Typically, courier owner/drivers need to provide their own vehicle and cover all their own operating costs, including fuel, vehicle maintenance, insurance and superannuation.
Courier companies advertise positions in newspapers, job websites and on their own corporate websites.
Owner/drivers are usually engaged under contract. The terms of the contract vary from company to company.
Swiss Post is testing delivery by drone. The autonomous drones being used in the trial have a range of over 10km.
Read MoreExpress parcel delivery company TNT has introduced new electric vans to service Rotterdam and Amsterdam in The Netherlands.
Read MoreAn unusual photo from the British Postal Museum and Archive.
Read MoreA new delivery trial in Germany will test delivering parcels to car boots, where the delivery driver uses a smart phone app to find the car and unlock the boot.
Read MoreIn Germany, DHL has unveiled a parcel locker solution that can be installed in apartment blocks.
Read MoreThe Toll board has endorsed a $6.5 billion takeover offer from Japan Post.
Read MorePOAAL has researched and prepared some simple resources for current and prospective Courier members. These free resources are just a sample of some of the resources available to financial members of POAAL.