Driving recruitment for Southampton and the South East: temporary drivers for holiday gaps, sickness, seasonal peaks and new contracts.
The licence, the shift pattern and the vehicle come first in every booking.
Southampton is one of the UK's largest container and cruise ports, anchoring a major cluster of port logistics and forwarding on the Solent. Across Hampshire & the Solent, driving work runs out of sites such as the Port of Southampton, the M27 Solent parks and the Nursling and Eastleigh sites, so we ask where the vehicle is based before anything else.
Demand across Hampshire & the Solent comes from Channel-port and customs operators, chilled grocery distribution, aerospace supply chains and regional carriers. Each booking starts with the licence category, the number of drivers and the date.
The main freight links across Hampshire & the Solent are the M27, M3 and A34, Southampton Airport and the Port of Southampton. They run day and night. So does the need for drivers.
Tractor-unit cover for trunk routes and hub work.
Class 1 drivers in SouthamptonRigid cover for merchants, stores and depots.
Class 2 drivers in SouthamptonTail-lift drops to shops, sites and customers.
7.5 tonne drivers in SouthamptonDelivery drivers for peak and seasonal volume.
Van drivers in SouthamptonLocation, driver category, number of drivers, start date and expected duration: the same details the request form asks for.
Licence, Driver CPC, tachograph card and right to work are checked before any name reaches you.
One request can cover artic, rigid and van drivers for the same operation.
Most temporary driving requests start with a problem that cannot wait: a driver off sick, a holiday clash or a contract that starts before a permanent hire can be made.
Shift patterns vary more in driving than in almost any other logistics role: early starts for store deliveries, nights for trunking and long days for multi-drop. We ask about the pattern before we match.
A driver request usually covers:
Licence, Driver CPC, tachograph card and right to work are confirmed before the first shift — and ADR or HIAB tickets where the job needs them.
Paperwork is the minimum. We also look at the work a driver has done recently, the vehicles they have driven and whether the shift pattern suits them.
A few details are enough to start: how many drivers, which licence and from when.
Yes. We cover single shifts and short gaps as well as runs of weeks and ongoing assignments.
Yes. We book drivers for sites across the South East, not only for Southampton itself. Tell us where the vehicle is based.
Yes. Many bookings start as short-term cover and continue as an ongoing assignment. Tell us how long you expect to need the driver.
The vehicle and trailer type, the route profile, the start time and whether the work involves nights out, multi-drop or specialist tickets.
Yes. A single request can include Class 1, Class 2, 7.5 tonne and van drivers. List each category and the number of drivers you need for it.
Other drivers in Southampton:
Elsewhere in the South East: