Truck and Heavy Goods Drivers
Post vacancies for odigos fortigou roles in national distribution, port drayage and international work running north through the Balkans towards central Europe.
For Greek Employers
Hire Professional Drivers in Greece
Publish your driver vacancies on FastDriver.eu, reach candidates across the Greek regions, elsewhere in Europe and in eligible international markets, and manage applications yourself. Where a candidate needs a work and residence permit, we can assist with documentation and relocation coordination under a separate agreement.
Direct employer hiring • European and international reach • Permit and relocation guidance when required
A Driver Job Portal Built for Greek Employers
FastDriver.eu connects Greek transport companies, forwarders, port logistics operators, coach companies and delivery businesses with drivers looking for work.
Publish a genuine vacancy, state the licence category, describe the routes and the shift pattern, and receive applications directly. Say whether the role is year round or seasonal, because a large part of Greek passenger and distribution work rises and falls with the tourist season. Browse current Greek listings at www.fastdriver.eu/jobs/greece.
FastDriver.eu is a specialised driver job portal. It is not a recruitment agency or a temporary employment agency, it does not employ drivers and it does not lease workers.
Your company reviews the applications, interviews the candidates, inspects the original licence and PEI documents, and signs the employment contract. The hiring decision stays with you.
Advertise the Driver Roles Your Operation Needs
Greek employers recruit across freight, port haulage, distribution and passenger transport. State the licence category and be explicit about seasonality and about island postings, both of which change the job substantially.
Bus and Coach Drivers
Advertise odigos leoforeiou positions on urban networks in Athens and Thessaloniki, intercity services, and the transfer and excursion coach work that expands sharply in the tourist season.
Distribution and Delivery Drivers
Publish roles for dianomeas and delivery driver positions in parcel networks, food distribution and the resupply runs serving island and coastal businesses.
Taxi and Private Drivers
Advertise taxi and private hire positions, subject to the licensing rules applying to passenger transport in the relevant region.
Tanker, ADR and Specialist Drivers
Reach ADR qualified drivers, tanker and fuel distribution drivers, container drivers and heavy transport drivers for refinery, port and project cargo work.
Use a job title only where it genuinely describes the role. Unrelated titles added for traffic produce applications you will only reject.
Driver Hiring Across the Greek Regions
Greece is divided into thirteen regions. Its geography, with a long coastline and many inhabited islands, makes ferry connections part of the transport system rather than an exception to it.
Piraeus is the principal container gateway, with Thessaloniki serving the north and the Balkan hinterland. Both generate steady drayage and long distance haulage.
Land crossings towards Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Albania and Turkiye carry international freight, and part of that traffic runs on to central Europe.
Passenger transport demand rises steeply in the season across the islands and the coastal mainland, creating concentrated seasonal recruitment.
Island supply depends on ferry schedules, so a share of driver roles are built around sailings rather than around open road running.
Where Greek Employers Are Hiring Drivers
Naming the region matters here more than in most markets, because an island or seasonal posting involves accommodation and contract questions that a mainland role does not.
Greek Driver Job Titles and the Terms Candidates Use
Greek drivers search in Greek, and an advert written only in English will miss most of the domestic market.
The standard freight term is odigos fortigou, written in Greek as οδηγός φορτηγού. Candidates commonly add the licence category, as in οδηγός Γ κατηγορίας or Γ και Ε κατηγορίας.
Passenger roles use οδηγός λεωφορείου for bus and coach work, and this is the term seasonal transfer operators advertise under as well.
Delivery and courier work is searched as διανομέας and οδηγός διανομής, which candidates understand to involve handling rather than trunking.
Candidates routinely state ΠΕΙ, the certificate of professional competence, in their profiles, along with ADR where they hold it, so those belong in the requirements section rather than the title.
Publish in Greek for the domestic market and add an English version where you are open to candidates from elsewhere in Europe or further afield.
Recruit Drivers Locally, Across Europe or Worldwide
FastDriver.eu operates as a European driver job portal and allows candidates in other parts of the world to discover and apply for suitable Greek vacancies.
Greek employers may receive applications from drivers based in Greece, other EU and EEA countries, Switzerland, the wider European region, Asia, Africa, Gulf countries, North America, Latin America, the Caribbean and other eligible international markets.
EU and EEA citizens and Swiss nationals may work in Greece without a permit. Registration and valid licence and professional qualification documents still apply.
For third country nationals the employer takes the first step. The invitation procedure, known in Greek as metaklisi, is initiated by the Greek employer, and recent reform of the Immigration Code brought work and residence together into a single application.
One constraint shapes planning more than any other. Positions for dependent employment must be foreseen in a joint ministerial decision, issued periodically, which sets the numbers and qualifications of third country nationals who may be invited. Check the current decision before committing to a start date. Drivers can check their own position through our driving licence eligibility guidance.
FastDriver.eu can provide process guidance and document coordination when a candidate needs support. It does not make government decisions and cannot promise an approval.
Licences, the PEI Certificate and Experience
State the licence category in the advert. Greek candidates search on it directly.
Freight roles use C and CE, written locally as Γ and Ε, with C1 and C1E for lighter rigid vehicles. Passenger transport uses D and D1, with DE and D1E where a trailer is drawn. Delivery work sits in category B.
Professional drivers in the C and D categories need the certificate of professional competence, known as the PEI, shown as code 95 on the licence. It is maintained through periodic training every five years.
A digital tachograph driver card is required for in scope work, and ADR training is required for dangerous goods. For international work through the Balkans or towards Turkiye, check what the route itself requires.
Where a third country national drives for a Greek operator on international journeys within the Union, a driver attestation may also be needed.
Experience requirements are set by operators. Coach and transfer work usually looks for customer facing experience and language ability, port drayage for container handling, while distribution fleets often accept newly qualified drivers. FastDriver.eu can present candidate information, but verifying original documents remains the employer's responsibility.
How FastDriver.eu Supports Greek Employers
Job Publication
Publish driver vacancies in Greek or English with the licence category, route type and seasonality set out clearly.
Vacancy Promotion
Raise the visibility of seasonal and island roles ahead of the summer peak.
Direct Applications
Applications reach your team directly, with no agency between you and the driver.
Candidate Discovery Support
Support in reaching drivers who match your licence and route requirements, without any promise of a specific candidate.
Permit and Visa Guidance
Guidance on the invitation procedure and the documents a single permit application normally involves.
Relocation Coordination
Coordination of travel, arrival, tax number and social insurance registration steps when an international candidate is hired.
Flexible Employer Options
Employer options can be arranged around single vacancies, seasonal peaks or larger recruitment rounds, and are agreed separately with your company.
Posting a Driver Vacancy in Greece
Specific adverts fill faster. The two details Greek drivers look for first are the licence category and whether the work is seasonal.
Give the company name, the region and the depot the driver reports to, and say whether the work is local, national or international.
State the vehicle type and licence category, the PEI requirement, and whether ADR or a tanker endorsement applies.
Say how many drivers you need, what experience you expect and which languages the role requires, which matters for tourism transfer work.
Describe the schedule honestly, including weekend and ferry dependent work, and state whether the contract is permanent or seasonal, along with pay and benefits.
Confirm the start date, and say whether you would consider candidates who need a work and residence permit.
Your company sets and honours the final employment terms.
Hiring a Driver in Greece
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Submit your requirement
Tell us the role, the region, the licence category and how many drivers you need.
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Publish and promote
The vacancy goes live in Greek, English or both, and is promoted to relevant candidates.
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Review the applications
Applications arrive directly for your team to assess.
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Interview and check
You interview, inspect the original licence and PEI documents, and confirm route and language ability.
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Hire your chosen driver
Your company issues the employment contract under Greek labour law.
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Permit and relocation steps if needed
Where a permit is required, the invitation and single permit stages follow, then arrival and social insurance registration. Support can be agreed separately.
Employer Checklist for Greek Driver Vacancies
Work through these before publishing. Seasonality and permit planning cause most of the delays in Greek driver recruitment.
