A driver's kit has to work in three different places

A driver sits in a warm cab for hours, then steps out into a yard or a customer's car park to load and unload, often in the rain, often near reversing vehicles. That's three different sets of demands from one uniform: comfort for the seated hours, visibility and protection for the yard, and a professional look for the doorstep. Most driver kit fails by only solving one of the three.

Comfort in the cab

Long hours seated mean fabric that doesn't bind or overheat, and layers that come off easily rather than a single bulky jacket worn all day.

Visibility in the yard

Loading bays and depots are where drivers are on foot near reversing vehicles and forklifts. That's exactly where hi-vis earns its keep.

A brand on every doorstep

Your drivers are often the only people from your company your customers ever meet. A driver in branded kit at a customer's door is free advertising your competitors don't get. Scruffy kit undoes it just as fast.

The driver kit list

This is what most transport, courier and delivery operations end up ordering, and what each item is actually for.

• Polos and T-shirts: warm-weather driving, and the customer-facing layer under a jacket in winter. See polos and T-shirts.
• Sweatshirts: smart, comfortable branded tops for long days in the cab.
• Softshells and fleeces: the everyday cab layer, warm enough to work in and easy to get in and out of the vehicle without fighting the seatbelt. Softshell vs fleece compared.
• Hi-vis vests and jackets: for depots, yards, loading bays and roadside stops where your risk assessment calls for visibility. See hi-vis workwear.
• Waterproof outer layers: loading doesn't stop for rain. A proper waterproof, not a shower-resistant one, is what actually gets used on multi-drop work. Waterproof ratings explained.
• Work trousers: durable enough for kerbs, tail lifts and trolleys, comfortable enough for hours behind the wheel.
• Safety footwear: for loading, sack trucks and tail lifts. Look for a boot built for repeated on-off wear through a shift. See safety boots.
• Base layers: for early starts and winter rounds, worn under everything else rather than replacing it.
• Beanies and caps: small items, but the ones drivers actually reach for first on a cold morning.

Getting hi-vis right for yard and depot work

Not every driver needs hi-vis for the whole shift, and not every hi-vis garment is right for every site. Whether it's needed, and to what class, should come from your own risk assessment of the yards, depots and customer sites your drivers work in, not from a generic assumption.

Different sites, different rules

Your own depot may have one hi-vis policy and a customer's loading bay another. Where drivers move between sites, kit to the higher requirement.

Fit it for wear, not just compliance

A hi-vis vest that sits over a softshell, rather than a bulky standalone jacket, gets worn properly through a whole shift instead of being left in the cab.

If your risk assessment specifies a class, tell us and we'll match products to it exactly. Our hi-vis regulations guide explains the basics.

Branding kit that travels

A driver's uniform covers more ground than any other role in the business, literally. It's worth branding it properly rather than treating it as an afterthought.

Clear, ID-friendly branding

Clear name and logo placement reassures a customer at the door that the right person has turned up. We match logo thread colours to your brand, and most garments come in a wide choice of colours to sit alongside your van livery.

Consistency across the fleet

Same logo, same placement, same colours on every driver, so a new starter matches the rest from day one. Check our logo placement guide for what goes where.

Multiple depots, one account

Operations running drivers from several depots can order through one trade account rather than juggling separate suppliers per site. Ask our sales team about a trade or credit account when you place your first order, and free samples let drivers check fit before you commit to the whole fleet. Depot teams can be kitted out on the same order too: see our warehouse and logistics workwear.