivery.” [7]
LSO expanded further in 2015 when they acquired Express Courier International, expanding their reach to 13 states across the southeast and southwest. [8]
Services
[edit]- LSO Early Next Day: next business day by 8:30 am
- LSO Priority Next Day: next business day by 10:30 am to most areas, by noon, or end of next business day to some rural areas
- LSO Economy Next Day: next business day by 3 pm to most areas, or end of next business day to some rural areas
- LSO 2nd Day: guaranteed delivery by second business day
- LSO Saturday: Saturday by noon to most areas, later in some rural areas
- LSO Mexico: 2-3 business days to any city in Mexico
- LSO Ground: 1-3 business days[9]
Partners
[edit]Regional Transportation Strategic Alliances
[edit]- Eastern Connection
- OnTrac
- TransTek
- Skyline Messenger Service
- Spee-Dee Delivery
- U.S. Cargo
Multi-Carrier Shipping Software Partners
[edit]- ProShip, Inc.
- ShipStation
- ShipJunction
- Kewill
- Agile Network
- DigitalShipper
- Creative Logistics Solutions, Inc. (CLS)
- Advanced Distribution Solutions, Inc. (ADSI)
- Nexxio [10]
Competitors
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References
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