One driver.
One custody record.
Zero handoffs.
Time-critical freight moved by a single named operator from pickup to delivery — with a live position link, a timestamped custody log, and photographic proof of delivery in your inbox before the driver leaves the dock.
Every handoff is a place where accountability goes missing.
The national expedite carriers — Panther, FedEx Custom Critical, Load One, Bolt Express, Landstar Express America, Forward Air — run brokered networks of thousands of contractors and terminals. That model buys enormous coverage, and for most freight it is the right answer.
It also means the person who takes your call is not the person at your dock, and your shipment may cross a relay driver, a cross-dock or an overnight terminal. When something goes wrong, the investigation starts by working out who had it.
We removed the variable. One operator accepts, loads, drives and delivers. The custody record has one name on it, start to finish.
Six lines. Priced by what they demand, not by distance.
Expedited freight
Exclusive-use, direct-drive movement with no consolidation and no terminal stops. The default line for anything that simply has to be there.
- Lane range 50–1,200 mi
- Dispatch to roll Under 2 hrs
- Tracking Live link
- Availability 24/7
Medical & clinical courier
Specimens, STAT samples, pharmacy transfers and lab routes. Documented chain of custody and temperature-verified carriage.
- Custody log Per handoff
- Temperature Logged
- Driver Screened
- Best fit Recurring routes
AOG & aerospace
Aircraft-on-ground parts, MRO and distributor movements. Serialized part and certificate traceability, no unattended stops.
- Handling ESD-safe
- Traceability Serial + cert
- Stops Attended only
- Dispatch Immediate
High-value & secure
Electronics, semiconductors and sealed cartons. Elevated cargo limits, geofenced routing and documented seal integrity at both ends.
- Cargo limit Raised on request
- Routing Geofenced
- Seals Photographed
- Stops None unplanned
White-glove & inside delivery
Equipment placement, trade-show and event-critical freight. Inside delivery, positioning, debris removal, venue COI issued in advance.
- Billing Hourly or stop
- Venue COI Pre-issued
- Placement Included
- Scheduling Appointment
Dedicated contract routes
Named days reserved for one shipper at a fixed rate. Guaranteed vehicle, guaranteed driver, monthly performance scorecard.
- Commitment Weekly
- Rate Fixed
- Vehicle Reserved
- Reporting Monthly
Built so the tenth vehicle changes nothing about the customer experience.
Growth in this business is not more vans — it is a dispatch, custody and reporting layer that additional capacity plugs into. We built the layer before we needed it, which is why a single-vehicle carrier can hand you an audit file an enterprise 3PL would recognize.
Live position link
Issued automatically on every load. Replaces check calls entirely — your team watches instead of asking.
Custody event log
Timestamped and geotagged at pickup, seal, checkpoint and delivery. Exports as one audit file per shipment.
Photo POD
Images plus signature transmitted within minutes, named and referenced to your load number.
Temperature logging
Continuous logging on validated lanes, attached to the shipment record rather than reported verbally.
Event-capture camera
Dual-facing, retained, and available on request if a claim or dispute is ever opened.
EDI & API tenders
Ready for tender and status exchange, and for direct onboarding into shipper and 3PL portals.
Performance scorecard
On-time pickup and delivery, damage-free rate and median response, sent monthly without being asked.
Owned records
Seven-year retention in systems the company controls — not locked inside someone else's platform.
Vet us in ninety seconds.
Published so procurement does not have to open an email thread. W-9, certificates of insurance and the full carrier packet are issued the same business day.
Classified, registered and auditable before the solicitation closes.
Agency, transit, university and health-system freight goes to carriers that can be verified in a system, insured to the stated limits, and audited afterward. Capability statement furnished on request.
Request capability statement| Primary NAICS | 484110 — General Freight Trucking, Local |
| Additional NAICS | 484121 · 492110 · 488510 |
| Product service codes | V112 · V119 |
| SAM / UEI | Registration maintained active · UEI and CAGE on request |
| Business size | Small business under the applicable SBA size standard |
| State & local | Cal eProcure · county, municipal and transit vendor portals |
| Insurance to spec | Limits raised and additional insureds named before award |
Onboard us in one email.
The carrier packet is a single PDF — W-9, COIs, authority, signed carrier agreement, banking or notice of assignment, references. Request it and it arrives within the hour on a business day.
We are equipment-specific rather than volume-hungry. If it fits a cargo van and needs somebody who answers at 11pm, call. If it needs a 53-foot trailer, we will tell you and stay off your board.
Request carrier packetAnswered first
Most single-vehicle carriers respond in twenty to forty-five minutes. Our target is under two, and we publish the median.
Paperwork closed same day
Photo POD within minutes, correctly named and referenced to your load number. Your billing team stops chasing.
Terms tolerance
Net 30, 45 or 60 accommodated. We will not call your accounting department on day 31.
Mariel is a deepwater port.
On Cuba's northern coast, west of Havana. A harbor is judged on exactly one question — did the cargo arrive as it left — and the company took the name because that is the only question this business is really answering.
Mariel Logistics is owned and operated by its founder, a Cuban-born American citizen based in San Diego County. Dispatch and dock communication run in English and Spanish, which on the California, Arizona and Texas corridors is an operational advantage rather than a courtesy.
| Entity | Mariel Mgmt LLC · California · formed 10 August 2026 |
| Base | La Mesa, San Diego County |
| Primary coverage | San Diego · Orange · Los Angeles · Riverside · San Bernardino |
| Corridors | Statewide California · Arizona · Nevada |
| Extended | Continental US on dedicated and contracted movements |
| Structure | Owner-operated — the principal drives, dispatches and signs |
Tell us what moves and when.
You get a rate and a commitment, not a callback window. If we cannot cover it we say so immediately instead of holding your freight against a maybe.
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