How is it that expedite shipping exists (next-day delivery/ international expedite/ etc) in relationship to standard shipping? Its not like companies benefit or profit from the time the package is in transit. I understand its a “premium” feature but why isnt it ideal to have packages delivered in the shortest/ least time-consuming route, and if so, why arent these shorter/ less time-consuming routes the standard?
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I use to ship freight (like single crates at 50-500 lbs each). Anyways, when you needed something super fast, they’d basically find a dude with a van who would drive it there. Like California to Arizona or something. Doesn’t work cross country, but for 1-2 states away we were paying a single guy a couple hundred bucks to chug red bull and drive all night.
And to be clear – the shipping company had a network of freelance truck and van drivers. We provided the crate (signs and graphics) and they’d find a dude with a van.
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