subject: Do I Have Storage Options With My Courier? [print this page] Once companies realize that storage is going to be a possibility with their courier, they begin to see numerous situations where this service might be useful to them. Not all couriers used to offer storage, but as the industry has evolved, it would be harder now to find a Houston courier service which didn't offer some kind of storage solution for their clients. The types of storage offered by a courier company might vary. Some will offer long term storage solutions that include full warehouses, possibly with temperature controlled units or packaged with a full scale fulfillment service, and some may only offer short term options which will help hold goods for the span of a week or less.
If you're not sure which companies are going to be offering which kind of storage, usually you can just check their websites, as any company which is offering this is going to be quick to advertise it. Also, you can generally assume that the larger a company is, the more likely they are going to have storage, and usually the more and larger scale storage they will have. This is simply because there is a significant expense associated with having a storage facility, and larger companies find it easier to bear the expense.
There are enough companies which offer storage to create this as a strange sub-industry of the courier business. This means that there is going to be competition in the prices of storage between the different courier companies. This can mean some additional hunting on your part to find the best bargain, but it is usually worth it in the long run to take that time, as the price differential can be quite larger, and can really add up especially if you're trying to store goods for long periods of time and on a large scale.
The fees that you pay for storage are going be first be calculated on how much storage space you need, and the amount of time that you're going to be storing your goods. Sometimes if you commit to a long term storage contract you can get a lower weekly or monthly rate for your goods. There might be additional storage charges for things like having to have a temperature controlled unit or if you need additional security for your storage unit based on what is contained within it, or if you have to have photo inventory provided for your unit.
