National Retail Systems, Inc.

Lyndhurst, New Jersey, USA

National Retail Systems, Inc. (NRS) is an asset-backed 3PL offering ultimate retail logistics, port drayage, truckload transport, and tech-driven supply chains.
Established Year:  1952

Company Brief

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National Retail Systems, Inc. is an asset-backed, enterprise-grade 3PL provider specializing in high-volume retail consolidation, port drayage, and nationwide distribution networks. The company operates a fully integrated supply chain infrastructure that bridges ocean terminal arrival with final retail shelf replenishment across North America. Utilizing dense cross-dock operations, specialized asset fleets, and proprietary yard management visibility software, NRS standardizes peak-season fulfillment workflows for global consumer, apparel, and lifestyle brands.

Network & Carrier Partners🤝

Keystone Freight Corp. (Wholly owned asset trucking subsidiary)

National Retail Transportation, Inc. (NRT) (Wholly owned asset carrier subsidiary)

Keystone Capacity (Freight brokerage and non-asset capacity division)

Keystone Fresh (Cold chain, grocery, and temperature-controlled division)

Major US Port Terminal Operators (Port of New York/New Jersey, Port of Los Angeles/Long Beach, Port of Savannah)

Company Pulse & Announcements 📢

Deployed flexible “pop-up” trailer pools and regional asset surges across key coastal freight choke points to handle intensive retail supply chain volatility during seasonal volume spikes.

Accelerated the expansion of the Keystone Fresh inner-city distribution division, integrating advanced ambient and multi-zone temperature routing for metropolitan retail fulfillment centers.

Rolled out systematic cloud upgrades to its proprietary Axel Platform™, significantly dropping data latency barriers for large-scale enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems via automated API links.

Technical & Logistics Profile

Fleet Details:  

Direct operational management over an asset-heavy national fleet comprising approximately 1,100 commercial tractors (covering over-the-road line haul, regional day cabs, and dual-axle port drayage configurations) alongside an expansive equipment pool of more than 4,300 trailers. Intermodal assets include 28-foot, 45-foot, 48-foot, and 53-foot dry van configurations, multi-zone transport refrigeration units (reefers), and customized container chassis fleets.

Warehouse Capacity and Facility:  

Operates a structural distribution footprint of over 3.5 million square feet of specialized, high-velocity logistics facilities (with historic network reach scaling up to 10 million square feet via affiliate storage hubs). Infrastructure includes port-adjacent transload facilities, automated retail consolidation/deconsolidation cross-docks, high-density pallet racking zones, and climate-controlled infrastructure managed under the Keystone Fresh umbrella.

Security & Monitoring:  

Protected by full-time, in-house asset-protection forces supervising strictly gated perimeters, biometric driver check-in kiosks, and electronic yard management trailer logging. Active security networks feature 24/7 high-definition CCTV coverage, designated locked containment areas for high-value cargo, and end-to-end geo-fenced GPS asset tracking that has been formally recognized with top cargo security honors from CargoNet.

IT & Tracking Systems:  

Governed by the proprietary Axel Platform™, an enterprise-level visibility dashboard linked natively with internal Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) and Yard Management Systems (YMS). The platform delivers fully transparent, automated EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) and web-hook API pipelines, offering real-time tracking, advanced shipping notices (ASNs), inventory balances, and automated cross-dock manifesting.

Operational Scale:  

Processes hundreds of thousands of retail shipments annually across the United States. Individual high-capacity coastal facilities—such as the West Coast intermodal transload terminals—are built to absorb and process over 70,000 TEUs of inbound container freight per year individually, aggregating to millions of tons of consumer goods moved annually across the network.

Equipment & Assets:  

Heavy-duty logistics hardware including dedicated terminal yard hustlers/switchers for fast spotting, private intermodal ocean container chassis pools, heavy-lift industrial forklifts, specialized multi-zone transport reefers, and commercial straight trucks fitted with heavy hydraulic lift gates for dense urban commercial deliveries.

Cargo Liability Insurance:  

Cargo liability programs structured with standard motor carrier freight protections exceeding FMCSA regulatory baselines, augmented by comprehensive umbrella policies and specialized high-value retail transit cargo riders tailored per client Master Service Agreement (MSA).

Customs Credentials:  

U.S. Customs Bonded Carrier status maintained through asset legs Keystone Freight Corp. and National Retail Transportation, Inc., coupled with port-adjacent bonded facility capabilities and cross-dock terminal footprints synced to Customs Container Freight Stations (CFS).

Primary Trade Lanes:  

Domestic coast-to-coast corridors and port-to-inland transit links, with primary lane density focused along:

+ Port of NY/NJ to Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Midwest Retail Markets

+ Port of Los Angeles/Long Beach to the Inland Empire and Southwest Logistics Corridors

+ Port of Savannah to Southeast Consumer Distribution Hubs

+ Trans-Pacific Inbound Ocean Drayage (Inbound Asian production pipelines routing via US Ports to major inland fulfillment centers)

Accreditation & Certification Details

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Registered Office Address

Administrative / Corporate HQ: Executive office park housing corporate leadership, customer support, and IT infrastructure. (Heavy physical cross-docking, truck yards, and warehousing facilities are decentralized across nearby regional industrial assets in North Bergen, Secaucus, and Jersey City).


Street address:  125 Chubb Ave
City/Locality:  Lyndhurst
State/Province:  New Jersey
Postal Code:  07071
Country:  USA
Geo-Coordinates:  40.8093, -74.1118
Working Hours & Timezone:  08:00 - 17:00 EST (GMT-5 / GMT-4 during Daylight Saving Time)

Corporate Identity & Network

Parent Company / Group / Brand:  

Walsh Family Holdings / Privately Held Enterprise

Corporate Headquarter Location:  

125 Chubb Ave, Lyndhurst, NJ 07071, United States

Other Office Locations:  

Baltimore, Maryland



Columbus, Ohio



Compton / Los Angeles, California



Greensboro, North Carolina



Pooler / Savannah, Georgia



San Bernardino / Inland Empire, California

Corporate Evolution & Milestones

1952: Established by Francis J. Walsh, Sr. in Jersey City, NJ, laying the groundwork for a dedicated regional truckload carrier tailored to the emerging retail market.

1950s–1970s: Structured dedicated fleet subsidiaries Keystone Freight Corp. and National Retail Transportation, Inc. (NRT), expanding the company’s physical assets into an integrated regional shipping network.

1974: Significantly expanded domestic logistics operations, building out high-volume retail pool distribution frameworks and cross-dock terminals across the US Eastern Seaboard.

2000s: Executed a comprehensive West Coast infrastructure push, opening terminal complexes in Los Angeles, Compton, and San Bernardino to anchor trans-pacific import drayage and deconsolidation.

2010s–2020s: Modernized operational architecture via the rollout of the custom Axel Platform™, engineering an asset-backed 3PL ecosystem capable of real-time supply chain transparency.



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