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HGV & LGV Driver Recruitment in Bathgate

Permanent HGV and LGV drivers for operators in Bathgate, recruited onto your payroll for a fixed shift and a depot they can plan a life around.

Scotland

Permanent drivers for Bathgate operators

Permanent driver recruitment starts with the shift, the vehicle and the depot, because those are what decide whether a driver stays.

Operators across Scotland are served by the M8, M74, M77 and M90, Glasgow and Edinburgh airports and the ports at Grangemouth, the Clyde and Aberdeen. Permanent drivers value routes they know and a start time that stays the same.

A permanent offer competes with every other operator's. We help you set pay, shift premiums and start dates that land first time.

Employers hiring permanent drivers across Scotland include whisky and food and drink distribution, retail and grocery DCs, port and intermodal operators and Scottish 3PLs.

Roles we recruit

Driving roles we fill in Bathgate

Permanent roles for career drivers at every stage.

Why Bathgate operators use a specialist

Drivers who stay

The depot and the commute

We look at where drivers live as well as what they drive, so the role in Bathgate goes to someone who can get there every day.

Pay that lands

We benchmark basic pay, shift premiums and overtime against the local market before the vacancy goes out.

Fewer, better interviews

You see a short list of drivers who fit the route, the vehicle and the pattern, rather than a stack of CVs.

Pay & benchmarking

What HGV & LGV drivers earn in Bathgate

Indicative permanent salaries in Bathgate run from around £30k for 7.5t up to £45k+ for Class 1 nights and trunking.

Class 1 roles usually pay more than Class 2 and nights more than days, but local competition for drivers can move either figure. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.

How it works

How a permanent search runs

The brief

Route, vehicle, shift, pay and start date, plus what made your best drivers stay.

The search

Drivers who are looking and drivers who are not, approached with the details that matter to them.

Interviews and assessment drives

We arrange the interviews and any assessment drive, then brief each driver beforehand.

Your brief

What to put in the brief

A permanent driver learns your routes, your customers and your yard. That knowledge is worth more every month they stay.

We ask candidates why they left their last role. The answer tells us whether your job will keep them.

A strong permanent driver brief covers:

  • The depot address and where drivers start and finish
  • The licence category and any tickets such as ADR or HIAB
  • Basic pay, shift premiums and overtime rates
  • The type of work: trunking, rounds, multi-drop or tramping
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Driver FAQs

Permanent drivers in Bathgate — FAQs

Do you recruit permanent HGV drivers in Bathgate?

Yes. We recruit permanent Class 1, Class 2 and 7.5 tonne drivers for operators across Scotland, placed directly onto your payroll.

Which licence categories do you recruit for?

Category C+E (Class 1), Category C (Class 2) and C1 (7.5 tonne), plus drivers with ADR or HIAB tickets.

How do you check drivers before we meet them?

We confirm licence categories and endorsements, Driver CPC status, the digital tachograph card and right to work, then talk to each driver about the job.

Do you cover towns near Bathgate?

Yes. We recruit permanent drivers across Scotland. Tell us where the depot is and we will search within a realistic commute.

Do you recruit drivers with ADR or HIAB tickets?

Yes. Tell us the ticket and the type of loads so we look for drivers who hold it and have used it.

Keep exploring

Related driver pages for Bathgate

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Other specialisms in Bathgate:

See our national HGV & LGV Driver Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Bathgate.

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