Making Positive Business Choices

Do you run a business that has been offering same-day or next-day delivery? If you are using your own vehicles and your own employees to get this task done, you are likely paying more than you would if you were to use a local courier delivery service instead. The same might be true for companies that are using next-day or two-day air delivery through a traditional shipping service. Here's how forming a long-term relationship with a courier delivery service might benefit you and your firm.

Save Money in Comparison to Traditional Shipping Methods

Overnight shipping at the local post office or at any other traditional shipping company is likely not going to be cheap. It's also kind of silly to spend this much money to ship if you are shipping the item within the same city or at most a few towns over. A local courier delivery service can likely drive the package to its destination in the same amount of time or even quicker than an overnight shipment from the post office would. You'll get the package where it needs to go on time and likely save a good deal of money in the process.

Save Money in Comparison to Managing Your Own Delivery Trucks

If you are not relying on the post office but rather delivering packages yourself using your own fleet of trucks or cars and your own employees, going with a courier service instead can offer some advantages. When you can outsource all of these local shipments to a courier, you can stop having to deal with fuel costs, maintenance costs, repair costs, and everything else that comes with managing a fleet of vehicles. Sell off your fleet or at least reduce its size, and you can pocket the cash for other endeavors while still getting packages to your customers on time.

Save Money By Hiring Fewer Employees or Lowering Your Head Count

If you do own your own fleet, cars or trucks aren't the only things that you need to manage. If you have your own team of delivery drivers, you are likely paying a good wage combined with other expenses like healthcare and retirement plan matches. As your company expands, consider a courier service instead of just buying more trucks and hiring more employees. You have to pay for the courier service, of course, but the total expense may be less when compared with the cost of maintaining a large roster of delivery drivers.