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Dangerous goods, such as explosives, acids and flammable liquids, are covered by ADR regulations for transport by road or courier. See also ban items from courier services.
This courier declaration is shippers declaration of dangerous goods. Special regulations need to be followed to ship or courier dangerous goods. See also ban items from courier services.
The distance from your starting point to the courier package collection address for a courier consignment is known as dead miles. Also called stem miles.
Dedicated
Delivery confirmation
A special service that provides the date of delivery or attempted delivery for priority or standard mail or courier parcels.
A courier delivery note is a courier document that goes with the goods or courier package. It is provided by the consignor and is given to the consignee. It shows the courier delivery address and describes the goods or courier parcel. It can also be used as a POD for courier service.
Direct mail
A form of advertising often used by businesses to reach targeted groups of potential customers by mail.
Dispatcher
See controller.
Drivers' hours rules
There are rules which apply to the hours that can be worked by drivers of goods / courier vehicles. For vehicles over 3.5 tonnes driving hours are monitored by a tachograph. For smaller vehicles in the UK the rules are simpler and there is no legal requirement to keep a record of driving hours.
A drop is a courier delivery.
