2721. Why A Daily Walk About Around Your Truck is So Important
July 26, 2016
The “Daily Vehicle Walk About” is a visual check of your truck’s parts and systems carried out at the start of each day. This daily visual check is very important, legally, to your haulage work.
Is The Daily Walk Around a Legal Obligation?
In a word – yes. Before the first journey of...
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2722. What is an Operator Licence and Why You May Need One
July 26, 2016
As a truck driver spending long hours on the road, you’re aware of the rules and regulations of the industry. For the most part, these are there for yours and the public’s benefit. But knowing and understanding the web of regulations can be difficult in the extreme, and cause drivers and operators p...
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2723. The Truck Driver's Daily Walk About
July 26, 2016
A profitable haulage business depends on many different factors. One of the more vital of these, that to a large extent will determine the owner’s profit margin, is the safety and roadworthiness of their vehicle. In fact, the law requires that all haulage work operators, big or small, have in place ...
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2724. Overloading - the Risks Are Far Greater than the Benefits
July 26, 2016
Back loads are a truck operator’s dream come true. After you’ve completed a job, if you can get a load for your return leg, it’s clear profit. After all, the original load paid for all your costs.
However, with the haulage industry being such a competitive one, with high costs across the boa...
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2725. The Distribution of Jaguars in the Wild
July 26, 2016
Despite being an apex predator and the largest wild cat endemic to the Americas, Panthera onca, the Jaguar, has lost more than 50% of its historic range due to loss and fragmentation of habitat and human encroachment. Its conservation status now stands as 'near threatened.' While without a doub...
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2726. El Jefe - The USA's Only Known Jaguar
July 26, 2016
Able to survive in a diverse variety of habitats, the Jaguar's domain once stretched from Argentina, in the far south of the Americas, right up to Arizona in the USA. With vast tracts of habitat decimated or fragmented due to deforestation, today, although Panthera onca is still king, it's a realm t...
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2727. The Greatest Threats to the Jaguar's Survival
July 26, 2016
The majestic Panthera onca, the Jaguar, once ruled supreme throughout South and Central America and up into the southern states of the USA. Today, however, 90% of the big cat's surviving population is restricted to the Amazon Basin. The highest density is found in the diverse habitat of the Brazilia...
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2728. The Secretive Life of Panthera onca
July 26, 2016
While dedicated Jaguar holidays afford participants the privileged opportunity of a face-to-face encounter with the magnificent Panthera onca, due to their extreme secrecy and solitary nature there is much we have yet to discover about them.
An Ongoing Study
Conservationists have be...
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2729. Taking on a Ski Job in a Winter Resort: Is It For You?
July 25, 2016
I can personally vouch for the fact that getting a ski job in the mountains is lots of fun and a great life experience. However, that doesn’t mean that it is for everyone. After having seen people come and go from the resorts I worked in, I realised how important it was for those considering ski job...
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2730. The Lowdown on Applying for Ski Jobs
July 25, 2016
Applying for a ski job is much the same as applying for any other job but, as every industry is different, I thought it important to relay some tips on how to impress potential employers on your application form and at your interview.
Application Forms
This is the bit that you have c...
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Author: Laura Jeeves
