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HGV work around Corby spans retail distribution, parcel, chilled food and construction, and the sector changes the day as much as the licence does. WSUK places Class 1 and Class 2 drivers at depots near Corby on weekly PAYE pay.
HGV jobs around Corby cover Class 2 (category C) rigids and Class 1 (category C+E) artics, both requiring a Driver CPC and a digital tachograph card. Class 2 work near Corby typically pays £16.00—£20.00 an hour and Class 1 £18.00—£24.00, with premiums for nights, weekends and ADR. WSUK places HGV drivers around Corby across retail, parcel, food and construction, paid weekly through PAYE, with no fee to you.
Corby's economy pivoted from steel to logistics, and its industrial estates — Earlstrees, Willowbrook, Weldon and Princewood — now host a dense concentration of warehousing, manufacturing and distribution operators. Sitting on the A43 with the A14 and A6003 close by, the town connects to the A1(M) and M1 and lies at the northern edge of the Golden Triangle, within reach of the major RDCs around Kettering, Wellingborough and DIRFT. New large-format logistics units such as those at the Rockingham site reflect ongoing demand for distribution space, while established operators run steady trunking and multi-drop programmes. Food production, packaging, e-commerce fulfilment and general haulage all feature strongly, and with nearby Kettering and Market Harborough adding further warehousing, Corby's transport operators sustain a high, year-round appetite for drivers across every licence class.
Corby's distributors and manufacturers deal with constant volume swings — retail seasons, contract wins, promotional runs and holiday cover routinely outpace a permanent driver roster. WSUK fills temporary driving jobs with Class 1 (C+E) drivers for trunking on the A43 and A14, Class 2 (C) drivers for rigid distribution and deliveries, 7.5-tonne (C1) drivers, and van and multi-drop drivers for last-mile rounds across NN17 and NN18. Every driver clears DVLA licence checks, CPC verification and right-to-work before starting, and we run PAYE payroll with tacho and working-time compliance managed. Whether you need one driver for a day or a whole team for a seasonal peak, we scale supply up and down to fit.
Two Class 1 jobs on the same licence can be completely different days. Where you drive matters as much as what you drive.
RDC to store, or hub to depot on the parcel networks. Highly scheduled, tight time windows, usually curtain or box trailers with cages or roll-cages.
Chilled and frozen distribution, brewery and soft drinks work. Temperature discipline, hygiene rules and often early starts, with hand-ball on some drinks rounds.
Tipper, bulk, container haulage, HIAB and ADR. More variable days, more site work, and premiums for the tickets that unlock it.
WSUK covers Corby and the NN17 and NN18 area, including the Earlstrees, Willowbrook and Weldon industrial estates, plus nearby Kettering, Market Harborough and Wellingborough. We supply temporary HGV and van drivers to warehouses, manufacturers and hauliers along the A43 and A14 corridors, matching driver classes and shift patterns to each operator's routes and delivery windows.
The usual route is car licence, then a provisional C entitlement with a D4 medical, then the Class 2 test, then Class 1 once you have some hours. Plenty of operators will take a newly qualified Class 2 driver and put them through to Class 1 later. If you are newly passed, say so rather than hiding it — some insurers restrict new passes, and we would rather send you to the operators who do not.
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 2 (C) HGV Driver | £16.00–£20.00 / hr |
| Class 1 (C+E) HGV Driver | £18.00–£24.00 / hr |
| Class 1 Night Trunk | £19.00–£26.00 / hr |
| HGV Driver with ADR | £19.00–£25.00 / hr |
| Transport / Traffic Supervisor | £16.00–£20.00 / hr |
HGV work suits drivers who want the full value of an expensive licence, and newly qualified drivers who need someone to place them with operators that actually take new passes.
We place drivers into sectors, not just vehicles, so we can tell you whether a job is a curtain-sider trunk or forty cages into a high street.
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 follows what is built nearby. Large distribution parks generate trunking and RDC-to-store running, food and drink sites generate chilled work with early starts, and quarries or builders merchants generate tipper and bulk work. We will tell you what is actually live around Corby rather than what is theoretically there.
Usually, and it is often the best-paid work available locally. Trunking between depots runs overnight to clear the network before the morning, so night shifts around Corby tend to carry a premium over the equivalent day rate.
Nothing — they are two names for the same thing. LGV (Large Goods Vehicle) is the current official term used on licences and in legislation; HGV (Heavy Goods Vehicle) is the older term the industry still uses daily. A job advertised as HGV and one advertised as LGV want the same licence.
Class 2 work typically pays £16.00—£20.00 an hour and Class 1 £18.00—£24.00, with night trunk running to £26.00 and ADR work commanding a premium. Rates are highest at peak and in the run-up to Christmas.
Yes, though it is narrower. Some operators' insurers restrict drivers with under a year on the licence, so the trick is being sent only to the ones that do not. Tell us your pass date and we will target accordingly rather than letting you collect rejections.
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Tell us your class, CPC status and preferred sector around Corby. We will reply within 2 working hours.