There are many courier companies in Australia offering a range of courier and freight services. Below is a summary of the different types of courier delivery services compared to that of freight services available.
Courier companies provide same-day, overnight and/or next-day delivery services from the same city, to cities in Australia. At times the terminology can be confusing especially when there are a range of smaller differences between the services. So to help you understand what it is you might be paying for we have teased out some of the finer details.
These Courier companies across Australia have specialised courier vehicles that are designed to transport parcels whereas Freight companies offer a range of freight services which cater to larger volumes of delivered goods, at times which require specialised equipment or precise handling.
Overall both courier companies and freight companies including same-day, overnight and/or next-day delivery. Some freight companies also offer door-to-door delivery services. Door-to-Door delivery is a courier delivery service whereby a courier will pick up a parcel from its origin, and deliver it to its destination, arriving at the customer’s door. The one caveat here is that many Freight companies will not deliver to residential premises due to the residential address lacking capacity to handle large volumes of goods which is for a good reason. The safety implications and functional ability to do this makes it an ineffective service.
However, for the everyman, the term ‘parcel’ is a consignment that is delivered to a courier depot for collection. Parcels are collected from the customer’s door, and delivered to another location or customer. In some sense ‘parcel’, ‘package’ and ‘consignment’ are all similar terminologies, rather it’s the volume, size and type of delivered goods which will affect the delivery of these goods.
- Same-day courier delivery services are courier delivery services whereby a courier will pick up a parcel from its origin, and deliver it to its destination, arriving within the same day.
- Overnight courier delivery services are courier delivery services whereby a courier will pick up a parcel from its origin, and deliver it to its destination, arriving the next day.
- Next-day courier delivery services are courier delivery services whereby a courier will pick up a parcel from its origin, and deliver it to its destination, arriving the day after the next day.
- Door-to-Door delivery is a courier delivery service whereby a courier will pick up a parcel from its origin, and deliver it to its destination, arriving at the customer’s door.
- Block to Block delivery, the driver will drop the package off at a garage or another location of the receiver’s choice.
Courier Services in Australia limit the size, weight and dimensions of their consignments and as the courier industry has grown, so have their operating hours. Couriers now deal with even small deliveries either in the evenings, at weekends or at night, however with limited carrying capacity.
As the amount of your delivered goods increases so changes the delivery timeframes and consignment needs. At a certain point your goods require to use freight services, these however you require specific packaging, declarations and at times warehouse addresses or specific lift-assist equipment.
