General Company Information
DEMAND SERVICE
Upon your demand, CDS instantly responds to send its professional fleet into action meeting your time-critical delivery needs. In Houston’s high-speed Business community, CDS Demand Service sets the pace.
ROUTED COURIER SERVICE
Frequently, companies have large numbers of small parcels to be delivered throughout the metropolitan area. CDS answers this need with Routed Courier Service. The CDS courier arrives at your location at a pre-designated time, picks up the days deliveries then routes himself through the city in the most efficient , productive and expedient way possible. For small parcel movement when the post office and freight companies just are not fast enough, Routed Courier Service is available.
TIME-CALL SERVICE
CDS will pick up your delivery at a pre-desginated time and deliver it immediately. An example of Time-Call Service is daily mail pick-up where a CDS courier picks up your mail from the post office in the morning and delivers it directly to your firm. Often we are able to drop off your mail before your employees arrive. If you have a regular need for courier service at a pre-designated time, CDS Time-Call Service is the answer.
EXCLUSIVE USE SERVICE
(Vehicle and Driver)
If the cost of maintaining your own delivery fleet is pricing you out of the market, our Exclusive Use Service is the solution. CDS provides your firm with a trained courier and vehicle on an hourly, daily or weekly basis. All the benefits of a full-time delivery fleet without the hassle…that’s Exclusive Use Service
WAREHOUSING/DISTRIBUTION
Whether you have a short term or long term need for warehousing space and/or distribution, CDS can accommodate you with a total package to fit your needs: from printed material and paper stock to business machines and supplies.
SMALL PARCEL DISTRIBUTION
When the post office and freight companies just aren’t fast enough, the CDS Small Parcel Distribution System rushes in to meet the need. Whether it is from your warehouse or ours, CDS distributes your small parcels throughout the Houston area on a twice-daily basis, at a surprisingly low cost.
INSURANCE
A released value of the greater of $50 or $.50 per pound of shipment is automatically applied without charge. A declared value of up to $25,000 per shipment may be purchased at a cost of $.50 per $100 of declared value or fraction thereof in excess of the Released Value by entering that declared value in the space provided on this manifest at the time of pickup. If no entry is made, the Released Value shall automatically apply. All claims regarding loss or damage of any kind must be submitted in writing within 5 days after delivery of shipment to Central Delivery Systems. Central Delivery Systems shall not be responsible for shipments improperly packed or labeled or for loss or damage caused by delay, or for consequential or special damage whether or not Central Delivery Systems had knowledge such damages might be incurred.
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Service Areas
Central Delivery Systems is a locally owned transportation company that has been servicing the Houston business community for over 30 years.
CDS is a full service transportation company providing a wide range of tailor made services to industries such as; banking, legal, professional, and pharmaceutical as well as to wholesalers, retailers, distributors and private individuals. With walkers, servicing downtown Houston, to vehicles servicing the Greater Houston and surrounding areas.
With over 90 years of combined experience in the transportation industry, Central Delivery Systems’ Management Staff can design a system for you that allow you to meet your deadlines in an efficient and effective manner.
CDS has been certified by the City of Houston, Port of Houston, State of Texas, Metropolitan Transit Authority and HISD.
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Hours of Operation
Monday-Friday:12 AM-12 AM (24 hr) Saturday:12 AM-12 AM (24 hr) Sunday:12 AM-12 AM (24 hr)
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After Hours Dispatch
Yes
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