Patterson Trans Inc. delivers refrigerated freight, full truckload (FTL), less-than-truckload (LTL), and cross-docking services to businesses throughout Montclair, California, one of the most centrally located cities in the Inland Empire and a close neighbor to our Fontana headquarters. With over 25 years of refrigerated transport experience and 60 years of combined team experience, our family-owned team keeps temperature-sensitive freight moving safely through this compact, high-traffic commercial market.
Dense Retail, Tight Delivery Windows
Montclair packs an enormous amount of retail and food service into a very small footprint, anchored by Montclair Plaza and the commercial corridors along Central Avenue and Interstate 10. Patterson Trans Inc. runs Montclair routes with drivers who know the city’s commercial corridors firsthand, with every load monitored in transit to keep restaurants and retailers near the mall stocked without wasted time.
Family-owned for over 25 years, we offer full truckload, less-than-truckload, and cross-docking service throughout Montclair, built for a dense commercial market where every minute of a delivery window counts.
A Serrano Village Along a Sycamore Creek
Long before Montclair Plaza or Interstate 10, this land was home to a Serrano village built along a creek lined with sycamore trees — a peaceful, water-fed spot that later attracted the ranchers and orchard settlers who’d shape the area’s next chapter.
Renamed Because of a Mail Mix-Up
The area’s first modern identity came in 1897 as “The Township of Marquette,” founded by Mrs. Edward Fraser, and by 1900 a 1,000-acre tract had been surveyed and renamed Monte Vista, subdivided into orchard lots to entice settlers to plant citrus and build homes. Just like Highland and Upland, getting that fruit to market quickly was the whole business model — the same essential need for dependable transport across the county that drives our trucks today.
Monte Vista stuck for decades — until it caused a genuine problem. There was another town in Northern California also named Monte Vista, and the mail kept getting confused between them. On April 8, 1958, residents voted overwhelmingly, 1,399 to 212, to rename their city Montclair. Ten years later, Montclair Plaza opened as one of the first enclosed shopping malls in the Inland Empire, permanently reshaping the city’s identity around retail — a source of local pride Montclair still carries today.
Montclair used to be called Monte Vista — the city was renamed in 1958 simply because its mail kept getting mixed up with a different Monte Vista in Northern California.
Request a Quote for Montclair Refrigerated Freight
Whether you’re near Montclair Plaza or along Central Avenue, call Patterson Trans Inc. at (909) 367-2848 or request a free quote today.