what's the difference between express company and logistics?

We call the service companies derived from the door-to-door logistics activities with the function of post as express companies, which deliver customers' goods quickly by means of transportation such as railway, road and air transportation.

The concept of logistics was first formed in the United States, originated in the 1930s, originally meant "physical distribution" or "goods distribution".

Introduced to Japan in 1963, Japanese means "circulation of things". After the 1970s, the word "logistics" in Japan gradually replaced "circulation of goods".

So what's the difference between express company and logistics?

1. different service objects

Express companies mainly provide personal services. For example, if you have a document to be sent from Beijing to Shanghai, you are looking for a express company, not a logistics company, such as Shunfeng, Sitong Yida and other express companies, rather than a logistics company, to ask how much it costs to send a document from Beijing to Shanghai.

Logistics companies mainly serve enterprises. For example, if you have a car of goods to be transported from Kunshan to Beijing, you need to find a logistics company instead of an ordinary express company. First of all, not to mention the high price of express companies, express companies do not receive such goods.

2. Different transportation sizes

Express companies mainly transport goods under 50kg, such as clothes, documents, fruits, daily necessities, small quantities of electronic products, etc., mainly small items.

Logistics companies mainly transport large-scale goods, such as large machinery, large equipment, furniture and many other products.

3. different transportation volume

If you want to send a mobile phone to another place, you can find a express company; if it's a batch of mobile phones, you need to find a logistics company. For a large number of products, it is sure to find a logistics company. If you express hundreds of mobile phones in one time, the safety of the goods, including the cost, is a problem.

4. different modes of transportation

Express delivery companies are delivered by express delivery agents from all outlets, while logistics companies are basically special line transportation, or LCL transportation, zero load transportation, etc. Most of the logistics companies are in a fixed location. Unless they are large-scale chain logistics enterprises, they can only transport local goods, that is, they can deliver goods from local to other places.

5. different prices

Why is it so different to transport the same goods logistics company and express company? Express delivery companies use electric vehicles, motorcycles, etc. to receive and deliver goods, while logistics companies are the transportation of finished goods, most of which have LCL transportation, but also large-scale goods. If a special car is used to deliver goods for tens of dollars, the logistics company will lose money and the cost will be high.

6. different arrival time

Express companies are connected to the national network, and basically all goods are transported in batches. Different from logistics companies, logistics companies are slower than express companies, except for one-off goods. The goods of express companies are transported by air, while the logistics companies are mostly transported by land. In terms of time, they are certainly not as fast as express companies.

7. Different order number query

The express company has a express bill number for each goods received, which is used to classify each product and facilitate users to query related express information. But the logistics company basically does not have express bill number, unless it is a kind of national chain large-scale logistics company, there will be express bill number, general small and medium-sized logistics company will not have bill number, and no bill number can be found on the official website.

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