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Driving jobs in Coventry

 

There are many opportunities for people looking for driving jobs in Coventry, from courier van driving jobs to bus driver vacancies.


Of course the basic requirement is a full driving licence for even the most basic driving jobs such as driving a small van. However some businesses will train the right people for specialist vehicles that require special licences, such as bus drivers who require a PCV (passenger carrying vehicle) licence.

Many of the driving jobs in Coventry are agency jobs and can be offered on a fixed term contract. Many companies now use agencies to source drivers and after the company have had an opportunity to work with the driver and assess them, they very often offer the driver direct employment.

It is claimed that despite the economic downturn there is still a shortage of qualified HGV drivers so there are always jobs available for these drivers. The more flexible you are and the more skilled you are the better chance of getting a driving job.

Here are some examples of the different type of trucks and differing levels of skill and experience. The more wide the drivers experience the more opportunities available.


Bulk tankers are used to transport products such as milk, powders, gases, oil, petrol, waste and even beer. These vehicles do require specialist training.


Curtainsiders carry palletised loads, bags and stillages. Multidrop vehicles are typically small rigid trucks used for multiple deliveries in a local area. Multi drop drivers jobs in Coventry can very often be offered by driver agencies. The work will typically involves driving to many different sites such as small shops and could involve delivering food products such as bread or frozen food. Multi drop vehicles come in various sizes and therefore require various types of driving licence. So if your driving licence is a full car driving licence (Category B) there will be driving jobs in Coventry for which you qualified for. You can drive vehicles with a maximum authorised mass weighing between 3.5 and 7.5 tonnes which may be driven at age 18 years. This type of vehicle is widely used for multidrop work.


Box trailers are used for large deliveries to shops and these are pulled by a tractor unit in an articulated combination. These require a HGV licence.

Another form of multi drop is courier work and this usually involves driving a van on a car licence. You could be working for a car parts supplier, a fast food business doing home delivery, a pharmacy, or delivering parcels and internal mail.

Some of the large supermarkets also offer home delivery and more and more customers are using this service. This has created more driving jobs so good luck in your search for driving jobs in Coventry.

 

 

 


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