Your Strategic End-to-End Logistics Provider
Dependable Supply Chain Services is a trusted logistics provider that delivers seamless end-to-end solutions for successful businesses. With over seven decades of expertise, we specialize in transforming supply chain challenges into opportunities for growth, efficiency, and unparalleled customer satisfaction.
Our Mission
Continue to earn a reputation for integrity, service, and diversity unmatched in our industry, i.e., “The Dependable Difference.”
Our Vision
To achieve these lofty objectives, we must hire and retain only the most qualified and dedicated individuals who share our vision.
Our Value Statement
In the pursuit of excellence, adequacy is unacceptable.
A Message From our CEO
Thank you for your interest in the Dependable family of logistics and transportation services and for visiting our website. I believe the most significant factor in our industry is its people. With this philosophy, we have endeavored to build a family of transportation, warehousing, and logistics companies that provide our customers with a wide array of services.
The foundation of this vision is DHX, DDC, DGX, and DLS – ‘Dependable Supply Chain Services.’ Each company has earned a reputation for service excellence in its respective field, and I firmly believe this growth is directly attributable to our people’s commitment to being a world-class service provider.
As a top-tier asset-based logistics provider, our commitment to delivering exceptional service, adapting quickly to market shifts, expanding our asset fleet, and reaching into new markets will set us apart from competitors and drive our future growth.
If you are currently a Dependable customer, thank you for allowing us to serve you. If not, I invite you to allow us the opportunity to demonstrate the ‘Dependable Difference.’
Sincerely,
Ron Massman
Dependable Timeline: Our History as a Logistics Provider
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1950
Division: DT
Harry Massman starts his own delivery company with a single bobtail truck
1964
Division: DT
Ron Massman joins his father at Dependable Trucking
1968
Division: DT
Dependable Trucking acquires Freight Transport and initiates public warehousing and harbor drayage services
1972
Division: DDC
Galaxy Distribution warehouse opens in Los Angeles, later to be renamed Dependable Distribution Centers (DDC)
1973
Division: DT
Bob Massman joins his father and brother at Dependable Trucking
1978
Division: DT
Dependable Trucking initiates ocean freight forwarding service from California to Hawaii
1980
Division: DHX
Ron Massman forms new company, Dependable Hawaiian Express, Inc. (DHX), an ocean freight forwarder serving Hawaii.
1981
Division: DHX
DHX expands services to Guam, after acquiring Seaway Distribution, an ocean freight forwarder serving Hawaii and Guam.
1985
Division: DHX
Dependable Hawaiian Express, Inc. changes its name to DHX, Inc.
1986
Division: DHE
Dependable Trucking changes its name to Dependable Highway Express, Inc.
1987
Division: DHE
DHE expands into regional truckload service, by acquiring Interlines Trucking, a regional and local LTL/truckload carrier.
Division: DHX
DHX expands into the Pacific Northwest opening its Seattle Terminal.
1989
Division: DHX
DHX opens trucking service in Guam
1990
Division: DHE
Initiates Statewide LTL service with the acquisition of SOS, Inc. in San Leandro, CA
1992
Division: DHX
DHX opens trucking service in Honolulu
1993
Division: DHE
DHE acquires 1.5 million square foot distribution warehouse in Los Angeles, CA from Sears, opening the largest public warehouse facility under one roof in the United States. This becomes the Dependable family corporate headquarters
1994
Division: DHX
DHX acquires Pan Oceana Freight Forwarding, increasing its Guam presence.
1995
Division: DDC
DDC opens public warehouse / distribution facility in Oakland, CA
Division: DLS
Company announces new division, Dependable Logistics Solutions (“DLS”), and initiates 3PL (third party logistics) service
Division: DHX
DHX acquires 105,000 sq.ft. distribution facility in Rancho Dominguez, CA, which becomes DHX Corporate headquarters and Southern California operations platform.
1996
Division: DHX
DHX acquires Lahaina Cartage and opens trucking service in Maui.
1997
Division: DHX
DHX announces new air freight forwarding division, later to become Dependable AirCargo Express (DAX).
Division: DHE
DHE purchases Freight Train Trucking, expanding regional truckload division into Texas
1998
Division: DHX
DHX achieves International Standards Organization (ISO) Certification.
DHX opens strategic consolidation locations throughout the Continental U.S.Division: DHE
DHE purchases truck terminal in Vernon, California to domicile truckload and harbor drayage divisions
1999
Division: DHX
DHX expands service to Australia and New Zealand, after acquiring ocean freight forwarder Transitainer
DHX opens strategic consolidation locations thoughout the Continental U.S.
2000
Division: DHE
DHE acquires LTL carrier Merchants Delivery Systems and opens terminals in Ontario, CA and Ventura, CA
DHE opens LTL trucking terminal in Stockton, CA
2001
Division: DDC
DDC purchases Loyalty Warehouse, a public warehouse in Commerce, CA specializing in grocery and natural food storage
Division: DHE
DHE introduces terminals in Phoenix, AZ and Tucson, AZ via purchase of LTL carrier Safe-T Way Trucking
DHE adds dedicated temperature-controlled service after acquiring truckload carrier UltransDivision: DHX
DHX opens sales offices in Melbourne, Australia and Auckland, New Zealand
2002
Division: DHX
DHX opens offices in Chicago, New York, Sydney and Melbourne and opens container freight stations in Charlotte, NC, Baltimore, MD, and Boston, MA
2003
Division: DHE
DHE introduces terminal in Fresno, CA after acquiring Shane Transportation’s LTL business
Division: DGX
DGX expands service offerings to include US Imports.
2004
Division: DHX
DHX expands service to American Samoa and Tonga after acquiring Summit Freight
DHX opens first Far East office in Hong Kong
DHX spins-off international business and creates a new company named Dependable Global Express (DGX)
DHX, Inc. changes its name to DHX – Dependable Hawaiian Express, Inc.
2005
Division: DHX
DHX opens facility in Rancho Dominguez, CA to manage Home Depot’s Hawaii distribution
DHX acquires Cavalry Express, a Chicago-based air freight forwarder
DHX acquires HT&T and opens trucking operations in Kona, Hawaii.Division: DGX
DGX opens offices in Tokyo, Shanghai, and Singapore
Division: DHE
DHE acquires regional truckload carrier Intercal Contract Carriers and opens additional truckload operations in Sacramento, CA
Division: DLS
DLS acquires third party logistics (3PL) provider Highway Express and adds IMC rail service
2006
Division: DHE
DHE acquires Sacramento, CA based LTL carrier Rath Trucking
Division: DHX
DHX spins off airfreight business, creating a new company called Dependable AirCargo Express (DAX).
DHX acquires its Guam Terminal and purchases land to build terminals in Maui and Kona.Division: DGX
DGX opens a Customs Bonded CFS in Southern California.
2007
Division: DHE
DHE purchases assets of Pomona-based truckload carrier, Golden Eagle Express, and adds truckload service to and from Mexico
Division: DHX
DHX becomes a C-TPAT member and licensed Customs Broker.
2009
Division: DHE
DHE purchases a fleet of green tractors, acquires harbor drayage carrier J&M Express, Inc. in Gardena, CA
Division: TDC
The Dependable Companies corporate brand is established to encompass all Dependable divisions and companies
Division: DGX
DGX has acquired the business of C&H Express, a leading west coast ocean forwarder to Latin America
DGX opens offices in Manila and Jakarta.Division: DDC
DDC acquires warehousing company Logistics 2000
Division: DHX
DHX opens our new Maui and Kona facilities.
2010
Division: DHE
DHE purchases LTL carrier Matheson Fast Freight, expanding freight service in CA, AZ, and NV
2011
Division: TDC
The Dependable Companies places solar panels on its corporate headquarters in Los Angeles creating the world’s largest solar grid on an industrial high-rise building
Division: DHX
DHX Maui Terminal converts to solar energy.
2012
Division: DDC
DDC acquired the business of Atlant, Inc., a Rancho Dominguez, CA based warehouse and trucking company
Division: DGX
DGX opens its Malaysia office.
2013
Division: DHE
DHE acquired CAN Transport, Inc., a Carson, CA based drayage and warehouse company
DHE acquired the business of Classic Carriers, Inc., a Northern CA based refrigerated truckload carrier
DHE acquires 3Zone Logistics a 100k sq. ft. warehouse in Carson, CA providing public, Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) and customs bonded warehousing, as well as overweight container devanning and transloading servicesDivision: DGX, DAX
DGX & DAX acquire ocean and air business of NOVO Express International, expanding into the Middle East.
DGX Guam Terminal converts to solar energy.
2014
Division: DHE
DHE LTL begins offering 3 to 5 day service between CA, AZ & NV to and from 13 New England States
Division: DGX
DGX opens office in Mumbai expanding international services to and from India
2015
Division: DAX
DAX acquires DGX and changes its name to DGX.
Division: DHE
DHE completes construction of a 80-door cross dock service center on 10-acres in Ontario, CA
2017
Division: DHE
Acquired business of Charles Diaz Trucking Co. Fresno, CA
2018
Division: TDC, DSCS
Enterprise name changed from Dependable Companies to “Dependable Supply Chain Services” representing all Dependable Divisions
Division: DHE
DHE LTL begins offering 2 to 4 day service between CA, AZ & NV to and from TX & OK
2019
Division: DHE
DHE opens Truckload headquarters facility in Mira Loma, CA.
Division: DHX
DHX – Dependable Hawaiian Express completes construction of a 79,000 square foot warehouse and distribution center in Honolulu, HI fully powered with solar paneling.
2020
Division: DHE
DHE LTL begins offering 2 to 3 day service between CA, AZ & NV to and from OR, WA & ID
2021
Division: DHX
DHX acquires Hawaiian Express Service Inc., an 85-year-old freight forwarding company serving Hawaii, Guam and Alaska
2024
Dependable Highway Express’ LTL business was acquired by Knight-Swift Transportation
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