Class 2 HGV Driver Multi Drop & General – Days, Home Nightly

Job details
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Pay
£31,750 – £40,000 a year
Job type
Permanent
Full-time
Shift and schedule
Overtime
Monday to Friday

 

Location
2 Cardington Gate, St. Martins Way, Bedford MK42 0LF
 
Benefits
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Employee mentoring programme
Employee discount
Company pension
Health & wellbeing programme
Company events
On-site parking
 
Full job description
Locations: Bedford
Contract: Full-time, permanent (part time available upon request)
Salary: £15.25 per hour – £31,750 – £40,000 inc overtime
Hours: Monday–Friday typical 07:00–17:00 (40 hr guarantee) – Adhoc nights out available

Who we are

Welch Group is 90 years young and still family-run—but we’re also the operator of Cambridge’s first 19-tonne Renault E-Tech electric rigid, proving that clean delivery works in the real world.

Why this role matters

The rigid fleet is flexed between multi-drop pallet work that keeps local industry supplied, returning to base each evening so you can sleep in your own bed. Or getting up the road for a day of medium distance multi-drop groupage.

What you’ll do

Start/finish at your home depot in a modern curtainsider rigid. Vehicles allocated to drivers, no agency has been used for over 6 years!
Secure, deliver and off-load freight safely; capture ePODs on driver app
Navigate city-centre restrictions and customer booking slots
Complete daily walk-around checks, digital tacho downloads & defect reports
Keep customers smiling with punctual, polite service
(Optional) Road-test our electric rigid on selected routes—training provided
The skills & experience you’ll bring

LGV C licence & Driver CPC
Safe, efficient urban driving style and load-security know-how
Confident with basic tech (digital tacho, smartphone apps)
Good paperwork habits and customer-friendly attitude
New passes welcome—mentoring programme in place
What’s in it for you

Regular hours, every night at home
CPC, free uniform & PPE, company pension
Overtime premiums, staff EV charger discount
Social events inc. Truckfest, xmas parties, long servers do’s and family fun days
Ready to roll? Call Barry Potton on 01234 225601 or click Apply.
Welch Group welcomes applications from everyone qualified to drive progress toward net-zero logistics.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £31,750.00-£40,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Company events
Company pension
Health & wellbeing programme
On-site parking
Work Location: In person
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.

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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.

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