Permanent HGV and LGV drivers for operators in Lewisham, recruited onto your payroll for a fixed shift and a depot they can plan a life around.
Permanent recruitment for driving roles is about fit as much as entitlement.
Permanent vacancies across London & the South East come from last-mile and parcel carriers, grocery and e-commerce fulfilment, airfreight forwarders and national 3PLs. Each wants drivers who will still be on the rota in a year.
Retention is where permanent driver recruitment pays for itself. A driver who leaves after three months means another search, another induction and another gap on the rota.
Across London & the South East, permanent driving roles cluster around freight sites such as the Heathrow airfreight belt, Park Royal, Enfield and the Thames Gateway.
Permanent roles for career drivers at every stage.
We benchmark basic pay, shift premiums and overtime against the local market before the vacancy goes out.
Where you run an assessment drive, we build it into the interview process so candidates know what to expect.
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 Lewisham run from around £30k for 7.5t up to £45k+ for Class 1 nights and trunking.
Drivers weigh the whole package: pay, hours, holiday, the depot and how often the rota changes. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
Route, vehicle, shift, pay and start date, plus what made your best drivers stay.
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.
The cost of a vacancy is more than the advert: overtime for other drivers, missed slots and pressure on the planners.
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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It depends on the licence, the shift pattern and the local market. We give you a realistic view at the start, before the search begins.
Yes. We benchmark basic pay, shift premiums and overtime for the role so your offer is competitive before the vacancy goes out.
Yes. We recruit permanent drivers across London & the South East. Tell us where the depot is and we will search within a realistic commute.
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. Our transport and planning desk recruits the transport office roles around your drivers.
Permanent driver recruitment elsewhere in London & the South East:
Temporary driver cover in Lewisham:
Other specialisms in Lewisham:
See our national HGV & LGV Driver Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Lewisham.
Tell us what your best drivers have in common and we will look for more of them.