Transportation Manager

Werner Enterprises • Rosenberg, TX

355d

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.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain driver relationships through understanding and meeting driver needs, including home time, payroll, utility, equipment breakdowns, logging violations, safety and equipment issues.
• Assign drivers to loads by optimizing load information such as origination, destination, type of freight, number of miles, stops, directions, etc. with driver needs and availability.
• Utilize the AS400 computer system, Qualcomm satellite, face-to-face communication, and phone for operations.
• Understand and adhere to our customer's dynamics, service expectations, goals, and initiatives as they relate to improving value for the Customer and Werner.
• Interface with various departments such as billing, vans, customer service, risk, safety, payroll, fuel, maintenance and external vendors.
• Work closely with Dedicated Manager and/or Operations Manager to fill and maintain a full board of drivers.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Truck Transportation
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees