BLOG

Any business that’s involved in transportation, logistics and shipping depends on sticking to their bottom line. In many instances – shipping costs make up a significant hunk of their operational costs. If you’re not actively shopping for the best possible deal, your bottom line will most certainly suffer.  That’s why it’s so important to understand …

Continue reading “How to deal with hidden shipping fees”

Whenever a customer orders something from a business, they almost always want to make sure they receive their order as quickly as possible. Delays and hiccups and not only add expense and unnecessary stress – but can be frustrating to both you and the customer. If a delivery is too late – it can severely …

Continue reading “Why on-time delivery should be a staple of your business”

Whether you’re a startup or a well established business, shipping costs is an ongoing problem for owners to grapple with. Should you handle it on your own or should you outsource it to a third party courier service? If you’re one of those business owners who finds yourself caught out in-between what you should be …

Continue reading “Should you outsource your shipping service?”

Especially in a pandemic economy, parcel delivery at both the commercial and personal level has become more and more common. With more reasonable fees and the convenience of getting something from one place to another in less time has led to an increased demand for delivery services.  Today, we’re going to explain how courier services …

Continue reading “Five features of a courier service that will add value to your business”

So we didn’t intend for this to be a series, but after reading over our ‘how to pack fragile items’ blog a few weeks ago, we wanted to circle back around to throw in a few extra tips because we felt like we missed a few.  Like we said then, and we’ll say again now …

Continue reading “Shipping your fragile items part-2”

Shipping fragile goods can be a nerve wracking experience. The idea of entrusting something breakable to a box, packing materials and to someone you don’t know isn’t always the most trust inspiring experience.  But if you’re in a position where you need to make sure something sensitive gets to where it needs to go, then …

Continue reading “How to ship fragile items”

With COVID numbers up and in-person shopping numbers down, Americans are going to be shopping online and mailing packages and presents to each other in record numbers this year. 2020 has been ‘different’ in general; but this holiday season – they’ll be really different. Today, we’re going to share some holiday present shipping tips with …

Continue reading “Holiday shipping tips for 2020”

Thanks to COVID-19, this whole year has been different. And the holidays? Well, with pandemic numbers creeping up again, our favorite time of year will most certainly be different as well. Making sure we adapt to this world (for now) is important though – and as is the case with many folks, safety is front …

Continue reading “Safely receiving packages in a very pandemic holiday season”

So sounds like you’re open to the idea of hiring a courier for your next delivery. That’s great – we’re sure you’ll enjoy the experience. But where do you start? What do you ask? How do you tell if one courier company is better than another? Today, we’re going to talk about some of the …

Continue reading “Interview questions for a courier company”

Just like any business, you’re more than likely to experience some sort of issue when it comes to the delivery of your packages at some point in your life. While some of those companies with big, national names bring with them a sense of comfort and familiarity, not all of them always live up to …

Continue reading “Common package delivery issues”