Permanent transport planners, schedulers and CPC-qualified transport managers for operators in Middlesbrough.
Transport planning is judged on cost per drop, vehicle utilisation and on-time delivery. We recruit people who move those numbers.
Operations at sites such as Teesport and the Teesside Freeport estates plan around delivery slots, drivers' hours and vehicle availability. We match planners to that reality.
We ask candidates which routing software they use, how many vehicles they plan and what they have done about empty miles.
Transport demand across the Tees Valley follows chemicals and process industries, port and container logistics, steel and heavy manufacturing and rail-linked 3PLs.
Permanent transport roles matched to fleet size, network and systems.
The Transport Manager CPC and any other qualifications the role needs are confirmed before a candidate reaches your shortlist.
Trunking, multi-drop or dedicated contract: we match planners to the kind of work they have planned before.
Night planning, on-call and weekend cover are discussed up front, so the candidate knows the job they are taking.
Indicative permanent salaries in Middlesbrough run from around £28k for planners up to £55k+ for senior transport managers.
A clear offer shortens the search. We give you a current read on pay for the role before it goes live. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
Planners and managers who are looking and those who are not, approached with the details that matter to them.
A short list with notes on each candidate's fleet, systems and results.
We help settle salary, hours and start date so the offer is accepted first time.
For Middlesbrough operators with a growing fleet, the right permanent planner can pay for the role in miles saved.
When a transport role is proving hard to fill, we work out whether the hours, the pay or the systems are the obstacle. Then we tell you.
A strong transport brief covers:
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Yes. Tell us the hours and the network so we approach planners who want night work and have done it before.
Yes. We cover operators across the North East. Tell us where the traffic office is and we will search the commute around it.
Yes. We recruit fleet managers and maintenance controllers who look after vehicle compliance and cost.
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.
Good systems, sensible hours, a manager who trusts the plan and pay in line with the market.
Transport planning recruitment elsewhere in the North East:
Other specialisms in Middlesbrough:
See our national Transport Planning Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Middlesbrough.
Share the fleet, the network and the role and we will give you a view of the Middlesbrough market before the search starts.