subject: What Is Nfo Courier Service? [print this page] Distribution logistics often require the use of a number of different delivery methods in order to meet all the varied needs that a company may face in terms of the different kinds of delivery requests that they may receive from their clients. It is, in many situations, impossible to predict how many different delivery scenarios may arise, which is why it is useful to have a courier company that can provide you with a number of different delivery options. One of these that can be extremely helpful at times is NFO service.
NFO service is usually going to be the fastest way that you can have something delivered by air. It uses all the airlines that a courier company has access to from their location, and stands for next flight out. Some courier companies might call the service something slightly different, such as next flight available, but it all means essentially the same thing. The essence of the service is that the courier is going to aim to get your shipment in the air as soon as they possibly can.
When a courier gets a request for an NFO shipment, several things happen. The first thing that they need to is make sure that the shipment gets picked up as quickly as possible. This is because if they did happen to miss a flight, especially from a smaller center, it could be some time before the next appropriate flight is leaving. So they will typically immediately dispatch the most available courier to make the pickup on an emergency basis.
Next, the courier company has to book a flight to ship out the products on. Now, the very nature of this type of delivery dictates that they are going to try and find the quickest available flight to the destination. This can involve connecting or direct flights, but the end goal is the fastest delivery time possible, whatever that may be. In centers with more than one airport, couriers will often look at flight options departing from all airports in order to find the best possible shipping times.
NFO courier service is going to be more expensive than using a land based courier. When you're trying to ship something all the way across the country though, or even more importantly, when you're trying to ship something between countries or overseas, there is going to be no faster shipping option for you to use.
