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Whatever is on your licence, there is usually work for it around Walsall. WSUK places Class 1, Class 2, 7.5t and van drivers at depots near Walsall — days, nights and trunking — on weekly PAYE pay with no fee to you.
Driving jobs around Walsall run across four licence categories: van (B), 7.5 tonne (C1), Class 2 rigid (C) and Class 1 articulated (C+E). Rates near Walsall 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.
Walsall sits at the heart of the Black Country's freight network, wrapped by the M6 between Junctions 7 and 10 and served by the Bescot rail yard - a major marshalling and freight facility on the West Coast Main Line. The borough's industrial heritage in leather, metals and foundries has evolved into warehousing, distribution and manufacturing spread across Darlaston, Aldridge, the Bentley Mill area and Walsall Waterfront. The nearby M6 Toll and links to West Bromwich, Wolverhampton, Cannock and Birmingham thicken the traffic. This dense mix of rail freight, motorway trunking and Black Country manufacturing generates steady, varied work for HGV, 7.5-tonne and van drivers running trunk legs, inter-site shuttles and multi-drop rounds across the WS postcodes every day.
Black Country manufacturing and rail-linked distribution keep tight schedules, so a driver shortage quickly stalls loads and inter-site shuttles. WSUK fills temporary driving jobs across the full range - C+E Class 1, Class 2 rigids, 7.5-tonne and van/multi-drop - with drivers who can start at short notice. Before any placement we complete DVLA licence and Driver CPC checks, right-to-work verification and reference screening. PAYE payroll and tachograph and working-time compliance sit with us, not your transport office. Whether it's a single day's cover in Darlaston, a peak-season ramp at Walsall Waterfront or ongoing absence support, we scale driver supply to your demand and adjust as it moves.
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 Bescot and Darlaston to Walsall Waterfront, borough employers turn to WSUK when a trunk run or manufacturing shuttle loses its driver at short notice. We know the M6 J7-J10 routes, the Bescot rail-freight rhythm and the Black Country manufacturing demand that shapes WS1-WS10 - so the temporary drivers we send arrive ready to work from shift one.
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 Walsall we recruit across all four categories and will tell you what is actually live.
Usually yes. Most of what we place around Walsall 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 Walsall. We will reply within 2 working hours.