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Whatever is on your licence, there is usually work for it around Rugby. WSUK places Class 1, Class 2, 7.5t and van drivers at depots near Rugby — days, nights and trunking — on weekly PAYE pay with no fee to you.
Driving jobs around Rugby run across four licence categories: van (B), 7.5 tonne (C1), Class 2 rigid (C) and Class 1 articulated (C+E). Rates near Rugby typically run £12.71—£14.00 an hour for van work, £13.00—£15.00 for 7.5t, £16.00—£20.00 for Class 2 and £18.00—£24.00 for Class 1. Anything over 3.5t needs a Driver CPC and a digital tachograph card. WSUK pays weekly through PAYE and it never costs you anything to apply.
Rugby's logistics weight comes from DIRFT - the Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal - sitting where the M6 meets the M1, A5 and A428, four miles from the town and rail-connected to the West Coast Main Line. DIRFT hosts distribution depots for names such as Tesco, Sainsbury's, Royal Mail, DHL and Eddie Stobart, handling multiple freight trains daily and generating heavy road-side trunking. Beyond the terminal, Central Park, Swift Valley and the Somers Road estates carry manufacturing and trade distribution, while nearby Magna Park at Lutterworth and the Daventry and Crick warehouses extend the cluster. This is Golden Triangle territory, where rail-to-road transfer, national trunking and regional multi-drop all converge and keep HGV and van drivers busy around the clock.
Rail-served distribution depends on tight road connections either side of the terminal, so an unfilled cab quickly disrupts intermodal schedules. WSUK fills temporary driving jobs across every category - C+E Class 1 for trunk and container work, Class 2 rigids, 7.5-tonne and van/multi-drop - with drivers able to start at short notice. Each is checked against the DVLA, holds a valid Driver CPC, and passes right-to-work and reference screening before the first shift. We operate PAYE payroll and manage tachograph and working-time rules, so compliance never lands on your desk. When rail volumes spike or peak season hits DIRFT and the surrounding parks, we flex driver numbers up, then scale back cleanly as demand settles.
The category on your licence decides the vehicle, but the type of work decides what the day actually looks like. These are the three shapes most driving jobs take.
Point-to-point running between depots, often overnight, usually the same route each shift. Little or no handball, predictable hours, and the bulk of Class 1 agency work.
Ten to eighty drops a shift depending on the vehicle and the round. More physical, more customer contact, and the bulk of van, 7.5t and Class 2 work.
Yard shunting on trade plates, tramping away from home for several nights, and specialist work like ADR, HIAB or container haulage that carries its own premium.
From DIRFT to Swift Valley and Central Park, Rugby employers turn to WSUK when a container transfer or trunk leg needs a driver and the rota is stretched. We know the M6 J1 and A5 routes, the rhythm of rail-to-road distribution, and the Golden Triangle volumes that shape demand - so our temporary drivers arrive ready to roll.
Tell us what you hold and we will only send you work that matches it. If you are partway through upgrading — say from C to C+E — tell us that too, because a lot of operators will take a Class 2 driver now and move them onto Class 1 work when the licence lands.
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 |
|---|---|
| Van / Multi-Drop Driver | £12.71–£14.00 / hr |
| 7.5t (C1) Driver | £13.00–£15.00 / hr |
| Class 2 (C) HGV Driver | £16.00–£20.00 / hr |
| Class 1 (C+E) HGV Driver | £18.00–£24.00 / hr |
| Transport / Traffic Supervisor | £16.00–£20.00 / hr |
Driving work suits people who want the rate their licence is worth, some control over the shifts they take, and to be paid properly through PAYE rather than pushed into a scheme.
We are a logistics operator as well as an agency, so we know what the run actually is before we put you in the cab.
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.
It depends on what sits nearby. Areas with big distribution sheds generate trunking and Class 1 work, while towns with retail and wholesale depots generate more multi-drop on 7.5t and Class 2. Around Rugby we recruit across all four categories and will tell you what is actually live.
Usually yes. Most of what we place around Rugby is day work or night trunking that returns to the same depot, so you are home between shifts. Tramping roles that involve nights out exist too, but we only put you forward for them if you have said you want them.
Category B (a standard car licence) covers vans up to 3.5t. C1 covers 3.5—7.5t. C covers rigids over 3.5t, which the industry calls Class 2. C+E covers articulated and drawbar, which the industry calls Class 1. Anything above 3.5t driven commercially also needs a Driver CPC and a digital tachograph card.
Van and multi-drop work is typically £12.71—£14.00 an hour, 7.5t £13.00—£15.00, Class 2 £16.00—£20.00 and Class 1 £18.00—£24.00. Nights, weekends and bank holidays usually pay more, and ADR or HIAB work carries its own premium.
Yes, for any commercial driving above 3.5 tonnes. You need 35 hours of periodic training every five years to keep it valid. Since the rules split, National Driver CPC covers UK-only driving while International Driver CPC is needed if you drive commercially into Europe.
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Tell us your licence category, CPC status and whether you want days or nights around Rugby. We will reply within 2 working hours.