The difference between air freight and air express

The difference between air freight and air express a lot of people will go to taobao shopping, soon there will be a Courier to the house. Of course, sometimes it can make the logistics. So everyone knows the difference between the express and logistics. In fact, many people will confuse air cargo and air express, what is the difference between between them? Today is to take a look at the difference between air freight and air express. One operator, air cargo mainly collected by mail, or directly by the shipper to collect air freight service. The goods on arrival, will be for air freight agent of the relevant personnel transferred to the consignee. In addition to hit the airline, the transaction will also depend on the help of air cargo service. Most airlines operating air express is multinational company. These companies in a sole proprietorship enterprise or a joint venture to deepen their transactions around the world, and has set up a global network. Air express delivery within multinational companies basically completed. The world postal service by the universal postal union with the postal organizations in most countries in the world. Email is spread by the cooperation of two or more national postal authorities. Second, the range of a traditional air cargo business mainly trade in goods, rules of various size should not be less than 5 * 10 * 20 cm. For postal service, private letters is a top priority. Packaging requirements per piece not more than 20 kilograms, length of not more than 1 m. The size of the main air express in the two types of documents and packages. At the same time, the file is primarily concerned with business documents and all kinds of printed matter. For package, no more than the total weight of 32 kg ( Including 32 kg) Or the outer packing is not more than 102 centimeters, the trilateral does not exceed 175 cm. As the airline industry increasingly fierce competition, express company to attract more customers, to relax the requirements for the size of the package. Three, the organization form of traditional postal transportation theory is relay transmission. Most air express company to use the central distribution theory or dial-up theory to organize global network. Say simply, express company according to the actual situation of their business set up distribution centers in central area ( 中心) 。 From all over the country to collect the goods according to their regional distribution and loading of the plane. In the evening, the plane fly to the distribution center, everyone exchanged express and fly back. The next morning, the local branch will express mail sent to the recipient's desk. This approach does not appear to be reasonable, reduce the intermediate links, but due to the central distribution theory express process simple and clear, reduce errors, improve the operating efficiency, shorten the time of delivery, it has been proved to be economic and effective. Fourth, the use of air using the bill of lading documents, postal parcels, air express industry also has its own unique shipping documents, proof of delivery ( POD） 。 Proof of delivery in quadruplicate. The first joint stay at the origin, for export declaration; The second joint attached to the surface of the goods, the recipient will sign for the goods receipt ( The name of the certificate of delivery) 。 But usually express mail recipients to sign the express company to provide delivery record, and retain links; Article 3 the link used as the foundation of the express company internal settlement, The fourth links as the reserved for the sender, the sender certificate joint print can be used as the basis of mutual rights and interests, and dispute resolution after such dispute occurs. The difference between air freight and air express mainly lies in the above four aspects, now everybody should know! In fact, as we know, logistics and delivery, cargo and express very clearly as well.