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Most lorry drivers transport ordinary goods to their destination, pickup their backload if they’ve arranged one, and drive back. Most will need some kind of identification, even if it’s only a name tag, or possibly a security pass. Few will need armed guards or refractive armour, but some do, and these are the truck and lorry drivers that transport hazardous and life threatening loads. Related Article Tags: , , , , ,
No matter what job you end up in, there is always some kind of secret 'industry language' you'll have to try to decipher. By the time you get your head around all the jargon and insider jokes you may think you've landed on another planet. Courier work is no exception and you will come across many words and phrases that are completely foreign to you at first; but stick with it, and you too will soon be peppering your conversation with some of these little gems and actually knowing what they mean!
The world of haulage and lorry driving has never been seen as the most glamorous, despite there being some truly memorable lorries in the world of film and television. Here are 5 of my favourites... Related Article Tags: , , , , ,
Whether it is through luck or fate, lorries just seem to keep finding their way to the centre of the most bizarre news stories and urban myths around the internet. Weird and wonderful, strange and terrible, the crazy lorry stories just keep appearing. There certainly are some strange lorry stories out there - bee filled lorry crashes, chocolate powered lorries, and even a church that was moved 100 miles on the back of a lorry! Related Article Tags: , , , ,
There are good transport contracts, and bad transport contracts - learn more about the main differences between them! If you are working in the haulage industry, whether you are an owner operator or a salaried employee, you'll know enough about transport contracts to know that no two jobs are the same. You'll have had jobs where everything went right, and loads that you simply couldn't wait to be rid of.
When you're in the middle of choosing, or working on courier jobs there are some situations you definitely want to avoid. How do old couriers pass on their years of accumulated wisdom to the younger generation of up-and-coming hotshots? Through legions of jokes and humourous stories about the perils of driving and courier jobs! We've picked out a few of our favourites to share.
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