subject: Getting Packages Picked Up On The Same Day They Are Scheduled [print this page] Normally speaking, when you place an order for courier service, the pickup of that package does not occur the same day that you make that call. In most cases, when you use delivery services to ship your goods for you, you will schedule a pickup as far in advance as it is possible for you to do. However, this kind of lead time is not always available. When this happens, there are ways for you to get packages picked up the same day that you first make the call to order the service.
Usually, a service won't simply be called "same day pickup". This is because when courier companies phrase their services, they usually do so in terms of how long it will take before the delivery is completed, not the length of time before the delivery is picked up. Therefore, you need to know which of those delivery times is going to necessitate a same day pickup in order to get the service that you're looking for.
The first service which will usually get you a same day pickup is next day courier service. That is because that means that the delivery will be completed by the end of the following day. In order to make that happen, they courier company will usually have to have made the package pickup the same day that you request the shipment.
Same day shipping is also going to get a same day pickup clearly. That is because this means that the delivery is going to be finished that same day that you place the request for shipping. In order to get same day pickup for a same day shipment, you will have to place the request for shipping early in the day. Otherwise, the delivery request will typically result in a next day delivery, which sometimes will also mean a next day pickup.
NFO is another service that gets picked up the same day that it is ordered. NFO means next flight out, which is the fastest possible air service that is in use in the courier industry. Emergency courier service also always results in a same day pickup, and is the surest way to guarantee a same day pickup, because the pickup vehicle is dispatched the minute after the delivery request comes in. Also, if you're only shipping across your city, one hour delivery can also get you a same day pickup.
