1st Choice Delivery

What 1st Choice Delivery does

1st Choice Delivery, LLC is a U.S. full-service parcel courier and trucking company operating a multistate last-mile, on-demand, and linehaul network headquartered in Maryland Heights, Missouri. Founded in 1989, the company employs a hub-and-spoke delivery model across more than 15 states with reported weekly volumes of 250,000+ deliveries covering 10,000+ ZIP codes, supported by more than 1,000,000 square feet of active warehousing space. Its customer base is concentrated in healthcare (pharmaceutical wholesalers, long-term care facilities), retail replenishment, and eCommerce fulfillment, served on contracted, scheduled-route terms with consistent driver assignments.

The company's product portfolio spans seven primary service lines: Last Mile Delivery, On-Demand Delivery, Trucking (Full Truckload and Less-Than-Truckload), Linehaul Service, Scheduled/Route Delivery, Expedited Delivery, and Dedicated Fleet Solutions. Underpinning operations is the proprietary FirstView customer portal, which provides real-time track-and-trace visibility, order entry, signature capture, and exception logging, alongside a Route Management App used by drivers for stop management and dispatch communication. The technology is positioned as a customer-integration layer rather than a standalone SaaS product, and no AI/ML capabilities, patents, or API ecosystem are disclosed.

Commercially, 1st Choice operates a direct enterprise field-sales go-to-market model with dedicated account management and quoted transaction-fee pricing (rate cards not publicly disclosed; weekly or monthly billing on contracted volumes). Marketing is conducted principally through the corporate website, with operational scale metrics used as the primary credibility signal. The company was owned by Northern Pacific Group from approximately 2018 through September 2025, a period during which it expanded geographically and through acquisitions with materially higher revenues. In September 2025, 1st Choice was acquired by Lanter Delivery Systems, a portfolio company of Audax Private Equity, and continues to operate under its existing brand as part of that platform.

Name

1st Choice Delivery

Legal name

1st Choice Delivery, LLC

Website

https://1stchoicedelivery.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

1st Choice Delivery is a U.S. regional parcel courier and trucking company, founded in 1989 and headquartered in Maryland Heights, Missouri. It provides last-mile, on-demand, linehaul, and dedicated fleet delivery across 15+ states to healthcare, retail, and eCommerce customers via its proprietary FirstView tracking platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Last Mile Delivery Services

NAICS

Couriers and Express Delivery Services (4921), Couriers and Messengers (492)

SIC

Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210)

akta.pro primary industry

Consolidated Linehaul + Last-Mile Parcel Delivery (TLAAACAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Economy/Deferred Parcel (2–7 Day) (TLAAACAD), Non-Time-Definite Parcel (Day-Definite) (TLAAACAE)

Keywords

• Last mile delivery
• Parcel courier services
• Less-than-truckload shipping
• Scheduled route delivery
• Pharmaceutical logistics

Headquarters

HQ city

St Louis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Last Mile Parcel Delivery: Recurring scheduled and routed delivery services for healthcare, retail, and eCommerce customers across multistate operations. Revenue generated through contracted delivery volumes with weekly/monthly billing cycles.
2. On-Demand Delivery: Time-sensitive shipments with expedited delivery options. Revenue based on distance, weight, and urgency of shipments.
3. Trucking Services (LTL/FTL): Less-than-truckload and full truckload inventory repositioning services for customers requiring larger volume shipments.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

1st Choice Delivery provides multistate last-mile parcel delivery, on-demand time-sensitive shipment delivery, and full truckload/less-than-truckload trucking and linehaul services across 15+ U.S. states, with a focus on healthcare (pharmaceutical wholesalers, long-term care), retail, and eCommerce shippers. Recurring scheduled routes are operated with dedicated drivers, supported by the proprietary FirstView customer portal and a Route Management App that provide real-time track-and-trace, order entry, and signature/picture capture.

