Logistics Coordinator Transportation

CR England Inc•Aurora, CO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Logistics Coordinator is at the very center of a fast-paced strategic environment. Our customers require individuals who think strategically and plan ahead of rapidly changing situations while maintaining a positive team-oriented attitude. Logistics Coordinators must be organized and engaged with the team.

Requirements

Ability to work with office equipment, utilizing computers for majority of tasks and must be 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 but combination of college work and experience will be considered.
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.
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.
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.
Ensure loads assigned are appropriate for team drivers and hours available.
Monitor Hours of Service for dispatching and compliance.
Route trucks or drivers (solo) with capacity to a terminal for better efficiency.
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.