Everyone knows couriers. Internationally there are DHL, UPS, Fedex, just to name a few. Locally in Malaysia there’s Skynet, City Express, etc.

Couriers

Couriers

My cousin asked me recently if I could find the cheapest price for sending a notebook across Malaysia.

Well, can one do brokering for couriers?

My own opinion? No. You can’t negotiate a deal with a courier. You can’t sign any agreements with them. But why? Because, they are well known enough, that people can just bypass you. Yes, freight brokers can offer price comparisons. That’s the key factor about freight brokers. But fact is, couriers are few as compared to all other shipping areas. And, even if you manage to gather information about the price, what’s next? How are you going to collect money? No way. They pay straight to DHL. You won’t get a cent. So it’s really a bad way to start off as a broker if you want to deal with small items and couriers.

Only when it deals with International shipping. now that’s a totally different story…