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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.
FedEx has announced that it expects this year's pre-Christmas "peak day" to be Monday 10 December. It has forecast that it will handle 19 million shipments worldwide on that day.
Read MoreParcel delivery company UPS will be deploying "ring scanners" in their parcel operations in the USA.
Read MoreIn response to road congestion, increased security, and an additional 5.3 million visitors in London during the Olympics, DHL Express has engaged jogging couriers to do deliveries.
Read MoreNew PAYG withholding tax tables effictive 1 July 2012 are now available from the ATO website.
Read MoreInternational parcel delivery company UPS has ordered 150 plastic-bodied delivery vehicles. In a year-long trial of composite-bodied vans, the vans delivered a 40% increase in fuel efficiency compared to the standard equivalent van.
Read MoreThe ACCC has announced that it will conduct a formal investigation into price information sharing arrangements in the retail petrol industry.
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.