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Left That Important Work Document Behind. Now What?
Ooops!
You’re all ready. You got up early. You put on your best suit, the right watch. Everything’s perfect.
You are ready. You are the perfect storm, and the success you’re going to have with your big presentation is preordained.
Except for one tiny detail. You forgot your presentation.
Anyone who knows how this feels knows that at that moment you’d trade your pants for the presentation. At least you could fashion an emergency pair out of the drapes.
To rid yourself of that left-the-plane-without-the-parachute feeling, you need the services of a professional. In Winnipeg, Sierra Courier is the service that you can count on to get you out of this particular jam. As you’ve read in these pages, we specialize in getting all kinds of cargo (documents, medical materials, even live animals) where they need to be, in a “pronto” kind of way. You place your call to us, and we immediately dispatch the right vehicle (ranging from bicycle to transport truck) to your address. The forgotten item is then transported directly, in the fastest manner safely possible, to your workplace. You then make the presentation of the century, earning the undying respect and gratitude of your employer, as well as a nice healthy raise.
While we can’t guarantee the killer presentation, the respect, or the raise, we can make you this one solemn promise: At Sierra Courier, we will do whatever is within our power to help you out of your predicament. For more than 35 years, we have been Winnipeg’s go-to courier and messenger service. Many of our competitors have come and gone, but we remain because our “we deliver” philosophy and our commitment to customer service have never wavered. Every day, we handle hundreds of time sensitive shipments with the same care and commitment we’d give to our own packages.
To arrange transport of your package, no matter how tight your timeline, call Sierra Courier toll free 866-575-ASAP (2727) or 204-632-8920 from the Winnipeg area. Whether your shipment is routine, or constitutes a genuine emergency, you can rest assured that we’re the company for the job.
How Fast Does it Need to Be?
Good. Fast. Cheap. You can choose any two, as dictated by the classic Project Management Triangle.
While plenty of businesses claim to be able to circumvent this rule, very few are able to even make a dent in two of these attributes, let alone score a perfect three.
At Sierra Courier, we can’t claim to be the exception. While we provide services that satisfy all three of these constraints, it’s simply not possible to do it all at once.
We will not compromise on quality. All of our work is done to the most exacting standards that we can achieve. Your package will be picked up by a professional courier at the prearranged time, and delivered to its destination where, when, and how you specify.
The other two points on the triangle are inextricably linked. The faster you need delivery, the more it is going to cost. This isn’t because we are gouging you (at Sierra Courier, we do our best to keep all of our rates extremely competitive), but when you need something rushed to its destination, our costs go up. Unfortunately, we have to pass some of them on to you. That’s why our pricing schedule is partly based on the urgency of delivery. It’s much more economical to ship something by ground than by air, and it’s cheaper when we can schedule a single truck to make ten deliveries than to send it out to make just one.
The best thing that you can do to mitigate the premium you pay for rush courier service is to plan ahead. Even a little bit of advance notice can dramatically lower the cost of your shipment.
Sometimes emergencies arise. Sierra Courier is prepared. We offer lightning quick in-town transportation, and Canadian and international air service. When it absolutely needs to be there yesterday, we’ll do our best to disrupt the space-time continuum and come as close as humanly possible. It won’t be “cheap” when compared with slower shipping methods, but our prices are designed to be fair and competitive.
To arrange transport of your package, no matter how tight your timeline, call Sierra Courier toll free 866-575-ASAP (2727) or 204-632-8920 from the Winnipeg area. You can also personally drop your items off at 1200 King Edward Street in Winnipeg, and we’ll send it on its way from there.
Sierra Courier is Helping Keep Senior Citizens Out of Trouble
And we’re doing it by keeping them, and a lot of other people, on the streets. We’re putting them to work as courier drivers.
Being an independent contractor for Sierra is a pretty sweet gig. How many people can say that they get to set their own hours? We cooperate with our contractors to ensure that they work when they want, doing the types of pickups and deliveries that they want. They control their own routes, and set up their deliveries themselves.
Why do I want to work with Sierra Courier?
If you’ve spent your whole career working for other people, freedom can be very refreshing. It’s one of the reasons that this arrangement attracts many people who have retired from other careers.
