Transport and delivery: Enquiry form for cycle logistics operators
An enquiry form for cycle logistics operators that asks for parcel volume, urban zone and delivery windows, so the planner can see at once whether a job is rideable.
What makes an enquiry complete for cycle logistics operators.
Enquiries to cycle logistics operators often arrive as a brief email: could you deliver our orders around town every day? There is no indication of the number of boxes, their size or the neighbourhoods involved. Sales then has to reply three times before it is clear whether it fits a cargo bike and whether the addresses lie inside the zone. Meanwhile the shipper books a van. Details about loading points are often missing too, like a shop that only accepts goods through the back entrance or a depot with limited opening hours. Cycle logistics operators therefore need a form that asks the deciding questions without wearing the enquirer out.
Enquiry form for cycle logistics operators
Example- 1
Ask for volume and addresses
DoneThe form first asks what kind of shipment it is: parcels, crates, chilled goods or returns.
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Check zone and bike suitability
In progressPostcodes are laid directly against the zone map.
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Hand over a complete request
NextAn enquiry that has passed every required question reaches sales as a single overview with volume, zones, windows and special conditions.
From form to assessed enquiry.
Ask for volume and addresses
The form first asks what kind of shipment it is: parcels, crates, chilled goods or returns. Then comes an estimate of daily quantities and the delivery addresses or postcodes. Anyone with a list of addresses can upload it rather than typing everything in. Questions adapt to earlier answers, so nobody sees fields that do not apply.
Check zone and bike suitability
Postcodes are laid directly against the zone map. If some fall outside the area, the enquirer sees which ones and can say whether that matters. Dimensions and weight are compared with what a cargo bike or trailer can take. That does not trigger a rejection, but a note for sales about what needs attention.
Hand over a complete request
An enquiry that has passed every required question reaches sales as a single overview with volume, zones, windows and special conditions. Anything only the shipper can supply, such as warehouse closing times, is flagged as an open question. Sales no longer has to piece things together from scattered emails.
Enquiries in one place, not the inbox.
Enquiries currently arrive through a generic contact form, by phone or through an intermediary. We set up the new form so every enquiry appears in the salesperson's list, with a notification in the inbox they already use. Address lists from a shipper's online store or ordering system can be attached as a file. The zone layout comes from planning, so the form and operations share the same boundaries. Sales owns the enquiry until there is an agreement.
Short form or detailed questions
A short form lowers the barrier but produces enquiries you cannot do much with. A detailed questionnaire gives the planner everything but loses part of the audience. A layered form tends to work best: the essentials first, then deeper questions only when the answer matters, such as chilled goods or fixed windows.
Type addresses or upload a file
For a single delivery, typing addresses by hand is fine. For recurring flows to dozens of shops, uploading a list is quicker and less error prone. The form supports both, but checks uploaded addresses for zone and completeness before the enquiry goes through, so sales does not receive a file full of half street names.
Decline automatically or always forward
An enquiry entirely outside the zone could get a polite automatic no. Even so, many operators prefer to forward borderline cases, because a partner arrangement or a wider area may be possible. Together we decide where the line sits between declining and letting a person take a look.
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The form for business delivery enquiries is ready with a zone check on postcode and questions on volume and time windows, and every enquiry lands with the salesperson. We run two enquiries through it together beforehand: an ordinary shop, and a shipper with half of its addresses outside the zone. A separate path for returns services and passing an enquiry on to a quote can be switched on later.
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Explore pricing and optionsWhat happens when someone enters an address outside our zone?
The form shows which address lies outside the area and asks whether the enquirer wants to continue. The request then reaches sales with a flag. They decide whether that address is handled through a partner, an extra run or not at all. The enquirer never gets a blunt refusal.
Can a shipper upload their orders directly?
Yes, as a one-off list attached to the enquiry. That list is checked for missing house numbers, duplicates and zone boundaries. For daily order flows after the agreement, the software reads the orders from the shipper's ordering system or a regular export into planning, because that does not belong to the first enquiry.
How do we stop enquiries arriving too vague?
By making only the questions sales truly needs mandatory: shipment type, rough quantities, zones and time windows. Each question carries a short explanation with an example. Required fields left empty are highlighted before anyone submits, rather than discovered later in an email exchange.
Can we ask about chilled or fragile goods?
Yes. When the enquirer indicates chilled products, glass or medicines, extra questions about packaging and temperature appear. Sales then knows straight away whether special crates or an adapted round are needed. If your business does not offer this, the form can say so honestly.
What often connects to this.
- Website for cycle logistics operatorsA website for cycle logistics operators that shows, zone by zone, what a cargo bike can deliver, so shippers can judge for themselves whether their goods are a fit.
- Quotation software for cycle logistics operatorsQuotation software for cycle logistics operators that turns stop counts, delivery windows and returns into a proposal the shipper understands and the planner can deliver.
- AI enquiry assistant for cycle logistics operatorsAn AI enquiry assistant for cycle logistics operators that answers questions about urban coverage, load size and returns from approved information, and passes doubtful cases to a person.
Enquiries that arrive complete.
Start with a short intake. Then we schedule a call to show the software with your services, team and way of working.
WhatsAppinfo@vorlyo.com Enquiry form for cycle logistics operators: capture parcel volume, zone and windows, with an instant check on whether the load suits a bike.
- Ask for volume and addresses
- Check zone and bike suitability
- Hand over a complete request