{"id":110570,"date":"2022-10-20T12:09:53","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T10:09:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/promopixtest.nl\/cms\/?p=110570"},"modified":"2026-09-01T15:11:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T13:11:39","slug":"regie-over-eigen-tijd-vind-ik-fijn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nvotransport.nl\/en\/regie-over-eigen-tijd-vind-ik-fijn\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I really like being in control of my own time!\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nicolai Slagter:<\/h3>

\u2018I really like being in control of my own time!\u2019<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Nicolai Slagter (36) from Emmen is the owner of SG Transport, which operates a fleet of 16 lorries (seven refrigerated and nine curtain-sided) transporting goods for NVO to Scandinavia. He had originally planned to become a firefighter, but they didn\u2019t want him. \u201cThey said anyone can become a lorry driver, so that\u2019s what I went and did!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

After driving all sorts of things around, Nicolai wanted to set up his own business. Together with his business partner at the time, he started SG Transport. NVO turned out to be the biggest client. \u201cWe were soon asked if we could also drive refrigerated lorries. We rounded up some old colleagues to make this possible, and that\u2019s how we kept growing.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Driving for NVO gave Nicolai the chance to expand his haulage business, whilst also enjoying the odd day off. \u201cNVO schedules the lorries and handles all the invoicing. I don\u2019t have to worry about invoices. I do have to check that all journeys are invoiced, but I\u2019ve got my own system for that.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Scandinavia, however, is something Nicolai is less keen on. \u201cI can\u2019t stand the cold!\u201d <\/em>So he\u2019d much rather spend a day pre-loading in the Netherlands. However, having a lorry sitting idle at home due to illness or holidays isn\u2019t an option, so he has no choice but to go. \u201cI\u2019ve driven to Lillehammer (Norway) a few times; snow, high mountains\u2026 not for me! It\u2019s very beautiful there in the summer, though. Many drivers actually love it. I often get photos sent to me of lovely spots and animals along the road.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

With a new addition to the family on the way (alongside his girlfriend, two stepchildren and a dog), Nicolai is pleased that he can sort out many matters over the phone in his own time. \u201cI like having control over my own time. Taking time off and working whenever I want. The fact that NVO takes some of the work off our hands makes running a business enjoyable again. It gives us a bit of free time in return. It means we can still help out a driver who wants a day off.\u201d <\/em>So he\u2019s become a bit of a firefighter after all!<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n

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