As an independent contractor working for Sierra Courier, you are self-employed. You get to enjoy a lot of the benefits and freedoms of being your own boss.
We pay straight commission per delivery, which means that the more you do, the more you earn. This is a rare opportunity in a world where companies are trying to get the most out of their employees for the least. We allow our contractors to bid for particular routes for regular customers, and time slots for on-demand deliveries. As an added incentive, you can grow your business by hiring drivers and putting additional vehicles on the road.
What kind of person makes a great independent contractor?
You need to have a reliable late model vehicle, a driver’s license, and a good knowledge of Winnipeg. We require you to sign our independent contractors agreement. Also, you’ve got to look presentable – while we’ve got nothing personal against anyone with a
To apply, complete our online application form, or call 204-632-8920.
Sierra Courier is located at 1200 King Edward St. in Winnipeg.
Speedy. And Safe.
When it comes to making deliveries in Winnipeg, Sierra Courier is the local expert. We have a dedicated fleet of cars, trucks, and bicycles at our disposal, as well as a staff that’s highly experienced and dedicated to serving your needs, however tight your timelines.
We are proud of our ability to get packages where they need to be, on time every time. Here’s some of our “greatest hits”:
Mission #1 – Downtown Delivery
7 minutes, .75 kilometers
Handled by a dedicated downtown driver, an envelope went from the 400 block of St. Mary Ave. to the 100 Block of Donald St., across the Midtown Bridge. The order for this delivery came at 4:08 PM. We were able to have the package at the destination by 4:15 PM.
Mission #2 – Alive and Kicking
25 minutes, 10.7 kilometers
Occasionally, our customers hire us to transport live animals. As you can imagine, rapid delivery benefits everyone (including the driver), so we always do our best to ensure minimum stress for sensitive cargo. We picked up an order from Freedman Crescent and delivered it to the 300 block of Tache Ave. The order came at 8:29 AM, and the animals made it to their destination in time for their morning meeting at 8:54 AM.
Mission #3 – High Speed Samples
17 minutes, 10.6 kilometers
When customers need to deliver medical samples in a hurry, the often choose Sierra. We transported a package from the 400 Block of Tache Ave. to the Cargo Area at the airport. We received our order for this delivery at 4:45 PM and the package was ready for its connecting flight by 5:02 PM.
None of the above deliveries were made so rapidly because we were careless. Our drivers are very conscientious. It’s because of our organization, communication, and use of state-of-the-art GPS technologies that we’re able to deliver amazing results for our customers, time after time. We don’t promise to break a land speed record every time we deliver a package, but we do pledge to do our best to do you and your business proud by delivering you package (and our excellent service) every chance we get.
To hire the best local courier service in Winnipeg, call Sierra Courier at 204-632-8920.
Let us carry that for you.
If you’ve ever been involved in a trade show, then you know what we’re talking about when we say they’re a really, really big deal.
If you need to attend a trade show or convention, you need to prepare yourself to spend hours or even days on your feet, exchanging information and making contacts that will provide huge opportunities for you and the business you’re representing. You’ll get up early and work really late.
Remember, if Apple hadn’t taken their product to the West Coast Computer Faire in 1977, you might not be reading this on a computer screen.
The last thing you want to be worrying about is how you’re going to get the materials you need to the exhibition site, and then back to home base.
That’s where Sierra Courier comes in. We understand trade shows. We know that when the doors open on Saturday morning, you absolutely must have your materials and display set up and ready. We have professional, courteous staff who can get your stuff smoothly to any convention facility in North America. And with eTrac, you can track your shipment’s every move from any connected device.
Whether you’ve got just a few boxes of brochures, or a full trailer load of equipment, we are Winnipeg’s courier company of choice for trade show deliveries. We’ve been in the business since 1976, and in that time we’ve delivered a whole lot of goods. We understand how important a Trade Show is to business, and we’ll do our flat-out best to ensure that you can focus on what’s important, and not worry about the logistics of moving your trade show materials.
For more information about trade show shipments, or any other service that Sierra Courier offers, contact us at 1-866-575-ASAP, or 204-6323-8920 from the Winnipeg area.