🟥 Truck Driver C+E - Transporting plants & flowers - The Netherlands
Place: Apeldoorn
♦️ Basic Job Information
➡️ Main responsibility:
Transporting plants and flowers in Holland, near Germany/Belgium.
➡️ Possible trailers:
Refrigerated trailer (cooling trailer) / Combi trailer.
➡️ Trips:
Between Holland, Belgium and Germany, but home every day after work.
➡️ Day/Night work:
Dayshift (06:00 – 16:00) on average
Nightshift (16:00 – 04:00) on average
➡️ Loading/Unloading:
Done by the driver by hand (in case of trolley) or with pallet mover/EPT.
➡️ Number of addresses per day:
Minimum 2 and maximum 15.
➡️ Work schedule:
Continuous or in a system (negotiable).
➡️ Working period:
Whole year long: 50–60 hours/week.
➡️ Transport to the Netherlands:
By own car, at own costs (compensation in salary: €40 per week).
➡️ Transport from housing to work:
By own car (max 30 km), compensation €0.23 per km.
➡️ Accommodation:
Almost everyday the driver returns back to the base. At the base there's a caravan for the driver to sleep and relax. The caravan is just for him, no other drivers.
The caravan has a bed, couch, kitchen and refrigderator.
There are no costs involved with sleeping in the caravan.
♦️ Requirements
➡️ Driving license:
Valid C+E license from EU
➡️ EU citizens
➡️ Experience as a truck driver:
Minimum 12 months experience driving C+E.
⚠️ We prefer a driver who has experience with distribution work in the Neterlands, preferably plus two years (for supermarkets or with plants and flowers).
➡️ Knowledge of foreign languages:
Minimum medium level (B) English /German / Dutch.
➡️ Skills:
Good manoeuvring skills are very important.
➡️ Traits:
Well organised, motivated, communicative.
➡️ Age:
20 – 67 years.
♦️ Salary Information
➡️ Basic salary:
€20.24 per hour (D6).
Reservations (extra):
+10.34% paid holiday
+8% holiday money
(5 weeks per year paid holiday)
➡️ Overtime percentages:
- Basic overtime: 130%
- Saturday: 150%
- Sunday: 200%
➡️ Total working hours per week:
Approximately 55 hours (8–15 hours per day – working time, not only driving).
➡️ Collective Labour Agreement:
TLN
➡️ Compensations:
Subsistence allowance usually between €10 and €25 net/day.
€65.04 per 24 hours.
➡️ Extra compensations/salary:
Night surcharge: +19%.
➡️ Weekly salary after costs (net):
✅ Approx. €900 for day shift.
✅ Approx. €1000 for night shift.
Weekly costs:
➡️ Insurance €38.50.
The driver has to pay this by himself, because a healthcare insurance is required for anyone who works or lives in Holland. But it's already taken from the nett salary
♦️ Additional Information
For our client located near Apeldoorn, we are looking for drivers for the transport of flowers and plants throughout Holland.
It is a well-paid job, but there are multiple delivery addresses daily. Drivers scheduled for night work receive an additional +19% pay.
It is a company where drivers are respected and treated well by colleagues and the company owner.
The job involves transporting pallets and trolleys with flowers or plants to auction houses, distribution centres, or garden centres.
NO supermarkets.
There is some manoeuvring to docks, but not in crowded places.
We can arrange your insurance. The driver will be insured throughout Europe and can use medical services anywhere in Europe (family members can also be included for a small additional cost).
It is not a hard job, but the driver must be quick-thinking, hardworking, and have good communicative skills (English).
Most weeks the driver works during the daytime, but some weeks during the night (paid extra).
➡️ Please send us your CV in English language by email: info@brainsconsulting.ro
You can contact us
at Phone/Whatsapp: 0040 729478762


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