Anyone that's had to ship something with a courier in the past knows that there are a lot of different types of fees and surcharges which can get added to any kind of courier shipment. When you're shipping anything with a Seattle courier service, it really pays to know what fees the company has in place so that you're not surprised by a much higher bill than you originally anticipated. Although there is certainly a wide variety of things that cause a courier company to charge a fee, the most common surcharges, and some of the most expensive, are those which involve after hours of deliveries and pickups. Be sure that you know your couriers hours of operation, and what they charge to conduct any business outside those hours (if they do at all).
There are different kinds of courier companies out there, and this is going to affect how much they charge you for any kind of after-hours delivery. If the company doesn't advertise themselves as a 24 hour courier specifically, but does mention that they can make deliveries around the clock, then there is a good chance that you're going to have to pay a premium fee for this type of a
service. The reason for this is usually because they have to bring in drivers who are only on-call before you put in your request for a delivery, so they have to be sure to keep the trip profitable for them.
There are courier companies out there that market themselves as being a 24-hour 365 days a year courier service, and these companies may not actually have any surcharges or fees for after hours deliveries, and will often use this as one of their key marketing points. The thing to be aware of in that situations is that due to the additional staff requirements a company like that is going to have, there is a good chance that their everyday delivery charges may simply be higher than those of a regular courier service. This means that you should choose the courier that you're going to use based on your own needs. If you only have to ship after hours once in a while, the courier with the surcharge or fee will likely bring you an overall cheaper courier bill. If you have to ship in the middle of the night regularly, you'll likely save more money by going with the 24 hour courier.
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