Settled, permanent driving roles for career drivers and reliable permanent hires for Bradford transport managers.
Permanent driver recruitment starts with the shift, the vehicle and the depot, because those are what decide whether a driver stays.
Bradford sits in Yorkshire's M62 logistics belt — a magnet for retail and e-commerce distribution serving the whole of the North of England. Across Yorkshire, permanent drivers work out of sites such as the M62 corridor parks and the iPort rail terminal at Doncaster. The right hire usually lives within a sensible commute of the depot.
Night trunks, early store deliveries and weekend work each suit a different kind of driver. The shift pattern is the first thing we ask about.
Permanent demand across Yorkshire follows retail and grocery distribution, rail-linked intermodal operators, manufacturing supply chains and regional 3PLs.
Permanent driving jobs matched to licence, shift and route.
We look at where drivers live as well as what they drive, so the role in Bradford goes to someone who can get there every day.
Permanent drivers for your payroll in Bradford — and temporary HGV, 7.5 tonne and van cover when a seat needs filling first.
We keep in touch through the notice period and the first weeks in the job, so small problems are raised before they become resignations.
Indicative permanent salaries in Bradford run from around £30k for 7.5t up to £45k+ for Class 1 nights and trunking.
If your offer sits below the local market, we will say so before you interview anyone. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
Licence, endorsements, Driver CPC, tachograph card and right to work checked, then a conversation about the job itself.
We arrange the interviews and any assessment drive, then brief each driver beforehand.
We help agree pay, start date and notice period so the offer is accepted first time.
Where the work is steady, a permanent hire can cost less over a year than rolling temporary cover and gives customers a familiar face.
Driver trainers and team leaders are often promoted from the cab. We recruit for both routes.
A strong permanent driver brief covers:
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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.
Yes. We benchmark basic pay, shift premiums and overtime for the role so your offer is competitive before the vacancy goes out.
Yes. For a new contract or a growing fleet we can recruit a group of permanent drivers, with start dates staggered if that helps.
Yes. Tell us the ticket and the type of loads so we look for drivers who hold it and have used it.
A settled shift, a depot they can reach easily, a well-kept vehicle and pay that matches the local market. We recruit around all four.
Permanent driver recruitment elsewhere in Yorkshire & the Humber:
Temporary driver cover in Bradford:
Other specialisms in Bradford:
See our national HGV & LGV Driver Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Bradford.
Send the depot, the licence, the shift and the pay. We will come back with a view on the Bradford market and a plan for the search.