Stephens Courier Service

Covers what the company calls the Greater North and South Kansas City area, with a banner now advertising nationwide delivery as well. The work splits four ways: same-day runs for documents and packages, dedicated drivers assigned to scheduled and recurring routes, residential delivery to homes, and commercial work.

Booking is by phone or an online quote form, and the form is the most informative thing on the site: it sizes a job by what it fits in — a shoebox, a front seat, a back seat, a hatchback, a pickup bed — and asks separately whether anything is longer than four feet or heavier than fifty pounds. The item list runs from documents and medications to artwork, flowers, baggage and automotive parts, which is a reasonable picture of what they will take.

Catering delivery is a named service rather than an afterthought, worth knowing if that is the job, since most couriers treat hot food as an exception. Note that the catering page itself only links out to one caterer’s Facebook page rather than describing the service, so ask what it actually covers.

Nothing on the site states hours, a founding date or a fleet size.