Ylli Specialty Imports

Sourdough Express, a freight forwarding and trucking company, is a fourth generation family organization. Established in 1898, its one of the oldest and most distinguished transportation companies in Alaska.The name Sourdough Express is symbolic of reliable service and dependability. Our employees are courteous, well trained and dedicated, you can't help but sense the pride our workers have from being part of this great Alaskan company.With terminals in Anchorage and Fairbanks, we use air, land and water to ship freight by multi-modal transportation systems. We are committed to building long-term relationships with our customers, our employees and our service providers.Equipment:Our diverse fleet of equipment consists of vans, bulkers, flatbeds, lowboys, and reefer vans. Sourdough equipment is modern and well-maintained to ensure safe operations. The fleet allows us to haul a large variety of commodities to meet Alaska's transportation demands. Our Specialized hauling division includes single-and double-drop flats along with our multiple lowboys equip with jeeps and boosters. These trailers are specifically designed to meet the specialized transportation requirements of heavy and over-dimension loads.Our drivers and crews are experienced, seasoned experts at getting your oversized freight delivered. Each truck is equipped with modern communication systems to allow us to track freight efficiently. We have had the privilege of servicing many sectors of the Alaska economy, hauling various construction, mining and oilfield related commodities including equipment, steel products, building supplies, fish, groceries, dry bulk goods, and LTL.Big enough to do the job, small enough to care! Sourdough has never had the intent of being the largest trucking company in the state. We have always been under the perception that if we take care of our greatest assets, our customers, the rest of our business plans would fall in to place.Our job is simple; we are here to provide reliable, safe service. Its a century-old philosophy that will enable us to serve our customers for another 100 years.

We have been serving the Alaskan importing community since 1949. We have a staff of 6 and maintain 2 licensed brokers within our office. We are both an ABI ( automated broker interface ) and ACH ( automated clearing house ) broker with the Customs Service and run a full networked computer system. This automation allows and assists us in expediting the process for Customs entry release for port as well as out of port releases. Due to our geographical location and the need to service all ports within Alaska, the Customs Service permits the electronic transmitting of our entry data, with brief facsimile follow-up to ensure cargo release without delays to carriers. As an automated broker we can provide the electronic transmission of OGA ( Other Government Agencies ) data requirements; such as, the Food and Drug Administration, the Department of Transportation, and the Federal Communications Commission. Through our many years of service in Alaska we are continuing to serve and work with the oil industries needs from pipeline construction, to ongoing drilling, exploration, and recovery or cleanup as well as the fishing and building industries. We serve the foreign fuel industry through our appointment as Anchorage's Foreign Trade Zone Operator and represent importers with a wide variety of special projects.