Settled, permanent driving roles for career drivers and reliable permanent hires for Paignton transport managers.
Every permanent driver we put forward has been checked on licence, experience and what they want from the role.
Much of the permanent driving work across Devon & Cornwall starts at Falmouth docks and the far-west distribution depots. We search for drivers who already know that geography.
If Paignton is a hard place to hire, we widen the search to drivers who could realistically commute and tell you plainly what the shortlist is likely to look like.
Hiring across Devon & Cornwall is shaped by the A30, the A38, the A390, the M5 as far as Exeter and the ports at Plymouth and Falmouth: drivers weigh the commute and the routes as much as the pay.
Permanent driving jobs matched to licence, shift and route.
Licence categories, endorsements, Driver CPC status and the tachograph card are confirmed before a driver reaches your shortlist.
Nights, earlies, weekends or tramping: the shift pattern decides whether a driver stays, so it comes first in the match.
We benchmark basic pay, shift premiums and overtime against the local market before the vacancy goes out.
Indicative permanent salaries in Paignton 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.
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.
Induction dates, the first shift and who to report to, confirmed with the driver in advance.
Where the work is steady, a permanent hire can cost less over a year than rolling temporary cover and gives customers a familiar face.
Career drivers value a known start time, a clean vehicle and a transport office that plans ahead.
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.
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. Our transport and planning desk recruits the transport office roles around your drivers.
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 the South West:
Temporary driver cover in Paignton:
Other specialisms in Paignton:
See our national HGV & LGV Driver Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Paignton.
One brief covers a single hire or a group of drivers for a new contract.