Why choosing the right courier service is so important

We all work under pressure, especially in such unique times such as these. What was that line from the movie Any Given Sunday? “Life’s a game of inches. An inch over here or over there, you don’t quite make it.” And in our business – and perhaps even yours – those inches are all around you. And they count. 

A delay or a missed delivery can cause lasting consequences for your company. We work under that pressure every day and today, that’s what we’re going to discuss. When you’re on a deadline for that make or break project or even someone’s life is on the line – are you prepared? Do you trust your courier service to deliver? Because not doing your homework can have consequences. We’re not usually this dark, but depending on your business, this is a significant decision and a lot is at stake. 

Here are some of the consequences of not doing your homework and ending up with an unreliable courier service. 

Healthcare

Pharmacies provide essential medications – both in emergency situations and long-term care situations. They supply hospitals as well as individual patients. Pharmacies can’t afford delays when someone’s health is on the line. If the courier service is late – or even wrong – it becomes impossible for the doctors to do their job. At best, that’s an inconvenience – at worst, possibly life-threatening. 

Laboratories

Whether it’s blood work for a patient or soil tests for an ecosystem, lab samples remain accurate for only a short period of time. They need to be rushed to the lab before the sample quality deteriorates. Delays because of poor courier service can degrade samples, produce inaccurate lab results – the consequences of which could be far-reaching; whether that’s exposing a community to toxins, illnesses or something worse. 

Business

Not everyone lives in a world where courier services can save lives, but they sure can help you save business. Say you’ve spent hours on a bid for a project that could sustain your business for months – even years. Bids have cut-off times and dates. If you don’t get it there before the deadline, you’re out of luck and all that work means nothing. Why put something like that at risk – perhaps even the survival of your company – with a courier service that doesn’t get results?

At the end of the day – companies like ours have multi-check systems that guarantee on-time delivery with accuracy. We’re trusted by businesses of all shapes and sizes. Be sure that before you choose someone, you’re doing your homework – because not doing so as you can see above – can be indescribably costly. Be safe and choose wisely. Good luck!

How courier services can save the day

Same-day courier services are used for a variety of must-have parcel transportation needs. When you need something quickly, the transaction can be completed on time or a drop off can be made before a deadline. 

Some people like using this service simply because of its overall convenience, but in many situations, same-day courier services can literally save your bacon and bail you out of an immense jam. Here are just some of the ways same-day courier service can save the day.

Buying a house or property

It’s hard to imagine anything that quite resembles the quick start/hard-stop nature of real estate transactions. One minute you’re rushing to get signatures to paper and enter into contracts and the next minute, you’re waiting days and weeks for someone to put a stamp on one, single, solitary sheet of paper. 

That being said – the times when you’re on the go can be some of the most stressful. There might be a time when you need to sign a document and get it to a bank within hours. You might be at work, the dentist or a doctor and you don’t have the time to do it yourself. Perhaps you’re the attorney or real estate agent and you need a signature now, but you’re in court or have other matters to attend to.

Couriers can make sure these important documents get to where they need to be at the time they need to be there; and at least make an already stressful process a little less so. 

Legal documents

People need documents signed and notarized all the time. Could be divorce papers, terms of an employment contract or maybe something as straight-forward as setting up a partnership for a business. Especially if they’re time-sensitive documents, you can’t afford to have any delays. 

Couriers can meet you where you’re at in a given day and make sure that those documents are delivered on time and safely so that you can spend your precious time attending to other things without the worry of having to rush documents across town yourself. 

Registration and membership forms

Maybe you’ve moved to a new city. Maybe you’re working on a tight deadline to get your and your family hooked into a normal life. You;’re rushing parking permits, registering kids for school. You’re probably at a new job and don’t have the time off to be doing all the things that need to happen in order for you to transition into your new life as smoothly as possible. Couriers can help you more easily manage your busy life and get things to where they need to go. You can’t be everywhere, after all!

Courier services can’t solve all of your problems – but we can sure take the edge off. If you’re finding yourself in a pinch or in a place where you need something to get somewhere fast, give us a call and we’ll be happy to provide you with a free consultation. Good luck!