Class 1 driver recruitment for Hastings — single nights, weeks of cover and ongoing trunk assignments.
Experienced C+E drivers, briefed on the job before they arrive.
Across the South East the road network is built for artics: the M25, M3, M4, M20 and M23, Gatwick Airport and the ports at Southampton, Portsmouth and Dover. Temporary Class 1 cover keeps those units earning when a regular driver is off.
Busy months across the South East often mean one more night trunk than the rota can staff. A temporary Class 1 driver covers it without a permanent hire.
Class 1 demand across the South East follows grocery and retail DCs, Channel-port and customs operations, FMCG supply chains and national 3PLs, which is why peak-season artic cover is worth booking early.
Artic work, matched to the driver who knows it.
We look for C+E drivers who have run similar work and want that shift pattern.
If the cover needs extending, you tell us and we plan the next shifts.
Holidays and known peaks can be booked weeks ahead so the rota is settled early.
An artic without a driver is expensive to leave standing. Temporary Class 1 cover in Hastings keeps the unit and the trailer earning while a regular driver is away.
Retail distribution for supermarkets and big-box stores carries its own rules on delivery slots, paperwork and yard safety. We brief drivers on the site's rules before they arrive.
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.
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, 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. Tell us how many drivers you need and whether they start together or in stages.
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 Hastings:
Elsewhere in the South East: