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If you are working in self employed courier jobs today, you're probably driving a van or a car of some kind, or possibly even riding a bike. It could be a motorbike or a pushbike but either way two wheels are still a possibility. But what if you had been born into a different era altogether? We’re not just talking about fifty or a hundred years ago here, but centuries before that. Life doing self employed courier jobs back then was virtually unrecognisable compared to the luxury of what we, as modern day workers, know now. But, nevertheless, there were always people who delivered goods and parcels for other people, just the same as we do now. So if you had been born many centuries ago, how would you have coped? How would you have travelled to make sure you got the job done? By foot Yes, good old walking has been around since, well, since man first discovered he had feet, really. Everyone got around by walking in the olden days, and one of the only ways to get package A from point A to point B was to carry it on someone's person. You can bet anyone back then doing self employed courier jobs for a few pennies (or perhaps a loaf of bread) would have a well-worn pair of boots. Of course no one moaned because that was really the only way for everyday people to get around. But the idea of same day delivery (or even next day delivery) would only have been possible if the recipient of the delivery lived in the same town. Animal traffic Of course, some loads would have been simply too heavy to manage by foot power alone. It became clear in order to progress something else was needed to help transport things (such as building materials and food supplies) from A to B. This was the point in history when some animals (such as oxen and horses) began to be used in this way. They were stronger, more resilient and could carry a lot more than humans, and became the ‘missing link’ between man and wheeled transportation. The wagon or cart The development of the wheel was, naturally, the most important invention in the history of transport – even more so than the engine. After all, if we didn’t have the wheel there would have been no need to invent the engine at all. Once the wheel evolved it as only a matter of time before a wagon, or cart, was created that could also be attached to a horse – in that way increasing even more the amount of goods that could be hauled. Of course, once man learned how to ride a horse we gave up a lot of the walking we’d had to do up to that point, so even small deliveries of mail and packages became easier. Although still a long way from the vehicles we use today, the industry had, by this time, developed beyond all recognition. So there you have it – a brief history of how your industry got to where it is today. Self employed courier jobs have never been easier and it makes you glad for the vehicle you drive today doesn’t it? Even if you do get stuck in traffic occasionally. Author Plate Norman Dulwich is a correspondent for Courier Exchange, the world's largest neutral trading hub for same day self employed courier jobs in the express freight exchange industry. Over 2,500 transport exchange businesses are networked together through their website, trading jobs and capacity in a safe 'wholesale' environment.
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