Press Releases

03/05/2018 REGIONAL PARCEL CARRIER LSO NAMES RICHARD METZLER PRESIDENT AND CEO
Strategic and commercial logistics innovator takes helm of leading Gulf
and Southeast expedited solutions provider

AUSTIN, Texas — (March 5, 2018) — The South's premier parcel carrier, LSO, has named Richard (Dick) Metzler to the position of President and CEO, and member of the board of directors Read More >>

12/19/2017 OVERNIGHT CARRIER LSO FREEZES EXPRESS DELIVERY AT 2017 RATES
Businesses to get reprieve from price hikes in 2018 LSO continues to hold the line on dimensional divisor

AUSTIN, Texas — (Dec. 19, 2017) — Businesses that ship time-sensitive overnight packages are receiving the gift of good news from regional carrier LSO: a freeze on 2018 express delivery shipping rates. Read More >>

12/12/2016 LSO COMMITTED TO KEEPING CUSTOMER'S SHIPPING SPEND LOWER THAN THE INDUSTRY AVERAGE BY ANNOUNCING THEIR 2017 PUBLISHED RATES
Express overnight rates up to 25% less than the industry average
Retains dimensional divisor at 166 as global carriers move to 139

AUSTIN, Texas — (Dec. 12, 2016) — LSO, the south's premier regional parcel carrier, today announced new 2017 published rates, which again include across the board savings for customers in every product category. Read More >>

03/04/2016 LSO MARKS 25TH ANNIVERSARY
LSO Continues to Expand Footprint Across Southern United States
Company Holds Overnight Shipping Prices Down

AUSTIN, Texas — In March 1991, Lone Star Overnight (now LSO) opened its doors for business, servicing just a handful of metropolitan areas and transporting seven packages on its first day of operation. Read More >>

01/12/2016 LSO Further Expands Regional Footprint to Key Markets Across Southeastern United States
Regional Parcel Carrier Offers Shipping Services in Major Cities Within Tennessee, Alabama and Arkansas

AUSTIN, Texas — LSO, the south's premier regional parcel carrier, today announced new 2016 published rates, which include across the board savings for customers in every product category. In an environment of industry pressures to increase pricing, LSO continues to provide excellent value versus the global package carriers, for both ground and express delivery offerings. Compared to other express offerings in the industry and especially among global carriers, LSO remains an incredible alternative, Read More >>

11/24/2015 LSO REMAINS COMMITTED TO KEEPING CUSTOMER'S PARCEL SPEND LOWER THAN THE INDUSTRY AVERAGE BY ANNOUNCING THEIR 2016 PUBLISHED RATES
Carrier delivers superior savings to customers across all parcel service offerings Express rates up to 25% less than the industry average

AUSTIN, Texas — LSO, the south's premier regional parcel carrier, today announced new 2016 published rates, which include across the board savings for customers in every product category. In an environment of industry pressures to increase pricing, LSO continues to provide excellent value versus the global package carriers, for both ground and express delivery offerings. Compared to other express offerings in the industry and especially among global carriers, LSO remains an incredible alternative, Read More >>

07/14/2015 LSO ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH DIGITALSHIPPER OFFERING A COST EFFECTIVE SOLUTION TO IMPROVE & AUTOMATE SHIPPING PROCESSES
LSO Customers Can Now Reduce Carrier Shipping Costs Using DigitalShipper’s Carrier Module for Parcel Delivery

AUSTIN, Texas — LSO, the south’s premier regional parcel carrier, today announced a partnership with DigitalShipper, a multi-carrier shipping software solution provider based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The DigitalShipper/LSO module provides a platform for businesses to automate all aspects of their national and regional parcel shipping operations using the latest technology in multi-carrier shipping software. In addition, the solution offers customers greater options regionally when selecting parcel carriers. Read More >

05/20/2015 LSO EXPANDS SERVICES THROUGHOUT LOUISIANA
Regional Parcel Carrier Offers Shipping Services in Major Louisiana Cities

