What does a courier service in the Inland Empire cover?
Alvy Logistics offers a courier service in the Inland Empire, the Riverside and San Bernardino County region east of Los Angeles. Business runs here are taken by independent-contractor drivers who are based in the region. The company’s one warehouse is in Valencia, in north Los Angeles County; there is no Inland Empire office or depot, so drivers collect at your dock, gate or front desk.
A coordinator picks the vehicle to fit the load, from a car for paperwork to a 20 to 26 ft box truck when pallets are involved (box trucks are available with the drivers based here), and the price is in writing before a driver is sent. Jobs run on demand or on a standing schedule.
What do Inland Empire warehouses send by courier?
The Inland Empire is lined with warehouses and distribution centers, especially along the I-10, the 60 and the I-15. Most of what leaves those buildings moves by the truckload, but the jobs a courier gets come from the gaps between the trucks:
- Warehouse-to-store runs: a few cartons or pallets from a distribution center to stores that ran short, across the region and into Los Angeles and Orange County, by cargo van or box truck.
- Parts for a stopped line: a conveyor motor, a handheld scanner, a forklift part or a label printer that a distribution center or plant needs today.
- Documents between sites: signed paperwork, checks and files between a distribution center, a corporate office and a bank. When your process requires it, the driver signs your custody form or delivery receipt at handoff, as the driver or carrier.
- Returns and samples: product moved from one building to another, or samples taken to a buyer’s office.
- Medical specimens and supplies, covered below.
When a brand ships to its own business customers from an Inland Empire building, final mile delivery covers the store and job site drops.
What does a courier run in the Inland Empire cost?
Inland Empire runs start at $45 by car, $80 by cargo van and $200 by box truck, unchanged from Los Angeles. The vehicle’s base rate already includes 20 trip miles, and mileage from the 21st mile on is set on your written quote. The Inland Empire trips below show which runs stay at the base rate and which add mileage, before extras.
| Inland Empire trip | Road miles, approx. | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Riverside to Ontario International Airport | 17 miles | Base rate only |
| Ontario to San Bernardino | 24 miles | Base rate plus mileage |
| Riverside to Temecula | 41 miles | Base rate plus mileage |
| Downtown Los Angeles to Riverside | 56 miles | Base rate plus mileage |
| Valencia warehouse to Ontario | 74 miles | Base rate plus mileage |
Each mileage is a routed figure between city halls (the Valencia row starts at our address), and a real quote uses your two addresses. There is no extra charge for an Inland Empire driver to reach you, long runs have no separate long-distance band, tolls pass through at cost, and a fuel surcharge may apply. Wait time, added stops, a liftgate or pallet jack and night or weekend work are added only when the job needs them, and your written quote lists each one. The Los Angeles courier pricing guide explains how a quote is built.
Which Inland Empire cities do you serve?
Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga, Chino and Fontana
Ontario, California sits at the center of the west end: the I-10 and the I-15 cross there, east of Ontario International Airport, and the 60 runs through the south of the city. Rancho Cucamonga is about 7 miles north of Ontario’s civic center and Chino about 6 miles south, so runs among the three usually stay at the base rate. Fontana is about 15 miles east of Ontario on the I-10.
Riverside, Corona and Moreno Valley
From downtown Riverside, San Bernardino is about 11 miles by the 91 and the 215, Corona about 15 miles west on the 91, and Moreno Valley about 11 miles east, where warehouses line the 60 and the 215.
San Bernardino and Redlands
The 215 runs through San Bernardino, meeting the I-10 at the south end of the city and the 210 on its north side. Redlands is about 11 miles east of downtown San Bernardino on the I-10, with Loma Linda between the two.
Temecula and Murrieta
The I-15 and the 215 rejoin at Murrieta, and Temecula is about 7 miles south of it. For runs that continue into North County, see our San Diego courier page.
How does medical courier work run in Riverside and San Bernardino?
Medical runs here link clinics, labs and pharmacies with the large hospital campuses in Loma Linda, Colton and Moreno Valley, as STAT trips or scheduled pickups. The clinic or lab packs and seals every specimen, and the driver delivers it unopened to the receiving point you name. Courier vehicles have no powered cooling, so the shipper’s insulated packaging keeps a cold specimen cold. Our medical courier page explains how UN3373 packages are packed and marked.
What should I send for an Inland Empire courier quote?
Send both addresses, how many pieces and what they weigh, when it has to arrive, and how the building receives. Distribution centers often check drivers in at a gate and receive by appointment, so include the dock hours, any appointment or PO number and the gate instructions. Existing accounts book runs in our online shipper portal and can watch each van or truck across the Inland Empire with live driver tracking, an onsite update when it checks in at the distribution center gate, and pickup and delivery photos for your receiving records; business clients are invoiced. Warehouses and 3PLs in Ontario, Fontana or Riverside that run their own TMS can usually link it to the portal. For a written quote or a new account, call (661) 344-8766 (weekdays, 8am to 8pm Pacific) or use the quote form.
