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Haulage Driver Cover: Everything You Need to Know

1st August 2023 | by Sam Nardi

Haulage Driver Cover: Everything You Need to Know
 Businesses across every industry rely on reliable courier support, and having a plan in place for haulage driver cover is essential to maintaining smooth delivery operations. No matter if it’s a driver holiday, an unexpected absence or your own fleet is at capacity, couriers like Speedy Freight can ensure you can continue to deliver the highest level of service to your clients without disruption. With access to over 4,000 vehicles of all shapes and sizes, Speedy Freight can provide haulage driver cover in advance or at a moment’s notice. Our drivers are experienced, adaptable, and ready to support both in-house delivery teams and partner courier networks.  Learn more about driver cover services and how they can benefit your business.   

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What is Haulage Driver Cover?  


At Speedy Freight, we offer haulage
driver cover services to cover the absence of regular drivers during their planned or unplanned time off. It is a crucial aspect of managing a fleet of vehicles and ensuring uninterrupted delivery operations. 

Haulage driver cover can be needed for various reasons, including: 

 

Annual Leave


When regular drivers take their scheduled annual leave or time off, their absence creates a temporary gap in the delivery workforce. Driver cover ensures that the deliveries can still be carried out efficiently during this period.

Sick Leave 


If a haulage driver falls ill or faces a medical emergency, they might need to take sick leave, leaving the company in need of a temporary replacement to continue handling their deliveries.
 

Unforeseen Circumstances


Unexpected events, such as accidents or personal matters can also result in the need for immediate driver cover. 

Having reliable haulage driver cover is essential for maintaining efficient delivery services, meeting customer expectations, and avoiding disruptions in the supply chain. It enables businesses to manage inevitable absences of their regular drivers while still providing consistent and timely deliveries to their clients.  

 

Why Choose Speedy Freight For Haulage Driver Cover? 


Speedy Freight’s courier services are often used to support other freight providers and in-house fleets, which means we are perfectly placed to be either your sole courier service or to support your existing drivers. In the event of a planned or unplanned absence or shortfall of your own fleet, Speedy Freight is the ideal UK same day courier service to use for haulage driver cover or as a complementary addition to a fleet in crisis or at capacity. 

Qualified Drivers 


Our nationwide courier network is made up of fully qualified, experienced drivers who are trained to handle a wide range of goods across various vehicle types. Whatever your industry or delivery needs, we have the right driver for the job. 

Quick Response Time 


When you require haulage driver cover, we can respond rapidly to the request. Our ability to provide replacement drivers in a matter of hours allows us to fill in the gaps created by regular drivers' time off, minimising disruptions to delivery schedules. 

Limitless Scalability


No matter how demanding your haulage cover requirements are, Speedy Freight can scale with you. From covering a single driver to mobilising a full fleet across multiple locations, our national network is built to adapt to demand, ensuring you're never without the support you need. 

Specialist Vehicles 


Depending on the nature of the haulage requirements, Speedy Freight can provide access to a diverse range of specialist vehicles suitable for different types of cargo. From a small van to an arctic, temperature controlled delivery to ADR transport—whatever you need, we can provide. This ensures that our cover drivers can handle your loads safely and effectively. 

Effortless Driver Transitions 

When regular drivers return from their holidays, Speedy Freight ensures a smooth transition back to the company's regular delivery operations. We’re always on hand to scale up or down within hours, in accordance with your planned and last-minute delivery needs 24/7, 365 days a year.  

 

Book Speedy Freight’s Haulage Driver Cover Services 

 

Thanks to our experience, our vast range of vehicles and our reliability, Speedy Freight is the number one choice of haulage driver cover for many of our haulage partners or clients to act as an adjunct to their services.   

Speedy Freight’s has vast experience working in a supportive capacity, notably during the COVID-19 pandemic, many UK workplaces and haulage companies were forced to furlough their drivers. This meant that Speedy Freight was required to fill in the gaps for organisations across all industries, providing driver cover to fill gaps in the supply chain.Speedy Freight has since continued and grown their haulage driver cover services in recent years following the pandemic. 

Speedy Freight can provide a standard haulage courier cover service or a completely bespoke cover for larger or more complex haulage requirements.  

In need of driver cover services to support your haulage company? We’re there.  

 

Give your local Speedy Freight branch a call, we’re available 24/7. 

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