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A small courier makes money on stops per hour and loses it on wasted miles, second attempts, 'never arrived' claims and invoices paid late. Route planning and delivery apps deal with most of that for a monthly fee, and an AI assistant can draft the proposals that win regular runs.
8 ideastypical cost $55£41€49A$79C$77 a monthtypical saving about $203£153€182A$294C$288 a month
Upload 3 months of run data to ChatGPT and see which regular contract runs make money after fuel, time and van costs. From about $9£7€8A$13C$13 a month.
A Shipday customer order form takes same-day bookings online while you're at the wheel, so jobs aren't lost to voicemail. From about $29£22€26A$42C$41 a month.
Spoke Dispatch orders each van's drops and splits them across drivers, so mornings start sooner and vans cover fewer miles. From about $153£115€137A$221C$216 a month.
ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini turn your notes into a one-page proposal for a regular delivery run, which you check before sending. Free to about $27£20€24A$38C$38 a month.
Track-POD records a signature and photos at every drop in the driver app, so a 'never arrived' claim is settled in a minute. From about $146£110€131A$211C$207 a month.
Dext reads fuel, parking and toll receipts from drivers' phone photos and sends them to Xero, so none go missing. From about $32£24€29A$46C$45 a month.
GoCardless collects monthly courier account invoices by Direct Debit from Xero, so you stop chasing small business customers. From about $72£54€64A$104C$102 a month in fees.
Spoke Dispatch texts or emails each customer before the van arrives, so more people are in and fewer drops need a second trip. From about $153£115€137A$221C$216 a month.