What IQ Select does

IQ Select B.V. is a Netherlands-based recruitment and staffing agency that exclusively places candidates in permanent (vaste) positions within the Dutch transport and logistics sector. Founded in 2015 in Barendrecht and led by director and owner Jan Kievit, the company operates as a two-sided intermediary connecting professional truck drivers — covering CE, C, and ADR-licensed drivers, crane-certified operators (Autolaadkraan), and couriers — with a network of more than 200 transport employer clients (opdrachtgevers) across chemical transport, construction logistics, retail distribution, and international shipping. Since founding, the company states it has placed over 15,000 drivers in permanent roles, with approximately 1,500 vacancies filled annually, and has extended coverage into Belgium and Germany. The company maintains six physical offices across the Netherlands (Barendrecht, Amsterdam, Nieuwegein, Breda, Apeldoorn, Eindhoven).

The core product is a job listings and matching platform built on WordPress with Gravity Forms for candidate registration, supplemented by the Banenscan (a four-question matching tool), Salarischecker (salary benchmarking), a WhatsApp application channel, and a Kennisbank content platform. Underlying technology is conventional low-code martech — ActiveCampaign for email automation, Zapier for workflow integration, Microsoft Clarity for analytics — with no proprietary AI/ML components disclosed, no public API, and no SDK. The business model is transaction-based: employers pay per successful permanent placement, with pricing not publicly disclosed. Candidate acquisition is multi-channel across organic social (YouTube testimonials, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn), paid search, and content/SEO, while employer acquisition relies on a dedicated employer portal, field sales from the six offices, and direct relationship management.

Name

IQ Select

Legal name

IQ Select

Website

https://iqselect.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

IQ Select is a Netherlands-based recruitment agency that places candidates exclusively in permanent transport and logistics roles, primarily truck drivers, connecting them with 200+ employer clients via a WordPress-based job platform and six regional offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Barendrecht

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Placement fees from employers: IQ Select charges employers (transport companies) for placing qualified truck drivers in permanent positions. The company acts as an intermediary matching drivers with transport employers. Revenue is generated per successful placement.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

IQ Select is a Dutch transport-focused recruitment agency that matches truck drivers (vrachtwagenchauffeurs) and logistics personnel with permanent employment opportunities at transport companies. The company operates a job-listing platform with a 4-question Banenscan matching tool, supporting candidates with CE/C/ADR licenses and specialized roles, while charging transport employers placement fees for each successful permanent hire.

Product overview

IQ Select operates as a recruitment and job matching platform specifically focused on the Dutch transport and logistics sector. The company serves as an intermediary connecting truck drivers and logistics professionals with employers. The platform offers a unified job marketplace (Vacatures) as its core product, supplemented by a quick job matching tool (Banenscan), salary information resources (Salarischecker), and specialized job categories for roles including ADR drivers, crane operators, and couriers. Additional services include a knowledge base with industry articles, an annual trend report, and multiple application methods including WhatsApp. IQ Select maintains physical offices in Barendrecht, Amsterdam, Nieuwegein, Breda, Apeldoorn, and Eindhoven.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Permanent Truck Driver & Logistics Placement Service (Vacatures)
• Banenscan (Quick Job Match Tool)
• ADR Chauffeur Vacatures
• Autolaadkraan Vacatures
• Vacatures Koerier Rijbewijs B

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• 200+ transport companies (opdrachtgevers)coreOthersIQ Select works with a network of over 200 transport companies as clients (opdrachtgevers) who post vacancies for permanent positions. These employers range from small family businesses to large logistics providers, spanning sectors including chemical transport, construction logistics, retail distribution, and international shipping.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Tempo-Team: Dutch staffing and recruitment brand owned by Randstad, offering temporary and permanent staffing across multiple industries. Direct overlap with IQ Select in Dutch permanent transport/logistics placement, though with broader sector coverage.
• ManpowerGroup Netherlands: Dutch subsidiary of global staffing firm ManpowerGroup, providing permanent placement and temporary staffing across logistics, industrial and professional categories. Comparable on transport/logistics permanent placements.
• Randstad NV: Global Dutch-headquartered staffing leader offering temporary, permanent and executive placement across all sectors. Overlaps IQ Select in permanent transport/logistics placements but operates a vastly broader portfolio (industrial, office, professional).
• ADECCO Netherlands: Local arm of global staffing firm Adecco Group, active in Dutch permanent and temporary blue- and white-collar recruitment. Competes for the same transport employer clients and driver candidates as IQ Select but without its narrow transport specialization.
• Indeed: Global job search platform with strong employer-direct sourcing capabilities across logistics. Not a permanent placement agency itself, but represents a structural disintermediation threat to traditional transport recruiters like IQ Select.
• Olympia: Dutch recruitment and staffing agency with national office network. Competes with IQ Select for permanent transport/logistics roles and shares a multi-channel local marketing approach, though much broader in scope.

Regional players

• YACHT: Dutch professional staffing brand focused on technical, maritime and engineering roles. Overlaps with IQ Select on niche specialized drivers and logistics planners requiring certification (ADR/TCVT) but skews more technical/professional.

Others

• Nationale Vacaturebank / Indeed NL: Dutch job boards (operator owned by Recruit Co.) and Indeed act as indirect channels where transport employers could source drivers directly, disintermediating agencies like IQ Select. Adjacent rather than directly competitive on full-service placement.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCUlLGpL1WKT5kA3ogCeSqFA
• Facebooknl-nl.facebook.com/iqselect
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/iq-select
• Instagraminstagram.com/iqselectbv

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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