News sent to My Logistics Magazine from Australia: We’re told that transport firm The Van That Can is revolutionising the transportation industry in Brisbane and is fast becoming the key logistics answer to many business transportation needs.
It is no surprise that Brisbane businesses struggle to move small and large items because they have a decreased need to employ full time warehouse staff and delivery drivers. Founders of The Van That Can, Tara-Jay Rimmer and Lee Hovey, have found the logistical answer to the struggle with their intermediary transportation offerings.
The Van That Can started when founder Tara-Jay Rimmer was left alone with a box containing a Stand Up Paddle Board, which delivery drivers refused to help take it up to her house. In the time it took for Lee Hovey, husband and founder, to return home, The Van That Can was created, turning a problem into a solution.
Both founders realised that more people and customers must be in this situation, home alone with no one to assist, and the reflection that this has on the reputation of the company that provided the product.
According to Ibisworld Australia, the market for courier pick-up and delivery services is worth 7 billion dollars and growing. This is because more and more businesses utilise transportation intermediaries in an effort to supply a service to the customer as an extension of their brand.
Using a courier service eliminates the need to have extra staff employed unnecessarily in the business and is a win for customers, as they don’t have to organise deliveries, which won’t make them discouraged to use the brand.
Utilising a number of economical viable vans, The Van That Can has made 7000 South East Queensland deliveries, helping small and large businesses bridge the gap of transportation that needs to be utilised to get items from A to B. Deliveries have ranged from red carpet for State Of Origin, fridges and office chairs to church pews for a wedding.
