The traffic office talent that keeps Newcastle upon Tyne vehicles legal, loaded and on time.
Transport planning is judged on cost per drop, vehicle utilisation and on-time delivery. We recruit people who move those numbers.
Newcastle upon Tyne anchors the North East, with the Port of Tyne and the region's automotive supply chain shaping its logistics labour market. Across Tyne & Wear, transport offices at sites such as the Port of Tyne, the A19 automotive corridor and the Team Valley trading estate need planners who know the roads and the customers.
Taking on a new contract? We can recruit the planners and the transport manager together so the traffic office is ready on day one.
Across Tyne & Wear, planners and transport managers are hired by automotive and chemicals supply chains, port and bulk logistics, retail distribution and regional 3PLs.
Planning, scheduling, compliance and fleet roles.
The Transport Manager CPC and any other qualifications the role needs are confirmed before a candidate reaches your shortlist.
Night planning, on-call and weekend cover are discussed up front, so the candidate knows the job they are taking.
A short list of people who fit the fleet, with notes on systems, network and results.
Indicative permanent salaries in Newcastle upon Tyne run from around £28k for planners up to £55k+ for senior transport managers.
Transport managers usually earn more than planners and national networks more than local ones. Local competition can move either figure. 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.
An empty planning desk costs more than the advert: overtime, missed slots and avoidable empty miles.
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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Yes. We recruit permanent transport planners, schedulers and transport managers for operators across Tyne & Wear.
On GOV.UK's list, a transport manager makes sure drivers have a valid licence, vehicles are taxed, insured, properly maintained and have a valid MOT, vehicles are loaded safely and not overloaded, drivers do not speed or break the drivers' hours rules and the operator does not break safety rules.
Yes. We cover operators across the North East. Tell us where the traffic office is and we will search the commute around it.
Yes. Our driver desk recruits permanent HGV and LGV drivers and our temporary driving desk supplies cover.
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 Newcastle upon Tyne:
See our national Transport Planning Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Give us the role and we will shortlist people who have already planned a fleet like yours.