Company and role
- Registered company details; region and depot; role title in Greek or English
Vehicle and licence
- Vehicle type; category B, C1, C, CE, D1 or D; PEI certificate and code 95; tachograph driver card; ADR where relevant
Experience and routes
- Experience expected; local, national or international work; port, island or ferry dependent routes; customer facing duties
Schedule and pay
- Permanent or seasonal contract; shift pattern; weekend work; pay and benefits
International candidates
- Openness to permit candidates; whether positions are foreseen in the current ministerial decision; language required; licence exchange; accommodation and arrival support
Complete each section before your vacancy goes live.
Employer Responsibilities in Greece
The Greek employer is responsible for the following.
Greek employers must carry out a right to work check before employment begins and register the worker with the social insurance body before the first shift. That registration is what makes the employment lawful and insured, and the recent reform shortened several notification deadlines and raised the penalties for missing them.
FastDriver.eu does not issue any government approval.
FastDriver.eu cannot guarantee applications, candidate availability, candidate suitability, interview attendance, hiring outcomes, licence recognition, work permits, residence permits, visas, processing times or continued employment.
Misleading vacancy content may be removed from the platform.
This page is general information for employers and is not legal advice.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is FastDriver.eu?
A specialised driver job portal used across Europe. Greek employers publish driver vacancies and receive applications directly from candidates.
Is FastDriver.eu a recruitment agency?
No. It is a job portal, not a recruitment or temporary employment agency, and it does not lease workers. Your company employs the driver directly.
Which Greek employers can use the platform?
Legally operating transport and logistics companies, hauliers, fleet operators, coach and bus operators, delivery and courier businesses and licensed passenger transport operators.
Can we publish vacancies in Greek?
Yes, and it matters. Greek reaches the domestic market effectively, and an English version of the same vacancy broadens its reach to candidates abroad.
Can we advertise seasonal driver roles?
Yes, and it is worth stating plainly. Tourism transfer and island distribution work is strongly seasonal, and candidates prefer adverts that give the contract length upfront.
Can we recruit drivers from other EU countries?
Yes. EU and EEA citizens and Swiss nationals may work in Greece without a permit. Licence and PEI requirements still apply.
Can we recruit drivers from Asia, Africa or the Gulf?
International drivers can find and apply for Greek vacancies. Employment depends on the applicable permit and on the driver holding a licence and qualification valid for use in Greece.
What is metaklisi?
The invitation procedure by which a Greek employer sponsors a named third-country worker. The employer initiates the process; the candidate cannot initiate it on their own.
Are there limits on how many drivers we can invite?
Positions for dependent employment must be foreseen in a joint ministerial decision issued periodically that sets out numbers and qualifications. Check the current decision before planning a volume intake.
What changed with the reform of the Immigration Code?
Work and residence were brought together into a single application procedure for most employment categories, alongside tighter documentary obligations and shorter notification deadlines for employers.
Is code 95 required in Greece?
Yes. Professional drivers in the C and D categories need the PEI certificate of professional competence, shown as code 95 on the licence, and must complete periodic training every five years.
Who verifies driving licences and documents?
Your company does, including the right-to-work check before employment begins. The platform may collect candidate information and assist with document coordination only.
When must we register the driver for social insurance?
Before the first shift, that registration is what makes the employment lawful and insured, and missing it carries penalties for the company.
How long does it take to hire an international driver?
There is no fixed timeline. It depends on candidate availability, your own process, the invitation stage and the permit decision, and on whether positions are currently foreseen in the ministerial decision.
What does it cost to use FastDriver.eu as an employer?
Options depend on the number of vacancies, the promotion level and the support you need. Terms are agreed with your company in advance.
How do we start hiring?
Submit the employer enquiry with your company details and driver requirements, or post the vacancy directly. Your team then reviews the applications and selects the driver.
Start Hiring Professional Drivers in Greece
Submit a driver requirement or publish a vacancy, and reach qualified candidates across the Greek regions, elsewhere in Europe and in eligible international markets.
Greek employers recruit, select and employ their chosen drivers directly.
Last Updated: August 27, 2026
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