Transport quiz

Transport/Geography Quiz 

1. What is the longest Numbered Road in the UK (length )
2. And Where does the said road go from and to 
3. What is the busiest port complex in the UK 
4. What is the Highest Motorway in the UK 
5. In what county is Newcastle
6. What is the Longest river in the UK
7. At only 20 yards long this is England's shortest county boundary but where is it 

The A 2 Z of our Atlas

The A to Z of our delivery and collections where we have are are going
Distance is no object as some of these place clearly show

A= Aberdeen 

B = Beverley , Bridlington, Bradford , Bristol, Bodmin, Boston (lincs) Birmingham 

C = Chesterfield  , Cowley (oxfordshire) , Croydon, Cottingham, Calais (as a entry/Exit point) Cambridge 

D= Dover (Transit port +Port of Dover ) , Doncaster, Driffield , Dunkirk France ( entry port +DFDS Seaways UK  ) Derby
E= Easingwold, (North Yorkshire, )

F = Filey (North Yorkshire ) Fareham 

G= Grimsby, Goole, Gloucester 

H =  Hull , Hartlepool, Howden, Heysham 

I = Inverness area ( Cory ) 

J

K = Kirk ella ( East Yorkshire )  Kilmarnock (Scotland )

L= Lincoln , Liverpool , London , Leyland , Leeds 

M= Manchester, Malton , Middlesbrough, Mexborough Milton Keynes 

N = Nottingham, Norwich , Nelson 

O = Oxford 

P = Plymouth , Preston ( Lancashire and the one in East Yorkshire )  

Q

R = Raywell (east Yorkshire ) 

S = Southampton, Scarborough , Sheffield , Southend on Sea , Scunthrope 

T = Throne ( South Yorkshire ) 

U

V

W = Whitby, Withernsea 

X

Y = York 

Z = Zurich 

Check out our upcoming routes 

Upcoming Routes week starting 25/05 and Early June

http://clark-trading.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/our-current-backload-availability.html

# European Road trip day 4

I was shocked when I was told 100 miles on the French motorways hit 80 euro and as a result we decided to avoid Mont blanc tunnel due to cost and the van went up via Fraser the same road you see at the end of the Italian job movie which is cool as for 1 we have been calling the Turin run the Italian job and 2 it a cool movie and unlike the bus our van survived

See all our other routes 

# European Road Trip

http://clark-trading.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/our-current-backload-availability.html
I will have real picture from our European Road trip
UK 2 Italy 2 France 2 Hull

Via Dover
For now here are a few from Google

Fact file
@ 2337 miles it is by far our longest route to date (but not Paul's he has in his days driving hgv gone right beyond Naples )
First time the van has left the UK
Travelling by Dover using Dfds

What is Logistics ?

We are Clark trading group and among other things we are engaged in logistics but what is logistics ?

Well for one thing all business and people rely on logistics it is the lifeblood of the world but why? Logistics put simply is the management and movement of goods and people from A to B. So take the train or bus that logistics. Without the lorries of the logistics sector or vans for that matter no food or goods in the shop.

Here a short list of some things that are logistics:

• Warehousing 
• Road haulage (light haulage as well)
• Rail freight  
• Etc.

But where do we here at Clark trading group fit into the picture ?

We are engaged in road haulage or more precisely the light haulage sector.  

And to put it simple road haulage is the transit of goods by road and the light haulage sector is movement of goods up to about 3 tons or so (we have a max gwt of 3.5 tons by the way)

Well as with any industry there can be a lot of terms and the such like

 1 ton = 1000 kg or 2200 pounds

C+E = A class of lorry the largest on UK Roads at up to 44 tonnes (As pictured below) our driver has over 20 years experience from driving these all over the UK and even EU 

So there are a few terms for you 

Tales of the road

Been among other things a delivery company things our van gets out and about and as you can imagine see all sorts of weird strange wacky and even dangerous things out there on the roads.

I thought I would try and do a tales of the road blog based on that since it is Road Safety Week 2014
(Lets look out for each other is this years theme)









So Here goes:

My Favorite no sorry that the wrong word thing I have and do see when out and about (in the van and foot) is Cyclist who think they are a law to themselves. And no this is not a dig at cyclist the one who do it right are great and it is a small minority but,

• No lights 
• Pavement cycling 
• Wrong way on a road

And these are just three things I see all the time when on foot and  bike motorcycle you are some of no the most vulnerable road user. So by taking these risk and breaking these laws etc you are just increase your risk of injury or even pulling no punches death.

We all have a responsibility to both know the rules of the road.

And that is just one example
 

Road safety week 2014

We support safe roads safe driving and responsible road using by all user 
lets look out for each other
17-23rd November 2014

Cruise control

The Autobahn V the Motorway and Europe's roads

Having lived and worked in German for over a year and a half I have clocked up a few miles on the German Autobahn. A lot of people think these are Europe's best road. I for one disagree the British motorways are better (I am not suggesting they are Europe's best either) For one there are many myths about the Autobahn
They are limitless in regards speed in fact this has not been true for years most have a speed limit of 130k/mh 80 miles an hour apx. yes there are still section that have no speed limit but not many and is that really safe on often 2 lane and very busy roads with lorry's and coaches unable to travel as fast. Most German motorway/Autobahn are only 2 lanes with no lighting no reflective paint and no cats eyes (The roads in the Czech republic I travelled on had cats eyes) Were I can not think of a British motorway with no cats eyes or reflective lane maker, yes not all motorways are lit.
German autobahns are they as good as often made out to be I don't personally think so just that our motorways are better than their Autobahn based on my time in German

Who has the best road in Europe ?
Fastest? I know that is German even on a average 80 miles and hour UK 70 miles and hour etc
Safest?
Best ? Some one I know suggest this is Italy what do you think?
And what is your favourite road in Europe to travel on/Road journey ? On this one I am maybe biased but love the journey into Hull along the Humber on the A63 flanked by a mighty river and the Humber Bridge framing it all. I all so love travelling along the M62 on the Pennies. And I enjoyed the A6 Autobahn in Germany near Mannheim as it went thru the forest. So I have just cheated I said favourite and suggest 3 roads but there are some great roads in the UK and Europe like the A1 near Berwick.

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