Temporary HGV Class 1 drivers for trunking, tramping, container and general haulage work out of Sandwich.
Nights, days or tramping — we match the driver to the pattern.
A lot of articulated freight leaves the Solent ports and the M27 corridor estates on trunk routes via the M25, M3, M4, M20 and M23, Gatwick Airport and the ports at Southampton, Portsmouth and Dover. That is the work our temporary C+E drivers cover.
Container work carries its own rhythm: port slots, booking references and waiting time. Drivers we book for it know the routine.
Hauliers serving Channel-port and customs operators, chilled grocery distribution, aerospace supply chains and regional carriers need drivers who can handle the trailer types those customers use.
Artic work, matched to the driver who knows it.
Site rules, the unit, the first job and who to report to — before the driver arrives.
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.
Across the South East, Class 1 demand moves with the retail calendar and port schedules. Temporary drivers let you staff the extra runs only for as long as they last.
Class 1 shifts tend to fall into three shapes: nights trunking between hubs, days on general haulage and tramping with nights out. Each suits a different driver, so we ask which one you run.
For a Class 1 request, include:
The drivers' hours rules that apply depend on the work — GB domestic, assimilated or AETR. We brief the driver on the rules your runs fall under.
Past the licence check, we look at recent artic work: trailer types, distances and whether the driver has done nights lately.
Send the trailer type, the route and the start time. Our driving recruitment team will begin sourcing suitable Class 1 drivers.
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 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 Sandwich:
Elsewhere in the South East: