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 

Hull Quiz

1. Where in Hull is the smallest window in England 
2. Where is the famous plotting room 
3. And what happened in the Plotting room 
4. Only one english proffesional rugby league club has gone an entire season unbeaten who was it +Hull FC Official  or +Hull KR 
5. And what season did the above happen in 
6. And what league was it in 
7. +Royal Navy  vessel HMS Bounty was built in Hull what was it's orginal name 
8. What Literture charcather set of from Hull 
9. Queen's Gardens is a park today but what was it built as 
10. Where in Hull was the old Habour 

What does that mean ? #Haulage

• Goods in transit Insurance ? Simple the type of insurance you need to carry goods for hire or reward 
• Hire or Reward ? been paid to carry goods or people 
• Dummarage ?  A charge a haulier may charge for delay to unloading /loading after a agreed unloading period has a lapsed
• Gwt ?   Gross weight tonnage the maximum weight of a van/truck with the weight of it and the load combined 
• Train weight ? The weight combined with a trailer 
• C+E ? The licence required to drive the largest trucks on UK road the artics (Paul holds his C+E) 
• Box Van ? A solid side van or Truck like our Luton 
• Ton ? UK Ton = 1000kg 
• Euro 6 ?  Euro 1 - 6 is an engine emission spec set by the EU with Euro 6 been the latest our Van is Euro 6 
• LEZ ? low emission zone/ London Emission zone which with our fleet been euro 6 meet there are numerous Lez in Europe in most cities 
• DVSA ? Was Vosa and the Dvla they merged 
• Light haulage ?  (US ) Hauling of goods using vans and truck below 7.5 tons like our 3.5 ton Luton
• Euro Pallet ? Smaller than a standard pallet  (about 2/3 size )
  
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Delivery division Q and A

UPDATED 23/08/15

Q What is your most unusual delivery to date ?
A Rabbits and their hutch 6 baby bunnies in fact (or at least I think that it is can't think of any other deliveries that fit the bill)
New answer
A motorbike from Gloucestershire also is not something we do every day so fits the bill Not so true now we have transported motor bikes quite often

Q so what else do you deliver?
A if it will fit in the van most things (no adr we have no licensed drivers) for example a common thing we deliver is sofas, household

Q What about pallets ?
A yes as long as there is a forklift at both ends Updated as long as the pallets weigh under 500kg we have a tail lift 

Q I have a forklift but no spare driver problem?
A No Richard the drivers mate (plus my brother) is licensed on both counterbalance up to 5000 kg and reach trucks so on pallets if need he can load your goods on to the van. Plus pedestrian operated electrical pallet truck. He Richard that is even has his first aid at work as does Lynne (mum)

Q so do you always run a two man team?
A yes on all deliveries and house/business removal jobs
(we load and unload ourselves so no back breaking work for the customer we do all the heavy and not so heavy lifting) Updated If the job only requires a driver than the second man/porter will stay at the yard unless on a previous job where required.

Q You have mentioned Richard the drivers mate having various logistics skills what else has he got ?
A He has been Banks man trained as well. Manual handling and a few others

Q Is it just the public you offer your service or business as well
A We will deliver for business or the general public it make little difference to us

Q You offer national coverage what is your longest trip to date ?
A A collection just south of Nottingham
As of 1st November we been further south now as far as Gloucestershire
So distance is no object
Once again I have to update this answer as we keep going further afield now it is near London Camberley. In fact I have tallied up the place we been the list is getting bigger by the week

March 2015 has so far been a bumper month and the van is/has travelled further this month than ever before as a result two upcoming jobs are now furthest South Bodmin Cornwall and that trip has a round total of 776 miles due to loads along route #backloads and Cory in Scotland near Inverness will be our furthest trip North and First time in Scotland and longest at 446 miles there 

New Answer
We have just done (doing at time of update ) a European run 
( The Italian job and French connection )  
And it drops in at 2337 miles in total 

Q What is the furthest North you have been ? As all these seem to be going south.
A Newcastle on a house removal job See above it will be massively beat in April
23/08 
Inverness 

Q So has the van been anywhere interesting ?
A that all depends on what you define as interesting it has crossed the Humber bridge going to Grimsby but nothing special really

Sort of it has been to 3 different shopping centre on deliveries 2 in Hull and Meadowhall 

or the European trips 

Or two Raf base 

Q What experience has your delivery driver got?
A Paul (Dad) is a qualified HGV driver (big lorries) who has driven class 1 all across the UK and even Europe and carried a wide range of products including glass and even livestock at one time a bullock in fact broke his arm many years ago when he was doing livestock haulage. So he has a good geographic knowledge etc. In fact at one point he used to do ship chandlering deliveries for the armed forces.

Q How large is your van
A the simple answer is very big it is a jumbo merc 64 plate euro 6 sprinter in technical jargon, put simply it is the largest type of panel van you can get with a big load bay at 4.5 metres 13.5 feet in old money or is it 14.5 feet sorry I work in metric so may have my conversion wrong..
UPDATED IGNORE ABOVE NOT DELETED FOR REFERENCE 
We now opperate a 14 plate merc luton still a euro 6 
Load capcaity is up to 600 cubic feet increased by 100 plus cubic feet. 
And we have a tail lift that can lift 500 kg at a go 
Load weight capacity is about 1200kg due to lightweight body up by 200kg apx 
Updated
Now a Citroen Relay also a Luton
updated
A 15 Plate boxer Luton
We keep our fleet current and as new as possible

Q I take it it is green from your last answer
A Yes it is nearly new so has the latest engine on board Paul drive it as efficiently as possible avoiding un need mileage. So it is as green as possible for a van.
#Green Logistics policy
We also have a MPG target for our Luton of 29 mpg
And where every possible the van does 60 mph on the motorways this is more fuel efficient and further reduce co2 output

Q What payment methods do you offer
A Cash on delivery is our main method but we also can offer via paypal as well. We may consider part exchange on household items We also accept instant bank transfer

Q It is a family affair I see
A yes myself my mum dad and brother are all involved in the company in some capacity

Q a bit of a legal question here are you fully insured
A Yes fully insured with Goods in transit (Haulage version not courier ) upto £10000 and £1 million public liability

Q What is your most come routes ?
A We go all over the place and don't route run persay but we get to London very often

Q A London related question are your LEZ compliant
A Yes our van/s are Euro 6 ( Current standards for London are Euro 4 I think )

Q So how do I book yourselves
A You can book via the  emails
(Any questions just email them to)
Clark395@hotmail.co.uk 
or Clark396@hotmail.co.uk 

Via Facebook 

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Clark trading selling page 

These links will provide further info

http://clark-trading.blogspot.co.uk/p/busting-myths-about-dove-house-hospice.html
http://clark-trading.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/been-hull-based-transport-provider.html

http://clark-trading.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/our-current-backload-availability.html
http://clark-trading.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/european-delivery-faq.html
http://clark-trading.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/the-2-z-of-our-atlas.html
http://clark-trading.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/upcoming-scottish-routes.html
http://clark-trading.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/self-move-versus-professional-removal.html

The Not so great Great British quiz

With the amount of quiz programs on the TV every day we Brits must love quizzing I know I do.

Let's test your knowledge of this green and pleasant land of ours.

1. What is the longest road in the UK
2. What happened in 1666 
3. And 1066 
4. What prime minister did Winston Churchill replace
5. Who was the British leader at the battle of the Nile
6. What city did the Beatles come from
7. William Wilberforce was mp for where
8. Where is Clifford's tower
9. Name all the English king on the throne in 1066 
10. Who is the only English king executed
11.  And what charge was he executed for

Awnser via ccomments please

Clark Trading and product quaility standards

Safety,Quaility,Profit
Is sort of our manta here at Clark Trading but what does it mean.?
Simple
That first and formost a product we sell has to be safe,we check all items we buy to ensure not only thst they work but that they are safe. This does vary depend on the item but let use a hair dyer for an example it will be plugged in to check the following. No smell (Electrical) is it hot were it should and shouldn't what does it sound like is it sparking,is the entact and the casing ( With hair dryer when stocked there may be a mix of new and used on stock) With all item we ensure they meet the correct CE specs.
Quaility can be a subjective thing to a certain degree but we try to ensure that the quaility is reflected in the price after all some thing in stock will be cheaper and at the lower end of the scale but no matter where they come we ensure they are at the very min fit for their in end purpouse. I mean some stock has come from wholesaler that did not meet this crita and our quaility standards just go straight back. We will do everything in our power to ensure a product is of the quaility expected of it.
And only than does oyr profit come in to it

So I am certain you can buy with confidence

Questions for the new year? 2014

I have done 2 blogs about my predictions for 2014.This is sort of part 3 but with a different tact or is it tack?

Questions for the new year.?

1 will petrol/diesel price drop? (Gas for any readers from the US) With out trying to rant on this topic. Which is not easy at my local Petrol station it like £1.35 ( a litre not Gallon)  when I last looked. (Sub question will oil price go up or down. I have a bad felling they will keep going up and up driving our fuel bills up. I hope I am wrong ) Please take a look at my next blog it will be all about this topic
2 What will happen with the Heathrow run way debate?
3 What is going to be the biggest movie of the year?
4 Will train fare go up on the 2nd of January ? They always do so I think a better question is by how much?
5 Will Hs2 get the go ahead?
6 Will the Goverment approve Hull train's plan to hook Hull up?

I could keep going on But I will leave it at these 6 for now

So this is the end,the final curtain, for 2013 (what a year,it had it all the good the bad and the ugly)  and one of our last blog for this year Happy new year
See you in 2014