Manager, Fleet Acquisition & Disposition

Gordon Brothers•Austin, TX

About The Position

Gordon Brothers Marketplace is a marketplace for used transportation and construction equipment and is building out the operations side of its trading business. The Fleet Manager will support the acquisition and disposition of fleets of trucks, trailers, and equipment. This is an asset-expertise role focused on evaluating and preparing purchased fleets for profitable resale, rather than maintaining the company’s own trucks. The role conducts technical due diligence on prospective fleet purchases, evaluates equipment condition and documentation, estimates reconditioning costs, and provides condition-adjusted pricing input to the Head of Procurement. It also supports appraisals and disposition strategies, oversees refurbishment vendors, develops listing condition reports, and helps prepare inventory for sale. The position requires commercial-vehicle fleet-management experience, technical equipment knowledge, and periodic travel for on-site inspections.

Requirements

At least 5 years managing a mid-size transportation fleet of trucks and/or trailers, with direct ownership of maintenance programs and asset lifecycle or replacement decisions.
Deep working knowledge of commercial trucks and trailers, including specifications, configurations, common failure points, and factors affecting used-market value.
Hands-on ability to assess equipment condition, including engines and hours, brakes, tires, frames, rust, and accident history.
Experience with preventive maintenance programs, repair-versus-replace analysis, and total-cost-of-ownership or cost-per-mile modeling.
Working knowledge of DOT and FMCSA compliance and inspection documentation.
Strong vendor and shop management skills, including cost negotiation.
Ability to travel periodically for on-site fleet inspections.
Valid driver’s license.

Nice To Haves

CDL.
Experience on the remarketing or secondary-market side, such as auctions, dealerships, or wholesale, or strong commercial instinct and interest in moving from cost-center to revenue-side work.
A network of relationships across fleets, dealers, and shops.
Experience with fleet management software (CMMS), telematics, and condition-reporting tools.
Familiarity with whole-fleet bulk transactions, appraisals, or asset disposition.

Responsibilities

Conduct on-site condition inspections of candidate tractor, trailer, truck, and equipment fleets.
Review maintenance histories, service records, and warranty status; identify chronic-repair units and deferred maintenance.
Run VIN and history checks and identify title, lien, and documentation issues before purchase commitments.
Assess actual equipment condition against seller claims and document findings for the procurement team.
Classify candidate fleet units into A, B, and C condition groups to guide recovery strategies.
Develop reconditioning-cost models and provide condition-adjusted pricing input to the Head of Procurement.
Recommend whether units should be sold retail or wholesale, or parted out or scrapped.
Provide condition data for fleet appraisals and purchase-price decisions.
Maintain knowledge of secondary-market pricing and advise on specifications and configurations that affect resale value.
Determine refurbishment priorities, standards, and costs for purchased units.
Manage reconditioning vendors and shops, including scope, quality, costs, and warranty enforcement.
Prepare condition reports and grades for listings, and support staging and sale-ready preparation of inventory.
Apply DOT and FMCSA compliance awareness to condition and saleability assessments.
Maintain audit-ready records and manage title and documentation flow for purchased fleets.
Build and maintain relationships with fleets, dealers, shops, and remarketing channels.