Red Fox Medical Courier runs dedicated lab courier service for reference laboratories, hospital labs, draw sites, and multi-site clinic networks. For 14 years we have built our operation around one reality of laboratory work: a specimen that arrives late, warm, or undocumented is a specimen your lab cannot use. Our lab couriers are trained for the bench they deliver to, not just the road they drive.
What Our Lab Courier Service Covers
Laboratory logistics is more than moving samples from point A to point B. Our core services for labs include:
- Scheduled specimen routes — morning and afternoon consolidated pickups across your draw sites, clinics, and client accounts, feeding your core lab on a predictable timetable
- STAT laboratory pickups — 24/7 on-demand dispatch when a result cannot wait, backed by our STAT and emergency courier operation
- Reference lab send-outs — airport handoffs and same-day connections that get send-out work to national reference laboratories on time
- Supplies, kits, and reports — collection kits out to clients, completed materials back to the lab, on the same trusted routes
Built Around Laboratory Workflows
Our drivers complete laboratory-focused training before they ever carry a specimen, and an 8-point driver checklist governs every handoff. Dedicated route drivers learn your sites, your staff, and your cutoff times — the same driver, day after day, backed by a dedicated account manager who knows your operation. GPS tracking and image-based proof of delivery are standard on every run, so your lab always knows where its samples are.
Compliance a Lab Director Can Sign Off On
Every run operates under HIPAA, HITECH, and PHI compliance, with a Business Associate Agreement in place before the first pickup. Documented chain of custody with time-stamped records supports CLIA requirements and state clinical laboratory rules, and our drivers are trained in bloodborne pathogen safety and proper specimen handling. We employ our own vetted drivers — no gig apps, no subcontracted routes.
Temperature Integrity, Every Mile
Ambient, refrigerated, and frozen — each specimen rides at the temperature the assay requires, in validated packaging with temperature-controlled transport where the sample demands it. From summer heat in Florida to winter routes in Wisconsin, Michigan, and New York, cold-chain integrity is documented from pickup to delivery.
Lab Courier Coverage Across Eight States
Red Fox serves laboratories across 45+ cities in eight states, with dedicated regional networks in Florida, Wisconsin, New York, Georgia, Michigan, Arkansas, Illinois, and Alabama. Whether you need a single daily route in one metro or multi-state coverage for a growing lab network, we scale with you — including absorbing routes quickly when a prior courier exits your market.
Get a Lab Courier Quote
Tell us your sites, your volumes, and your cutoff times, and we will design a route plan for your laboratory. Request a quote or call 1-813-489-5888 — every package is a patient, and we treat your specimens that way.
Specialized Transport & Industries We Serve
Beyond daily lab routes, Red Fox provides organ, tissue and blood product transport, dedicated courier programs for dialysis centers, delivery support for home health and hospice agencies, and scheduled routes for dental and veterinary labs.