New Couriers - The Exchange System
How the Exchange system
works for Couriers
Job Exchange
The Job Exchange is quite simple really and is designed to help
couriers out when they need it.
In its basic form it is just a place to post jobs you have available
to other same day or next
day couriers depending on the type of job.
But its designed to simplify the process by sorting them out for
the day with the option to look
at available jobs 14 days in advance. You can view the jobs from
the members area only but this
is free to sign up for. So we are not locking anyone out.
The posting method is quite simple as well which you use from within
the members area of the site.
It involves entering your Pickup point, date, time and drop off
point. Plus what type/size of vehicle
would be suited for the job. Once the details of the job are entered
to the exchange they are then
sent to relevant couriers in the area you chose. They then can log
on to the site check out the job
and give you a quote by phone.
At this point you can wait for other couriers to call or use the
first courier to contact you, once
the job has been taken you can change the status of the job to let
other couriers know its not available.
Return Journeys
Once you have a job to deliver you will want to maximise your profits
by finding a package to fetch back, to help you with this we have
a Return Journeys section. When you get a job to deliver you can
enter your Drop off point and your destination point to the site
so other couriers can see you are returning empty. Couriers in the
area you are leaving from will also receive an email of your journey.
If there are any available jobs you can pick up they can contact
you on your mobile to arrange a pick up and price, this price might
be at a cheaper rate maybe half the price of a normal delivery,
but still you would have been coming back anyway. So this will benefit
you both and the environment.
1. Only one vehicle on the road instead of two
2. You get extra money for the return
3. They save money on fuel and will have a van spare
So this service will benefit the sameday courier by maximizing
time and mile usage.
Empty Vehicle
This one is self explanatory when you have days that your vehicles
will not be in use you can post them on the site for the area they
are situated. Then other couriers can view them to see who’s
available to do a job. And vice versa you can check if there is
a vehicle available for you.