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8 minutes read
How to Start a Delivery Business with Contract Drivers in 4 Steps
Here we explain how to find your delivery niche, set up your delivery business for success, and optimize your last-mile delivery operations with contract drivers.
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Last mile delivery

9 minutes read
Last Mile Delivery Software Functionality: 6 Things to Look For
Last mile delivery software can take a load off of you, but which functionality is the most important for delivery services?
Last mile delivery
7 minutes read
Last Mile Logistics Tracking App for Dispatchers, Drivers, and Customers
The Circuit app shows you exactly where a courier is along the day’s route, collects proof of delivery, automatically sends ETAs to customers, and more.
Last mile delivery
9 minutes read
How to Solve Your Vehicle Routing Problem (Without a Degree in Applied Mathematics)
In this post, we show you how you can solve your vehicle routing problem, without needing a degree in applied mathematics.
Business strategy
8 minutes read
What Does the Future of Last Mile Delivery Look Like?
Delivery drivers search for ways to have packages transported fast. To improve the delivery process, we will explain the future of last mile delivery.
Delivery trendsNew driver tips

Small business delivery

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11 minutes read
How to Start a Pharmacy Delivery Service
Your guide to starting a pharmacy delivery service, including how to pick your niche, and questions to ask when looking into important laws and regulations.
Small business deliveries
12 minutes read
How to Start a Marijuana Delivery Service (Tips & Best Practices)
It can be difficult to know where to start with marijuana delivery, and how to get your delivery service up and running. Here’s our guide.
Small business deliveries

Delivery management

8 minutes read
How to Do Your Route Management Smarter Right Now
Successful route management is the aim for any business with a team of drivers out delivering goods. Here, we tell you how you can manage your routes smarter.
Delivery management
8 minutes read
How to Master Courier Management: What You Need to Succeed
We look at how you can create a process that lets your couriers deliver more packages in less time, while still meeting the expectations of your customers.
Delivery management
6 minutes read
Key Features You Need in Contactless Delivery Software
Delivery teams will struggle to offer their customers contact-free delivery without contactless delivery software in place. Here is what you need.
Delivery management

Courier business strategy

7 minutes read
How to Guarantee Efficient Delivery: A Guide for Dispatchers
Guaranteeing efficient deliveries is a key part of offering a high-quality delivery service, while also maintaining the highest possible profit. Here is how you do it.
Business strategy
8 minutes read
4 Key Things to Include in Your Delivery Service Business Plan
We look at the 4 most important sections you need to include in your delivery service business plan. From finances to operations, and everything in between.
Business strategy
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9 minutes read
How to Start a Courier Business: Advice on Starting up and Managing Deliveries
This post is written to help individuals who want to start working as courier drivers, and those who want to start their own courier business with multiple drivers.
Business strategyDelivery management

Customer stories

3 minutes read
How Circuit Gave a Courier Company Its Competitive Edge
How a bicycle courier company managed a 20-25% increase in daily deliveries after COVID-19 restrictions led to more direct-to-consumer deliveries.
Customer stories
4 minutes read
How Plant Shop Successfully Managed a 566% Increase in Weekly Deliveries
How Ryan Tansey, co-owner of Plant Shop in Seattle, started using Circuit to handle the company’s significant increase in local deliveries due to COVID-19 stay-at-home orders.
Customer stories
3 minutes read
Burd Eggs Saves 30+ Hours a Week in Payroll by Using Circuit for Teams
A look at how Burd Eggs saves 30+ hours a week in payroll by using Circuit’s route optimization and delivery planning software.
Customer stories
4 minutes read
How Offering Same-Day Delivery Kept Alphabet Brewing Co at 100% Capacity in the Pandemic
How Jair Sian, the Operations Manager at Alphabet Brewing Co, used Circuit’s route optimization tool to deliver craft beer directly to customers’ homes.
Customer stories

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