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What is a Courier? (On-Board Courier)

"On Board Courier, OBC" is an expedited delivery service of merchandise through a person employed by a company taking commercial flights, door to door.

Have you ever wondered what an OBC courier does? In the era of the explosion of e-Commerce, manufacturing with international suppliers and increasingly shorter delivery promises, the On-Board courier service has grown faster.

First let's start with a bit of definitions, the word "courier" as such in terms of definition is a messenger, a person who sends messages, letters or packages from one person or place to another. (Cambridge, 2020)

However, this time we will focus on the On-Board Courier (OBC), also known in the media as On-Board Messenger, Hand-Carry or Hand Courier, as we explained at the beginning is a service carried out through a person who takes Commercial flights transports merchandise from one point to another, it is specialized since the qualified person making the shipment is totally focused on a language client and on making the delivery, has experience attending customs issues within airports, knowledge of languages. This model allows for faster deliveries with security and highly reliable.

An On-Board Courier has a marked orientation to immediacy and to solve any challenge between the collection and the final objective, the delivery.

Do you need to quote an urgent OBC service?

At SBLogistics we have expedited services such as On-Board Courier and Charter for all your urgent shipments, contact us to know your requirements and quote your service.

Fun facts:

One of the famous messengers that come to mind would be, Filípides Greek soldier who is said to ran from Marathon to Athens to announce the victory over the Persian army in 490 BC. C., giving rise to the history of the Marathon and the 42 km traveled.

In Greek mythology, Iris and Hermes. Iris as the personification of the rainbow, connecting the world of the gods and humanity, goddess of the sea and the sky, traveling at the speed of the wind from one end of the world to another. Hermes, god of borders and transitions, fast and resourceful, interlocutor between humanity and the gods.

References

Dictionary Cambridge Ajuntament Barcelona