When it comes to any job (or anything we do in life for that matter) there is nothing wrong with planning and having contingency plans. As you will all be aware, a courier is on the road for more than 90% of the day and the vehicle becomes the static office that many of us […]
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Useful features and advice for Sat Navs for couriers
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Sat Navs are valuable (and invaluable) pieces of equipment. Everyone can find use and benefit from having one of these in their car or vehicles. To someone like a courier or anyone who is constantly on the road for their work, going from one place to another, Sat Navs are vital for […]
A Christmas message for 2021
Adrian’s thoughts… After another challenging year, we are nearly at the end of it. Although 2021 does not seem half as bad as 2020, most people have forgot they were nearly locked down to some extent until the middle of the year and it has hardly been life as normal since then either. This has […]
Is a courier a dangerous job?
Any job has it’s risks and there is always something that could go wrong and lead to harm or injury. There have recently been some reports in the headlines (which is often common at this time of year and we will explain why) about couriers being robbed, and attacked. Is this common or are they […]
How can courier employers look after their employees?
When it comes to jobs and careers, the courier and delivery driver industry can be quite a precarious area. It often has a low retention rate, a high rate of job vacancies, which are sometimes only filled on a temporary basis before those people move on to other work. This is down to a wide […]
What makes a good courier – an individuals perspective
Being a courier or delivery driver is a very front facing/customer service type role. You may be wondering how this can be so as many courier and delivery drivers appear to be just driving around all day and having limited interaction with anyone else. The point about this, is when those interactions do occur, these […]