Family-owned carrier since 2004

Midwest to West Coast. Our trucks, our docks, our people.

Dry freight on 60+ trucks, with docks in Chicago, Salt Lake City and Reno. LTL, truckload, warehousing, brokerage: one team.

22+years on the road
60+trucks in the fleet
30M+miles driven
50K+sq ft of warehouse

Dry freight, handled end to end.

From a single pallet to a dedicated truck, and the dock space in between.

LTL trucking

No job is too small. Pallets and partial loads consolidate at our own docks and stay in our hands the whole lane, not handed off to another carrier.

Full truckload

Dedicated dry van capacity from pick up to delivery. One truck, one driver, and a dispatcher who knows where your load is at every mile.

Warehousing & cross-dock

More than 50,000 square feet in Chicago, Salt Lake City and Reno for storage and cross-docking. Chicago and Reno also handle load consolidation, trailer weight adjustments and reworking shifted loads.

3PL brokerage

When a load needs more than our own fleet, our brokerage desk covers it with vetted carriers. Either way you deal with the same people.

Three docks on one lane.

We run our own docks at both ends of the lane and one in between, to stage, store and cross-dock freight. Local, regional and long-haul trucking runs out of all three.

  • Chicago, IL Midwest hub 221 Joey Dr, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 Illinois Cross Dock
  • Salt Lake City, UT Mountain West dock
  • Reno, NV West Coast dock 12040 Moya Blvd, Unit 100, Reno, NV 89506 Reno Cross Dock

The Chicago and Reno docks are open 8am to 5pm, and by appointment outside those hours.

Map of the United States showing the OREST Express lane from Chicago through Salt Lake City to Reno, with regional spokes around Chicago

Dispatch you can reach. Drivers who show up.

Dispatch that picks up

One office line, 630-376-6373, and real-time tracking on every load. Customers say it in their own words in the testimonials further down: timely updates from dispatch, drivers on time.

Asset-based carrier

60+ trucks in our own fleet, drivers we employ, and docks at both ends of the lane. USDOT 1322425, MC 693682.

One team, order to unloading

The team that accepts your order is the team you talk to until the cargo is unloaded. Reach them by phone, by email or through the form on this page.

One truck in 2004. Sixty-plus today.

Family-owned and operated from the first truck to today's fleet. More than 30 million miles driven, and warehouses in Chicago, Salt Lake City and Reno.

We specialize in dry freight between the Midwest and the West Coast, and we have earned our customers' trust by delivering safely, on time and with professionalism.

An OREST Express tractor-trailer parked in front of mountains
Unit 827 on the West Coast end of the lane

Word from the people who ship with us.

  • Anastasia and Victoria are extremely professional, and drivers are always on time.

    Joshua Harr
  • Luke and Roman are great and have strong work ethic. I would recommend using this carrier.

    Ryan K
  • We deal with Roman and they do a good job. Have never fallen off a load and gets us a good competitive rate so we can continue to work together.

    David Cook
  • Luke has always communicated well and delivered on time.

    Todd Pollard
  • We have been working with Orest Express since 2013. Everyone is always professional and courteous.

    Diana Koehne
A red OREST Express tractor-trailer parked at a truck stop in the mountains

Now hiring CDL-A drivers

Drive for a company that knows your name.

One Midwest to West Coast lane, dispatch you can reach, and a company run by the family that owns it. We are hiring CDL-A drivers who deliver on time and treat customers well.

  • Valid CDL Class A driver's license
  • Minimum 2 years of experience
  • No DUI, no SAP

Fill out the form and we will call you back. You can also email your resume to hr@orestexpress.com or call 847-262-5553.

Your application is emailed to HR. No copy is kept on this site.

Get in touch.

For a quote, tell us pickup, delivery, freight and dates. Call or email the office, or send the form, and we will get back to you.

Office
221 Joey Dr, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
Authority
USDOT 1322425 / MC 693682

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