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Lung Cancer, whats it got to do with delivery drivers?

Icon Written by sarah on July 8, 2009 – 1:59 pm

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.

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An up to date article in News Inferno was very interesting reading and informative…
Recent research suggests  that [...]

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Driving in hot weather? Are the roads up to the job?

Icon Written by sarah on July 8, 2009 – 11:56 am

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 [...]

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Do you KNOW what you are delivering?

Icon Written by sarah on July 7, 2009 – 2:02 pm

They says the UK is ten years behind America, so how long before this happens here? or does it already?

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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 [...]

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Has your vehicle lost value?

Icon Written by sarah on April 29, 2009 – 10:55 am

Your vehicle may have lost value by the mere fact that it has been involved in a motor accident. This is even the case where the repair to it was of a very high standard.
It all boils down to a psychological prejudice applicable to vehicles that have been involved in motor accidents.
You are looking to [...]

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Going Green - is it worth the effort?

Icon Written by sarah on April 28, 2009 – 10:38 am

I was reading this article on the Businesscar website yesterday and I was reminded of the LPG fiasco some years ago and it makes me wonder whether the government can be really bothered with the new ‘greener’ technologies.
Before I go on too far I should say that I am not convinced that electric vehicles are [...]

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A clearer windscreen

Icon Written by sarah on April 27, 2009 – 10:34 am

I have been using a product on the glass in my car for the last few months and I am now at the point where I can share the proven benefits of using a glass treatment product.
The product I am using is RainX and it is, in my opinion, brilliant.  It works be creating a [...]

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When saving money costs lives

Icon Written by sarah on April 25, 2009 – 10:53 am

There is some anecdotal evidence that some companies are reducing their spending on their vehicles in the mistaken belief that the are going to save money.  Now I am all for making savings where possible, but if you do not know the best way to manage the vehicle costs, then you may end up by [...]

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Scrappage and the Budget

Icon Written by sarah on April 23, 2009 – 8:22 pm

Yesterday Alistair Darling announced the UK Scrappage scheme. What did you think of the Scheme? Is it really for the environment? Will it really kick start the UK motor industry?
In Germany the scheme started incredibly well and I believe it had a good response in France as well. Both of those countries have their own [...]

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