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Transport Planning Recruitment in Settle

Hiring a transport manager in Settle? We check the Transport Manager CPC first, then the experience behind it.

North Yorkshire

Traffic office hiring across Settle

Strong planners are rarely out of work, so the search reaches people who are not looking.

Fleets across North Yorkshire depend on the A1(M), the A19, the A64 and the East Coast Main Line. Planners who know those links plan tighter days.

Trunking networks, multi-drop rounds and dedicated contracts need different planners. We recruit each one differently.

Across North Yorkshire, planners and transport managers are hired by agri-food and dairy processing, agricultural machinery and supply, retail distribution and regional hauliers.

The roles we cover

Permanent roles on the transport desk

Transport roles for trunking, multi-drop, pallet network and dedicated operations.

Why a specialist transport desk

People who protect the operator's licence

Matched to the network

Trunking, multi-drop or dedicated contract: we match planners to the kind of work they have planned before.

Compliance mindset

We look for managers who treat drivers' hours, maintenance and loading rules as part of the job, not paperwork.

Traffic offices for new contracts

For a new contract we can recruit the planners and the manager together, timed to the start date.

Salaries in the area

What transport planners and managers earn in Settle

Indicative permanent salaries in Settle 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.

How it works

Our recruitment process

The brief

Fleet size, network, systems, hours and the problem the new hire needs to solve.

The search

Planners and managers who are looking and those who are not, approached with the details that matter to them.

The offer

We help settle salary, hours and start date so the offer is accepted first time.

Your brief

Your hiring brief

A transport manager who knows the fleet's history spots maintenance and compliance risks earlier.

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:

  • The routing and scheduling systems in use
  • Hours, nights and on-call expectations
  • The main problem the new hire should fix
  • Your interview process and any planning exercise
Live vacancies

Permanent transport planning jobs in Yorkshire & the Humber

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Transport FAQs

Questions, answered

Do transport managers need a CPC?

Yes. GOV.UK says you need the Transport Manager Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) to become a transport manager. Operators with a standard national or international operator's licence need a transport manager.

Do you recruit for operators outside Settle?

Yes. We cover operators across Yorkshire & the Humber. Tell us where the traffic office is and we will search the commute around it.

Do you also recruit drivers?

Yes. Our driver desk recruits permanent HGV and LGV drivers and our temporary driving desk supplies cover.

What is the difference between an internal and an external transport manager?

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.

What makes a transport planner stay?

Good systems, sensible hours, a manager who trusts the plan and pay in line with the market.

More transport pages

Related transport pages for Settle

Transport planning recruitment elsewhere in Yorkshire & the Humber:

Other specialisms in Settle:

See our national Transport Planning Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Settle.

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