Many times, a company will do business with a courier company without ever becoming fully aware of all the different services that that company might have. If you have other needs that go beyond what you have been using currently with your courier service that are in any way related to their line of business, it pays to investigate their offerings before looking elsewhere for service.
It is generally much easier to do business with a reputable courier service, for example, that you already do business with rather than having to branch out and find another company all together. For example, there are small couriers that provide exceptional courier service, which also have divisions that are dedicated to shipping temperature controlled medical products. They might also have a division that is a full service trucking company that is suited for shipping large amounts of freight across the country, as opposed to the local or in state deliveries that you have been using them for up until this point.
The point is, that you can greatly simplify your business by using any single company to provide multiple services. If you have different kinds of shipping needs, if your regular courier service can provide both your parcel delivery service, and cover your freight trucking needs, you are going to find that your record keeping and logistics procedures are going to be greatly simplified by only having to track an account with a single company for all those needs. The part of the company that provides your freight trucking service might also provide great warehousing services. These are just examples of the reasons why you should discuss the full gamut of services that are offered by the delivery company that you currently do business with.
Shipping and deliveries are often one of the most problematic areas for a business owner to accommodate. Any method that you can utilize to simplify your shipping processes, such as using a regular courier service to double as your shipping and trucking company, is going to make things more effective for you, and also for your customers. One of the number one rules of business is to simplify your operations whenever possible, and by using a single company you only have a single point of contact to perform multiple services, which is going to help keep your company running more efficiently with a service provider who is likely going to be able to serve you better in all areas due to a more complete understanding of the requirements of your business.