My friend in Spain @grahunt recently posted about the 51 things he learned from selling Spanish Property this year. I thought that it was an interesting post and I could share with my readers the 51 things that I have learned from delivering the freight and other things this year. Some of our customers really […]
Author: Kevin Arrow
Vehicle tracking systems: The benefits for business
Businesses across the UK are in a constant battle to keep their bottom-line costs to a minimum and make savings where, and when, it is possible. For many fleet owners this can be assisted with the use of vehicle tracking technology. As its name suggests this is a system used to track and monitor the […]
Wrap up! It’s cold out there! #WinterIsComing
Lots of bad weather warnings on the radio and in the news at the moment. Last night was very stormy and there were three accidents on the M25 this morning caused by poor driving conditions. If you are driving at all in the next few days go and add some extras to the boot of […]
Why price guidelines are wrong for your courier
Often we get enquiries about our courier services and the customer has a guide price in mind. This is great except for when a customer doesn’t really know what service they require. For instance there are three main types of courier service – Parcels, generally delivered by Royal Mail and parcel carriers. Pallets, often delivered […]
Why next day delivery guarantees cost your business money
It was my youngest daughter’s birthday yesterday, she was 6 and she didn’t have the things she wanted for her birthday. I didn’t have a lot of time this year to find each present individually and I made the decision to shop online. On Wednesday I ordered all of her presents and I paid extra […]
As couriers we know when you are shipping shit.
It’s quite simple really, you ring up and you say “how much to move a box of whatevers to the other end of the country”. You know zip all about us, how reliable we are or anything else and the first words out of your mouth is “how much?”. When you ask that (I will […]
The difference is in the delivery
Yeah I know that’s our company strapline but today it’s also the title of this blog post. I was reading Chris Brogan’s blog post – Ship Vs Shit and musing how delivery terminology has now entered the mainstream online world thanks to Seth Godin. I had been meaning to write a post about why “shipping […]
But isn’t haulage what you do Sarah?
Err, actually no it isn’t. I was reading a blog post the other day about headlines and it happened to mention that if you were in haulage you should mention haulage as a keyword in your headline. The comments were closed, which was a shame (can’t leave a comment there) and as that is often […]
Delivering stolen goods: “And do you have any proof you own that Rolex?”
Last week was a bit tumultuous: riots and stolen, looted goods on the increase. That makes life a little more interesting for us providers of same day courier services. We don’t deliver stolen goods and we have to do some due diligence before we take bookings to deliver high value goods. On Monday we get a […]
What is a dedicated courier?
There are quite a few types of courier service available, and if you don’t know the difference you can find you are wasting time and making calls to the wrong companies. A dedicated courier is similar to a same day courier, but your goods are on a dedicated vehicle. There are no other loads or […]