A VAN

What is a Van ?

This is an easy question. A Van is the main tool of the Independent Courier Van Operator. The van, the standard method of transporting “Items” (cargo) from one point to another. The standard cargo van is the best form and style for a motor vehicle - in use, when performing Courier Services. Couriers can easily load single small boxes, to , 1 and 2 pallets. Items stacked, banded, and wrapped on a pallet cannot be stacked too-high on the pallet. About 40” on top of the pallet is the most height you can get into the van, easily.

The Van itself is not indestructible. Like any motor vehicle, it will suffer from ware and tare, hopefully not much abuse, and will need continuous checks and repairs. There are other factors (cost deductions) such as “depreciation” which occur, even if the van sat in a garage all day. Structural decay and rusting will occur based on the type of “weather conditions” the van has to endure.

Will the Van hold up – is it up to the task ? The answer is absolutely yes. The van vehicles are constructed very well, and small manufacturers' improvements every year add to the van's integrity. The factory new van is the best way to own a van.

Buying a Vehicle

Buying or Purchasing your Van is an arduous tedious process, slow moving, and money/cash is always leaving your pocket, regularly. You will need to visit, such as: insurance agent, local dmv, and the dealer. As a courier , your experience will come down to a simple comparison. Remember that your vehicle is a tool, as a courier you are using your van for specific technical tasks, all equipment must endure (endure is a human quality, given to our vehicle's for some reason). Depending on every day usage of the equipment, regular maintenance is required of all vehicles. Most important facts you must consider when purchasing your Courier Vehicle. The AICVOA will give you the knowledge you will need to be successful. Critical things you need to know about, like: Buying NEW pro's and con's - Buying Used pro's and con's - Financing pro's and con's - Paying Cash pro's and con's.

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Here are some “Dictionary Definitions” for the word Van.

Oxford English Dictionary

VAN (vaen), sb.³ [Shortened f. CARAVAN₄.]

1. A covered vehicle chiefly employed for the conveyance of goods, usually resembling a large wooden box, with arched roof and opening from behind, but varying in size (and to some extent in form) according to the use intended. 3. attrib. and Comb., as van boy, dock, -driver, dweller, harness, load, -man, shunter. + v. 1. trans. To send in a van. 2. To confine to a van.

Van-courier

A Van-courier or forerunner, in lit. and fig. Senses.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary

Van² (van), n., v., vanned, vanning. ---n.

1. a covered vehicle, usually a large truck or trailer, used for moving furniture, goods, animals, etc. 2. a smaller boxlike vehicle that resembles a panel truck, often has double doors both at the rear and along the curb side, and that can be used as a truck, fitted with rows of seats, or equipped with living quarters for traveling and camping. 3.c. A small, horse-drawn wagon or small truck, as one used by tradespeople to carry light goods. 4. Also called van conversion. A conventional van whose cargo area has been equipped with living facilities, extra windows, and often increased headroom. --v.t., 5. To transport or carry (freight, passengers, etc.) in a van. 6. To travel in a van. [1820-30; short for CARAVAN]

The American Heritage Dictionary

VAN¹ n.

1.a. An enclosed boxlike vehicle having rear or side doors and side panels especially for transporting people. b. A covered or enclosed truck or wagon often used for transporting goods or livestock. 2. Chiefly British. A closed railroad car used for carrying baggage or freight. --van v. vanned, van.ning, vans. --tr. To transport by van: vanned the horses to the racetrack. --intr. To drive or travel in a van: vanned around the country. [Short for CARAVAN]

Wikitionary.com

Van

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English

Noun

Van (plural vans)

1. A (covered) vehicle used for carrying goods or people, usually roughly cuboid in shape, longer and higher than a car but smaller than a truck.

The van sped down the road.

2. (UK) a railway carriage.

3. Shortened form of vanguard.

“Let Karna, clad in armour, stand in the van. And I shall command the entire army in the rear.” (Mahabharata: “Virata Parva”)

4. Shortened form of caravan.