When a rigid is parked up in Lerwick for want of a driver, we source a Class 2 driver who knows that kind of round.
Class 2 cover starts with the vehicle and the round, then the driver.
Store deliveries out of Inverness and the A9 corridor distribution depots often start before six. We book drivers who want early starts rather than tolerate them.
Seasonal peaks across the Highlands & Islands often add a round the rota cannot staff. A temporary Class 2 driver covers it without a permanent hire.
Class 2 cover across the Highlands & Islands is mostly about supporting whisky and food and drink distribution, renewable energy logistics, island and remote-delivery operators and regional hauliers through holidays and busy weeks.
From store deliveries to site drops.
Vehicle, number of drops, delivery windows and start time. A short form or call is enough.
Category C, Driver CPC, tachograph card and right to work are confirmed before we name the driver.
Holidays and seasonal rounds can be booked weeks ahead.
A driver who already knows tail-lift work or site deliveries needs less supervision on the first day and gets the round done safely.
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:
No Class 2 driver is confirmed until the licence shows category C, the Driver CPC card is in date and the tacho card and right-to-work checks are complete.
We ask Category C drivers which rounds and bodies they have worked, then match on that rather than on the licence category by itself.
Give us the vehicle, the round and the start time and we will do the rest.
Category C, which covers vehicles over 3,500kg with a trailer up to 750kg, plus a current Driver CPC and a digital tachograph card.
Yes, where the work needs one. Tell us the lorry-loader and the type of loads so we match the right ticket.
Yes. Many rigid rounds start before six. We match drivers who are used to that pattern.
Yes. Tell us how many drivers you need and whether they start on the same day.
Yes. Saturday and bank holiday rounds can be booked in the same way as weekday cover.
Other drivers in Lerwick:
Elsewhere in Scotland: