The AMCO Delivery Blog
Practical guides on courier service, scheduled routes, medical logistics and freight delivery in Seattle.
Pharmacy Delivery Chain of Custody: A Practical Playbook
Under DEA rules, choosing your courier is part of your compliance position, not just procurement. What a custody record must contain, where
Subscription Box Fulfillment: What Delivery Actually Costs
The base label is not the cost. Residential, fuel and peak surcharges apply to every box, and residential applies to 100% of subscription vo
Types of Business Courier Contracts: What to Check
Contract types differ mainly in commitment and pricing. What decides your risk is liability, insurance and termination, including the federa
Best Shipping Label Printers for Business Volume
Written from the collection end, by a courier company that sees which labels scan first time. Where labelling fits in a warehouse workflow,
How to Organize an Outpatient Lab Courier Schedule
Build it backwards from your lab's cutoff and your specimens' stability windows. Six steps for clinic managers, including what to put in the
Electronic Proof of Delivery: What It Is and Why It Matters
A timestamp, a location, a name and a photo, captured the moment the driver walks away. What belongs in an ePOD record, whether a screen sig
Medical Courier Requirements in Washington: Full Checklist
What the specimen requires and what the courier must produce, in one place: UN3373 packaging measurements, OSHA training and Exposure Contro
The Role of a Courier in Supply Chain Operations
Couriers move what parcel and freight networks cannot: the same day lane, the regulated delivery, the part that stops a line. Here is where
STAT vs Routine Lab Courier: What Healthcare Teams Should Know
STAT goes direct and alone, routine rides a scheduled route. The real question is whether the result changes treatment in the next hour, and
How to Ship Oversized Freight in Washington State
Freight is oversized in Washington past 8 feet 6 inches wide, 14 feet tall or 40 feet long. Here are the real permit limits, costs, lead tim
What Is a Delivery Quote? How to Get an Accurate One
A delivery quote is a carrier's cost estimate, not a final invoice. Here is what it includes, why weight and dimensions decide its accuracy,
Commercial Delivery Schedules for Washington Businesses
A practical guide to the 5 types of commercial delivery schedules, hard vs soft windows, and how Washington businesses cut costs by matching