Class 2 driver recruitment for Gateshead — early starts, multi-drop rounds and weeks of holiday cover.
Class 2 cover starts with the vehicle and the round, then the driver.
Store deliveries out of the Port of Tyne and the Nissan and Washington supply-chain parks often start before six. We book drivers who want early starts rather than tolerate them.
Tail-lift, HIAB or curtainside: tell us what the vehicle carries and we match a driver who has worked with it.
Depots across the North East are served by the A1(M), A19 and A66, Newcastle Airport and the ports at Tyne and Teesport. Their rigids deliver to the towns in between.
Tyneside (Newcastle and Gateshead) operates a class C Clean Air Zone, which charges HGVs that fall short of the emission standard — rigids included. We check the vehicle before city-centre rounds are booked.
Typical rounds a temporary Class 2 driver covers.
Category C, Driver CPC, tachograph card and right to work are confirmed before we name the driver.
If the gap runs longer, tell us and we plan the next days.
Holidays and seasonal rounds can be booked weeks ahead.
Merchants, wholesalers and store networks often need Category C cover for a set period: holidays, a busy season or a new customer. Temporary drivers fill that period and no more.
Store deliveries across the North East follow a tight routine at the back door: booking-in, unloading and returns. A driver who knows the routine keeps the store on schedule.
For a Class 2 request, include:
Category C covers vehicles over 3,500kg with a trailer up to 750kg. We check that entitlement on the licence, review endorsements and confirm the Driver CPC card is in date.
Manual handling, site safety and customer contact are part of most rigid rounds. We say so to the driver before they accept.
Tell us about the Class 2 work in Gateshead and we will come back with the drivers we can confirm.
Yes. Many rigid rounds start before six. We match drivers who are used to that pattern.
Planned cover is easiest with a few days' notice. Short-notice requests get a straight answer on what we can confirm.
Yes. We book Class 2 drivers for depots and sites across the North East. Tell us where the vehicle is based.
Yes. Tell us how many drivers you need and whether they start on the same day.
Yes, where the driver has tipper experience. Tell us the material, the sites and whether a weighbridge is involved.
Other drivers in Gateshead:
Elsewhere in the North East: