Logistics Coordinator Transporation

C.R. England•Aurora, CO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Founded in 1920, C.R. England, Inc. is headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT and is one of North America’s premier transportation companies, leading in Dedicated, Over-The-Road, cross-border Mexico, and Intermodal services. The company has been recognized for management excellence, including 'America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women' and 'America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity' by Newsweek, a '2020 Glassdoor Top Places to Work' award, the 'Achievers 50 Most Engaged Workplaces™ Award', and a '2021 US Best Managed Company' by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal. C.R. England is also committed to community giving, aiming to provide one million meals to children annually through partnerships with local food banks. The Logistics Coordinator role is central to a fast-paced strategic environment, requiring individuals who can think strategically, plan ahead for rapidly changing situations, and maintain a positive, team-oriented attitude. Logistics Coordinators must be organized and engaged with their team.

Requirements

Ability to work with office equipment, utilizing computers for majority of tasks.
Familiar with Microsoft Office suite of programs.
Proficient with Excel and other reporting capabilities.
Excellent inter-personal skills with drivers, other personnel, customers, and management.
Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
Prior logistical or planning experience needed.
Strong geographical knowledge with expertise in time and distance requirements as it pertains to Department.
Transportation regulations is needed.
High school diploma or GED required.

Nice To Haves

College degree preferred
Transportation or logistics industry experience preferred

Responsibilities

Manage asset utilization and drivers to ensure a high delivery of customer service and fleet profitability.
Assist, coach and mentor drivers with all training and administrative items.
Build and match planned freight to day cabs or condo trucks and drivers.
Plan to coordinate trainers and trainee's needs for hours and home time (in a dedicated training environment).
Review PTAs and driver’s requests for time off or home time in planning loads for same-day or next-day dispatching.
Schedule work and assign tasks to drivers.
Coordinate with others in the department for awareness of driver, freight, and asset availability.
Identify concerns with drivers who may need additional support, coaching, or disciplinary action to supervisors and managers.
Coordinate with Maintenance on trucks out of service or returning to service to plan and dispatch accordingly.
Plan for future freight when available from customers.
Track drivers, loads and receivers to ensure dispatching is able to continue to run as planned.
Coordinate backhauls to meet customer’s needs and keep freight, trucks, and trailers moving consistently (in a Dedicated environment).
Maintain frequent contact with assigned drivers, monitoring call-offs, fatigue concerns and equipment issues.
Ensure trainees are working appropriately to next phase of training and placement (in a dedicated training environment).
Ensure loads assigned are appropriate for teams and hours available (with team drivers).
Monitor Hours of Service for dispatching and compliance.
Focus efforts on routing trucks or drivers (solo) with capacity to a terminal for better efficiency (in a dedicated training environment).
Handle urgent situations such as the need to recover truck, freight, or driver, traffic, weather conditions or other unforeseen circumstances that may prevent on-time delivery.
Assist in orienting new drivers to fleets/accounts on proper ways to communicate, report to work, and other scheduling expectations.
Work with drivers who have unique scheduling needs or issues that arise.
Ensure coordination with supervisors and managers for special items such as leaves of absence, extended time off requests or concerns about meeting expectations.