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How Much Does a Courier Service Cost to Deliver
Typically, the courier service operates within a local defined area that consists of a number of counties, or possibly even with routes being carried out about a single larger city or metropolitan area. There are several big names in the business but this also includes the seemingly countless independent operators who dispatch their delivery vehicles and bike peddlers alike.
The rates that these courier companies charge is based on logistics, the time to get the delivery there by, and the mode of transport required (a direct or indirect fee). Though all seem to have minimum rates in-place.
A package delivered by a modest-sized vehicle will bring a charge of near $1.50 to $1.70 per mile that occurs within their specified areas. Outside of this territory, greater amounts will result with perhaps no guarantee on a time commitment. A fee variation that covers lengthier distances might be calculated on a combination of both the distance and time spent in transit. Besides a per mile rate that normally increases some amount for when executing after hours deliveries, say after 6:00 p.m. weekdays or some semblance of this or on the weekends. Also, if there is a second stop during the same delivery order, fees of anywhere from $5.00 to $60.00 could ensue.
The intra-city delivery will usually carry a $10 to $20 minimum. This minimum may increase for use of higher capacity vehicles and undoubtedly when running after scheduled hours. But certain carriers do refuse to enter residences, only businesses for a hand delivery.
For those carriers who specify delivery rates based on zip codes, the one hour delivery is a premium service and is priced accordingly. Based on logistics, the single hour can start at $25.00 to $30.00 and go from there, as costs slacken along with less-timely deliveries; going perhaps to a 90 minute commitment all the way to 3 hours, or even extending on to the end of the business day - the least costly affair.