4271. Tigers in Popular Culture
June 24, 2016
Tiger holidays to India provide the opportunity to observe one of the most impressive animals in the world roaming free in the jungles, grasslands and mangrove swamps of its natural habitat. One of the most sought-after wildlife experiences available, the best Tiger holidays are headed up by qualifi...
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4272. Panthera Tigris Tigris - The Magnificent Bengal Tiger
June 24, 2016
With the densest population of the animal in the world, the Indian subcontinent is home to the majority of dedicated Tiger holidays. The country's top reserves – the national parks of Pench, Kanha, Bandhavgarh and Panna – provide the most consistent opportunities for multiple sightings of the big ca...
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4273. Preventing Illegal Vehicle Access
June 24, 2016
For many haulage companies, the question of illegal access to their vehicles remains an ongoing headache.
The good news is that there are solutions available that can significantly reduce the problem.
Illegal Access
If one excludes outright theft of the vehicle, there are two...
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4274. Haulage Companies and the French Fuel Crisis
June 24, 2016
Many haulage companies will no doubt be sighing with resignation and saying “here we go again” when reading of the current round of industrial unrest sweeping through France, including targeting fuel supplies.
There isn’t much anyone can seemingly do about this culture in France, including t...
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4275. 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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4276. 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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4277. 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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4278. 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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4279. 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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4280. 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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Author: Laura Jeeves
