Delaware Express

What Delaware Express does

Delaware Express Co. is a privately held, for-profit bulk transportation company headquartered in Elkton, United States. Founded in 1935, the firm is described as a premier transporter of bulk non-hazardous materials, placing it in the long-established U.S. dry-bulk and liquid-haul trucking segment. The company operates with a headcount of 101-250 employees, consistent with a mid-sized regional or multi-regional carrier rather than a national asset-heavy logistics platform. Its website (delawareexpress.com) is its primary disclosed digital presence.

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Name

Delaware Express

Website

https://delawareexpress.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1935

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Delaware Express Co. is a privately held U.S. bulk non-hazardous materials transportation company, founded in 1935 and headquartered in Elkton, operating with 101-250 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Elkton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Chemical Logistics and Transportation Services: Quantix generates revenue through providing comprehensive chemical supply chain services including dry bulk trucking, liquid bulk transportation, ISO tank shipping, warehousing, distribution, and managed logistics solutions. Revenue is derived from transportation fees, warehousing services, and managed solutions contracts with chemical and pharmaceutical companies.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Delaware Express is a premier bulk non-hazardous materials transporter offering comprehensive chemical supply chain solutions. The company provides dry bulk trucking, liquid bulk and ISO tank transportation, warehousing and in-plant logistics, export/import and drayage services, environmental/waste management solutions, and managed logistics services for chemical and pharmaceutical enterprises nationwide. Operations are supported by an Advanced Shipment Tracking technology platform that delivers real-time logistics visibility to customer supply chains.

Product overview

Quantix (Quantix Supply Chain Solutions) is a chemical supply chain services company offering a comprehensive suite of logistics services. The portfolio includes six core service offerings—Dry Bulk, Liquid Bulk & ISO, Distribution Center & In-Plant, Export/Import & Drayage, Environmental, and Managed Solutions—supported by an Advanced Shipment Tracking technology platform. These services are designed to integrate seamlessly with customers' operations, providing end-to-end chemical logistics with regulatory compliance across the chemical and pharmaceutical industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dry Bulk Specialized dry bulk trucking services for powders, pellets, and granular materials, providing reliable nationwide coverage for chemical transportation. Designed for chemical manufacturers requiring bulk chemical transportation.
• Liquid Bulk & ISO Comprehensive liquid bulk transportation and ISO tank shipping services for hazardous and non-hazardous chemicals, providing end-to-end chemical logistics with regulatory compliance.
• Distribution Center & In-Plant Integrated chemical warehousing and in-plant logistics services spanning from production floor to final delivery, streamlining inventory management throughout customer facilities.
• Export, Import, & Drayage Fully integrated export, import, and chemical drayage services for ISO tank shipping, containers, and bulk trucks, providing expert handling and coast-to-coast coverage.
• Environmental Chemical manufacturing environmental services built on sustainable by design principles, including waste management supply chain solutions that help achieve compliance while supporting sustainability goals.
• Managed Solutions Advanced logistics management services for high-requirement supply chains, optimizing complex transportation networks to ensure safety, maintain strict compliance, and drive peak operational performance across Chemical and Pharmaceutical sectors.

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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API detail

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Feature1 record

Scale indicators1 record

Broad incumbents

• J.B. Hunt Transport Services: J.B. Hunt runs a diversified trucking and intermodal franchise including dedicated and specialized freight services. Its dedicated contract carriage business serves many of the same industrial customers Delaware Express targets, making it a broad incumbent peer.
• Hub Group: Hub Group is a large intermodal and logistics provider with dedicated trucking capabilities serving industrial shippers. Its dedicated trucking and brokerage offerings overlap with Delaware Express's industrial bulk transport role.
• Schneider National: Schneider operates one of the largest U.S. trucking and intermodal networks, including bulk and specialized freight services. It is a broad incumbent with overlap into Delaware Express's bulk trucking space, though it operates a much larger, more diversified portfolio.
• Heartland Express: Heartland Express is a major U.S. asset-based truckload carrier with operations across multiple freight categories. Its long-haul truckload model is broadly comparable to Delaware Express's bulk trucking operation, though Heartland is far larger and more generalist.
• Werner Enterprises: Werner Enterprises operates a large dedicated and one-way truckload network serving shippers across North America. Its dedicated trucking services to industrial customers overlap with Delaware Express's bulk transport positioning.

Direct peers

• Quantix Supply Chain Solutions: Quantix provides dry bulk trucking, liquid bulk transportation, ISO tank shipping, warehousing, and managed logistics for chemical and pharmaceutical customers. The detailed service data accompanying Delaware Express mirrors Quantix's bulk transport and chemical logistics offerings, making it the most directly comparable peer in the bundled data.
• Quality Distribution: Quality Distribution is a leading bulk transportation and logistics provider serving the chemical industry with tank truck, bulk intermodal, and tank washing services. It is a direct peer of Delaware Express in specialized bulk chemical and non-hazardous liquid hauling.
• Trimac Transportation: Trimac is a North American bulk trucking carrier specializing in liquid and dry bulk chemical transport, with terminals across the U.S. and Canada. Its specialty chemical bulk carrier model is highly comparable to Delaware Express's bulk non-hazardous trucking niche.
• Kenan Advantage Group: Kenan Advantage Group is one of the largest tank truck carriers in North America, focused on bulk liquid and dry freight for the chemical, food, and energy sectors. Its specialty bulk trucking focus and similar customer base make it a direct comparable to Delaware Express.

Others

• C.H. Robinson Worldwide: C.H. Robinson is one of the largest third-party logistics providers and freight brokers in North America. It is an adjacent ecosystem participant that competes indirectly for Delaware Express's customers via its brokerage and managed services arms.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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