C+E drivers for Grantham operators — nights, days and nights out, checked before they take the keys.
Class 1 cover starts with the trailer and the route, then the driver.
Across the East Midlands the road network is built for artics: the M1, A14, A42 and A50, East Midlands Airport's major air-freight hub and DIRFT's rail terminal. Temporary Class 1 cover keeps those units earning when a regular driver is off.
Container work carries its own rhythm: port slots, booking references and waiting time. Drivers we book for it know the routine.
Class 1 demand across the East Midlands follows national distribution centres, 3PLs, e-commerce fulfilment and rail-connected freight operations, which is why peak-season artic cover is worth booking early.
Artic work where temporary C+E cover fits.
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.
Licence, Driver CPC, tachograph card and right to work are confirmed before we name the driver.
Some Class 1 bookings are a single night. Others settle into a regular pattern that runs for months. Both begin with the same request.
Operators near Grantham 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:
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.
How many nights, which trailer and where the unit is based — that is enough to start.
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.
Yes. Tell us the start time and the legs. We match drivers who want night work and have run trunks before.
Yes. Our permanent driver desk places Class 1 drivers onto your payroll when you want a seat filled for good.
Yes. Weekend trunks and bank holiday shifts can be booked like any other. Tell us the dates as early as you can.
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 Grantham:
Elsewhere in the East Midlands: