Transportation Manager

Werner Enterprises • Lebec, CA

101d • $50,076 - $66,768 • Onsite

About The Position

The Transportation Manager is responsible for day to day transportation operations. This includes driver management, load planning, and customer service functions needed to ensure customer satisfaction. The operational functions include revenue generation, safety, recruiting, equipment maintenance monitoring, and driver payroll. This must be accomplished in conjunction with meeting the key performance indicators established by the Dedicated Logistics Manager, Operations Manager and our customer.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree (Business Admin, Marketing or Transportation/Logistics) and/or two to three years of fleet management or transportation experience in the truckload industry preferred.
• Six months to one year of supervisory experience preferred.
• Strong organizational skills, proven management ability, and skill in operating a computer terminal and satellite communications system required.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain driver relationships through understanding and meeting driver needs.
• Assign drivers to loads by optimizing load information such as origination, destination, type of freight, number of miles, stops, directions, etc.
• Monitor drivers load assignments to achieve customer service expectations.
• Maximize asset utility while focusing on idle reduction and mpg improvement strategies.
• Manage driver utilization to meet and exceed account goals to provide customer value.
• Monitor driver's safety needs, pre-trip inspections and CSA scores to ensure safe, legal and on-time delivery of freight.
• Ensure home time is met for all drivers in accordance with account policies.
• Coordinate maintenance needs of driver's equipment to ensure schedule services, recalls and breakdowns are completed in a timely manner.
• Establish and maintain positive and professional working relationships with drivers, internal associates and customers.
• Complete required account reporting for internal and external customers.
• Interface with various departments such as billing, vans, customer service, risk, safety, payroll, fuel, maintenance and external vendors.
• Ensure compliance with all policies and procedures while making safety conscious decisions and promoting a safety culture.
• Continually focus on driver retention.
• Work closely with Dedicated Logistics Manager and/or Operations Supervisor to fill and maintain a full board of drivers.
• Daily reporting of driver Days in Service (DIS).
• Perform related duties such as backing up the Dedicated Logistics Manager, auditing or compiling reports or other assigned tasks by account leadership.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision plans.
• 401(k) plan.
• Stock purchase plan.
• Paid time off.
• Life insurance.
• Disability plans.
• Other optional supplemental coverage.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Truck Transportation
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree