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Notes on running a courier business

How to dispatch, price, prove and bill deliveries, written for courier and delivery companies in Canada. Plain answers, worked examples, no hype.

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How to price B2B same-day delivery in the GTA, Vancouver and Montréal
A step-by-step method for setting same-day courier prices from your own costs, then turning them into zones, service levels, fuel surcharges and waiting-time charges for Canada's three biggest metros.
7 October 20266 min read
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Running a courier business with no depot: point-to-point same-day work
Many Canadian couriers never sort a parcel in a warehouse. How to dispatch, price and pay for direct pickup-to-delivery work, and the traps to avoid as you grow.
7 October 20266 min read