Hiring a transport manager in Dagenham? We check the Transport Manager CPC first, then the experience behind it.
A permanent transport hire should make the operation cheaper to run and easier to keep compliant.
Fleets across London & the South East depend on the M25 orbital, the A13 and A406, Heathrow Airport and the deep-water ports at London Gateway and Tilbury. Planners who know those links plan tighter days.
A planner who leaves after a few months takes the knowledge of your routes and customers with them. Getting the hire right protects both.
Transport demand across London & the South East follows e-commerce and grocery fulfilment operations, parcel and last-mile carriers, airfreight forwarders and retail distribution centres.
Transport roles for trunking, multi-drop, pallet network and dedicated operations.
The Transport Manager CPC and any other qualifications the role needs are confirmed before a candidate reaches your shortlist.
We look for managers who treat drivers' hours, maintenance and loading rules as part of the job, not paperwork.
We keep in touch through notice periods and the first months, while a new planner learns your customers.
Indicative permanent salaries in Dagenham run from around £28k for planners up to £55k+ for senior transport managers.
Candidates weigh the whole package: salary, hours, on-call, holiday and the culture of the traffic office. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
A short list with notes on each candidate's fleet, systems and results.
We arrange interviews and any planning exercise, then brief each candidate beforehand.
We check in during the first months so any early issue is raised and resolved.
A permanent planner learns your customers, your drivers and your routes. That knowledge makes every week's plan better.
Planners who leave early often cite the hours, on-call demands or an office that never plans ahead. We raise all three first.
A strong transport brief covers:
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We confirm qualifications such as the Transport Manager CPC, check right to work and ask about the fleets, networks and systems they have run.
Yes. We can recruit planners, supervisors and the transport manager together, timed to the contract start.
Yes. We recruit fleet managers and maintenance controllers who look after vehicle compliance and cost.
Yes. Our driver desk recruits permanent HGV and LGV drivers and our temporary driving desk supplies cover.
GOV.UK describes an internal transport manager as employed by a single operator and an external transport manager as a freelance manager working for more than one operator.
Transport planning recruitment elsewhere in London & the South East:
Other specialisms in Dagenham:
See our national Transport Planning Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Dagenham.
Share the fleet, the network and the role and we will give you a view of the Dagenham market before the search starts.