Since 1969, Marathon Express has been offering same-day shipping and delivery services throughout California. Our team strives to be helpful, courteous, and efficient, offering seamless delivery services backed by a dedication to 100 percent customer satisfaction. Let us streamline your logistics so you can tend to more important things, like running your business. We know every customer’s needs will be different, which is why we pride ourselves on customized shipping solutions that meet your unique requirements.

To reliably connect people in business and government organizations with urgency and expediency to help ensure their success.

We Strive To Be

• Helpful
• Courteous
• Efficient

Accounting... Large CPA firms with several locations utilize local courier companies to transport their inner office mail. The important reason why local couriers are used is the fact that important documents will be picked up and delivered the same day instead of going to an overnight hub for the next day delivery. Which there is a chance of vital documents to get lost in sorting.

Banking... All bank utilizes local courier companies for the transport of their daily mail and documents to a centralized location or their headquarters.

Finance... Title Companies utilizes local courier companies for the transport of important documents for signing and delivering documents to escrow companies.

Advertising & Marketing... Companies that does in house printing, labeling and USPS Mail orders, usually utilizes local courier companies for the transport of the final materials to the USPS loading doc and or most of the times transported to special USPS locations throughout the Greater Bay Area, depending of the mailers going out...

An industry of this size and importance requires a serious courier solution to keep parts and documentation moving through the supply chain.

AIR-COURIER
Worldwide Connection
Next-flight out
• Immediate pick-up and drop-off
• Oversize package delivery to FedEx
or other air couriers 

Medical and Analytical - Marathon Express has expertise in and is experienced with transporting medical and chemical samples, and use on-board environmentally-controlled equipment to ensure samples are delivered in good condition. X-rays and patient documents are routinely transported and meet HIPAA requirements. Trained drivers regularly handle lab and surgical instruments, patient equipment, and medical supplies.

Marathon Express has drivers who are trained and experienced in handling legal documents and routinely make court and recorder's office filings.

• Food and Beverage Manufacturing Companies.
• Printing Companies.
• Packaging Companies.
• Medical Device Manufacturing companies.
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Companies.
• Chemical Manufacturing Companies.
• Food Service Contractors.
• Grocery Stores.
• All Other Specialty Food Stores.
• Sign Manufacturing Companies.
• Beauty and cosmetics manufacturing companies.
• Plastic Manufacturing companies.
• Packaging and Labeling Services and many more.

Keep business moving with fast, daily delivery of parts and supplies. You’ll enable quick repair turnaround times for your customers and help affiliates keep inventories adequately stocked. Common shipments in this industry include:

• Tools
• Tires
• Important documents like car titles and legal papers
• Hard hats, gloves, and other safety equipment
• Retail products

From restocking your clients’ supplies to delivering that car part just in time, we have a customizable plan of action and a proven track record of success.

As the largest same-day final mile provider in Northern California, our focus is on connecting you with your customers by offering customized delivery solutions that fit your needs. Our strategically placed network delivers flexible capacity when and where you need it while allowing your business to grow into additional markets without the added cost of maintaining a fleet.

Hefty, heavy or just plain huge: we'll get it moving.

Finding the right carrier to move your bulky shipments can be a pretty big deal. Marathon Express is here to do the heavy lifting with two-person teams and white glove service for even your toughest deliveries.

Marathon Express provides a wide range of exhibit services to meet the needs of the trade show industry.

Features

• Fast and reliable standard ground freight
• Expedited and time-specific delivery
• Deferred air service for all freight sizes
• Advanced Warehousing
• Experienced trade show specialists available to advise during show or pre-show
• Package services available from booth (When provided by a TForce Freight Representative at the Service Desk)
• Full portfolio of international air freight services to meet your trade show deadlines
• Customs brokerage services available for complying with customs regulations and clearance of goods when exhibiting internationally

Range of Services

• Expedited: expedited air and ground to and from shows, as well as time-specific delivery by air or ground, all guaranteed
• Standard: Intact and on-time delivery from coast to coast or within the same city

Tips for trouble-free trade show shipping

• Remove all old shipping labels and affix new shipping labels
• Take advantage of advance warehouse services provided by the show to eliminate tight delivery windows and delays
• Include booth number, show name, and your exhibiting company name in the address on the bill of lading and on all freight labels
• Include deliver-by date on bill of lading for advance warehouse shipments
• Include target (move-in) date on bill of lading if shipping directly to show site
• Include phone number on bill of lading and on freight labels

Increasingly, online shoppers expect fast delivery. Really fast. Especially when their purchase is urgently needed or perishable. Get your products to customers within hours, giving them the confidence to order from you again and again. Ecommerce shipments often include:

• Retail products and inventory
• Rental products and service parts
• Electronics for purchase or repair
• Office supplies
• Consumer goods
• Tools and equipment
• Flowers

Marathon Express has drivers who are screened and trained to handle bank deposits and payroll distribution, and is insured and bonded for these deliveries. Title documents and other financial papers are also reliably transferred. Marathon Express does not handle cash.

Marathon Express has expertise in and is experienced with transporting medical and chemical samples, and use on-board environmentally-controlled equipment to ensure samples are delivered in good condition. X-rays and patient documents are routinely transported and meet HIPAA requirements. Trained drivers regularly handle lab and surgical instruments, patient.

Getting supplies and devices between medical facilities requires speed, accuracy, and security. Use our same day delivery services plus specialized and temperature-controlled packaging options to ship items like:

• Blood and tissue samples
• Laboratory test results and medical records
• Medical and diagnostic equipment
• Infusion pumps, pacemakers, wheelchairs, and walkers
• Cochlear implants or other hearing devices
• Nuclear medicines, vaccines, and prescription drugs
• Time- and/or temperature-sensitive medications
• X-rays

Marathon Express excels in designing customized logistics solutions for challenging business requirements. Our logistics consultants are experts in engineering cost-effective solutions that, using a holistic systems approach, encompass the entire logistics framework to reduce your overall transportation and material costs. Services range from warehousing and distribution to complete supply-chain management. Please contact our Logistics Department for a free consultation to explore how your costs can be reduced at: [email protected].

Logistics Planning
Framework

Material
Management

Customer
Service

Capital
Flow

Information
Management

Make sure your customers’ celebrations and events go off without a hitch. Get them the supplies and equipment they need to make a great impression, even when there’s a last-minute change or fluctuating guestlist. Customers in this industry often ship items like:

• Food, including cakes
• Flowers
• Perishables
• Party equipment
• Party supplies, including balloons
• Entertainment equipment

Marathon Express has regular AM and PM routes to pick up and deliver mail from U.S. Post Offices and transfer interoffice mail. Drivers are trained and familiar with U.S. Postal requirements and procedures for handling bulk mail.