Category C cover · Lothians

Temporary HGV Class 2 Drivers in Edinburgh

Store replenishment, builders' merchants and tipper work around Edinburgh, covered by experienced Class 2 drivers.

Lothians

Edinburgh rigid cover, when you need it

Rigid drivers who can reverse onto a tight site and still make the next window.

Class 2 drivers across the Lothians work with grocery and retail DCs, food and drink supply chains, energy and port logistics and national 3PLs. Each round has its own rhythm and we brief the driver on it first.

Tipper and bulk work has its own demands — weighbridges, tipping sites and loose loads. Drivers we book for it have done it before.

Depots across the Lothians are served by the M8, M9 and City Bypass, Edinburgh Airport and the Forth ports at Grangemouth and Rosyth. Their rigids deliver to the towns in between.

Edinburgh city centre sits inside one of Scotland's four Low Emission Zones. City-centre rounds depend on the vehicle meeting the standard.

HGV Class 2 / Cat C

Class 2 shifts we fill

Typical rounds a temporary Class 2 driver covers.

How it works

Getting a driver booked

You send the round

Vehicle, number of drops, delivery windows and start time. A short form or call is enough.

The driver is briefed

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

Planned cover booked early

Holidays and seasonal rounds can be booked weeks ahead.

Rigid planning

What to include in a Class 2 request

Booking Class 2 cover ahead of the holiday season gives the widest choice and keeps the depot manager out of the scramble.

Tipper and aggregate work means quarries, weighbridges and tipping sites. It suits a driver who has done it before, which is exactly what we look for.

For a Class 2 request, include:

  • The body type: curtainside, box, tipper, flatbed or tanker
  • How many drops and the delivery windows
  • How many days or weeks of cover
  • Any site access or unloading restrictions
Compliance

Verified every time

Where the job needs a HIAB ticket or ADR we confirm those too. The standard checks — category C, Driver CPC, tachograph card and right to work — apply to every booking.

Every driver is told the vehicle, the drops, the start time and anything unusual about the sites before they say yes.

Delivery gap on the rota?

Get the rigid back out

One request can cover a single day or several weeks.

Class 2 FAQs

Before you book

Can you supply temporary Class 2 drivers in Edinburgh?

Yes. We source temporary HGV Class 2 (Category C) drivers for store deliveries, merchant and site work, tipper work and regional distribution across the Lothians.

What licence does a Class 2 driver need?

Category C, which covers vehicles over 3,500kg with a trailer up to 750kg, plus a current Driver CPC and a digital tachograph card.

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 Edinburgh?

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

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

Where to next

Other drivers in Edinburgh:

Elsewhere in Scotland: