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The right Courier, right now.
Through a comprehensive filtering system and accurate geographic tracking, CARRY enables Brokers to select the most suitable Courier for each time-critical Assignment.
What is CARRY?
CARRY is a technology platform that connects Brokers, manufacturers and distributors with Couriers for time-critical Assignments, anywhere in the world.
Brokers search for a Courier by location and filters, contract them for the Assignment and follow it through to delivery. Couriers use the CARRY app to be found and to accept work.
Locate
Find Couriers by geographic proximity, then use an extensive filtering system to locate the most viable option for each specific time-critical Assignment.
Contract
Contract Couriers according to mutually agreeable terms, including fixed or negotiable rates and any required currency, then lock in the Courier and begin the Assignment.
Track & Deliver
Follow the Assignment from start to finish with precise geographic tracking, plus in-app chat for updates and photos. Designed to help keep the Broker’s client informed.
Why use a Courier?
An On-Board Courier (OBC) personally accompanies urgent, time-critical, high-value or sensitive goods and hand-carries them to the final point of delivery, with precision, professionalism and care.
Delays cost money. OBCs offer a personalised service from A to B, designed to help goods arrive quickly and to reduce the costs that delays can cause.
Speed is CARRY’s forte!
- Speed and flexibility: Goods skip warehouses and slow cargo chains, and Couriers can take short-notice scheduled or charter flights, or other transport, even to remote locations, to help deliver promptly.
- Security: Goods are the responsibility of the Courier from pickup to hand-over, which can reduce the risk of loss, theft or damage.
- Customs: The Courier carries the goods through customs channels in person, which can reduce border delays. Local customs knowledge is a valuable attribute for a Courier, and customs responsibilities remain with the Broker and Courier.
- Confidentiality: A good fit for commercially sensitive or private documents that should not go through public shipping channels.
- Dangerous Goods (DG): These packages often need to follow strict and specialist hand-carry protocol. Using a Courier can be highly advantageous, alongside the correct paperwork, to help navigate the various logistics channels.
- Medical protocol: Couriers accompanying medical consignments can help ensure correct handling and prompt delivery, which could be life-saving.
- Live updates: Couriers on CARRY can share real-time updates through to the final proof of delivery (POD), and the Broker’s client can easily be kept informed at each stage of the Assignment.
The CARRY formula
See it in action
Example
A request is received to locate a Courier who can pick up a large consignment (preferably with a van) and fly with it from London Heathrow (LHR) to Delhi (DEL).
Throughout the Assignment, all documents the Courier has stored are accessible to the Broker, to assist with aspects such as flight bookings and pick-up information.
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Types of Assignment
Flying
Assignments may include ‘positioning’ (flying out to collect the goods) or simply flying from A to B with the goods in hand.
Driving
Assignments that cover the first or last mile by road. Brokers can see any documents relating to Insurance, or driving-based Assignments that are uploaded to CARRY by the Courier.
Hybrid
Assignments may combine flying, driving and/or any other required transport. Brokers will always aim to achieve the best result for the client.
Couriers on CARRY
Product knowledge and time-critical expertise
Couriers are well versed on logistics and often have commercial knowledge of the products they carry (or seek this knowledge, where applicable), which supports correct handling and timely delivery. Via CARRY, Brokers can match the right Courier for the right Assignment.
Customs
Couriers carry goods through customs channels in person, which can reduce delays in the movement of goods, Internationally. Couriers work hard to turn ‘red tape’ into ‘green lights’ with their knowledge, in this aspect of the job.
Logistics
Couriers on CARRY are typically familiar with International logistics and protocol - this knowledge helps in the expeditious delivery of goods and services worldwide!
Documents on the Platform
Couriers can use the CARRY Platform to hold documents such as visas, criminal record checks, right-to-work documents, insurance etc., so Brokers can choose a Courier whose documents and experience fit the Assignment.
Good to know
What types of services are Couriers suitable for?
Anything time-critical.
- Aircraft parts: where delays for AOGs (aircraft on ground) are detrimental and costly for airlines.
- Automotive parts: where manufacturing chains can be slowed, or even shut down, by a lack of parts.
- Fashion and luxury goods: which need accompaniment from A to B because of their high value.
- Legal or sensitive documents: that need urgent delivery by hand.
- Medical consignments: medical transport is super-specialist and follows strict protocol (possibly requiring the bypassing of airport x-ray scanners). Handling could be the difference between life and death, so an On-Board Courier can help ensure prompt and accurate handling.
- Other: time-critical, high-value or sensitive goods and services that need a personal escort from pickup to delivery.
Who is responsible for an Assignment?
The Broker and the Courier agree the Assignment, the rate and the terms between themselves. CARRY is a technology platform. It is not a courier, carrier, freight forwarder or customs agent, and it is not a party to that agreement.
Who handles customs, documents and insurance?
Brokers and Couriers are responsible for their own customs requirements, documents and insurance. The Platform lets Couriers hold documents so that Brokers can review them, and Brokers will check them before booking.
How are Couriers paid?
The rate is agreed between the Broker and the Courier, and payment is settled between them. CARRY does not currently process payments.
Which documents can Couriers add?
Couriers can add any travel or personal ID documents they wish, including (but not limited to) one or more passports, visas (business and personal), right-to-work documentation, criminal record checks (country specific), travel vaccinations, insurances, or any other relevant document that could influence the Broker’s choice for an Assignment. Adding documents is at the Courier’s discretion, and Brokers can only view them once an Assignment has been agreed or has commenced.
What happens to chats and photos?
Assignment chats and photos are archived in the app for both parties. Our Privacy Policy explains how long information is kept.
How do I get started?
To get registered as a Broker, click here. To register as a Courier, please visit the App Store or Google Play to download the app and register your details, in order to get started!
How much does CARRY cost?
CARRY has been launched in a bid to improve efficiency and professionalism within the hand-carry / time-critical logistics market. It has been developed with over 10 years of combined experience. The concept is free of charge in its initial launch; however, a costing model will be incorporated further down the line. Couriers and Brokers will be advised of this, with plenty of notice, prior to inception.
For Brokers →
Find and contract Couriers on desktop or mobile.
For Couriers →
Find Assignments on the CARRY app.