| Emergency courier service is something that is | | | | when time sensitive deliveries absolutely must be |
| offered by many if not most courier companies in | | | | made as fast as possible. A good example of |
| order to respond to those concerns for shipping | | | | when this happens is when a manufacturing or |
| which cannot be handled by the regular service | | | | industrial facility has a breakdown and needs parts |
| options which they make available. Many times | | | | delivered as fast as possible in order to get back |
| this will include services from an airport courier | | | | online. |
| service, as if speed is truly the most important | | | | Typically speaking, all methods of transportation |
| thing for an emergency delivery than anything | | | | will be used for emergency shipping. This means |
| which is traveling a significant distance will have to | | | | that ground vehicles will be used when most |
| be carried at least part of the way via air | | | | practical, but air travel will be utilized if cross |
| transport. | | | | country shipping is required. Helicopters are also |
| You can basically break down the emergency | | | | used sometimes for emergency shipping if they |
| services which are offered by couriers into two | | | | are deemed to be the most efficient shipping |
| different categories. There is medical emergency | | | | method. |
| courier services, and business emergency | | | | Emergency couriers always have extra vehicles in |
| business courier service. The business model is far | | | | their fleet which are solely dedicated to the |
| more common. | | | | shipping of goods on an emergency basis. If they |
| Medical emergency courier service is only offered | | | | were to use these vehicles for their regular |
| by those companies which already have all of the | | | | shipments as well, they could be too far away or |
| required permits and vehicles that allow them to | | | | already full of cargo when an emergency order |
| transport medical material to begin with. These | | | | came in. Instead, they are kept ready and waiting, |
| couriers have special training and equipment that | | | | usually with drivers notified of being 'on call' so |
| allows them to move things like blood, test | | | | that they can be called in on a moment's notice |
| samples, and drugs. Sometimes, a medical | | | | to make a delivery. This has been found by most |
| emergency arises which demands a STAT | | | | couriers that offer this type of service to be the |
| delivery, which is what the emergency courier | | | | most efficient model under which emergency |
| service will provide. | | | | delivery service can be offered. |
| Business emergency courier services are used | | | | |