Class 1 driver recruitment for Alnwick — single nights, weeks of cover and ongoing trunk assignments.
The right licence is the minimum; the right experience is the brief.
Operators across the North East run curtainsiders, boxes and fridges along the A1(M), A19 and A66, Newcastle Airport and the ports at Tyne and Teesport. The trailer type is the first thing we ask about.
Busy months across the North East often mean one more night trunk than the rota can staff. A temporary Class 1 driver covers it without a permanent hire.
Hauliers serving automotive and chemicals supply chains, port and bulk logistics, retail distribution and regional 3PLs need drivers who can handle the trailer types those customers use.
Artic work, matched to the driver who knows it.
Trailer type, route profile, start time and how many nights. Two minutes on a form or a call is enough.
We look for C+E drivers who have run similar work and want that shift pattern.
Site rules, the unit, the first job and who to report to — before the driver arrives.
Across the North East, Class 1 demand moves with the retail calendar and port schedules. Temporary drivers let you staff the extra runs only for as long as they last.
Class 1 shifts tend to fall into three shapes: nights trunking between hubs, days on general haulage and tramping with nights out. Each suits a different driver, so we ask which one you run.
For a Class 1 request, include:
We check C+E entitlement on the licence itself, review endorsements, confirm Driver CPC currency and the card expiry and check the tachograph card before the first run.
Nights and tramping suit some drivers and not others. We confirm the driver wants the pattern before they are put forward.
One request can cover a single night or a run of weeks.
Yes. We source temporary HGV Class 1 (C+E) drivers for trunking, tramping, container and general haulage work across the North East. Tell us the trailer, the route and the start time.
Category C+E entitlement, a current Driver CPC — 35 hours of periodic training every five years — and a digital tachograph card, plus ADR for dangerous goods work.
Planned cover is easiest with a few days' notice. Short-notice requests get a straight answer on what we can confirm.
Yes. We book Class 1 drivers for sites across the North East. Tell us where the unit is based.
Tell us the trailer (curtainsider, box, fridge, flatbed, double-deck or tanker) and we match a driver who has worked with it.
Other drivers in Alnwick:
Elsewhere in the North East: