Night trunks, container runs and distribution work around Kettering, covered by experienced Class 1 drivers.
Class 1 cover starts with the trailer and the route, then the driver.
A lot of articulated freight leaves DIRFT (Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal), Magna Park and the big-shed parks on the M1 and A14 on trunk routes via the M1, A14, A42 and A50, East Midlands Airport's major air-freight hub and DIRFT's rail terminal. That is the work our temporary C+E drivers cover.
For Kettering operators we cover single nights, full weeks and ongoing trunk assignments. Planned cover can be booked ahead; urgent cover is handled as it lands.
Hauliers serving big-shed national DCs, 3PLs, e-commerce fulfilment and air and rail freight operations need drivers who can handle the trailer types those customers use.
Typical runs a temporary Class 1 driver covers.
Trailer type, route profile, start time and how many nights. Two minutes on a form or a call is enough.
If the cover needs extending, you tell us and we plan the next shifts.
Short-notice requests get a straight answer on what we can confirm.
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:
For dangerous goods we also confirm the ADR classes held and their renewal date. The standard checks — C+E, Driver CPC, tachograph card and right to work — apply to every booking.
Reversing onto a busy bay, handling a double-deck trailer and working to a slot time are the skills that decide a Class 1 shift.
Send the trailer type, the route and the start time. Our driving recruitment team will begin sourcing suitable Class 1 drivers.
Yes. Tell us the start time and the legs. We match drivers who want night work and have run trunks before.
Yes. Tell us the port or rail terminal, the booking pattern and the trailer type so we match a driver who knows the routine.
Yes. We book Class 1 drivers for sites across the East Midlands. Tell us where the unit is based.
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 Kettering:
Elsewhere in the East Midlands: