MR, HR, HC and MC Truck Drivers | Workfast | Cairns, QLD
Workfast, a national recruitment and labour-hire business, is seeking MR, HR, HC and MC Truck Drivers for its Cairns and Far North Queensland clients, advertising $38 to $45 per hour. The multi-licence call-out is typical of agency recruiting in regional Queensland — one campaign feeding drivers to several client fleets across construction, freight and tourism-adjacent industries. For North Queensland drivers, agency work with a national firm is a flexible way to stay employed across seasonal swings.
Role snapshot
- Employer: Workfast
- Role: MR, HR, HC and MC Truck Drivers
- Location: Cairns, QLD
- Pay: $38 – $45 per hour (as advertised)
- Work type: Not specified
Driving work through recruitment agencies
Transport recruitment agencies and labour-hire firms are a major gateway into Australian driving work, especially for drivers building experience or wanting flexibility. Agencies place drivers across client fleets — metro multi-drop one week, linehaul relief the next — which builds a broad skill set fast and keeps wheels turning between permanent roles. Many career drivers started through an agency and converted to permanent with a client they suited.
What agencies look for is straightforward: the right licence class, current tickets (forklift, White Card, DG where relevant), reliability, and the flexibility to take varied shifts. Pay is typically hourly with casual loading, and advertised agency rates are often transparent about the range because they compete for the same driver pool. The trade-off for flexibility is variability — work can surge and quieten with client demand. Drivers who treat agency work professionally, communicate well with coordinators and say yes to the hard shifts tend to get first call on the best ongoing placements.
Pay and conditions
The advertised rate for this role is shown in the snapshot above. Across Australian transport and logistics, advertised pay moves with location, shift timing, experience and the tightness of the local labour market — afternoon and night shifts, weekend rosters and remote postings typically attract loadings or higher base rates, while permanent roles may trade a slightly lower hourly figure for leave entitlements, RDOs and job security. Casual roles usually carry a loading in lieu of leave. When comparing listings, look beyond the headline number: superannuation, overtime availability, allowances, and whether the rate is flat or penalty-inclusive all change what lands in your bank account. The figures in this post are a summary of the employer’s live advertisement — always confirm the full pay structure in the original ad or at interview before making decisions.
Who this suits
Roles like this one tend to suit people who are reliable, safety-conscious and comfortable with the physical, hands-on nature of transport and logistics work. Employers across the industry consistently favour candidates with current tickets, a clean record, and the communication skills to work in a team where timing matters. If you are early in your career, these roles are proven entry points — the industry has a strong culture of training people up and promoting from within. If you are experienced, your record and references do the talking. Either way, read the original advertisement carefully, match your application to what the employer actually asked for, and apply while the listing is live — good transport roles rarely stay open long.
How to apply
View the full advertisement and apply on SEEK
This post summarises the employer’s live advertisement as listed on SEEK, combined with general information about this type of work in Australia. The occupational background below is general industry information — not claims about this specific employer. Details can change after publication, so always check the original ad before applying.