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🧳 On-Board Courier

On Board Courier & Hand Carry Service. Hand Carry Courier California · USA · 24/7.

Some shipments cannot go in cargo. Organs in cold-ischemia windows. Aviation parts where insurance won't cover loss in handling. Chip samples worth seven figures. Confidential documents that cannot enter a sorting facility. For these, the only answer is a human who carries the cargo personally — door to gate to seat to door.

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What we do

What is On-Board Courier?

Some shipments cannot go in cargo. Organs in cold-ischemia windows. Aviation parts where insurance won't cover loss in handling. Chip samples worth seven figures. Confidential documents that cannot enter a sorting facility. For these, the only answer is a human who carries the cargo personally — door to gate to seat to door.

Power House Courier provides on-board courier (OBC) service from LAX and connecting US airports. A credentialed human escort picks up the shipment, clears TSA with it, flies in a paid seat on a commercial flight with the cargo in hand or under the seat, and hand-delivers to the destination party. The cargo is never out of sight.

Dedicated human escort, cargo never out of sight
Door-to-gate-to-seat-to-door coordination
Commercial flight bookings in a paid seat
TSA-cleared with the cargo as carry-on or checked
Specialist OBCs for medical, aviation, legal cargo
Available 24/7 from LAX and major US hubs
🧳 OBC Scenario

"A chip designer in Silicon Valley needs a $2.4M custom wafer in a clean-room environment at a fab in Phoenix by tomorrow's first shift. Ground risks ESD. Cargo risks loss. Our OBC picks up at the SF design house at 4pm, flies the wafer in a clean-room-validated case on a 6:18pm UA flight to PHX, hands directly to the fab clean-room intake at 9:48pm. The wafer is on the line by 6am."

On-board courier hand carry service
Eyes on
Cargo never alone
TSA cleared
Every OBC
Door to door
One human, full chain
No handoffs between carriers. The OBC who picks up is the OBC who delivers.
Who uses this service

Built for the organizations that cannot afford a missed run.

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High-Value Cargo

Cargo where loss is not absorbable — jewelry, prototypes, samples.

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AoG Parts

Aviation parts where handling damage is unacceptable.

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Organ / Tissue

When the cold-ischemia window requires hand-carry on a specific flight.

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Confidential Documents

M&A, government, classified, NDA-bound materials.

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Biotech Samples

Clinical samples that cannot risk cargo handling.

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Financial / Legal

Bearer instruments, legal originals, regulatory submissions.

Why PHC for On-Board Courier

What you get on every single run.

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Live GPS Tracking

Watch every run in real time on a private portal.

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Chain of Custody

Signed pickup & delivery log on every shipment.

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24/7 Dispatch

Real humans answering. Weekends, holidays, 3am.

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Proof of Delivery

Photo, signature, timestamp on 100% of runs.

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Specialist Couriers

Trained on this cargo class — not generalists.

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15-min Response

Dispatcher on the line within 15 minutes — guaranteed.

Available in

On-Board Courier in every city we serve.

Same service. Same standards. Eleven cities and nationwide trucking across all 50 states.

Los Angeles, CAPrimary hub · LAX
San Diego, CASAN / Lindbergh
San Francisco, CASFO
Burbank, CABUR / Hollywood Burbank
Santa Ana, CASNA / John Wayne
Ontario, CAONT
Phoenix, AZPHX / Sky Harbor
Tucson, AZTUS
Las Vegas, NVLAS / Harry Reid
Houston, TXIAH / Hobby
Nashville, TNBNA
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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions
about On Board Courier & Hand Carry Service.

On board courier (OBC) service has a dedicated human hand-carry your shipment personally on a commercial flight — door to gate to seat to door. Cargo is never out of sight. Power House Courier provides on board courier service from California and all major US hubs 24/7.
Hand carry courier service means a trained specialist personally carries your shipment through the entire transit — pickup, through TSA, on the plane, off the plane, to final delivery. Power House Courier hand carry service is available 24/7 from LAX, SFO, PHX and connecting US airports.
On board courier California operates from LAX, SFO, SAN, BUR and ONT. A California-based OBC picks up, clears TSA, flies with the cargo, and hand-delivers at the destination.
Use on board courier when cargo cannot go unaccompanied — high-value items, organs in critical cold-ischemia windows, cargo where handling damage is unacceptable. NFO when unaccompanied air cargo is acceptable.
Yes — on board courier hand carry service for aviation parts where insurance won't cover loss in cargo handling. The OBC flies in-cabin with the part, ensuring zero handling damage and full chain of custody.
Yes — 24/7 OBC mobilization from all served cities. From confirmed booking to OBC departure, typically 60-90 minutes at major hubs.
Yes — we coordinate OBC for international destinations subject to visa, customs and any export-control requirements. International OBC requires advance planning for documents.
OBC works for any cargo that fits as carry-on, under-seat, or checked baggage on a commercial flight. For oversized cargo we coordinate air freight or charter separately.
Yes — different cargo classes require different credentials. Medical/biomedical OBCs are HIPAA & UN3373 trained. Defense/government OBCs may carry security clearances. We match the OBC to the cargo class.
From LAX and major hubs, typically within 60-90 minutes for the OBC to be on the way to pickup. Total transit time is then driven by the next flight to your destination.

Need this service right now?

Dispatcher on the line in under 60 seconds — day, night, weekend, holiday.

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B2B Account

Priority dispatch · consolidated invoicing · named account manager. Email to set up.

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Ready for same day courier service
or same day trucking across the USA?

Power House Courier — critical logistics for AoG, organ transport, legal, medical & nationwide freight. Available every hour of every day.

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