Driver Agencies
Driver agencies provide professional drivers as temporary labour. Some also double as recruitment agencies to find you permanent drivers or managerial staff. Driver agencies can provide qualified cover for holiday, sickness or vacancy at short notice. There is also a moderate skills shortage in the UK road transport industry and driver agencies go some way to filling this gap.
Choosing a driver agency
There are a number of points to note in choosing a driver agency. There is no specific regulation for agencies within the road transport industry; however there is a general body the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) which has a code of good practice jointly produced by the Road Haulage Association and the Freight Transport Association. It is advisable therefore to choose an agency which is an REC member, has attained British Standards Institute ISO rating for its procedures, or has some other mark of quality such as an Investors in People award.
