SDS traces its roots to 1943, when it was founded by brothers John J. and Anthony J. Racioppo as a local trucking company. After operating as a sole proprietorship for over thirty years, Security Delivery Service, Inc. was incorporated in October of 1974. In 1976, John J. Racioppo called on his son Tony, who had been working in public accounting for several years, to run the business. Later that same year, Tony brought his cousin John R. Racioppo (Anthony’s son) aboard. Together the two worked hard to grow the business, carefully following the service-oriented, customer-first philosophy their fathers’ instilled in them.

Today, the business is known as SDS Global Logistics, and the company has grown from a one-man operation, to a company with numerous product lines, over 100 employees and the capacity to deliver anything in the world.

Tony and John still run the business, and they have put together what they believe to be the best operations team in the industry. SDS has added business segments, acquired other quality organizations that had the essential synergies necessary to enhance the core business and built up an enterprise with talented people, modern equipment, strategically located properties and state of the art technology.

Tony Racioppo

John R. Racioppo

The SDS Mission
The SDS mission is to bring superior value to its customers by providing a broad range of quality logistics solutions that are cost-effective and trouble-free. The value provided is driven by a skilled and energized team, focused on the customer.

Historical Highlights of SDS:

• 1940—John J. Racioppo begins servicing his first account in Downtown Manhattan
• 1974—Security Delivery Service, Inc. is incorporated
• 1976—Tony Racioppo named President of Security Delivery Service, Inc.
• 1976—John R. Racioppo named Chief Operating Officer of Security Delivery Service, Inc.
• 1982—SDS purchases its first building in Long Island City, NY
• 1984—SDS purchases its second building in Long Island City, NY
• 1989—SDS creates its Domestic Logistics Department
• 1990—SDS creates its International Logistics Department
• 1999—SDS named Small Business of the Year by the industry
• 2000—SDS purchases International Mail Distribution
• 2000—SDS purchases LANE Trucking
• 2001—SDS purchases its first warehouse in Newark, NJ
• 2004—SDS purchases its second warehouse in Newark, NJ.
• 2005—SDS purchases D & I Cargo Express
• 2006—Security Delivery Service, Inc. is renamed SDS Global Logistics
• 2008—SDS purchases Global Delivery Systems
• 2009—SDS acquires D&M Express