There are several companies that provide Courier services in Australia, here are some of the main Courier companies and their service characteristics:
Australia Post (Australia Post)
Service Network: As Australia's national postal service, established in 1809, the scope of service covers the entire country, with the largest postal network in the country.
Type of service: Provide domestic and international mailing services, covering letters, parcels, express and other forms. Express services include standard express and expedited express services to meet different customer needs. It also offers one-stop e-commerce solutions for online retailers, including order processing and delivery.
Advantages: Extensive service network, covering almost the entire territory of Australia, whether it is urban or remote areas can provide services. Provide a variety of service options, such as temporary storage cabinets and weekend pickup points, to facilitate customer pickup. In addition to express services, we also provide a variety of postal related services such as post office box rental, money order and remittance.
Disadvantages: The transportation time is not stable, the ordinary express service speed is relatively slow, and the processing and delivery time may not meet the requirements of customers with high timeliness when the package volume is large. The price of express service is at a medium to high level in the market, and logistics costs are high for customers who use express frequently or are price sensitive.
Startrack (AUSpost Express)
Basic information: One of the largest express delivery companies in Australia, belonging to the Australia Post Group, with advanced transport equipment and professional logistics team.
Service features: Whether it is small express or large goods, it can be quickly delivered to the destination, suitable for customers who have certain requirements for timeliness. Provide online or phone booking on-site pick-up service to track parcels in real time. For large weight packages or commercial packages, the price calculation method is more reasonable.
Coverage: Good service in urban areas, but relatively weak service capacity in remote areas, coverage is not as extensive as Australia Post.
Toll Group
Founded in 1888, we are Australia's leading transport and logistics provider with a global network of services in approximately 55 countries.
Service advantage: The service network is deep in various cities and remote areas of Australia, which can meet the delivery needs of customers in different regions. Provide one-stop logistics solutions, covering sea, air, land transportation, warehousing and other fields, diversified transportation modes, suitable for different scales of cargo transportation, but also for retail, manufacturing, medical and other industries to provide customized logistics solutions.
In terms of price: the Courier service is relatively expensive compared to some competitors.
Fastway Couriers
Founded in 1983, is a franchise Courier company in Ireland.
Service features: The service model is flexible, providing both standard express services, and customized service options such as timed delivery and collection of payments. The price is in the middle level of the market, with a certain cost performance. In the express delivery selection has won five stars of quality service, can better meet the needs of the rapid development of the e-commerce industry, to provide fast order processing, efficient delivery services, to send documents and small parcels to provide more rapid service, affordable express service.
Disadvantages: Due to the existence of the franchisee model, the quality of service may be different in different regions. Compared with large express companies, there are relatively few service outlets in remote areas, and it is not convenient to pick up and send pieces.