Transport Recruitment Agency for Drivers, Managers & Specialists
What our clients say
“At our peak we have been hiring 60 new drivers per month - the results have been exceptional.”
Tristan Davis
Head of Recruitment & Training
First Bus London
“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.”
Carl Ebsen
Product Manager - Outsized & Aerospace Division
Wallenborn
What transport roles can you recruit?
We recruit frontline drivers, operational staff, managers and specialists across transport, with advertising and screening tailored to each role.
Drivers
Explore our driver recruitment service.
HGV Class 1 and 2, PCV bus and coach drivers, trainee drivers, specialist drivers and other driving roles.
Explore driver recruitmentTransport operations
Controllers, schedulers, planners, supervisors, driver trainers and other operational support roles.
Managers & specialists
Transport managers, fleet managers, depot or location leaders and other specialist or senior transport hires.
Recruiting something more unusual? Tell us about the vacancy and we will tell you whether we can help.
When does McRoberts make sense?
Our transport recruitment agency model is most useful when the usual approaches are not giving you enough suitable people, or when your internal team is spending too much time managing advertising and screening.
Too many unsuitable applicants
We agree your essential requirements before launch and screen candidates against them before they reach your hiring team.
Job boards are not enough
We advertise across search engines, social media and job boards to reach active candidates and relevant people beyond the usual job-board audience.
You need several hires
There is no placement fee each time you hire. We agree the campaign scope and advertising budget around your hiring target, and review any changes with you.
Your team is stretched
We build, launch and actively manage the campaign so your internal team can focus on interviewing and hiring.
You recruit across locations
Start with one depot or location, prove the approach and then add locations, advertising budget or additional roles as demand grows.
A role is hard to fill
We tailor the message, candidate journey, targeting and screening to the vacancy rather than relying on a generic advert.
How is McRoberts different from a traditional transport recruitment agency?
McRoberts builds and manages a recruitment campaign around your business and vacancies. Candidates apply directly to your employer brand, are screened against your requirements and progress to your team when suitable. You pay for the agreed campaign, with no placement fee for each hire.
Your brand stays front and centre
Candidates apply specifically to your business through role-specific messaging, landing pages and creative.
You build your own pipeline
You are building a repeatable recruitment campaign. We agree its scope and duration upfront, then review expansion or other changes as your hiring needs evolve.
No per-hire placement fees
The campaign fee stays the same however many people you hire for the same job title and location.
Need temporary agency drivers to cover tomorrow's shifts? McRoberts is designed primarily for employers recruiting people into their own workforce rather than supplying temporary agency labour.
What happens after you brief us?
A transport recruitment agency should make the next steps clear. Our process is deliberately simple: you define what good looks like, and we build and manage the campaign around it.
1. Agree the vacancy
We agree the role, location, number of hires, pay, shifts and essential requirements.
2. Build the campaign
We create the messaging, adverts, landing page, screening journey and interview flow.
3. Launch advertising
We run targeted advertising across the channels most appropriate to the vacancy and location.
4. Screen applicants
Candidates are checked against the requirements you agreed with us before they reach your team.
5. Move to interview
Suitable candidates can be reviewed in McRoberts or your ATS and book from available interview times.
6. Improve performance
Hiring-manager feedback feeds back into targeting, advertising, messaging and screening.
We aim to launch within one week or less after signing the agreement, provided the role information and approvals are available.
How are transport candidates screened?
We make pay, shifts, location and the demands of the role clear, including the parts that may put some people off. Applicants who continue are screened against your agreed essentials before reaching your team. The aim is relevant interviews with people who understand what they are taking on.
Drivers
Licence category, CPC, endorsements, commute, relevant experience, shifts, pay expectations and role-specific requirements can all be checked. Automated DVLA licence checks can be included where required.
Managers & specialists
Screening can cover relevant experience, qualifications, commute, salary expectations and agreed experience criteria.
Your team makes the decision
Where AI supports experience analysis, it works against criteria you agree with us. Candidates are not rejected solely on an AI score.
A transport recruitment agency also needs to handle candidate data carefully. McRoberts is Cyber Essentials Plus certified and candidate data is handled under defined data-protection processes.
Can we support high-volume or multi-site transport recruitment?
Yes. Our transport recruitment agency model is designed to start with one vacancy or location and scale once the campaign is working. First Bus London use McRoberts campaigns across ten locations and, at peak, reported hiring 60 drivers per month.
Built around your hiring needs
Your campaign is priced around the roles, locations, number of hires and timescale.
Advertising matched to the challenge
We recommend the advertising budget needed to reach suitable candidates in your market.
No placement fees
You pay for the agreed campaign, with no additional fee each time you hire.
From a single vacancy to ongoing or multi-location recruitment, we agree the campaign scope, advertising budget and duration around your hiring goals.
Transport recruitment results
First Bus London
At peak, 60 drivers hired per month across seven locations while addressing a 500-driver shortage.
Wallenborn
3 specialist HGV drivers hired within 3 weeks, much faster than expected.
Airparks
Experience-led screening for Shift Manager recruitment helped improve the quality of hires and team culture.
Frequently asked questions
What does a transport recruitment agency cost?
Pricing depends on your roles, locations, hiring target, timescale and the candidate market. Your proposal sets out the campaign fee, recommended advertising budget and any optional extras. There are no placement fees.
Do you charge placement fees?
There is no placement fee each time you hire. We agree the campaign scope and advertising budget around your hiring target, and review any changes with you.
How quickly can a campaign launch?
We aim to launch within one week or less after signing, once we have the role information, screening criteria and approvals needed to build the campaign.
Can candidates go into our ATS?
Yes. Suitable candidates can be reviewed in the McRoberts ATS or sent into your own ATS, depending on the agreed setup.
Do you supply temporary drivers?
McRoberts is primarily designed for employers hiring people into their own workforce, rather than supplying temporary agency labour.
Why choose McRoberts as your transport recruitment agency?
You get targeted recruitment marketing, agreed screening, active campaign management and no per-hire placement fees in one managed service.
Need to fill a transport role?
Tell us what you need to hire, where the role is based and roughly how many people you need. We will come back to you with a quote and to discuss whether a McRoberts campaign is a sensible fit.