When an artic seat is empty in Widnes, we source a Class 1 driver who has run that kind of work before.
Artic work is only as good as the driver who turns up on time for it.
A lot of articulated freight leaves the Trafford Park and Salford estates and the Manchester Ship Canal on trunk routes via the M6, M62, M56 and M61, Manchester and Liverpool airports and the Port of Liverpool. That is the work our temporary C+E drivers cover.
If the work involves nights out, say so up front. Tramping suits some drivers and not others. Matching the right one first time saves everyone a wasted shift.
Class 1 demand across the North West follows grocery and retail distribution, 3PLs, port and container logistics and air and sea forwarders, which is why peak-season artic cover is worth booking early.
From trunk routes to yard work.
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.
Site rules, the unit, the first job and who to report to — before the driver arrives.
Some Class 1 bookings are a single night. Others settle into a regular pattern that runs for months. Both begin with the same request.
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:
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.
Past the licence check, we look at recent artic work: trailer types, distances and whether the driver has done nights lately.
Give us the unit, the run and the start time and we will do the rest.
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. Weekend trunks and bank holiday shifts can be booked like any other. Tell us the dates as early as you can.
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 Widnes:
Elsewhere in the North West: