When a rigid is parked up in Melrose for want of a driver, we source a Class 2 driver who knows that kind of round.
Early starts, tail-lifts and awkward sites — matched to drivers who like that work.
Much of the Class 2 work across southern Scotland supplies Irish Sea ferry and groupage operators, dairy and agri-food processing, forestry and timber haulage and regional 3PLs. Those rounds reward drivers who handle customers well at the door.
Tail-lift, HIAB or curtainside: tell us what the vehicle carries and we match a driver who has worked with it.
Depots across the A74(M) corridor and the Dumfries and Annan industrial estates run early rigid departures. The first drop sets the pace for the day.
Where temporary Category C drivers help most.
We look for Category C drivers who have worked similar rounds and want that pattern.
Site rules, the vehicle, the first drops and who to report to.
If the gap runs longer, tell us and we plan the next days.
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:
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.
After the licence, the next question is recent rigid work: body types, drop counts and the sites the driver knows.
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.
Planned cover is easiest with a few days' notice. Short-notice requests get a straight answer on what we can confirm.
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.
Yes. Tell us what the driver collects at each drop (signatures, returns or delivery notes) and we brief them on it.
Other drivers in Melrose:
Elsewhere in Scotland: