Leadfoot Express

Wichita-based and hauling since 2005, with roots in hot shot and AOG (aircraft-on-ground) work — the business of getting a grounded plane the part it is waiting on. That heritage shows in the service list: next flight out, same-day LTL, national shipping coast to coast, local delivery, custom crating and logistics management.

A certified Indirect Air Carrier with TSA-certified drivers carrying photo security badges, which is what moving air cargo requires and not something every local courier holds. If your freight is going into the belly of a plane, that certification is the thing to ask about first.

Custom crating is the other unusual one. If a thing is fragile, awkward or oversized, they will build the box as well as move it, so the crate and the transport are not two separate vendors and two separate invoices.

Dispatch is described as 24/7, with online and mobile order placement, automatic job status notifications, real-time GPS tracking, remote proof of delivery, electronic invoicing and EDI.

The site publishes no fleet size, vehicle types or warehousing, and the company frames itself around shipments other carriers decline — worth asking what it actually runs before assuming a particular vehicle is available.