Temporary HGV Class 1 drivers for trunking, tramping, container and general haulage work out of Ashton-under-Lyne.
Class 1 cover starts with the trailer and the route, then the driver.
Class 1 work across the North West leans on the M6, M62, M56 and M61, Manchester and Liverpool airports and the Port of Liverpool. Drivers we book know how those roads run at night as well as in the day.
Recruiting a permanent Class 1 driver as well? Our permanent driver desk can run that search while the temporary cover keeps the unit moving.
Operators with units based across the M6, M62 and M58 corridor parks and the Port of Liverpool often need cover at short notice when a trunk driver is off.
Class 1 cover across the main types of artic work.
Licence, Driver CPC, tachograph card and right to work are confirmed before we name the driver.
Site rules, the unit, the first job and who to report to — before the driver arrives.
Short-notice requests get a straight answer on what we can confirm.
A temporary C+E driver who has pulled your trailer type before needs less induction and settles into the route faster.
Operators near Ashton-under-Lyne run a mix of their own units and subcontracted work. Temporary Class 1 drivers slot into your operation under your planning and your procedures.
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.
Before accepting, the driver hears the whole brief: the unit, the trailer, the start time and any nights out.
Send the trailer type, the route and the start time. Our driving recruitment team will begin sourcing suitable Class 1 drivers.
Yes, where the driver wants nights out. Tell us how many nights and what the parking and facilities are like.
Planned cover is easiest with a few days' notice. Short-notice requests get a straight answer on what we can confirm.
Yes. Weekend trunks and bank holiday shifts can be booked like any other. Tell us the dates as early as you can.
Yes. Tell us it is reefer work so we match a Class 1 driver who has monitored a fridge unit and handled temperature paperwork.
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 Ashton-under-Lyne:
Elsewhere in the North West: