For the carbon neutral transport of freight in cities, it is clear that bicycle couriers and small electric vehicles are showing a surge in popularity for last mile operations.
One thing that became clear in that process: Couriers aren't driving (or walking or biking) around the city with your cash.
But Mr. Storm also told the authorities that he communicated with Mr. Awlaki via a courier; it is not clear whether that courier eventually helped lead the C.I.A. to Mr. Awlaki's location.
T. Jefferson Morris, a Spanish-speaking criminal defense lawyer in Salisbury, N.C., said he had seen a clear pattern in the recruitment of drug couriers.
"It's blatantly clear they want to ethnically cleanse us," said courier Jason Hardie, 28, from Haringey.
If we had caputured Bin Laden, and his trusted courier, we might now have a clearer picture of OBL's contacts with Pakistan's intelligence agency.
Apparently, the breakthrough started several years back from detainee interrogations; it's not clear yet how or by what means the information about the courier who led to the Abbottabad compound was extracted.
It is therefore clear that for a system which chooses to use a cycle courier for last mile transportation, the use of an UCC is crucial to whether the scheme is a success or failure.
And after figuring these expenses into the equation the bleak reality became clear: The Hermes model offloads all the risk on to the "independent" courier, but the potential reward is absolutely limited.
He writes with undeceived humour (his style is witty, clear – a delight) about his first employer, Fleetway Flyers, "a desperate outfit", reporting that: "Most couriers are young, male and slightly lost".
