HGV Driver

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Pay
From £39,780 a year
Job type
Permanent
Full-time
Shift and schedule
Overtime
Weekend availability
Night shift
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Location
Bristol
 
Benefits
Pulled from the full job description
Company pension
Life insurance
Private medical insurance
 
Full job description
We are looking to employ experienced HGV drivers to join the Backline team on a permanently employed, £39,780 salary plus overtime to work with our clients, driving rigids and artics on distribution and trunking duties.

This role has all the variety and flexibility that contract work gives you but with the added financial security of an annual salary plus overtime and other benefits such as a free ongoing training package that includes disciplines such as HIAB, ADR, Moffet, CPC . We will provide you with steady work and upskill you to become one of our Elite Driving Team.

This roll also includes an optional healthcare package, a NEST pension, full uniform and PPE.

You will be working with our local client-base on a variety of work that suits your abilities and importantly, work that you enjoy doing. Our aim is to play to your strengths and develop your skills on an ongoing basis to provide you with financial / employment stability and to also provide our clients with the very best drivers.

About you:

We are looking for drivers with a minimum of a 2 years Class 1 commercial HGV experience who are looking for variety and new challenges. Initial criteria includes:

· Max 6 points for minor offences

· Valid HGV licence, CPC and digicard

· 2 years Class 1 HGV driving experience

· 2 years checkable work history

· An ambition to settle into a steady, varied role

Benefits for you:

· The security of a £37,440 salary

· Holiday pay is accrued separately and NOT rolled up in your hourly rate

· Free ongoing training programme including Licence upgrades, HIAB, ADR, Moffet, CPC, FLT and other logistics centred training including refresher certification

· Optional healthcare package for you and your family (more details available upon request)

· NEST pension

· Working for a company that treats you like a human being and not a number

What Next?

If you’re interested or would like to hear more about this opportunity it’s simple: Just apply here or simply call your local Backline branch on 01179 827235.

If you then want to get onboard, we will sit down with you face to face and explore how this new opportunity could work for you. Importantly, we listen!

We look forward to hearing from you soon!

Frequently asked questions:

Question: If you don’t have any work for me will I still get paid?

Answer: Yes – as a full time employed member of the team you will still be paid on a weekly basis every Friday.

Question: During the quiet months of January February and March what will I be doing?

Answer: We will ensure that you get preferential treatment and first dibs on all available work.

Question: I don’t have a HIAB Licence or ADR – Can I still apply?

Answer: Yes, As long as you have a good attitude to work, 2 years class 1 commercial driving experience and a willingness to learn, we will invest in your development and pay for your HIAB, ADR and other qualifications.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From £39,780.00 per year

Benefits:

Life insurance
Private medical insurance
Schedule:

Day shift
Holidays
Monday to Friday
Night shift
Overtime
Weekend availability
Experience:

HGV: 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:

Driver CPC (preferred)
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Willingness to travel:

25% (preferred)
Work Location: In person

Reference ID: AVOPLAT

BECOME AN OWNER-DRIVER AND WORK FOR YOURSELF! AVERAGE EARNINGS: £70,000 – £80,000 PER YEAR. AVAILABLE ANYWHERE IN THE UK.

CONTRACT HAULAGE WORK AVAILABLE ALL YEAR ROUND FOR OWNER-DRIVERS AND FLEET OWNERS WITH RIGID OR ARTICULATED VEHICLES.

Use our free guide to apply for an operator’s licence: https://transportforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=97

We are looking for owner-drivers, fleet owners, and HGV drivers (Class 1 or 2) based anywhere in the UK and interested in taking the next step up and becoming owner-operators and transport company owners. To get started and apply for an Operator’s Licence, you need to have £8,000 which is a requirement of the UK and EU transport regulations (you won’t spend it). We can help you with the rest of the process.

BENEFITS OF BECOMING AN OWNER-OPERATOR:
– Higher earnings even with one vehicle (double in some cases for the same work)
– Be your own boss and grow your fleet
– If you are tired of driving, hire others to drive for you
– Build and sell your business later and retire

WE OFFER:
– Contract haulage work all year round for rigids and artics with your trailer or ours
– FREE assistance with your Operator’s Licence application (if you hire a TM)
– Insurance: HGV and PSV vehicles, cheapest on the market
– HGV parking and registered operating centres
– Transport manager (CPC holder) for your O-licence, no course or exam is necessary
– Trailers for hire or lease
– Financing to purchase your vehicles
– Compliance with regulations
– Unlimited consulting and office support while you are driving

HGV PARKING AVAILABLE ANYWHERE IN THE UK – FROM £50 PER WEEK.

TRANSPORT MANAGER (CPC HOLDER) AVAILABLE FOR YOUR HGV OR PSV (HAULAGE OR PASSENGER) O-LICENCE ANYWHERE IN THE UK – FROM £350 PER MONTH.

Join our Facebook groups with over 46,000 members: “Transport Managers CPC UK” and “Professional Truck Drivers UK” to network and ask questions.

Step-by-step guide to applying for an O-licence: https://transportforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=97

Call Dmitry Nade on 07833 684449 (phone and WhatsApp) or email admin@transportforum.com
8am-11pm, 7 days a week including weekends and holidays.

TRANSPORT MANAGERS WANTED – CPC HOLDER – PSV, HGV – ALL of UK – EXTERNAL PART-TIME

WE PROVIDE TRANSPORT MANAGER SERVICES ANYWHERE IN THE UK.

If you have a national or international CPC for HGV or PSV (road haulage or passenger) obtained in the UK or any EU country, earn additional income working part-time locally as an external transport manager. Use our full support and advice for operator licence applications and maintenance. We cover all of the UK, so if you are based in a different area from where this ad is posted, you can still apply.

TO APPLY, EMAIL YOUR CV OR JUST THE FOLLOWING 5 ANSWERS TO info@hirett.com
– Name
– Phone number
– City (not region) where you are based
– Is your CPC in road haulage (HGV) or passenger (PSV)?
– Is your CPC national or international?

GET £100 IF YOU REFER AN OPERATOR TO US: hirett.com/referrals

NEED A TRANSPORT MANAGER FOR YOUR O-LICENCE (ANYWHERE IN THE UK)?
Call Dmitry Nade on 07833 684449 (phone and WhatsApp) or email admin@transportforum.com
8am-11pm, 7 days a week including weekends and holidays.

Join our Facebook groups with over 46,000 members: “Transport Managers CPC UK” and “Professional Truck Drivers UK” to network and ask questions.

Join The Transport Forum for free – the largest transport and logistics association in the UK by far.

We have more members than all the other associations combined including the RHA and Logistics UK. It’s free and we have no membership fee. When you join, you will be able to network with other members and read our daily discussions about very useful transport topics. You can also ask any transport questions and get immediate answers. We have 2 Facebook groups, several WhatsApp groups, Reddit and a forum website. Join at the links below.

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Transport Managers CPC UK
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