As a courier company, we have many different clients with
different needs. Quick courier service in the Los Angeles entertainment
industry is not always easy. Many of our clients have deadlines to meet and
need direct service, while other are in no hurry so they use the 4 hour service.
We also offer round-trip service. The tricky part is when the client calls
near the end of the day with a strict deadline.
One driver told me a story of one of his experiences with
round-trip service. It was 2:30 P.M. and the driver got a run sent to him and
it was a round trip to pick up some documents to be signed and brought back with
a deadline of 4 P.M and a total of 40 miles! It was going to be close, but from
where he was at he was pretty sure he could meet the deadline.
He arrived at
the pick-up location and was in and out with the documents in no time. He heads
toward the second location and gets stuck in some traffic, which was to be
expected anywhere you drive in L.A.
He arrived at the second location, brought in the papers and
waited for them to be signed and returned. As he was walking out he realized
that it was 3:30 P.M. and he had to hurry if he was going make the 4 P.M. deadline.
Less than 5 miles away, he realizes his tank is on empty and he has no idea how
long he has been on empty. He only has 10 minutes to get there so he doesn’t
have time to stop for gas if he wants to be on time. A few blocks away the car
starts to slow down and by luck he makes it there with a few minutes to spare
running out of gas right in front of the destination. He ran in to deliver the
package and came back out to call AAA. He got lucky but learned his lesson to
check his gas before he leaves and not to risk driving on an empty tank.
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