At a Glance
- Tasks: Drive Class 2 vehicles delivering goods across London and the South.
- Company: Bennetts Haulage Ltd, a family-run business with a modern fleet.
- Benefits: Earn £38,000-£42,000 plus overtime, with paid training and 28 days' holiday.
- Other info: Immediate starts available; flexible full-time or part-time options.
- Why this job: Join a growing team and progress your driving career with us.
- Qualifications: Must have a Class 2 licence and Driver CPC; Hiab/Moffett tickets are a plus.
The predicted salary is between 16.2 - 19.8 £ per hour.
Bennetts Haulage Ltd is a family-run haulier working out of Twyford, near Reading, since the 1950s, with a modern, well-kept fleet. We are looking for another Class 2 driver to help us deliver building materials, palletised goods, scaffolding, and steel from our Twyford depot to sites across London and the South of England.
The work:
- Rigids up to 32 tonnes, flatbed and curtainside, with Hiab and Moffett offloads on site for the right tickets.
- Proper professional haulage, no multi-drop.
- Day work, home every night, bar the occasional paid UK night out when the job needs it.
- Mostly Monday to Friday, 10-hour shifts, with overtime available for those who want it.
What you'll need:
- Class 2 (C) licence, valid Driver CPC, and a digital tachograph card.
- A Hiab or Moffett ticket is ideal, and paid accordingly; FORS training is a huge plus.
- Hold your C+E as well, or have wagon & drag experience? Even better, that's paid accordingly too, and there's drawbar and artic work to move into when you're ready.
- To live within about 45 minutes of our Twyford depot (RG10).
- Comfortable in and around London, and reliable, professional, and polite; you're the face of Bennetts on every site.
What we offer:
- £38,000 to £42,000 basic depending on experience, top of the local market for Class 2 work plus plenty of overtime.
- Genuine progression: this is the seat our Class 1 drivers started in. We regularly put Class 2 drivers through their Class 1, and through Hiab, Moffett, and lorry-loader tickets.
- Paid training kept current: ALLMI Hiab, Moffett, FORS, Driver CPC.
- A modern, well-maintained fleet; we look after our trucks like we look after our drivers.
- 28 days' holiday (including bank holidays), workplace pension, full PPE, and free on-site parking.
- A family-run firm where you'll know everyone's name and they'll know yours.
- If you have years behind the wheel or just passed your test last month, what matters most to us is attitude. Don't tick every box? Apply anyway; we'll talk training.
- Full-time or part-time: if a shorter week suits you better, say so when you call.
How to apply:
- Immediate starts available. Call 01189 401 402 quickest; we'd rather have a chat than read CVs all day.
- Or apply directly through the site where you're reading this.
Bennetts Haulage Ltd, The Piggery, London Road, Twyford, Reading RG10 9TZ.
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