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Tony's Guide to the Courier Industry

by Tim Gilbert

338 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); black and white photos and images; catalogue #04-0228; ISBN 1-4120-2400-5; US$52.16, C$59.98, EUR42.84, £29.99

If you are aiming to start out as an owner driver (sometimes called a 'freelance courier') in the courier industry, this book helps you get started along the right lines.

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About the Book

This book will help you achieve your personal goals in the courier industry.

If you are aiming to start out as an owner driver (sometimes called a 'freelance courier') in this industry, this book will help you get started along the right lines. The early sections are for you. Then when you want to move on up to getting your own clients, the rest of the book will help you develop your skills.

If you're an 'old hand' at being a courier, this book will keep you abreast of the latest developments in the industry, to allow you to make the most of your valuable experience.

If you're aiming to grow your existing courier business, this whole book can be used as a kind of operating manual for your business, to guide you through the many pitfalls along the way.

Useful to just about everyone in the courier industry, this book will also help you to apply some or all of the features on MTvan.com to your business. Packed with a wealth of tried and trusted ideas and information, this book will help you to get the most out of your business.

Who is Tony? Tony has been one of the guiding lights behind MTvan.com. He moderates on the MTvan Forum.

And who is Tim Gilbert? Co-founder of Speed Couriers, (the company behind MTvan.com and a successful courier franchisor) and founder committee member of the Despatch Association, Tim has been at the forefront of new ideas in the courier industry for over 25 years.

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About the Author

Co-founder of Speed Couriers, (the company behind MTvan.com and a successful courier franchisor) and founder committee member of the Despatch Association, Tim has been at the forefront of new ideas in the courier industry for over 25 years. Always happy to share his experiences of five years on the road and a bike and van courier in London, Tim is living proof that the courier industry in the UK is an exciting and rewarding career, offering opportunities everyone who puts their heart and soul into it.

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