subject: Is Short Term Storage Available At Courier Companies? [print this page] Most courier companies now offer some sort of storage solution as part of their service packages. The average LA courier has received enough requests for storage that they will recognize that there is business to be done by ensuring that they can make this service available to their customers. In the case of smaller courier companies, this is usually only going to be a short term storage solution, but in certain cases there may be more comprehensive storage packages available.
If you visit the website of most small courier companies, you will now see that they have some sort of storage or warehousing option available. If they do, you would do well to consider how using such a service could benefit your company. The reason for this is that outsourcing your storage requirements is almost always cheaper than trying to store your goods on your own, and if you store your goods with a company that you're already using to provide you with courier services you may be able to save yourself some additional money on those storage costs.
If a company offers short term storage, there are two questions that you're going to need to ask them. You're going to need establish how much volume you can store with them, and how long. Short term can mean very different things to different companies. Don't assume that a company will be able to meet your actual storage needs just because they advertise that they offer short term storage. Be sure to see exactly what this entails before you make yourself a plan based on the new service you plan on purchasing.
If you have larger storage needs, you shouldn't have to worry. Although most courier companies have some sort of short term storage solution available by now, many more have also ventured into a full scale warehousing operation. Most couriers that are larger than a few man operation that only operates in a single city have some kind of warehousing available. Again though, the smaller the company, the most limited the available space may be. If you need storage with a smaller company it is always best to get your request in as early as possible. That is the best way to ensure that you're going to receive the storage space that you want, otherwise you may find that they are at capacity by the time you place your request.
