The traffic office talent that keeps Stoke-on-Trent vehicles legal, loaded and on time.
A permanent transport hire should make the operation cheaper to run and easier to keep compliant.
Fleets across the West Midlands depend on the M6, M5, M42 and M40, Birmingham Airport and strong rail-freight connections. Planners who know those links plan tighter days.
Trunking networks, multi-drop rounds and dedicated contracts need different planners. We recruit each one differently.
Operators at sites such as Hams Hall, Birch Coppice, Prologis Park Midpoint and the i54 compete for the same experienced planners, which is why pay moves quickly.
Permanent roles across the traffic office, from planners to transport managers.
We ask which routing and scheduling systems candidates use every day, so there is no hidden learning curve.
Night planning, on-call and weekend cover are discussed up front, so the candidate knows the job they are taking.
For a new contract we can recruit the planners and the manager together, timed to the start date.
Indicative permanent salaries in Stoke-on-Trent run from around £28k for planners up to £55k+ for senior transport managers.
Transport office pay in the West Midlands moves with the size of the fleet, the network and the hours: night planning and on-call usually pay more. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
For transport manager roles, the Transport Manager CPC is confirmed before anything else.
We help settle salary, hours and start date so the offer is accepted first time.
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.
We ask candidates why they left their last traffic office. The answer tells us whether yours will keep them.
A strong transport brief covers:
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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.
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 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.
Good systems, sensible hours, a manager who trusts the plan and pay in line with the market.
Transport planning recruitment elsewhere in the West Midlands:
Other specialisms in Stoke-on-Trent:
See our national Transport Planning Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Stoke-on-Trent.
Give us the role and we will shortlist people who have already planned a fleet like yours.