Product overview

1st Choice Delivery is a full-service regional/national parcel courier and logistics provider offering a multi-divisional product portfolio spanning Last Mile, On-Demand, and Trucking divisions. The core offerings include Last Mile Delivery, On-Demand Delivery, Trucking (FTL/LTL), Linehaul Service, Scheduled/Route Delivery, Expedited Delivery, and Dedicated Fleet Solutions. The company operates the proprietary FirstView technology platform for order entry and real-time tracking. Services are focused on Healthcare (Pharmaceuticals, Long-Term Care), Retail Support, and eCommerce industries. The company claims 250,000+ weekly deliveries, 10,000+ weekly ZIP code coverage, and 1,000,000+ SQ FT of active warehousing space.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Last Mile Delivery Multistate last-mile parcel delivery service for consistent recurring shipments on scheduled routes, maintaining the same driver on the same day for healthcare, retail, and eCommerce customers.
• On-Demand Delivery Time-sensitive shipment delivery service for urgent healthcare and commercial shipments, meeting industry compliance standards for expedited transport.
• Trucking (FTL/LTL) Full Truckload (FTL) inventory repositioning and Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) delivery services for regional and national freight movement.
• Linehaul Service Linehaul network for moving freight from customer facilities to the 1st Choice distribution network with dedicated vehicles and cross-dock capabilities.
• Scheduled/Route Delivery Customizable hub-and-spoke scheduled deliveries for time-critical and compliance-sensitive transport of shipments, with same-driver routing.
• Expedited Delivery Flexible expedited shipping for time-sensitive shipments not tied to a calendar schedule, providing priority handling and routing.
• Dedicated Fleet Solutions Turnkey dedicated fleet solution assigned to a customer's company, enabling brand building and direct execution of delivery operations through the 1st Choice network.
• FirstView Proprietary customer portal and order entry system enabling real-time track-and-trace visibility, order management, signature and picture capture, and integration with customer solutions.

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• XPO Last Mile: Asset-light last-mile delivery business serving retail, big-and-bulky, and eCommerce customers through a contracted-driver network. Directly comparable to 1st Choice's retail/white-glove and scheduled final-mile services at a much larger scale.
• FedEx Ground: National ground parcel delivery arm of FedEx Corp, operating the largest U.S. residential and commercial last-mile ground network. Overlaps with 1st Choice's last-mile parcel, linehaul, and on-demand offerings but at national scale and broader service breadth.
• UPS: Global integrated parcel and logistics provider with the largest U.S. ground parcel delivery network. Competes with 1st Choice across retail, healthcare, and eCommerce verticals, with significantly broader geographic coverage and capital resources.

Direct peers

• MedSpeed: Healthcare-specialized courier network providing scheduled same-day medical specimen, pharmaceutical, and supply deliveries to hospitals, labs, and pharmacy clients. Closely comparable to 1st Choice's healthcare/LTC delivery franchise and compliance-driven daily routes.
• OnTrac: Regional parcel carrier formed from the LaserShip/OnTrac merger, providing last-mile ground parcel delivery to retail and eCommerce shippers across multiple U.S. regions. Closely comparable to 1st Choice's regional, multi-state last-mile operating model and customer mix.
• Saia Inc. Public LTL trucking carrier operating across the U.S. with a hub-and-spoke network optimized for regional density. Comparable to 1st Choice on linehaul and multi-state LTL services as a regional asset-based carrier in adjacent geographies.
• On Time Express: Regional final-mile scheduled delivery carrier serving retail, healthcare and eCommerce customers across U.S. markets. Directly comparable to 1st Choice's combination of scheduled final-mile and trucking services at a similar regional scale.
• Lone Star Overnight (LSO): Regional overnight parcel and courier carrier serving Texas and the South-Central U.S. with scheduled and on-demand service. Comparable as a regional parcel/ground courier competing in similar verticals and service tiers as 1st Choice.
• Estes Express: Largest U.S. privately held LTL trucking carrier with strong regional density in the Mid-Atlantic/Southeast and growing nationwide footprint. Comparable to 1st Choice's trucking/linehaul (LTL/FTL) capabilities and regional-to-mid-national service profile.
• CDL Last Mile: Provider of last-mile scheduled home and business delivery services for big-and-bulky, retail, and healthcare customers. Directly comparable to 1st Choice on the dimensions of dedicated-route, recurring last-mile delivery to enterprise customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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