Category C cover · North East

Temporary HGV Class 2 Drivers in Cramlington

Rigid-lorry cover for Cramlington and the North East: Class 2 drivers booked around your rounds, your tail-lifts and your delivery windows.

North East

Rigid drivers for Cramlington operators

The licence is the minimum; experience of the delivery environment is the brief.

Across the North East, rigid rounds start from sites such as the A1(M) and A19 corridor, the Port of Tyne, Teesport and the automotive supply-chain parks. We ask where the vehicle is based and what the drops look like before anything else.

Seasonal peaks across the North East often add a round the rota cannot staff. A temporary Class 2 driver covers it without a permanent hire.

Rigids across the North East rely on the A1(M), A19 and A66, Newcastle Airport and the ports at Tyne and Teesport to reach customers inside tight delivery windows.

HGV Class 2 / Cat C

Where Class 2 cover gets used

Class 2 cover across the main types of rigid work.

How it works

Booking a Category C driver

We match the driver

We look for Category C drivers who have worked similar rounds and want that pattern.

The driver is briefed

Site rules, the vehicle, the first drops and who to report to.

Short-notice requests

Urgent cover gets a straight answer on what we can confirm.

Rigid planning

What to include in a Class 2 request

Across the North East, rigid work swings with construction activity, retail peaks and the weather. Temporary drivers let the fleet flex without changing the payroll.

Refuse and municipal rounds are Class 2 work with a public face. The brief covers the route, the crew and the safety rules for working on the street.

For a Class 2 request, include:

  • The body type: curtainside, box, tipper, flatbed or tanker
  • How many drops and the delivery windows
  • The start time and the finish you expect
  • How many days or weeks of cover
Compliance

Licence, CPC and tacho

The drivers' hours rules depend on the work — GB domestic, assimilated or AETR. We brief the driver on the rules your rounds fall under.

We ask Category C drivers which rounds and bodies they have worked, then match on that rather than on the licence category by itself.

Rigid without a driver?

Get the rigid back out

Send the vehicle, the drops and the start time. Our driving recruitment team will begin sourcing suitable Class 2 drivers.

Class 2 FAQs

Good to know

Can you cover multi-drop rigid rounds?

Yes. Tell us how many drops, the delivery windows and whether the vehicle has a tail-lift.

Do you cover depots near Cramlington?

Yes. We book Class 2 drivers for depots and sites across the North East. Tell us where the vehicle is based.

Can you supply more than one Class 2 driver?

Yes. Tell us how many drivers you need and whether they start on the same day.

Can you cover tipper work?

Yes, where the driver has tipper experience. Tell us the material, the sites and whether a weighbridge is involved.

Can drivers handle customer paperwork?

Yes. Tell us what the driver collects at each drop (signatures, returns or delivery notes) and we brief them on it.

HGV Class 2 / Cat C

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