Careers · Driving
HGV Class 1 Driver
— Sandy, Bedfordshire
Loaden Haulage is recruiting an experienced HGV Class 1 Driver to join its directly-employed driving team at the Sandy, Bedfordshire operating base. The successful applicant will operate articulated combinations across the company's aggregate, walking floor, curtainsider and traction work.
About the role
Articulated work across a varied weekly schedule
The HGV Class 1 Driver role at Loaden Haulage involves operating articulated tractor unit and trailer combinations across the company's full service offering. Weekly work typically spans bulk tipper deliveries from quarries and recycling plants to construction sites, walking floor movements between waste-processing facilities, curtainsider trunking and store-delivery work, and traction-only services using client trailers.
Drivers are based at the Sandy, Bedfordshire operating site and serve clients across the South Midlands, East Anglia, the Home Counties and the wider United Kingdom road network, returning to base or to a designated overnight location depending on the day's schedule.
Key responsibilities
What the role involves day-to-day
- Safely operate articulated HGV combinations to deliver and collect loads according to the planned daily schedule.
- Conduct daily walk-around vehicle and trailer checks and report any defects in line with operator-licence requirements.
- Comply with all relevant drivers' hours, tachograph, and road-transport regulations, supported by the central compliance function.
- Operate safely on customer sites including quarries, waste-processing facilities, construction sites, distribution centres and retail premises.
- Maintain accurate paperwork including delivery notes, weighbridge tickets and waste-transfer documentation as required by each load.
- Communicate proactively with the transport planning team regarding scheduling, traffic conditions and any operational issues that arise.
- Represent Loaden Haulage professionally with customers, site operatives and other road users at all times.
Candidate requirements
What the role requires
- Full UK Category C+E (HGV Class 1) driving entitlement.
- In-date Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (DCPC).
- Valid digital tachograph card.
- Clean driving licence preferred; minor endorsements considered subject to discussion.
- Demonstrable experience operating articulated combinations in a commercial environment.
- Familiarity with multi-drop, quarry, waste or distribution-centre work is welcomed but not essential — the role offers variety across all four service types.
- Right to work in the United Kingdom.
About Loaden Haulage
A family-operated Bedfordshire haulier
Loaden Haulage is a privately-owned HGV haulier based in Sandy, Bedfordshire, with over twenty years of continuous operation. The company provides aggregate, walking floor, curtainsider and traction haulage to clients including quarry operators, waste-management businesses, retail distribution centres and other transport providers.
The business is operated by an experienced management team, supported by directly-employed drivers and a centralised compliance and planning function. Loaden Haulage invests in modern fleet, ongoing driver training and the operational systems required to deliver consistent service to a long-standing client base.
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Submit your application
Submit your details using the form opposite. A member of the Loaden Haulage team will be in touch to discuss the role and the next steps in the recruitment process.
A current CV may be attached to the form (PDF, DOC or DOCX, up to 5MB). If preferred, applications may instead be sent by email to [email protected].
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Get in touch
Loaden Haulage welcomes enquiries about loads, capacity, current haulage arrangements and general questions. Complete the form opposite or contact the office directly by telephone or email — a member of the planning team will respond promptly with the right answer or the right next step.
P: 07939 965054