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LGV Class 1 Tramper

Job ref. JN -072026-23539

Temporary

£17.50 - £18.5 per hour

Sherburn-in-Elmet

Contract: Full time

Weekly hours: 48

🚛 HGV Class 1 (CE) Tramper Drivers - Immediate Starts Available - Sherburn-in-Elmet (LS25)

💷 £17.50 per hour + Holiday Pay + Night Out Allowance

The Best Connection are currently recruiting for 4 x HGV Class 1 Tramper Drivers on behalf of our client based in Sherburn-in-Elmet (LS25).

Whether you're looking for ongoing agency work or a temp-to-perm opportunity, this client can offer the flexibility to suit you.


🌟 What's on Offer?

  • £17.50 per hour PAYE
  • Holiday pay accrued separately
  • Night out allowance paid (£26.20 per night)
  • Immediate starts available
  • Ongoing work throughout 2026
  • Temp-to-perm opportunities available

🚚 The Role

This is a full-week tramping position, delivering building materials to suppliers, construction sites, and developments across the UK.

  • Leave site on Monday morning
  • Stay out Monday to Thursday night
  • Return to depot on Friday
  • Average 55 hours per week
  • Nationwide deliveries

Loads are generally unloaded by forklift at the delivery point, meaning minimal physical work. However, drivers will be required to:

  • Open and close curtain-sided trailers
  • Secure and check loads using straps
  • Complete delivery paperwork using PDA devices
  • Maintain a professional and safety-conscious approach at all times

✅ Experience & Requirements

Our client is keen to speak with both experienced Class 1 drivers and those with limited commercial driving experience who are eager to learn.

You'll need:

  • Valid Class 1 (CE) Licence
  • Driver CPC Qualification Card
  • Digital Tachograph Card
  • No major endorsements
  • Good attitude and willingness to get involved
  • Confidence using basic handheld technology (PDAs)

All applicants must successfully complete a driving assessment, including:

  • On-road driving assessment
  • Yard manoeuvring exercises
  • Reversing onto bays
  • Basic theory questions

🎓 Full Training Provided

We want drivers to feel confident before heading out on their own.

Your onboarding will include:

✅ On-road assessment with the site trainer

✅ Full site induction

✅ Buddy day alongside an experienced driver

This structured training programme ensures you're fully prepared and comfortable with the vehicle, routes, and customer processes before going solo.


🎁 Benefits of Working with The Best Connection

  • ✅ Ongoing assignments throughout 2026 and beyond
  • ✅ Weekly pay
  • ✅ Online payslips
  • ✅ 28 days paid holiday (pro rata)
  • ✅ Personal accident insurance
  • ✅ Contributory pension scheme
  • ✅ PAYE payroll - no hidden admin fees
  • ✅ Fast and simple online registration

🏢 About The Best Connection

Established in 1991, The Best Connection Group Limited operates a network of over 80 branches nationwide and is one of the UK's leading providers of temporary and permanent staffing solutions within the driving, industrial, warehouse, and distribution sectors.


📞 Apply Today

If you're looking for a well-paid Class 1 tramping role with immediate starts, ongoing work, and the opportunity to secure a permanent position, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply now and get on the road with a leading national logistics operation. 🚛💨

The Best Connection is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Wakefield
Sherburn-in-Elmet, North Yorkshire

wakefield@thebestconnection.co.uk
01924 363944
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