Van Driver Recruitment in Duns
Van and delivery driver recruitment for multi-drop, courier, collection and same-day operations, supplied to operators in Duns and Scotland as temporary cover.
Hiring in Duns
Recruiting van driver staff around Duns means competing for the same people as every other operator on the same corridors, so what the area looks like matters before a role is advertised.
Duns sits on the Anglo-Scottish trunk route and the drivers who work it are used to nights, distance and being a long way from the yard at changeover.
Hiring here is shaped by the M74 and A74(M), the A75 Irish Sea route, the A7, A68 and A1, plus the Cairnryan ferry terminals for Belfast and Larne. The candidate pool concentrates around the Cairnryan ferry terminals and the A77 running north from them. The employers recruiting against you for it are typically Anglo-Scottish trunking operators and groupage hauliers.
The trunk corridor generates its own demand: operators based elsewhere need drivers changed over or vehicles recovered part way along a long route.
We recruit into Duns nationally, which is what gives a hard-to-fill role a real field to draw on. Screening, entitlement checks and referencing all happen before a candidate reaches your shortlist.
Roles we recruit for
A Category B licence is a low barrier, so the screening that matters is not entitlement but reliability and attitude to customers. That is precisely the part a CV cannot evidence and an interview tends to flatter.
Filling a new round temporarily before recruiting to it permanently keeps the establishment honest. Volume that does not hold stops costing you the moment it stops arriving, rather than at the end of a notice period.
Patterns we recruit to
Overnight trunking on the M74 and A74(M), the Anglo-Scottish backbone leg.
Early starts dominate parcel and retail rounds. Weekend and evening patterns are common where delivery windows extend into the evening.
Because van work turns over quickly, recruiting somebody who has already done a few shifts on your rounds is worth substantially more than recruiting a stranger who interviews well. Temp-to-perm converts that into a hiring decision rather than a hope.
Screening and checks
Assessed in the operation, not in an interview — verification happens before an introduction, not after a placement
- Licence category, endorsements and right to work verified before introduction.
- Category B work carries no CPC or tachograph requirement, so the screening is proportionate but it still happens first.
What the work pays
Where the role is filled through a temporary assignment first, we pay the worker for hours actually worked at an agreed rate and they move onto your terms on transfer. Both are agreed up front so nothing about pay is a surprise on either side.
The twelve-week qualifying period applies to any temporary assignment, including one used to assess a candidate for a permanent role. We will tell you when somebody is approaching it.
Live requirements
No open requirements to show. That changes weekly — send us the role and we will work it.
Good to know
How quickly can you cover a van driver shift in Duns?
A temp-to-perm start is the quickest route from an open role to somebody actually doing it. The permanent conversion happens later, once you have seen the work, so the vacancy stops costing you immediately.
What do you check before a van driver starts work in Duns?
Licence category, endorsements and right to work verified before introduction. Category B work carries no CPC or tachograph requirement, so the screening is proportionate but it still happens first. We complete that verification before making an introduction, so what you are assessing at interview is the person rather than the paperwork.
How does invoicing work for temporary staff in Duns?
One consolidated weekly invoice covers every temporary assignment you are running that week. Permanent placements and transfers are invoiced separately and are always agreed in advance.
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Other cover we supply in Duns
Van driver recruitment cover elsewhere in Scotland
Tell us who you need
Give us the class, the count, the dates and the shift. We confirm what we can cover and say plainly when we cannot.