Rancho Cucamonga, CA · Est. on the road

Freight,
pallets &
recycling —
crowned.

From the Inland Empire to every corner of the Southwest — moving what matters, recovering what others throw away, and keeping your supply chain in motion.

Active Network
3states
Terminals and routes across Southern California, Arizona, and Nevada — built for drop-trailer reliability.
California Arizona Nevada
What We Recycle
Cardboard. Plastic.
Pallets. Metals.
A circular approach — keep materials moving, keep them out of landfills.
Our Story

More than
just trucks.

We didn't set out to be in recycling. We set out to move freight reliably for our customers — and somewhere along that road, we found something bigger.

We started as a trucking operation, focused on moving freight and keeping things running for our customers. Along the way, an unexpected opportunity came up in the pallet industry — and we took it.

What began as a side opportunity quickly turned into a growing part of our business. From buying and selling pallets, we saw a bigger picture: there was real value in reuse, recovery, and keeping materials out of landfills.

That's what led us to expand into recycling. Today, we're more than just transportation. We provide pallet solutions and recycling services, helping businesses manage their materials more efficiently while reducing waste.

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EST.
"What started as one truck became a movement — moving freight, and moving materials back into use."
Family Operated
What We Do

Three
pillars of
service.

From single shipments to full drop-trailer programs and materials recovery — we built our operation so every part supports the next. One call. One partner. The whole supply chain.

01 / Crown

Trucking &
Freight

Full-truckload and regional freight across CA, AZ, and NV. The backbone of our business — and yours.

  • Drop trailer programs
  • Multiple pickup windows
  • Regional & long-haul lanes
  • Dedicated equipment
02 / Crown

Pallet
Solutions

Buy, sell, repair, and reuse. We treat pallets as assets — not waste — keeping your operation moving.

  • Pallet purchasing
  • Repair & remanufacture
  • Inventory pickup
  • Custom sizing
03 / Crown

Recycling
Services

Cardboard, plastic, and metals — recovered, baled, and routed back into the supply chain.

  • Cardboard (OCC)
  • Plastics (films & rigid)
  • Ferrous & non-ferrous metals
  • Scheduled pickup programs
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The Four Crowns

Why
customers
stay.

Our name isn't just branding. Each crown stands for a promise — and every shipment we move is judged against all four.

CROWN I

Reliability

Pickups and deliveries on the windows you actually need them. Drop trailers ready when your dock is.

CROWN II

Recovery

Pallets, cardboard, plastic, and metal recovered and put back into use — measurable, documented, audited.

CROWN III

Reach

California, Arizona, Nevada — covered. Whether the load is 30 miles or 600, the answer is yes.

CROWN IV

Relationships

You'll know the person on the other end of the phone. Family-operated means a real partner, not a portal.

3
States Served
CA · AZ · NV — and routes growing.
100k+
Pallets Recovered
Diverted from landfills annually and returned to use.
24/7
Dispatch Reach
When your dock runs, our phone is on.
98%
On-Time Pickup
Drop trailer programs measured to the hour.
Where We Run

The
Southwest
corridor.

Headquartered in Rancho Cucamonga with terminals and active lanes across three states — built for the freight realities of the desert Southwest.

CaliforniaHQ · Rancho Cucamonga + regional terminals
ArizonaActive lanes · Phoenix corridor
NevadaActive lanes · Las Vegas / Reno
OREGON IDAHO UTAH COLORADO NEW MEXICO MEXICO CALIFORNIA NEVADA ARIZONA I-15 I-10 I-40 I-5 RANCHO CUCAMONGA ★ HEADQUARTERS LOS ANGELES SAN DIEGO SAN FRANCISCO SACRAMENTO LAS VEGAS RENO PHOENIX TUCSON FLAGSTAFF PACIFIC OCEAN
Service area
HQ & terminals
Major lanes
200 mi
What Partners Say

Trusted by
operations
who don't bluff.

Warehouse managers, plant ops leads, and procurement teams across the Southwest tell it like it is. Here's what they say.

★★★★★
"

4 Crowns took over our pallet program last year. We went from chasing inventory weekly to having drop trailers staged before we even called. They run our dock now — full stop.

JM
Jorge M.
Operations Manager · Beverage Distribution, CA
★★★★★
"

We move a lot of OCC and rigid plastic, and we needed someone who actually picks up when they say. Three years in, I have one number saved in my phone for materials and it's theirs.

SR
Sarah R.
Plant Manager · Consumer Goods, AZ
★★★★★
"

Family operation, but they bring big-fleet discipline. The recycling side honestly surprised us — they helped us divert thousands of pounds of metal we used to throw out.

DT
David T.
Procurement Lead · Manufacturing, NV

Ready to make
us your first call?

Whether you need one trailer pulled today or a full pallet and recycling program built around your dock — let's talk.

Home/About

Built on freight.
Grown by reuse.

A family-operated trucking company that found a second calling: keeping the Southwest's materials in motion — and out of landfills.

Who We Are

Trucks first.
Then bigger ideas.

We started as a trucking operation, focused on moving freight and keeping things running for our customers. Along the way, an unexpected opportunity came up in the pallet industry, and we took it.

What began as a side opportunity quickly turned into a growing part of our business. From buying and selling pallets, we saw a bigger picture: there was real value in reuse, recovery, and keeping materials out of landfills.

That's what led us to expand into recycling. Today, we've evolved into more than just transportation. We provide pallet solutions and recycling services, helping businesses manage their materials more efficiently while reducing waste.

FAMILY
Operated the same way today as the day we started — with our names on the door and our reputation on every load.
Rancho Cucamonga
The Road So Far

How we
got here.

Four chapters. One direction. Each crown was earned, not given.

I
Chapter One

The trucking years

Started moving freight across Southern California. One truck, then a second. Built our reputation the only way you can — load by load, on-time delivery by on-time delivery.

II
Chapter Two

The pallet pivot

An unexpected opportunity in pallets. What started as a side deal turned into a real piece of the business — buying, selling, repairing. We saw materials others overlooked.

III
Chapter Three

Into recycling

Pallets opened a bigger door: cardboard, plastic, metals. We expanded into full recycling services and started building scheduled pickup programs for plants and warehouses.

IV
Today

One partner. Three services. Three states.

Trucking, pallets, and recycling — operated together so each one supports the next. Headquartered in Rancho Cucamonga, running California, Arizona, and Nevada.

What We Stand For

Values
worn daily.

These aren't poster slogans. They're the way we answer the phone, run the dock, and pick the next driver.

01

Show up.

Pickups happen when we say they will. Trailers are staged before your line goes down. The truck arriving on time isn't a feature — it's the floor we don't drop below.

02

Recover everything we can.

If it can be reused, repaired, or recycled — we route it. Cardboard, pallets, plastic, metal. Less to the landfill, more value back to the supply chain.

03

Speak straight.

Family-operated means you talk to the people running it. When something's wrong, we tell you. When it's right, you'll feel it before we say it.

Want a partner
that stays?

We're not chasing volume. We're building a tight book of customers who know our drivers by name. Let's see if we fit.

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Home/Services

Three services,
one rig.

Trucking, pallet solutions, and recycling — operated together so each one strengthens the rest. Built around your dock, not ours.

CROWN I — TRUCKING

Freight, hauled
the way it should be.

Our trucking operation is the backbone — the part of the business that everything else is built on. Whether you need a single load moved or a fully managed lane, we run dependable equipment with experienced drivers who actually know your dock.

  • Drop trailer programs
  • Live load / unload
  • Multiple pickup windows
  • Regional lanes (CA/AZ/NV)
  • Dedicated equipment
  • Same-day & scheduled
Request Trucking Quote
01
Trucking & Freight
CROWN II — PALLETS

Pallets are
assets, not waste.

Most operations treat pallets as something to throw out. We treat them as inventory. We buy, sell, repair, and remanufacture — and we'll come pick them up on a schedule that suits your facility. Standard, custom, or specialty sizes.

  • Buy used & surplus pallets
  • Sell new & refurbished
  • Onsite repair programs
  • Custom sizing
  • Scheduled inventory pickup
  • Recycling of broken units
Request Pallet Program
02
Pallet Solutions
CROWN III — RECYCLING

Materials in motion.
Landfills bypassed.

Cardboard, plastic, and metal — three of the most valuable, most underused waste streams in any plant. We pick up, sort, and route them back into the supply chain. Set us up with a regular schedule, drop trailers, or call-when-full pickup.

  • OCC / cardboard recovery
  • Plastic film & rigid plastics
  • Ferrous metals (steel, iron)
  • Non-ferrous (aluminum, copper)
  • Baled or loose pickup
  • Documented diversion reports
Request Recycling Service
03
Recycling Services

One partner.
Three solutions.

Most of our customers use us for more than one service. The more we touch your dock, the more efficient your operation gets.

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Home/Coverage

Where the
crowns run.

Headquartered in Rancho Cucamonga. Active lanes and terminals across California, Arizona, and Nevada. Built for the freight realities of the Southwest.

Our Territory

Three states.
One network.

From the Inland Empire to the desert corridors. Drop trailers staged where you need them. Lanes built around the highways your freight actually moves on — I-10, I-15, I-40, the 60, the 215.

CaliforniaHQ Rancho Cucamonga · LA Basin · Inland Empire · Bay Area lanes
ArizonaPhoenix metro · Tucson lanes · I-10 corridor
NevadaLas Vegas · Reno · I-15 corridor
OREGON IDAHO UTAH COLORADO NEW MEXICO MEXICO CALIFORNIA NEVADA ARIZONA I-15 I-10 I-40 I-5 RANCHO CUCAMONGA ★ HEADQUARTERS LOS ANGELES SAN DIEGO SAN FRANCISCO SACRAMENTO LAS VEGAS RENO PHOENIX TUCSON FLAGSTAFF PACIFIC OCEAN
Service area
HQ & terminals
Major lanes
200 mi

Not sure if
we cover your lane?

Ask. If we don't run it today, we might still be the right call — and if not, we'll tell you who is.

Ask About Your Route
Home/New Customers

Become a
customer.

Onboarding is simple. Four steps, one form, no portal logins. We'll be picking up at your dock within a week — often faster.

1
Tell us about you
Basic info on your operation and what you need moved.
2
We size it up
Within one business day, our team reviews and reaches out.
3
Walk the dock
A short site visit or call to design the right program for you.
4
Roll out
Equipment staged, first pickup scheduled, you're live.
Welcome aboard.
We received your information and our team will be in touch within one business day.

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Common Questions

What new
customers ask.

Real questions from real first-time partners. If yours isn't here, ask us on the contact page.

For most customers we're live within 5–7 business days from a signed agreement — and we've gone same-week for urgent situations. Drop trailer programs may take a little longer to stage equipment.
No hard minimums. We work with operations from one-trailer-a-month all the way up to dedicated fleets. The right program is whatever fits your dock.
For most cardboard, metal, and rigid plastic streams — yes, depending on volume, condition, and market rates. We'll quote your specific materials during onboarding.
We're an asset-based operation — our own trucks, our own drivers, our own trailers. That's why we can promise drop-trailer reliability and same-day response on our lanes.
A W-9 (if we'll be paying you for materials), basic facility info (hours, dock setup), and a signed services agreement. We send everything via email — no portals, no logins.
Yes. For recycling customers we can provide monthly or quarterly weight tickets and landfill-diversion summaries — useful for ESG reporting or internal sustainability tracking.
Home/Contact / Quote

Let's
talk freight.

Whether you need a one-time quote, a recurring program, or just a sanity check on your current logistics setup — we'll respond within one business day.

Message received.
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Average response time: under 4 business hours.

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