HGV and warehouse staff in Wakefield
Wakefield is reached from M1 junctions 39 to 41 and sits beside M62 junctions 29 to 33, with Wakefield Europort at junction 31. We supply Class 1, Class 2 and van drivers, forklift operators and warehouse staff here.
Pin: Wakefield. Square: the Nalon office in Cleckheaton.
Wakefield is reached from the M1 at junctions 39, 40 and 41. The M1 and M62 meet at the Lofthouse Interchange, which is M62 junction 29 and M1 junction 42, north-west of the city. The A636 starts at Wakefield and meets the M1 at junction 39, and the A650 meets the M1 at junction 41. Wakefield Council describes the A650 at Newton Bar as a junction linking the city centre, Leeds by the M1 and Pinderfields Hospital.
The M62 carries the freight. Junction 30 serves Rothwell and Wakefield on the A642, junction 31 serves Castleford and Normanton on the A655, and junction 32 serves Pontefract and Castleford on the A639. Junction 33 is the interchange with the A1(M), for the A1 south towards Doncaster and the A162 to Pontefract.
The City of Wakefield is a metropolitan district in West Yorkshire that includes the Five Towns of Castleford, Featherstone, Knottingley, Normanton and Pontefract. Wakefield is crossed by the A61, A638 and A642, and it is the starting point of the A636 and A650. It is not on GOV.UK’s list of charging Clean Air Zones.
Roads and junctions around Wakefield
These are the motorways and trunk roads around Wakefield, with the junction numbers as they are signed.
- M1
- Junctions 39 to 42 Wakefield is reached from junctions 39, 40 and 41. Junction 39 meets the A636. Junction 41 meets the A650 at Newton Bar. Junction 42 is the Lofthouse Interchange, where the M62 crosses.
- M62
- Junctions 29 to 33 Junction 29 is the Lofthouse Interchange. Junction 30 serves Rothwell and Wakefield on the A642. Junction 31 serves Castleford and Normanton on the A655. Junction 32 serves Pontefract and Castleford on the A639. Junction 33 is the A1(M) interchange.
- A636
- Wakefield to M1 junction 39 Starts at Wakefield and meets the M1 at junction 39.
- A650
- Newton Bar to M1 junction 41 Meets the M1 at junction 41. At Newton Bar it links the city centre, Leeds by the M1 and Pinderfields Hospital.
- A1(M)
- East of the district Lies to the east of the district. M62 junction 33 is the interchange for the A1 south towards Doncaster.
Freight and work near Wakefield
These are the main employment and freight sites around Wakefield, taken from public sources. We do not name tenants.
Wakefield Europort
Beside M62 junction 31, at Castleford
A rail-connected industrial and warehousing estate. Invest Wakefield lists the Wakefield 500 site within it, adjacent to junction 31.
Eurolink Industrial Estate
Normanton, just off M62 junction 31
An industrial estate in Normanton, close to the motorway at junction 31.
Castlegate and Wakefield Hub
M62 junction 30
Castlegate is an employment site close to the intersection of the M1, allocated for industrial and storage or distribution uses. Invest Wakefield lists Wakefield Hub at junction 30 as well.
Axiom J32 M62
M62 junction 32
An employment site within reach of the A1(M), allocated for industrial and storage or distribution use.
Silkwood Park
M1 junction 40
Close to the M62, allocated for industrial and storage or distribution use.
Mountpark Ferrybridge and Yorkshire Employment Hub
M62 junction 33, at the A1(M) interchange
Both are listed for employment use, including industrial and storage or distribution use.
What we staff around Wakefield
Around Wakefield we staff Class 1 drivers for trunking on the M62, M1 and A1(M), Class 2 and van drivers for multi-drop and parcel rounds, and forklift, reach truck and warehouse staff for the estates at Castleford, Normanton and the M62 junctions. Shifts run days, nights, tramping and weekends.
Tell us the site, the start time and the vehicle when you book. The M62 junction you start from decides the run, so if you are a driver, tell us whether you live nearer junction 30, 31 or 32.
Towns covered from Wakefield
We supply drivers and staff to Wakefield and the towns of the district around it. This is the area we cover from this page.
- Wakefield
- Castleford
- Pontefract
- Normanton
- Featherstone
- Knottingley
- Ossett
- Horbury
- Hemsworth
- Outwood
- Stanley
- Crofton
- Sharlston
- Altofts
- Glasshoughton
- South Kirkby
- Ackworth
- Rothwell
Questions about driver work in Wakefield
- Which M62 junction is Wakefield Europort on?
Junction 31, north-east of Wakefield. Invest Wakefield lists a site within Wakefield Europort as adjacent to junction 31.
- Where do the M1 and M62 meet near Wakefield?
At the Lofthouse Interchange, which is M62 junction 29 and M1 junction 42, north-west of Wakefield.
- Which junctions serve the logistics sites around Wakefield?
M62 junction 30 serves Castlegate and Wakefield Hub. M62 junction 31 serves Wakefield Europort and Havertop Lane, and junction 32 serves Axiom J32 M62. M1 junction 40 serves Silkwood Park.
Book cover in Wakefield
Give us the site in or around Wakefield, the vehicle, the licence category, the start time and the shift length. We come back on who can cover it.