subject: How Do I Pack For A Courier Delivery? [print this page] Knowing the requirements of how to make sure that your delivery is correctly packaged prior to pick up is important when you are conducting business with any Chicago courier service, delivery company or messenger service. Not packaging or labeling your items correctly can create problems with the services delivery route, delay the package from reaching its intended destination and may even cost you extra money above and beyond what you paid for the original shipping. Companies sometimes impose a surcharge on packages that are not put together or labeled correctly because it makes their job more difficult and can cost them time and money, which is why they pass on the charges to you.
A Chicago courier service will provide you with clear instructions on how to properly package and label anything that you may be shipping with them. It is usually required to be in a box with no other markings and a label clearly visible and created with one of their own shipping forms. While this isn't always the case, it may be the best course of action to contact the company directly and find out what they require under their terms of service. Some companies do not care what the outside of the box looks like, their only concern is that the shipment is packaged securely and safely to prevent damages to the shipment so that they are not held liable for any damage that may arise in transit. Properly sealing, packaging and labeling any non-solid items that could leak or be a bio-hazard is a definite requirement.
While most companies concentrate on making sure that their shipment is package the best way possible, labeling is just as important to any Chicago Shipping company. A properly labeled shipment has a greater chance of reaching its final destination on time and without issue, as compared to a nicely package shipment that is not labeled correctly. If your package is not labeled correctly, there is very little that can be done, that will not cost you extra money. If the company has to hold your package from delivery and return it there will be extra delivery fees added to the initial cost, not to mention the time now lost in having to return the package. Too many packages not received by your own clients when they need them, means lost revenue and clients on your end. So it is essential to make sure that all packages that you ship out meet the packaging and labeling requirements of the service that you use.
