Permanent transport planners, schedulers and CPC-qualified transport managers for operators in Rushden.
Transport planning is judged on cost per drop, vehicle utilisation and on-time delivery. We recruit people who move those numbers.
Transport vacancies across the East Midlands come from national distribution centres, 3PLs, e-commerce fulfilment and rail-connected freight operations. Each needs people who can plan for cost and compliance at once.
A planner who leaves after a few months takes the knowledge of your routes and customers with them. Getting the hire right protects both.
With the M1, A14, A42 and A50, East Midlands Airport's major air-freight hub and DIRFT's rail terminal running through the region, transport planners across the East Midlands often plan national as well as local work.
The people who plan the work and the people who keep it legal.
We ask which routing and scheduling systems candidates use every day, so there is no hidden learning curve.
We benchmark salary, on-call pay and bonus against the local market before the role goes out.
We keep in touch through notice periods and the first months, while a new planner learns your customers.
Indicative permanent salaries in Rushden run from around £28k for planners up to £55k+ for senior transport managers.
Where an offer is likely to fall short of the local market, we say so before interviews are booked. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
Systems, fleet size, network type, compliance record and right to work checked, then a conversation about your operation.
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.
An operator with a standard licence needs a transport manager. Continuity in that role keeps compliance steady.
Many transport managers started as planners. We recruit for both steps of that career.
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 East Midlands. 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.
Upload your CV and tell us the fleet size, network and systems you know. We contact you when a permanent role fits.
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 the East Midlands:
Other specialisms in Rushden:
See our national Transport Planning Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Rushden.
Share the fleet, the network and the role and we will give you a view of the Rushden market before the search starts.