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Whatever is on your licence, there is usually work for it around Raunds. WSUK places Class 1, Class 2, 7.5t and van drivers at depots near Raunds — days, nights and trunking — on weekly PAYE pay with no fee to you.
Driving jobs around Raunds run across four licence categories: van (B), 7.5 tonne (C1), Class 2 rigid (C) and Class 1 articulated (C+E). Rates near Raunds 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.
Raunds punches well above its size in distribution terms, thanks to Warth Park - one of Northamptonshire's established big-box logistics estates, home to occupiers such as Howdens, DSV, DPD and Avery Dennison. The town sits on the A45, which feeds directly into the A14 at Junction 13, linking the Midlands to the Port of Felixstowe and the wider East Coast container trade. That eastbound corridor makes Raunds a natural staging point for trunk and container-transfer work. Surrounded by Rushden, Higham Ferrers, Wellingborough and Kettering, and close to the Kimbolton Road employment area, the town shares in the dense Nene Valley logistics cluster, where warehousing, kitchen manufacturing and parcel distribution generate steady HGV and van driving demand across NN9.
Big-box distribution runs on predictable throughput, so a single missing driver at Warth Park can stall loading schedules and back up trailers. WSUK fills temporary driving jobs across the full range - C+E Class 1 artics for trunking, Class 2 rigids, 7.5-tonne and van/multi-drop - with drivers ready to slot into shift patterns immediately. Before anyone starts we complete DVLA licence and CPC verification, right-to-work checks and reference screening. We handle PAYE payroll and keep tachograph and working-time compliance tight, removing the paperwork burden from your transport office. As container flows and retail volumes rise and fall, we scale your driver numbers to match, whether that's holiday cover or a full peak-season ramp.
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.
At Warth Park and along the Kimbolton Road, Raunds employers rely on WSUK when a trunk run needs covering or volumes outrun the rota. We understand the A45-A14 J13 corridor, the eastbound pull toward Felixstowe, and the big-box shift patterns that drive local demand - so our temporary drivers turn up prepared for the load.
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 Raunds we recruit across all four categories and will tell you what is actually live.
Usually yes. Most of what we place around Raunds 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 Raunds. We will reply within 2 working hours.