Lyall Cresswell

If you’re feeling a bit tired and jaded, why not have a smile with a few haulage work stories Believe it or not – all of these are true

Taking on courier jobs for a living can be an extremely rewarding and profitable profession Of the many advantages of this type of work, the most obvious are the diversity, the ability to earn a good day’s pay for a good day’s work and, perhaps the most attractive perk of all, the independence and freedom of being on the road

No matter what business you’re in at the moment, things are pretty tough out there with companies and private individuals trying to cut costs in every way that they can think of Making sure that you get your fair share of owner driver jobs, therefore, means employing the right marketing tactics, and the cheapest and most effective tactic of all is networking

Driving for haulage companies might not seem like the most glamorous of jobs, but all you truckers out there should know that you’re in great company Not all of the world’s rich and famous start out at the top, and there’s more than a few who earned their living from driving before they hit the big time

No disrespect intended, but driving for haulage companies is a bit like being a snail

The Queen’s Messengers must surely have one of the most plum courier jobs in the country Employed by the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office, their work in delivering top secret and important documents (or indeed any other kind of material which is considered essential for use by a diplomatic mission), is shrouded in mystery and goes back hundreds of years

When you spend the major part of your waking life in the cabin of a big rig (or even a little one for that matter) fulfilling contracts for haulage companies, it can sometimes get a little lonely To relieve some of the solitude, it’s not unusual for a driver to pick up a hitchhiker to help them while away the time

Every now and then, there’s a high chance that your delivery work might take you over the waters into Europe If and when you do cross the channel, there are a few rules of the road that are well worth remembering

When you sign up to do self-employed courier jobs, there’s no knowing what you might end up delivering each day We take a look at some of the more unusual courier work that is out there

There are many reasons why people consider getting into the haulage industry: a life spent on the open road, the freedom of travelling around the country on various transport contracts, no need to spend all day in an office But if you’re thinking about getting involved in a career in long-distance haulage then you have to ask yourself one very important question: have you really got it in you