The vast majority of people working in the courier business are pretty straightforward types who are fully law-abiding. However, the main tool of our trade is our bike/car/van or wagon and that sometimes causes us a few issues.
For clarity at the outset, this article does not advocate ‘special treatment’ for the courier or their exemption [...]

If you’re just starting work as a courier, you may find the following guide useful. That’s because it is a secret and mysterious world, alongside which, the contorted secret societies outlined in the Da Vinci Code simply pale into insignificance. So, to help, this article hasn’t been hidden in a secret code-locked cylinder or written [...]

Some jobs just ooze opportunity to flaunt yourself and show off your latest togs but sadly that’s rarely the case for the courier.
Showcasing

OK, not everybody’s made the same, either physically or psychologically. Even so, some jobs give the opportunity to ‘strut your stuff’ and look good in clothes that also proudly proclaim your profession. Let’s [...]

Many at the ‘sharp-end’ of the courier business have seen it. In fact, sometimes it’s more of a sixth-sense than anything else. It’s that sinking feeling you get in the pit of your stomach when you arrive somewhere to make a delivery and you just KNOW it’s all going to go pear-shaped.
The warning signs
One of [...]

For a courier engaged in delivery work within the UK, the rules of the road are clear-cut. Drivers know the rules they have to follow, and (for the most part) conform to them. Couriers can focus on finding their way to an unfamiliar destination, or on taking extra care when loading or [...]

Now before you panic, this isn’t going to be some huge academic analysis by an eminent historian of courier services and/or technology! It’s a light-hearted and affectionate stroll through the early technology that arrived in the transport and related industries back in the 1960s and 70s.  If you’re above about 45 [...]

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 [...]

Courier jobs by their very nature demand a lot of time on the road away from home. For many, it’s one of the main reasons they go into the job in the first place. All that time to yourself, not having to be stuck in an office and the freedom of the open road can be [...]

Courier jobs involve a lot of time on the road. There’s usually a fair few hours spent listening to the radio or your favourite CDs, or even playing games to pass the time. But with all that free time to yourself, you could be doing something that many people dream of doing but don’t get [...]

There’s a balance to be struck when it comes to driving while tired, working as a courier. Jobs may require you to keep driving for long periods each day, as well as during late hours when most other drivers will be safely in bed. Of around 23,000 crashes a year, 2,300 of them are thought [...]

Futurama depicts the story of Fry, a former pizza delivery boy, who is cryogenically frozen at the start of the year 2000 and thawed out in 2999. Being a pizza delivery boy, Fry already has some experience in carrying out courier work and this equips him for his next job as a cargo delivery boy [...]

Postman Pat is probably the most reliable, friendly and responsible postman in the world. And deep down, we all wish he was the one delivering our post, particularly given the current state of the British Royal Mail.
His red van and black cat are images instilled in minds all over the world, and come to the [...]

Private clampers certainly make carrying out courier jobs that little bit harder, as you struggle against the clock to deliver a parcel, all the while praying that the clampers don’t spot your white van parked on their private driveway or office block car park. However, it has recently emerged that private wheel clamping could very well [...]

My wife has a huge thing for Sex and the City so, when I arrived home from one of my self employed courier jobs, I wasn’t surprised to see her slumped out in-front of her favourite box set. Watching it with her got me wondering, what if the four thirty-somethings weren’t sophisticated New Yorkers, but [...]

Whilst carrying out courier jobs, drivers are being warned to keep watch for animals that may be using main roads as a crossing point. This often occurs when wild animals need to get to important breeding or feeding grounds on the other side of their natural habitat. Different areas of the UK are home to [...]