HGV and warehouse staff in Derby
Derby is served by the A38, A50 and A52, with the M1 at junctions 24, 25 and 28 and East Midlands Gateway to the east. We supply Class 1, Class 2 and van drivers, forklift operators and warehouse staff here.
Pin: Derby. Square: the Nalon office in Cleckheaton.
Derby’s lorries use four roads. National Highways describes the A38 as the route from Birmingham to Derby and on to the M1 at junction 28. The A52 is the main Derby to Nottingham road, and it connects the two cities via M1 junction 25 at Sandiacre. The A50 is a dual carriageway from the M1 west to Stoke-on-Trent that gives access to Derby, and it meets the M1 at junctions 24 and 24A near Kegworth. East Midlands Airport is reached from junction 24 on the A453.
The A38 Derby Junctions scheme covers three A38 roundabouts: Kingsway (A5111), Markeaton (A52) and Little Eaton (A61). The Planning Inspectorate records consent granted on 17 August 2023, and National Highways recorded on 6 August 2025 that funding had been confirmed, with start and end dates to be confirmed. Check National Highways’ current update before you plan a run through the junctions.
Derby is a city of factories and business parks. Pride Park is a business park on the southern outskirts of the city centre, on former railway yards. Derby Litchurch Lane Works is a railway rolling stock factory owned by Alstom. Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) states that its vehicle manufacturing plant is at Burnaston in Derbyshire, near Derby, and Rolls-Royce Submarines has sites at Raynesway in Derby. Derby is not on GOV.UK’s list of charging Clean Air Zones.
Roads and junctions around Derby
These are the roads around Derby that matter to a lorry driver, with the junction numbers as they are signed.
- A38
- Birmingham to the M1 The route from Birmingham to Derby and on to the M1 at junction 28, says National Highways. Its Derby Junctions scheme covers the Kingsway (A5111), Markeaton (A52) and Little Eaton (A61) roundabouts.
- A50
- M1 junctions 24 and 24A A dual carriageway from the M1 west to Stoke-on-Trent that gives access to Derby. It meets the M1 at junctions 24 and 24A near Kegworth.
- A52
- Derby to Nottingham The main road between Derby and Nottingham, connecting the two cities via M1 junction 25 at Sandiacre.
- A6
- London Road to Alvaston Enters Derby along London Road and meets the A5111 Derby Ring Road, known as Raynesway, at Alvaston.
- A516
- A50 at Hilton to Derby Runs from the A50 at Hilton to the A601 at Stafford Street in Derby.
Freight and work near Derby
These are employment and freight places around Derby, taken from public sources. We do not name tenants beyond the site owners and operators.
Pride Park
Southern outskirts of the city centre
A business park built on former railway yards.
Derby Litchurch Lane Works
Derby
A railway rolling stock factory, owned by Alstom.
Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK)
Burnaston, near Derby
The company states that its vehicle manufacturing plant is at Burnaston in Derbyshire.
Rolls-Royce, Raynesway
Raynesway, Derby
Rolls-Royce Submarines has sites at Raynesway. Raynesway is the section of the Derby Outer Ring Road between Chaddesden and Alvaston.
East Midlands Gateway
Beside East Midlands Airport, at M1 junction 24
SEGRO’s East Midlands Gateway, with direct access to M1 junction 24, lists Derby to its north-west.
What we staff around Derby
Around Derby we staff Class 1 and Class 2 drivers for manufacturing deliveries and trunking on the A38, A50 and M1, van drivers for parts and courier runs, and forklift, reach truck and warehouse staff for the factory and distribution units. Shifts run days, nights and weekends, in line with the plants’ own patterns.
Tell us the site, the start time and the vehicle when you book. If you are a driver, tell us which side of Derby you live on, because the A38, the A50 and the A52 lead to different sites.
Towns covered from Derby
We supply drivers and staff to Derby and the towns of Derbyshire around it. This is the area we cover from this page.
- Derby
- Burton upon Trent
- Long Eaton
- Ilkeston
- Belper
- Ashbourne
- Spondon
- Alvaston
- Chaddesden
- Mickleover
- Littleover
- Borrowash
- Draycott
- Hilton
- Willington
- Melbourne
- Burnaston
- Heanor
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Questions about driver work in Derby
- Which roads link Derby to the M1?
The A38 runs from Derby to the M1 at junction 28. The A52 connects Derby and Nottingham via M1 junction 25 at Sandiacre. The A50 meets the M1 at junctions 24 and 24A near Kegworth.
- Which roads meet at the A38 Derby junctions?
The scheme covers three A38 roundabouts: Kingsway with the A5111, Markeaton with the A52 and Little Eaton with the A61.
- Do lorries pay a Clean Air Zone charge in Derby?
Derby is not among the charging Clean Air Zones on GOV.UK’s list, which was updated on 12 February 2026.
Book cover in Derby
Give us the site in or around Derby, the vehicle, the licence category, the start time and the shift length. We come back on who can cover it.