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Class 1 work around Cannock splits into night trunking, tramping and day running, and they are very different lives. WSUK tells you which one a job actually is before you accept it, and pays weekly through PAYE.
Class 1 HGV jobs around Cannock are category C+E roles on artics and drawbars, split between night trunking between depots, tramping with nights away, and day running back to the same site. Rates near Cannock typically run £18.00—£24.00 an hour with night trunk to £26.00. You need C+E, a Driver CPC and a digital tachograph card. WSUK pays weekly through PAYE and it never costs you anything to apply.
Cannock's logistics profile is dominated by Kingswood Lakeside, a major distribution park just off the M6 Toll (T7) and around four miles from the M6 at Junction 11, whose occupiers include national names such as DHL, APC and Veolia running large-scale distribution. Further activity clusters at Hawks Green, Tom Hill and the Cannock Chase business estates, with the Black Country conurbations of Walsall and Wolverhampton close by adding manufacturing and general haulage traffic. The town's position where the M6, M6 Toll and A5 meet places it firmly in the West Midlands logistics belt, feeding trunking routes toward Birmingham, the Golden Triangle and the ports. E-commerce fulfilment, contract logistics, packaging and general distribution all operate here at scale, and with warehouse floorspace still expanding around Kingswood Lakeside, the need for HGV and delivery drivers remains consistently high.
The scale of distribution at Kingswood Lakeside and across Cannock means transport managers regularly need extra drivers — e-commerce peaks, contract mobilisations, sickness and holiday cover all create gaps at short notice. WSUK fills temporary driving jobs with Class 1 (C+E) drivers for trunking on the M6 and M6 Toll, Class 2 (C) drivers for rigid distribution, 7.5-tonne (C1) drivers, and van and multi-drop drivers for last-mile rounds across WS11 and WS12. Every driver is vetted with DVLA licence checks, CPC verification and right-to-work confirmation, and we run PAYE payroll with tacho and working-time compliance managed. From one shift to a full seasonal team, we scale driver supply to your throughput.
The single most useful thing to know before accepting a Class 1 job is which of these three it is, because the hours, the pay and whether you sleep at home all follow from it.
Running the same route between two depots overnight, usually dropping a loaded trailer and picking up another. Predictable hours, minimal handball, and the best hourly rate in general haulage.
Out for several nights, sleeping in the cab, running wherever the planner sends you. Paid a nightly-out allowance on top of the hourly rate. Suits drivers who want hours and do not want to be home daily.
Out and back to the same depot within a shift, or yard shunting on trade plates. Fewer hours than tramping but home every night, and the usual choice for drivers with families.
WSUK covers Cannock and the WS11 and WS12 area, including Kingswood Lakeside, Hawks Green and Tom Hill, plus nearby Walsall, Wolverhampton, Lichfield and Tamworth. We supply temporary HGV and van drivers to distribution parks, 3PLs and hauliers along the M6 and M6 Toll corridor, matching driver classes and shift patterns to each operator's routes and delivery windows.
You are limited to 9 hours driving a day, extendable to 10 twice a week, with a 45-minute break once you have driven 4.5 hours and a daily rest period afterwards. In practice a trunk shift is often 9—11 hours door to door with one long drive each way, while a multi-drop Class 1 day can be shorter driving but far busier. We plan bookings around your hours rather than against them, because an infringement is your licence, not ours.
Indicative PAYE rates as a guide — actual pay varies by shift, experience and site, with premiums for nights, weekends and bank holidays. Every rate we advertise is at or above the National Living Wage.
| Role | Indicative pay |
|---|---|
| Class 1 (C+E) Day Work | £18.00–£22.00 / hr |
| Class 1 Night Trunk | £19.00–£26.00 / hr |
| Class 1 Tramping (plus nights out) | £18.00–£23.00 / hr |
| Class 1 with ADR | £19.00–£25.00 / hr |
| Class 1 Yard Shunter | £17.00–£20.00 / hr |
Class 1 suits drivers who want the top of the general haulage rate and are clear about which kind of life they want — home nightly, or away and earning.
Class 1 drivers get booked onto "trunk" jobs that turn out to be forty drops. We describe the run properly.
From application to your first shift, with the checks and the payroll handled for you.
Tell us your licence, tickets and which shifts you can actually work.
A named consultant calls within 2 working hours to talk through what fits.
Right-to-work, references and the site induction handled before you start.
Start on shift, then paid weekly through PAYE with holiday accrued.
Where there are distribution depots nearby, yes — trunking runs overnight to clear the network before morning, so it is usually the best-paid Class 1 work available locally. We will tell you which runs out of Cannock are live and what the actual start times are.
Usually. Night trunk and day work both return to the same depot, so you sleep at home. Tramping roles with nights away exist around Cannock too, but we only put you forward for those if you have said you want them.
Class 1 is the industry name for category C+E, which allows you to drive an articulated lorry or a rigid with a drawbar trailer. It is the highest standard goods category and you must hold category C first. You also need a Driver CPC and a digital tachograph card to drive commercially.
Trunking is running between two fixed points, usually overnight, and you are home at the end of the shift. Tramping means being away for several nights, sleeping in the cab, running wherever you are planned. Tramping pays a nightly-out allowance on top and generally produces higher weekly earnings.
Day work typically £18.00—£22.00 an hour, night trunk £19.00—£26.00, and ADR work up to £25.00. Tramping is usually quoted at an hourly rate plus a nightly-out allowance. Weekends and bank holidays normally carry a further premium.
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Tell us whether you want trunk, tramp or day work around Cannock. We will reply within 2 working hours.