AUSTIN, Texas — LSO, the leading regional parcel carrier servicing the southern U.S., today announced the expansion of its shipping services to include new cities and zip codes throughout Louisiana, including Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Metairie, New Orleans, and Shreveport.  The extension of services into Louisiana greatly complements LSO’s broad expanse of parcel delivery services already widely available throughout the South. Louisiana businesses selecting LSO for their shipping needs can expect the same customer-centric focus with value-driven and affordably priced shipping options and on-time delivery that LSO has delivered in states like Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico for twenty-four years. Read More >

02/11/2015 LSO ACQUIRES EXPRESS COURIER INTERNATIONAL CREATING A UNIQUE SUPER-REGIONAL SHIPPING SOLUTION STRETCHING FROM TEXAS TO THE CAROLINAS
Acquisition Boosts Footprint for Unparalleled Logistics Solutions across Southeast United States

AUSTIN, Texas — LSO, a leading regional parcel carrier, today announced the acquisition of Express Courier International (Express/ECI), a market leading same-day carrier in the southeast and mid-south region, to form a super-regional parcel carrier providing an unmatched portfolio of customized shipping solutions now spanning across 13 states throughout the southeast and southwest of the United States. Read More >

01/13/2015 LSO ADDS WEB-BASED SOLUTION SHIPSTATION PROVIDING CUSTOMERS AN EASY INTEGRATED SHIPPING PLATFORM
Customers Can Now Print Shipping Labels for LSO from their ShipStation Account for parcel delivery in Texas and Oklahoma

AUSTIN, Texas — Lone Star Overnight (LSO), a leading regional parcel carrier, today announced a strategic relationship with ShipStation™, the leading web-based shipping solution for online retailers. Read More >

01/09/2015 LSO ANNOUNCES CERTIFIED PARTNERSHIP WITH SHIPJUNCTION OFFERING SHIPPERS GREATER CONTROL OVER COST AND SPEEDS
LSO Customers Can Now Reduce Carrier Shipping Costs Using ShipJunction’s Innovative Rate Manager for Parcel Delivery

AUSTIN, Texas — LSO, formerly Lone Star Overnight, a leading regional parcel carrier, announced today a certified partnership with ShipJunction, a Cloud based multi-carrier shipping solution based in San Francisco. ShipJunction has integrated the LSO offering within their innovative platform to simplify shipping processes while improving warehouse efficiency and allowing customers to ship smarter and faster. This solution offers customers greater options regionally when selecting parcel carriers. Read More >

12/10/2014 LSO ANNOUNCES 2015 PUBLISHED RATES DELIVERING SUPERIOR VALUE AND SAVINGS TO CUSTOMERS
Express Rates are up to 25 percent less than the industry average

AUSTIN, Texas — (Dec. 10, 2014) – LSO, formerly Lone Star Overnight, a leading regional small parcel carrier, today announced innovative service features for its customers along with new 2015 published rates. And, in an environment of industry pressures to increase pricing, LSO continues to provide excellent value versus the global package carriers, especially for express delivery offerings. LSO’s express services provide savings up to 25 percent compared to the global carriers. Read More >

12/09/2014 ProShip, Inc. and Regional Carrier LSO Solidify Partnership
Regional carrier offers customers a flexible and strategic option for shipping

Brookfield, WI,. (December 9, 2014) — ProShip, Inc., a Neopost company and leading provider of multi-carrier shipping software, has recently partnered with LSO, a leading regional small parcel carrier, to develop a certified carrier module to leverage LSO’s expertise within the ProShip® Product Suite. This certified module further expands the shipping options available to ProShip customers who ship parcels in Texas, Oklahoma, and California and other major Western hubs. Read More >

11/04/2014 Agile Network Announces Strategic Partnership with LSO to Offer Shippers Greater Choice and Value
Partnership Provides AgileShip™ Customers with Option to Select LSO for parcel delivery in Texas, Oklahoma, California and major Western hubs

CHESTERFIELD, MO, (November 4, 2014) — Leading enterprise shipping software provider, Agile Network LLC today announced their partnership with LSO,  a leading regional carrier, to develop a new LSO service module within AgileShip software that will allow customers the option of selecting LSO services and offerings integrated into one platform. This solution offers customers greater options regionally when selecting parcel carriers. Read More >

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