Why come to Driver Hire?
Driver Hire is the UK’s largest specialist provider of transport and logistics staff. We have 35 years’ experience in this industry and a nationwide network of over 100 offices. Every day we help to place all kinds of drivers and a wide range of other logistics staff, such as drivers’ mates and warehouse operatives, into temporary and permanent roles with thousands of organisations nationwide.
Much more than driving
As well as supplying high quality drivers and operatives, Driver Hire offers a range of wider recruitment and training services. These include full and part time opportunities in both blue-collar and white-collar roles, Driver CPC training and online licence checking.
Finding the staff you need
We provide a full range of driving and non-driving skills to meet your needs in every situation
- Driving – Cat. C+E, Cat. C, PSV, 7.5 tonne, Vans, Cars, Fork Lift
- Specialist skills – ADR, HIAB, Multi-drop, IPAF
- Non-driving logistics staff – Mates, Warehouse Operatives, Pickers/Packers etc
- Public Sector – Waste Disposal, Parks, Recreation, Other Operatives etc
- Professional / Managers – Logistics Co-ordinators, Transport Managers etc
Quality assured supply
Delivering the best possible service to both customers and candidates is at the heart of what we do. We conduct regular satisfaction surveys to monitor this.
The most recent surveys show that over 96% of our office staff and candidates are proud to work for Driver Hire, whilst 94% of customers rated our service as good or excellent. We recognise that we operate in an industry where even a small mistake could have serious consequences, so we are relentless in our commitment to providing fully qualified and referenced staff, and to full compliance with all relevant legislation.
All our work meets ISO9001:2015 standards and we are members of many well-respected trade bodies, including the Road Haulage Association and the Freight Transport Association. Driver Hire is a franchise business, find out more here.
Training
Driver Hire is a leading provider of Driver CPC training – we have delivered over 150,000 driver training days throughout the UK. Visit our training website to find out more.
We are running courses throughout the year at our premises in Saltash and across Devon & Cornwall at our customer’s sites. Click on this link for local course dates: DH Plymouth CPC Course Dates
National Accounts
Since we are part of a genuinely nationwide network, we are able to offer a range of specialist services to customers who operate on a multi-site, regional or national basis. Simply ask us for more details.
In Summary
As a Driver Hire customer you benefit from:
- Genuine 24 hour, 365-day service – answered by one of our Ops Staff – NO CALL CENTRES!
- A nationwide network combining consistency of service with local attention to detail
- Access to high quality drivers and logistics staff that are competent, assessed and fully referenced
- Peace of mind – recruitment problems will not affect the efficiency of your organisation
- Cost effective recruitment services for all your drivers and logistics staff
To discuss any requirements, call us today on 01752 842888 or email plymouth@driverhire.co.uk
With 35 years’ experience in the business, Driver Hire now provides thousands of organisations nationwide with the staff they need. Whether you need someone for just one shift or to join your team on a permanent basis, we can help.
At Driver Hire Truro/Bodmin we endeavour to understand your business as effectively as possible. This enables us to offer you innovative solutions to your workforce needs, with a proper “Savile Row” package, tailored to your individual needs. We have vast personal experience at the office of working as drivers and managers in the Class 1, Class 2 and multi-drop van arena so you will be talking to people who have genuinely experienced the difficulties that you face every day.
We have a team of around 200 skilled drivers available at any one time who are on many and varied assignments. These range from driving Class 1 Artics to Belgium or Holland, UK Night Trunking, Local Tipper and Cat C HIAB work, Class 2 Cage work, Refrigerated/Frozen Deliveries, bread delivery (nights), Multi-Drop Parcels, Minibus, or even picking up Porsches, Range Rovers and Jaguars and delivering them!
How can we help YOU? Click here or call us on 01752 842888 to find out more and organise for us to come a see you.
Contacting us
Our phone number is 01752 842888 You can email us at: plymouth@driverhire.co.uk Our premises are open Monday to Friday 0830 – 1700, however the telephone is anwered 24/7/365 (or 366 in a leap year!) by an Operations Manager from our office – NO CALL CENTRES for us!
If you are a business looking for temporary staff or drivers, we offer a genuine 24/7 service, all year round. Although our office is not open on Bank Holidays or weekends, no matter what time of the day or night you contact us, you will be able to speak directly to a member of the Driver Hire Plymouth & Cornwall Operations team.
Proud to franchise
Driver Hire Plymouth & Cornwall is part of a franchise organisation. We passionately believe that this gives our customers and candidates the very best of both worlds. The office has been in business for over 20 years and will bring a great deal of experience to bear on providing a solution to your needs.
You benefit from using a locally owned and managed business – it is in our interest to succeed by giving you the best service and attention to your needs that we can. At the same time, you also benefit from the extensive experience, consistent quality standards and the support of the UK’s largest specialist transport and logistics network.
Commitment to quality
We are very proud of the high quality standards that we offer. Driver Hire has won a string of awards over the years, including awards for training and customer service. In terms of the service you receive, you may be interested to know that a Driver Hire driver has been named ‘Agency Driver of the Year’ by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation four times in the last seven years.
We recognise that we operate in an industry where even a small mistake could have serious consequences, so we are relentless in our commitment to providing fully qualified and referenced staff, and to full compliance with all relevant legislation. All our work meets ISO 9001:2015 standards and we are members of many well-respected trade bodies, including the Road Haulage Association and the Freight Transport Association.
When you deal with Driver Hire – as a candidate or as an employer – you can be confident that you are dealing with the very best. We currently have people working in Category B, C & C+E & D1 driving jobs all over Saltash, Liskeard, Callington, Launceston, Bodmin, St. Austell, Wadebridge, Rock, Camelford, Roche, Plymouth, Ivybridge, Dartmouth, Totnes, Newton Abbot, Paignton, Kingsbridge, Ashburton, Buckfastleigh…
Call us on 01752 842888 if you would like to talk to us about extra temporary or permanent staff or alternatively, email us on plymouth@driverhire.co.uk