Heavy rainfall, flooding and landslides caused Devon’s rail links to the rest of the country to be closed this month. Speed restrictions were put in place along the Exmouth and Exeter line due to flooding in the area. While the main line from Exeter is now back in business, allowing travel to Devon from outside […]
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Flood Update
Dec
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With multiple severe weather warnings currently in effect across much of the north and west of the UK, the last few days of 2012 look to be cold, wet and miserable for many. The Met Office has issued early alert warnings for snow, rain and high winds, as well as almost one hundred flood warnings […]
Owner Drivers – Great For The Economy
Dec
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The time for owner drivers to start up their own business has apparently come. The RSA Group recently completed a study that suggested economic recovery would require an influx of approximately 300,000 small and medium sized businesses to underpin it. With haulage becoming a contract-based sector, work for the discerning owner driver could be available […]
What You Need To Know As A Self-Employed Delivery Driver
Dec
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Setting up in business as a delivery owner driver entails quite a bit of work before you can really get started. If you’re looking to start your own delivery business there are a number of things you need to organise before you can be considered legitimately self-employed and suitably covered for the type of courier […]
Coping With The Winter Roads
Dec
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There’s never more of a divide around the UK than during winter; weather varies wildly between different areas and affects the roads in many ways as a result. For those who spend their working hours out on the roads, being prepared for the types of weather that can affect your area is just common sense. […]
Moving House With A Man And Van
Dec
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Moving home needn’t involve a circus parade of vehicles and people, nor does it need to cost a fortune. For those moving house for the first time, students or those with only a flats worth of possessions can move far cheaper than a four bedroom family with a little help from their local man with […]
Decorated Lorries
Dec
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We’ve all seen the adverts featuring Coca Cola’s Christmas trucks bringing seasonal cheer to the masses as they pass through town, but did you know that you can actually see their trucks on tour throughout the UK this winter? Coke’s 18 wheeler vehicles are covered with over 30,000 bulbs to give them that Christmas feel, […]
Dealing With Increased Christmas Traffic On The Roads
Dec
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Christmas is fast approaching, and with the end of the school year not too far away, coupled with the frantic need to shop for presents, roads across the UK are going to be filling with more and more drivers. For those who’s job is on the road, this time of year can be a struggle […]
Top Tips On Sending Kids Toys
Dec
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So, if you’re unaware that Christmas is only a number of days away then you’ve obviously been living in a cave somewhere. Everyone else should, theoretically, be well on their way to either being completely organised or nearly so, with frantic last minute present buying no doubt on the horizon for at least some of […]
Stobart Drivers on Strike in Doncaster
Dec
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Over 180 drivers are threatening continuous strike action from 6th December after proposed cuts by haulage firm, Eddie Stobart, threatened job losses just in time for Christmas. This long running dispute means this is the third strike action this year for drivers based at Tesco’s Doncaster DC. Talks with drivers union, Unite, have failed to […]