Settled, permanent driving roles for career drivers and reliable permanent hires for Newham transport managers.
Good drivers are rarely out of work, so the search reaches beyond people who happen to be looking this week.
Newham sits inside the UK's largest and most pressured logistics labour market, where last-mile, airfreight and grocery fulfilment compete hard for the same people. Across London & the South East, permanent drivers work out of sites such as London Gateway and the Thames Gateway, Park Royal, Enfield and the Heathrow airfreight belt. The right hire usually lives within a sensible commute of the depot.
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.
Permanent demand across London & the South East follows last-mile and parcel carriers, grocery and e-commerce fulfilment, airfreight forwarders and national 3PLs.
Permanent roles across every licence category.
We ask drivers what would make them stay before we ask whether they can start, so the people we shortlist want this job, not just a job.
Nights, earlies, weekends or tramping: the shift pattern decides whether a driver stays, so it comes first in the match.
Permanent drivers for your payroll in Newham — and temporary HGV, 7.5 tonne and van cover when a seat needs filling first.
Indicative permanent salaries in Newham 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.
A short list of drivers who fit, each with notes on licence, experience and availability.
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.
Permanent hiring suits steady, year-round work. Temporary cover suits peaks and gaps. Many operators use both.
Notice periods for drivers are often short, so a good offer can move quickly. We keep the process tight.
A strong permanent driver brief covers:
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Category C+E (Class 1), Category C (Class 2) and C1 (7.5 tonne), plus drivers with ADR or HIAB tickets.
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. We recruit permanent drivers across London & the South East. Tell us where the depot is and we will search within a realistic commute.
Upload your CV and tell us your licence, your area and the shift pattern you want. We contact you when a permanent role fits.
Permanent driver recruitment elsewhere in London & the South East:
Temporary driver cover in Newham:
Other specialisms in Newham:
See our national HGV & LGV Driver Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Newham.
Send the depot, the licence, the shift and the pay. We will come back with a view on the Newham market and a plan for the search.