Courier and courier services! These two terms are quite familiar to almost everyone reading this article, aren’t they?
Courier is a type of mail service that delivers packages and letters from the place of origin to the place of destination at a much faster and safer rate. In addition, the messaging services include the facility of web tracking, specialization according to service categories, time commitments, etc.
The features mentioned above make courier services a completely different type of mail service than regular mail service. The features and high facilities also make courier services a much more expensive form of postal service as compared to ordinary postal service.
The courier services include the proper packaging of the parcels or even letters and then they are removed for the destination. The main advantage of couriers is the speed of the services they offer. Added to this is the reliability and insured delivery of the package without any damage. Another added advantage is that while the recipient receives the package through couriers, the recipient’s acceptance signature is taken on the package paper and the update procedure is also performed on the tracking software available on the net.
Courier services are mainly of two different types:
– International
– National
While making use of domestic courier services allows you to send packages, letters or anything else only to places located in the respective country of your current state of residence, international courier services allow you to send packages and anything else within your country of residence. Anywhere in the world.
It is important to know that not all international courier services can deliver to every part of the world. Unless they have their branches located in those specific international countries and continents, they cannot deliver the packages.
However, there are some selected reputable international courier companies that can simply deliver packages anywhere in the world. These specific courier companies are renowned for their excellent and efficient service status. The names of some of the international courier companies that offer services almost anywhere in the world are FedEx, DHL, TNT NV, Aramex, etc.
As you select a few specific couriers to deliver your package, the first option you will be asked is the type of courier transportation service you would like your package to use to reach its proposed destination. The courier transport service refers mainly to the means or mode of travel of the package from the origin to the destination. Typically, courier services consist of three modes of travel: railways, airways, and highways. However, certain advanced courier services also have transportation facilities available in the form of waterways.
The facility you choose for your package to avail will be based on the cost these couriers will charge for package deliveries. Air transportation mode is said to be the most expensive, but it is also said to be the fast mode and is mainly used by those who have urgent packages to deliver to some respective destinations.