Courier service & delivery
Delivery tariffs, courier economics, routing, last mile
Subtopics
Delivery tariffs
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Courier economics
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Courier fleet
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Routing
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Last mile
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Client contract
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Cargo insurance
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Delivery SLAs
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Staff
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Courier apps
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Express delivery
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Freight delivery
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Pickup points
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Returns
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Cargo documents
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Courier as FOP
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Store partnerships
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Delivery marketing
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Cold chain delivery
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Courier business glossary
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Calculators
Zone tariffs
Delivery zones, base rate and per-km/kg rates → ready price matrix.
Delivery tariff
zone + km + weight → price
Courier economics
deliveries × rate − fuel − tax
Fleet sizing
Orders per day and delivery time → couriers needed at peak and on staff.
Route optimization
Stop count and distances → mileage before/after optimization and fuel savings.
Last mile
cost to deliver one order
Client contract
Checklist of 10 key clauses for a delivery service contract.
Cargo insurance
CMR insurance, carrier liability, all-risks vs limited — what to choose
Delivery SLA
on-time % → contract penalties
Courier staff
Staff, GPC or courier-FOP → taxes, costs and risks of each form
Courier apps
Glovo, Bolt, own channel → terms for courier and for partner
Express pricing
Distance, weight and urgency → recommended express delivery price.
Packaging cost
Box, filler, tape and damage rate → true packaging cost per order.
Freight
pallets/weight/km → FTL vs LTL
Pickup economics
PUDO vs courier: order flow, fixed costs → break-even volume.
Pickup point
issues × rate − rent → profit
Reverse logistics
pickup + processing + value loss
Courier FOP taxes
Income → single tax 3%/5%, SSC minimum, military levy and net
Store partnerships
Per-order, subscription or dedicated courier → what to check in contract
Delivery marketing
B2C, B2B, niches → channels that work for courier business
Cold requirements
Temperature regimes and packaging for dairy, meat, frozen, pharma, flowers.
Cold chain
thermal boxes/reefer + surcharge
Courier glossary
Last mile, SLA, pickup points, batching, capacity — searchable terms