subject: What Is A Residential Pickup/delivery Service? [print this page] Most of the NJ courier services that are offered by your courier company are going to be pretty easy to understand. Same day delivery is self explanatory, as is next day service, and rush delivery means exactly what it says. There are some services though which can be a little more unclear, and it pays to understand what these services are, so that you know if they can be useful to you. A good example of this is residential pickup and delivery service.
A residential pickup and delivery service is a courier company that will make pickups from residential areas, and offer their full complement of services to those ordering from residential locations. This is not the normal way of doing business for a courier company. Most of the clients that courier companies work with are businesses, and many couriers actually have a policy in place which dictates that they will only work with companies working out of business locations.
A residential delivery service on the other hand, will work with residential clients. It's important to note why this service is sometimes called residential pickup. There are many courier companies out there that will deliver to home addresses for their business clients, but who don't actually pick up packages for people from their homes. A true residential service is one that offers full pickup and delivery service to residential areas, not one that simply will deliver packages from their business clients to those parts of town.
When looking at the residential services that are available to you, you should always be sure to look carefully at their pricing structures before you select the courier. This is because many courier companies that offer this type of service will only do so after charging a very large surcharge or fee. You should make sure that the rates they are charging are closer to their standard rates to make sure you're not overpaying for service.
There are both large courier companies which offer residential courier service as one of their many services, and smaller companies that do a great deal of business with residential customers. In either case, this service has been growing more and more, and it is becoming easier to find companies that offer it. The growing trend of home based business owners and telecommuting employees has created an increased demand for couriers that provide service to residential areas.
