For a while, my friend was WWOOFfing around southern Africa. That was three years back, after he had graduated and decided to take some time off.

Chatting the other day, he told me he had written me a nine-page letter and sent it by post. I was surprised, as still to this day I have not received it.

Thanks, South African Postal Service, I guess you don’t deliver, no matter what it takes.

Putting him off sending post ever again, I told him about Fastvan, an app that allows you to choose the perfect courier service for your immediate needs, no matter where in the world you are.

You can select from a range of features depending on your requirements: what, where, when, how and who.

From a nine-page letter, right through to a warehouse full of goods, they got you sorted.

And there are a whole lot of other features that give the app a leg up in the game.

You can upload a photograph of your letter, track your truck of choice like an Uber (amazing), and you get to book more than one service at any given time.

Boom. That’s how local service delivery is made easy.

Leaving the best part for last, here’s the real reason why FastVan is so different from any other app of its type:

An SE start-up, Fastvan has entered a marketplace which is based on the freedom of markets meaning they do not set the prices themselves and do not choose the provider you will contract with.

That means you can choose the best of the best for your deliveries, suited to your price point, all with the assistance of the app.

The app is available on the App Store, Google Play Store and web-based platform.

I guess I will never know what was in that letter. Nine pages! Must be some good stuff.