What You Get on Every Delivery
Live GPS tracking
Live GPS tracking shared automatically with stakeholders
Signture & Proof of delivery
Photo + signature POD delivered same day
Trained & insured Couriers
W-2 or vetted IC couriers — never app-based gig drivers
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"Cheapest shipping agent" varies by what you ship and where. USPS wins small parcels under 5 lb residential. UPS wins 5-50 lb commercial with account-tier discounts. FedEx roughly comparable to UPS, often slightly cheaper residential. DHL wins international. Regional LTL freight carriers (Old Dominion, Estes, R+L, XPO, FedEx Freight) win cross-country pallet shipping. Marketplace gig apps (Roadie, GoShare, Lugg) look cheapest on the surface for small same-day moves but have hidden costs. Dedicated same-day courier (asset-based) wins NYC and tri-state same-day moves on time and often on real total cost. Detail at our 2026 pricing guide.
Real cheapest = lowest total cost, not lowest rate card. Total cost = published rate + accessorials + dimensional weight inflation + failure-mode cost + coordination time. Steps: 1) Identify what you actually ship (weight, dimensions, distance, time pressure, fragility, building access). 2) Match to carrier specialty. 3) Calculate the all-in cost including accessorials. 4) Factor in reliability — failure rates, damage rates, claims process. 5) Factor in your team's coordination time. 6) Consider recurring contracts — for high-volume operations, flat monthly contracts cut per-run cost roughly in half (detail at our recurring delivery prep guide). Detail at our courier service vs gig apps blog and why NYC businesses are switching blog.
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Real cheap NYC same-day: $125 minimum, $3/mile flat rate, quoted at booking. No surge. No surprise accessorials. COI issued at no charge. Photo PoD on every job. Real-world: small parcel intra-NYC $125-200; cross-Hudson $175-275; pallet with liftgate $300-550; multi-stop route $400-750. Recurring 3+/week: typical 50% discount through flat monthly contracts. Coverage: NYC courier service with all five boroughs daily — Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, Staten Island. Manhattan corridors include Midtown, Hudson Yards, Financial District, Chelsea, SoHo, Tribeca, Upper East Side. Brooklyn through Williamsburg, DUMBO, Park Slope. NJ via NJ courier hub covers Jersey City, Hoboken, Newark, Edison, Princeton, Secaucus. Cross-state via NY-to-NJ, NY-to-Philadelphia, NY-to-Boston, NY-to-DC, NY-to-Baltimore, Brooklyn-to-Lakewood.
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