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Your challenge: Recruitment disrupting operations. Here's how we help
Vacancies and last-minute cover create rota chaos, overtime spikes, and stressed managers.
Recruitment disrupting operations
When recruitment isn’t predictable, operations pays the price. Vacancies create gaps that get filled with overtime, agency cover, last-minute rota changes, and stressed managers juggling staffing alongside day-to-day delivery. Even when you do hire, inconsistent start dates, no-shows and drop-outs can leave teams feeling like recruitment is “something happening to them” rather than a controlled process.
In transport and logistics, the disruption is amplified because staffing is tightly linked to service levels and safety. One weak link—poor attendance, poor route readiness, the wrong attitude—creates knock-on issues across shifts, depots, and customers.
The fix isn’t simply “more applicants.” It’s designing a recruitment system that protects operations: clear qualification steps, faster scheduling, fewer no-shows, and candidates who understand the reality of the role before accepting. When recruitment is structured and reliable, you reduce volatility and give ops teams confidence that staffing is being handled, not improvised.
In transport and logistics, the disruption is amplified because staffing is tightly linked to service levels and safety. One weak link—poor attendance, poor route readiness, the wrong attitude—creates knock-on issues across shifts, depots, and customers.
The fix isn’t simply “more applicants.” It’s designing a recruitment system that protects operations: clear qualification steps, faster scheduling, fewer no-shows, and candidates who understand the reality of the role before accepting. When recruitment is structured and reliable, you reduce volatility and give ops teams confidence that staffing is being handled, not improvised.
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Services that help solve Recruitment disrupting operations
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We help you compete for talent with a clear EVP, compelling video and high-performing ads that bring in candidates who are more likely to show up, perform and stay.
From commute-based screening to automated checks and candidate nurturing, we help you convert more qualified applicants into starters — with less effort from internal teams.
We help you spot early risk, strengthen onboarding, and build a retention-focused system that reduces early leavers and stabilises your workforce.
Success Stories
Case studies: Helping to solve Recruitment disrupting operations
Testimonials
Customer testimonials
What transport and logistics teams say about working with McRoberts - faster hiring, better-fit candidates, and a more reliable process.
Tristan Davis
Head of Recruitment & Training
First Bus London
'When we started with McRoberts we had a serious driver shortage, with 500 vacancies to fill. It's no overstatement to say that the McRoberts team solved that problem. At our peak we have been hiring 60 new drivers per month - the results have been exceptional. But beyond the results, the level of customer services is beyond anything else I've seen or expected. Joe and the team are always quick to respond, and they always find a solution. As a business we believe that the work by the McRoberts team put us in a much stronger position to sell the business when we were acquired by First Bus. Thank you Joe and team.'
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Domonic Barber
Operations Lead
Airparks
'Since partnering with McRoberts to recruit PCV Drivers and Shift Managers we’ve stopped hiring agency staff altogether, which has not only reduced our costs, it has also improved our team culture, and our customer service has got better too. Our customer satisfaction rate is now the highest it has ever been. Since starting with McRoberts the overall quality of staff we’re hiring has levelled up, so I’m confident that we’ll see an improvement in retention too - thanks McRoberts team!'
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Mariela Juárez Duarte
HR Manager Sightseeing UK
The Original Tour
‘We are extremely pleased with McRoberts. They are going above and beyond to understand our recruitment needs and to align candidates perfectly with our expectations. From their weekly stats and meetings with Joe, their professionalism, promptness, and attention to detail have been evident throughout the digital recruitment campaign they are doing for us. We do feel valued as a client. Moreover, even though we started with McRoberts 3 months later than with other recruitment sources, we have hired more Drivers sent to us by McRoberts than any other recruitment boards combined. Definitely, we will keep working with McRoberts in our future recruitment campaigns. Well done Joe and team!’
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Carl Ebsen
Product Manager - Outsized & Aerospace Division
Wallenborn
'We are very happy with McRoberts - they helped us hire 3 HGV Drivers within 3 weeks, much faster than we expected. We are impressed with the results because we were looking for very specialised drivers with wide-load and EU experience. We liked that the whole campaign was done using our branding, and they also introduced us to a totally new approach to recruitment, which has changed how we think about our hiring strategy. Thanks Joe and the team!'
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Ben Parry
Operations Director
The Original Tour
'You did such a good job for us last year that you have effectively put yourself out of business! Seriously though, for the first time ever we don't have any agency drivers. We don't need to do a mass recruitment drive for the summer. And, aside from natural attrition giving rise to the odd replacement here and there, recruitment is not required!'
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Ian Coyle
Head of Operations
Newport Transport
'We've hired 222% more drivers in the first three months since changing our hiring processes with Joe and the McRoberts team. The difference is night and day - we're getting a steady flow of quality candidates across both bus and coach, not the usual feast or famine.
What's made the real difference is we're not wading through piles of low quality applicants anymore. The candidates we're seeing are genuinely interested and actually suitable, which means my team can focus on getting them through their training rather than endlessly screening people who were never going to work out.
Joe and his team don't just set things up and disappear - they're constantly tweaking things based on what's working, and when we need something adjusted it happens quickly. We've built up real confidence in the pipeline now, and we're already seeing our agency driver costs decreasing.
It's the kind of partnership you actually want when you're trying to solve a problem properly. I'd have no hesitation recommending them to other operators.'
See case studyWhat's made the real difference is we're not wading through piles of low quality applicants anymore. The candidates we're seeing are genuinely interested and actually suitable, which means my team can focus on getting them through their training rather than endlessly screening people who were never going to work out.
Joe and his team don't just set things up and disappear - they're constantly tweaking things based on what's working, and when we need something adjusted it happens quickly. We've built up real confidence in the pipeline now, and we're already seeing our agency driver costs decreasing.
It's the kind of partnership you actually want when you're trying to solve a problem properly. I'd have no hesitation recommending them to other operators.'
Alice Capell
People Business Partner
Airparks
'We have had a great experience collaborating with McRoberts who consistently demonstrate that no task is too challenging. They are always coming up with new, innovative ideas and are quick to respond to any questions we have. McRoberts have been a fantastic partner in our recruitment success.'
See case studyOutcomes you can expect with McRoberts
Reduce agency staff costs
Minimise operational disruption
Results
Results our clients have achieved
60 drivers hired per month
Roles we've hired to help solve Recruitment disrupting operations
We match the right people with the right roles
Employers: hire better-fit candidates faster, with fewer drop-offs and stronger retention.
Candidates: find roles with clear expectations and a smooth application.
Candidates: find roles with clear expectations and a smooth application.
FAQ
FAQs
Clear answers to your questions - how the process works, what to expect, and how we keep hiring fast, fair, and focused on long-term fit.
How does it work with McRoberts?
How quickly can you start delivering candidates?
We already advertise on Indeed—what do you do differently?
Can you integrate with our ATS?
We don’t have an ATS—what do we do?
Do we get an account manager?
What reporting will we see?
What if we don’t hire the candidates you send?
Do you only hire drivers?
Can you help improve staff retention?
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How do you keep data secure?
Is McRoberts a recruitment agency?
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