Courier Drivers – Safety Advice

If you are a courier driver then you will no doubt be spending a significant amount of time both behind the wheel of your delivery vehicle and calling on people at their home or business premises to drop of parcels. … Continue reading

75% Of Businesses Making Online Deliveries Would Switch To Electric Vehicles

You will no doubt be aware that there is a huge focus on lowering emission levels from vehicles both here in the UK and the rest of the world to reduce pollution levels thus benefiting people. Manufacturers of motor vehicles … Continue reading

“Happy To Chat” Badges Worn By Asda Delivery Drivers

There are no doubt some people who have possibly not ventured out of doors for months due to being concerned that they may get the coronavirus. Some of these people will have ordered their weekly food shop online and arranged … Continue reading

Review The Cost Of Your Courier Insurance

Unfortunately, there are no doubt quite a few people who do not check to see if they can get their courier insurance cheaper from another provider. With so many companies offering this type of specialist cover you may be able … Continue reading

Waitrose To Take On Almost 1,850 Pickers And Drivers For Christmas

Waitrose, the well-known supermarket chain here in the UK, has recently announced that it intends to take on almost 1,850 more pickers and delivery drivers for its online shopping facility Waitrose.com for Christmas 2020. This is welcome news particularly in … Continue reading

Is Now A Good Time To Set Up A Courier Service?

Apparently, there is a shortage of courier drivers here in the UK. So now may be a good time to consider setting up in business offering a courier service. One reason is that it is only just over two months … Continue reading

DHL Uses Riverboat To Help Deliver Parcels In London

Those of you running a courier service business will be interested to read that DHL Express has started to deliver parcels into London by using a riverboat. It is believed to be the first courier business to offer such an … Continue reading

Courier Driver Opportunities

There are an awful lot of people here in the UK who have been made redundant due to COVID-19 and are struggling to find work. Yet, if you were to type something like “courier drivers” into your browser’s search bar … Continue reading

How You May Lower Your Courier Insurance Premiums

The cost of your courier cover is likely to increase every year. So, how may you be able to reduce the cost of such insurance or at least contain the cost? Well, if your existing cover is shortly due for … Continue reading

Hermes To Take On Around 9,000 Self-Employed Couriers

Readers will no doubt be aware that there have been thousands of job cuts here in the UK and it is being forecast that there will be many more in the coming weeks and months. Therefore, you may be interested … Continue reading