When an artic seat is empty in Devizes, we source a Class 1 driver who has run that kind of work before.
Class 1 cover starts with the trailer and the route, then the driver.
A lot of articulated freight leaves Avonmouth, Severnside and the M5 corridor running down to the West Country on trunk routes via the M5, M4 and A38, Bristol Airport and the Port of Bristol at Avonmouth and Royal Portbury. That is the work our temporary C+E drivers cover.
For Devizes operators we cover single nights, full weeks and ongoing trunk assignments. Planned cover can be booked ahead; urgent cover is handled as it lands.
Class 1 demand across the South West follows grocery and retail distribution, port and import logistics, aerospace supply chains and national 3PLs, which is why peak-season artic cover is worth booking early.
Where temporary C+E drivers make the biggest difference.
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.
Holidays and known peaks can be booked weeks ahead so the rota is settled early.
Some Class 1 bookings are a single night. Others settle into a regular pattern that runs for months. Both begin with the same request.
Container work runs to port and terminal slots. A driver who understands booking references, weighbridges and waiting time copes with the routine far better.
For a Class 1 request, include:
No Class 1 driver is confirmed until the licence shows C+E, the Driver CPC card is in date and the tacho card and right-to-work checks are complete.
Nights and tramping suit some drivers and not others. We confirm the driver wants the pattern before they are put forward.
Share the dates and the pattern. We will be straight about what we can cover.
Yes. Tell us the start time and the legs. We match drivers who want night work and have run trunks before.
Yes. Tell us how many drivers you need and whether they start together or in stages.
Yes. Our permanent driver desk places Class 1 drivers onto your payroll when you want a seat filled for good.
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 Devizes:
Elsewhere in the South West: