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Courier service leads

Build your own list of courier services, fill in the missing emails and reach them in small batches. No credits, no rented data.

  • Public sources for courier services
  • Fields and email prefixes that fit
  • Every city we cover, one click away
Audience overview in Riftjaw with daily audience, new contacts and most engaged people

What courier services are like as prospects

Courier services range from one van owner drivers to same day networks with a control room and many subcontracted drivers. Owners decide quickly and care about vans, fuel, insurance and tools that keep jobs moving.

Late morning and mid afternoon between rounds are usually better than early mornings and the end of the day.

Where lists of courier services sit in the open

You do not need to buy data to reach courier services. Most of them are listed publicly, with a name, a website and often a phone number.

  • Google Maps listings
  • Courier exchange and network listings
  • Online business directories
  • Local trade directories
Read the guide to public listings
Paste and collect in Riftjaw: a pasted web page turned into a table of companies
A pasted web page split into name, website, phone, address and city columns.

Fields worth recording for courier services

Add these as fields in your lead file. Any column in your import can become a field.

FieldWhy it helps
Company nameThe key field. Duplicates are checked on it or on the website.
WebsiteNeeded to derive an email when the export has none.
VansFleet size shows how much they spend on vehicles and fuel.
Same day or scheduledSame day couriers need fast dispatch tools.
Owner driverOwner drivers decide alone and often from the road.
SpecialismMedical, legal or parcel work needs different cover and kit.
Area coveredLocal, regional or national coverage shapes your pitch.

Working a list of courier services in Riftjaw

Nothing is written to your database until you confirm it.

Import into one lead file

Drop the file into a lead file for courier services. Columns are matched for you and duplicates are flagged before anything is saved.

Import in Riftjaw: every column matched to a profile field, with all rows previewed
Columns from a maps export matched to profile fields such as company, phone, website and city.

Fill in the missing emails

No email in the export? Tick info@, bookings@, office@ and hello@ and addresses are derived from each website.

Database in Riftjaw with active contacts, segment, lead file and source
The database in Riftjaw: concept, active and archived contacts, each with its lead file and source.

Reach them in small batches

Pick the segment, keep only status New, write one mail with placeholders like {company|your team} and send it in small batches.

Segments in Riftjaw, each with its own name and number of contacts
Segments such as property managers in London or roofers in the North, each ready to use in a campaign.

Follow up on replies and clicks

Opens and clicks show up on each record. Add up to 5 follow-ups for those who did not open or click, and set the ones who answered to Replied or Customer so they get no follow-up.

Campaign results in Riftjaw with sent, opened and clicked per contact
After a campaign, every contact shows whether the mail was delivered, opened and clicked.

What gets in the way, and how it is handled

Many couriers are sole traders with no website, so email is hard to find.

Keep their phone number in a field, tag them for a call, and use email from domain only where a website exists.

Courier businesses start and stop often.

Source and date on each record help you judge freshness, and you archive those that stopped.

Replies come by phone instead of email.

Update the status and add a note after each call, so the history stays complete.

Angles that get courier services to reply

Pick one angle per campaign and write it once, with placeholders like {company|your team} for the details.

  • Keep messages very short, since owners often read them on the road.
  • Focus on keeping vans on the road and cutting cost per drop.
  • Mention specialist work such as medical or legal deliveries if your offer fits it.
Campaign editor in Riftjaw: pick a segment, write the mail and set the button
The campaign editor in Riftjaw: pick a segment, write the mail and check the preview.

Questions people ask

Keep the phone number as a field and tag the contact for a call. Email from domain only works when the business has a website.

Yes. Add a field or tags for specialism, such as same day or medical, and save a filter for each.

If your file has an email column, that wins. If it only has websites, tick the prefixes you want, such as info@, bookings@, office@ and hello@, and Riftjaw derives addresses from each domain. Derived addresses are good guesses, not verified, so start with small batches.

Yes. The Free plan runs the whole pipeline on one list with small campaigns, and you do not need a credit card. Move to Pro when you want more lists, segments and bigger campaigns.

Build a database you own

Create your account, import your first list and see it turn into records you can work.

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