In the Netherlands, there are no such transport services as offered by our transport company. This enables us to be unrivalled on the Dutch market, which motivates us to constantly develop. Our solutions and what we have to offer make that GTV Bus has become the perfect partner for the Netherlands.
Types of transport services offered by GTV Bus
We offer three types of transport services:
- firstly – we rent coaches directly to the agency which takes care of the rest and plans the routes itself,
- secondly – we rent minibuses along with drivers, also for other agency services,
- thirdly – we watch over the entire logistics and organisation of transport – we build transport planning, we look after this transport, we manage our drivers and we prepare cost optimisation for the agency.
In order for a trip to be profitable, the bus must be full, it cannot be used by one or two people. It happens that we have to rearrange some planning activities of the agency, because, for example, they are not cost-effective for it. We then point out what mistakes were made in the planning. We collect employees of a given agency from various locations and transport them to the company to optimize travel costs as much as possible. It is fair to say that we sell such an employment agency a combined service since our offer does not end with transporting an employee from Poland to the Netherlands and back, but we are also available for this employee there, and we can transport him/her to work in a given country.
Why is GTV Bus the ideal partner for the Netherlands?
Thanks to the activities of our company the employment agency practically does not have to deal with anything related to transport. Issues such as driver problems and fines, for example, are within our remit. They also do not care about any issues with the minibus, and if anything happens, we remain accountable for any occurrences. We solve all unexpected situations, including a possible breakdown of the minibus. In such a case, we replace it with a new one and the transport can continue. We strive to do it quickly and efficiently. We are flexible and do everything to make job agents happy; we do not want them to waste time waiting for drop-off and pick-up from work. Thanks to all these measures, we can be very competitive, and employment agencies are willing to cooperate with us.
One of the biggest quandaries of every employment agency is the fact that there are no drivers as the employees they hire simply do not want to drive minibuses or company cars. They do not always have a driving license, and apart from that, they are afraid of fines, which are very high in the Netherlands.
Before establishing cooperation, we always indicate that it is the agency that decides what will be our responsibilities. Agencies send us their transport plan with information on how many people, where and from where commute, and we develop specific routes, taking into account the number of minibuses that we will need for such a task. Sometimes we only use the minibuses, but at times the best option turns out to be the coach. The employment agency receives a cost estimate from us and based on this it decides which solution to choose. It should be borne in mind that if the third option is chosen, we are responsible for practically everything related to the transport of employees, including administration.
Forecasts for the next months in Poland and the Netherlands
The so-called ‘high season’, which begins in the autumn months, is ahead of us. From late October to January in the Netherlands there is a double or even triple need for staff. This is the time when on-line sales are at their peak, as Christmas gifts, among other things, are ordered. It all lasts about 10 weeks. There are two high seasons in the Netherlands. The first is this summer season when most job offers concern greenhouses (work with flowers and tomatoes). The second is the one related to sale and holiday. In fact, a quieter time in transport for us was always in February and March, but this year the trend reversed and in February all locations were full.
Based on the latest predictions of economists, it can be concluded that the economy will slow down a little in the near future, but this does not affect the sales-related segment that much. Currently, we still have the topic of inflation galloping at a crazy pace in the back of our minds, but it may turn out that despite this, consumption will still be as high as in previous years. If we were to anticipate any problems that may arise in the near future as a result of this economic slowdown, they may concern more reduced number of jobs abroad than those willing to leave. Such a situation may take place, nevertheless if you look closer at the pandemic and people’s behaviours during it, they were not as expected. Hence, making dark predictions for the future is pointless, because people can behave completely opposite to what we assumed.
