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@daccordi
As a very ex courier who hasn't been in the industry for 10 years this sounds brilliant, obviously things have changed since I was doing it but heres a few of my thoughts/ideas on it:
Idealy you want to start with couriers working for other companies doing jobs inbetween.
Would it only be bike jobs or is it for vans/cars too? Clients always like to push something on a bike to get cheaper rates so it would need to be well defined with charges for wrong call outs etc
Have regular times off etc, I used to have certain runs I did every day at certain times so I would want them always to be blocked. Or even just turn it off and on if your clear.
Maybe be able to set up your own personnel pick up and delivery areas you work in.
Insurance for packages? Although couriers are self employed their companies have insurance for the packages for certain amounts who would provide this?
Whats to stop couriers just accepting all the jobs and then doing them as and when they can.
Sounds like a great idea if implimented well