Hire staff / Container shipments

Container shipments in Kent.

HGV Class 1 drivers for container collection and delivery from Dover, Thamesport and London Gateway. Same-day cover for short-notice gaps and ongoing operational support for hauliers and freight forwarders.

Routes

Channel ports + Deep-water

Sectors

Container / Customs / Freight

Coverage

Dover / Thamesport / Gateway

Compliance

GLAA licensed / Tacho checked

Service

[ cab - sodium light - early shift ]

02 / What we cover

Container and port-related transport support across Dover, Thamesport and major freight corridors.

Class 1 container drivers

Skeletal trailer experience, drop-and-swap, dock-to-customer movements across the south east.

Channel-port collection

Dover, Folkestone and Eurotunnel container traffic. Drivers familiar with port gate procedures.

Customs traffic

Trader and Inventory-Linked terminal experience. T1 paperwork awareness, customs hold awareness.

Deep-water terminals

Thamesport, London Gateway and Tilbury container drops. Trained for deep-water gate processes.

Short-notice cover

Same-day cover when an in-house driver calls off. Honest answer either way, no bluff.

Ongoing placements

Regular drivers returning to the same site each week. Stable cover for hauliers running container schedules.

03 / Compliance

Vetted before they reach the gate. Every shift.

Right to work

Documented, verified, on file.

Driver CPC

Hours checked, expiry tracked.

Tachograph

Hours and rest validated pre-shift.

Drugs and alcohol

Awareness and testing where required.

DBS

Where the role requires it.

References

Two professional, taken before placement.

GLAA

Licensed labour supply (KENT0017).

Insurance

Public liability, employer liability current.

04 / How we work with you

Honest about what we can deliver.

For booked-in cover, we work to your shift pattern and confirm in writing once a driver is matched. For short-notice cover we will tell you honestly whether we can help. We would rather say no than send the wrong driver. For permanent placements we shortlist on capability, not CV count.

Booked-in cover

Pre-arranged shifts and ongoing placements

Short-notice cover

Honest answer either way. We will not bluff.

Long-term placements

The same drivers, returning to your site

Permanent recruitment

Shortlisted, vetted, presented in person

05 / Where we cover

Kent, Sussex, Essex.

Ashford Dover Folkestone Maidstone Sittingbourne Thamesport London Gateway Tilbury Brighton Worthing Crawley

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