If you want your packages to be delivered in a short period of time, express couriers also offers overnight courier service. This type of service usually comes with a higher fee, but it gets the job done, especially if the package you’re sending needs to be at its destination the next morning. Almost all of the major courier services serving customers around the world offer overnight and express delivery, but there are express courier companies that have focused and specialized in this type of shipping service.
As overnight express couriers provide customers with the service that ensures their packages are delivered on time, this is not an easy task, so naturally it comes with a slightly higher fee than your standard delivery service. Imagine sending a package from San Diego, California to Kansas City, Missouri overnight, there are several factors that go into making this happen. We have to consider the cut-off time for packages accepted for express overnight delivery, destination, staff overnight spread, etc. These considerations could definitely give you good reason for the slightly higher premium on overnight express delivery.
Add to this the fact that packages that are paid for overnight delivery by express mail are mostly sent to the destination city, this, of course, excludes some cases where the recipient’s address is a short distance away, so there is no need to send the package by plane.
Express couriers typically carry packages, cargo, and other items for delivery on commercial airlines, but most major courier services that serve customers around the world have their own fleet of cargo planes for shipping purposes only. The concept of a courier service company with its own fleet of cargo planes was originally devised and implemented by Frederick W. Smith, founder and owner of FedEx.
The most common express courier services and some of the most sought after are personal courier services. These are smaller express couriers who work closely with customers. They send an actual personal courier from the origin of the package to the delivery destination. In New York City, where traffic could be an issue, express couriers are known for their bike couriers. While these express couriers have trucks to transport the shipments, they use these logistically efficient bicycle couriers for short distance, but urgent intra-city deliveries.
Personal express couriers generally have an established relationship with customers and are able to anticipate delivery dates, understand and follow specific instructions, etc. This “repeat customer” status is convenient for both the courier and the customer. Normally, the collections become an added benefit for this type of client for free.
As mentioned, customers prefer to have a single personal express courier. It helps when the company that picks up and delivers your packages is already familiar with the customer’s unique requirements, special instructions, and the delivery process and schedule.
