Cross Drive Recruitment runs permanent searches for HGV, multi-drop, tanker, coach and van drivers, plus driver trainers, transport managers and CPC holders. Vetted on licences, tachograph history and right-to-work before a CV reaches you.
The clients we work best with run depots, transport networks, distribution operations and coach fleets. The cost of a poor placement on a route is missed deliveries, downtime and tachograph trouble. We work like the operations teams we serve.
Class 1, Class 2, 7.5T, CPC, ADR, Hiab, tanker endorsements, coach D and D1 - all verified before a CV reaches you. Driver CPC hours checked. Tachograph history reviewed where applicable.
Right-to-work, references from previous transport managers, accident record, points and notice period all confirmed. The shortlist is what you act on, not what you start triaging.
The person who picks up your call runs the whole search - briefing, sourcing, vetting, offer, mobilisation, and the day-90 check-in. Nothing gets handed to a back-office researcher.
If your need sits next to one of these, ask. Our network reaches further than the page, and we will tell you straight whether your brief fits.
Articulated trunk drivers, tramping and night trunk roles, agency-to-perm conversions, multi-drop Class 1, RDC drivers, container shunting and yard-shunt drivers.
Rigid drivers, multi-drop Class 2, retail delivery, parcel network drivers, builders' merchant deliveries, brewery and beverage delivery, trade counter drops.
7.5-tonne LGV drivers for parcel, retail and trade delivery routes. C1 licence holders, C1+E where required, retail multi-drop and home delivery specialists.
30 to 80 drops a day, last-mile delivery, retail merchandising drops, trade counter routes, parcel network multi-drop, food and bake supply drops.
Fuel tanker, food-grade tanker, chemical tanker drivers. ADR licences, PDP holders, tanker endorsements, fuel-only and dual-product drivers.
Category D and D1 PCV drivers, scheduled coach, school transport, private hire, executive travel, holiday tour drivers and contract-coach operators.
3.5T van drivers, sprinter van delivery, courier and parcel network drivers, trade van drivers, mobile installer drivers, executive courier drivers.
HGV instructors, CPC trainers, defensive driving instructors, telematics coaches, fleet driver assessors, in-cab trainers and JAUPT-registered providers.
Transport managers, traffic office managers, depot managers, dispatch supervisors, fleet managers, planning controllers and route optimisation leads.
Operator CPC qualified candidates, transport managers with national or international CPC, compliance officers and licence holder names for O-licence support.
We move at depot pace. Deliberate, paperworked, predictable. You always know where the search is on any given day.
One call to lock the role, the shift pattern, the salary band against the route, the offer process and the make-or-break qualities. We come prepared, not script-reading.
Network first, then targeted outreach. Every approach references your business carefully - we name nobody we have not already prepared the candidate for.
Three to five candidates, ranked against the brief with a short written note on fit, accident record and notice. Licences, CPC, ADR and right-to-work confirmed before introduction.
We coordinate the offer, manage counter-offer pressure, line up the start date and any pre-employment checks, and check in at week 2, 6 and 12.
UK driving recruitment has plenty of agencies. Most of them work on a transactional, requisition-by-requisition basis, often through temp-to-perm churn. We do not. Cross Drive runs direct-hire searches for transport operators that would rather build a stable depot than rotate agency drivers through the gate. Long retention with our clients is the proof point we rely on.
We staff permanent driving and transport roles across UK distribution operators, parcel networks, retail delivery operations, fuel and chemical tankering, coach and PCV operators, builders' merchants, food and drink distribution, and the third-party logistics providers that serve them.
Transport managers, depot managers, operations directors and HR business partners at UK transport operators who would rather work with one named consultant who knows their business than a national brand running a generic process.
Pure white-collar tech, healthcare clinical, legal partner search, and senior corporate executive search above £200k base sit best with sector specialists. We will tell you within one call if your brief is not a good fit so you can place it where it lands fastest.