3061. Haulage Companies and Employment Tax Myth Scams
June 24, 2016
A few disreputable haulage companies are offering highly dubious tax status advice to people notionally regarded as ‘self-employed drivers’.
In some cases their advice may be wrong due to ignorance, but in others they are deliberately trying to offload their tax and NI liabilities onto inno...
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3062. Tyre Pressure Monitoring System Requirements in the Haulage Industry
June 24, 2016
Tyre pressure monitoring systems, or TPMS, have been required by law to be placed in all passenger vehicles manufactured within Europe since 2014. These systems alert the driver when tyre pressure drops, ensuring that vehicles are operating with optimal tyre inflation at all times, and giving notice...
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3063. Keeping Licences Up to Date
June 24, 2016
It’s no secret that bureaucracy is a big part of the logistics industry. As well as the usual management-level paperwork, HGV drivers are expected to ensure that they have the correct licences and paperwork, and keep their documents in order at all times. The FTA’s new software update doesn’t change...
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3064. FTA Releases 2016 London Elections Freight Manifesto
June 24, 2016
As the dust settles after London’s latest mayoral election, the FTA has released a manifesto, proposing a number of ways in which haulage companies and the Mayor’s office could work together in order to benefit the entirety of the logistics industry, as well as the capital as a whole.
The m...
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3065. Honouring Women in Logistics
June 24, 2016
Haulage has long been an industry chiefly associated with male workers. The image of the trucker, synonymous with the entire logistics industry in the public mind, is itself almost a by-word for masculinity. However, as any experienced haulage worker will attest, the all-too-common image of the logi...
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3066. Business Confidence Pushes Up HGV Registrations
June 24, 2016
Those of us in the UK haulage industry have had a difficult few years. Between slower-than-expected economic recovery, turbulence within the industry in 2014 and the looming challenge of the skills gap, it hasn’t been the industry’s finest hour. However, newly released figures are cause for celebrat...
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3067. Amazing Van Facts For Those Who Work as a Courier
June 24, 2016
If you work as a courier and use a van as part of your business operation, then some of the latest statistics will offer some useful information about the industry as a whole. Even if you use a motorcycle or larger commercial vehicle, you might still find these van statistics interesting.
Go...
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3068. It's Time to Start Thinking about Christmas - Yes, Really!
June 24, 2016
If you work as a courier, then the very title of this piece might have caused you to groan with disbelief.
It’s possible that it’s taken you several months to get over last Christmas, both personally and professionally, yet before you’ve caught your breath people are already talking about ne...
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3069. Starting Out as a Motorcycle Courier
June 24, 2016
Many people see advertisements for a courier driver and think of that motorcycle sitting in their garage.
It’s a short step from that to adding 2+2 and getting 4.
What though, exactly is involved in starting to use your bike for courier work?
Don’t Just ‘Launch’
The v...
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3070. Memoirs of a Bicycle Courier
June 24, 2016
The recent publication of a book outlining the memoirs of a cycle courier in London has evoked a nostalgic response from many that started such businesses in the 1970s-80s. Even if you work as a courier today, you'll find the recollections interesting and offering an insight into the motivations of ...
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Author: Laura Jeeves
