http://www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:17:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 en hourly 1 http://www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/http:/www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/uncategorized/the-car-industry-report-uk http://www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/http:/www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/uncategorized/the-car-industry-report-uk#comments Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:17:23 +0000 sarah http://www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/?p=122 The report by SMMT can be downloaded for you to read at the link below: http://ow.ly/gucx ]]> http://www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/http:/www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/uncategorized/the-car-industry-report-uk/feed http://www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/http:/www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/uncategorized/disaster-planning-in-your-driving-business http://www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/http:/www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/uncategorized/disaster-planning-in-your-driving-business#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:07:28 +0000 sarah http://www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/?p=120 Wednesday was a difficult day for our same day courier and delivery business. It started off very well, two contracts were due to start and we were prepping our drivers with the new requirements. Two of our biggest ad hoc / express delivery customers were booking in jobs and we had all four of the [...]]]> http://www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/http:/www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/uncategorized/disaster-planning-in-your-driving-business/feed http://www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/http:/www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/driving/lung-cancer-whats-it-got-o-do-with-delivery-drivers http://www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/http:/www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/driving/lung-cancer-whats-it-got-o-do-with-delivery-drivers#comments Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:59:58 +0000 sarah http://www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/?p=114 Quite a lot actually. Especially if you don’t want one of these ugly tumours on your lungs. If you are a courier, trucker or delivery driver, read through the information below, and tell me what you think. Image via Wikipedia An up to date article in News Inferno was very interesting reading and informative… Recent research suggests  that [...]]]> http://www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/http:/www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/driving/lung-cancer-whats-it-got-o-do-with-delivery-drivers/feed http://www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/http:/www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/driving/driving-in-hot-weather-are-the-roads-up-to-the-job http://www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/http:/www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/driving/driving-in-hot-weather-are-the-roads-up-to-the-job#comments Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:56:52 +0000 sarah http://www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/?p=112 The recent warm weather can create a few challenges for drivers, usually how to keep vaguely cool between meetings so as not to end up arriving in a molten state. However, what most drivers fail to appreciate is the effect the sunshine has on the road surface. Without getting overly technical the road surface works at [...]]]> http://www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/http:/www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/driving/driving-in-hot-weather-are-the-roads-up-to-the-job/feed http://www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/http:/www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/driving/do-you-know-what-you-are-delivering http://www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/http:/www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/driving/do-you-know-what-you-are-delivering#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:02:58 +0000 sarah http://www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/?p=117 They says the UK is ten years behind America, so how long before this happens here? or does it already? Image via Wikipedia Police spokesman Atunaisa Sokomuri said drug dealers had found a new means of transporting their stash. He said when police raided the homes, they found that parcels were all packed and ready to be sent [...]]]> http://www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/http:/www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/driving/do-you-know-what-you-are-delivering/feed http://www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/http:/www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/uncategorized/manging-the-risks-at-level-crossings http://www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/http:/www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/uncategorized/manging-the-risks-at-level-crossings#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:54:26 +0000 sarah http://www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/?p=110 Thursday last week was European Level Crossing Awareness Day, this is a great idea in one sense but why do we need to focus on Level Crossings for one day? I have seen drivers do some really stupid things at level crossings and I am struggling with the mentality of some road users on this [...]]]> http://www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/http:/www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/uncategorized/manging-the-risks-at-level-crossings/feed http://www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/http:/www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/uncategorized/good-news-relating-to-road-deaths-or-is-it http://www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/http:/www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/uncategorized/good-news-relating-to-road-deaths-or-is-it#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:52:25 +0000 sarah http://www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/?p=108 It is a time of rejoicing, apparently, as last year we only killed 2,538 people last year on the roads which is 408 less than 2007. Now I am personally pleased that 408 more people went home to their children and loved ones, but really is 2,538 dead people good news at any level? On a [...]]]> http://www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/http:/www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/uncategorized/good-news-relating-to-road-deaths-or-is-it/feed http://www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/http:/www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/uncategorized/cpc-drivers-beware http://www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/http:/www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/uncategorized/cpc-drivers-beware#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:48:33 +0000 sarah http://www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/?p=106 The Vehicle Drivers (Certificates of Professional Competence) Regulations 2007 are the legislation that enacts a directive laid down by the European Union which requires member states to set out in law the need for drivers of Goods Vehicles and Passenger Carrying Vehicles to have more training and qualifications than just a valid driving licence to [...]]]> http://www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/http:/www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/uncategorized/cpc-drivers-beware/feed http://www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/http:/www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/uncategorized/pothole-hassle http://www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/http:/www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/uncategorized/pothole-hassle#comments Sun, 05 Jul 2009 07:45:36 +0000 sarah http://www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/?p=104 Article by Chris Lodge, this is for information purposes only and is not legal advice. Potholes Liability for damage or injury caused by potholes will depend on whether the property is privately or publicly owned. Publicly owned property Generally, councils will have a defence to damage caused by potholes so long as they can demonstrate that they maintain a [...]]]> http://www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/http:/www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/uncategorized/pothole-hassle/feed http://www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/http:/www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/uncategorized/transport-professionals-on-twitter http://www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/http:/www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/uncategorized/transport-professionals-on-twitter#comments Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:04:00 +0000 sarah http://www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/?p=130 Have you caught the Twitter Bug? Do you work in Transport and know others that do? Can you help us out? We are  compiling a list of couriers, fleet managers, freight teams and transport professionals worldwide that are on twitter. Transport is a very collaborative industry and it makes sense to follow or ‘join’ people in transport related [...]]]> http://www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/http:/www.roaduserbenefits.co.uk/uncategorized/transport-professionals-on-twitter/feed