Transportation Manager

Werner Enterprises•Olney, IL

About The Position

The Transportation Manager will be responsible for building and maintaining driver relationships by understanding and meeting their needs, which include home time, payroll, utility, equipment breakdowns, logging violations, and equipment issues. This role involves utilizing operating systems, customer operating systems, driver telematics, and various communication methods (face-to-face, phone, text). The manager will partner with Dedicated and Associate Logistics Managers to optimize driver loads based on various factors while considering driver needs and availability. This position requires understanding and adhering to customer dynamics, service expectations, goals, and initiatives. The role also involves interfacing with various internal departments such as billing, vans, customer service, risk, safety, payroll, fuel, and maintenance, as well as external vendors. A key responsibility is working closely with the Dedicated Logistics Manager and/or Operations Manager to maintain a full board of drivers. Other duties as assigned and timely attendance are also expected.

Requirements

Skill in operating a computer terminal and satellite communications system required.
Seeing and hearing: Read documents, computer screen answer phones, communicate in person.
75-100% Standing and walking.
0-24 % Climbing, stooping, squatting and kneeling.
0-24 % Dexterity: utilizing phone, typing, and writing.
50-74 % Lift in excess of 10 pounds.

Nice To Haves

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.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain driver relationships through understanding and meeting driver needs.
Utilize operating systems, customer operating systems, driver telematics, and communication methods to manage driver needs.
Partner with Dedicated and Associate Logistics Managers to optimize driver loads.
Understand and adhere to customer dynamics, service expectations, goals, and initiatives.
Interface with various departments such as billing, vans, customer service, risk, safety, payroll, fuel, maintenance, and external vendors.
Work closely with the Dedicated Logistics Manager and/or the Operations Manager to fill and maintain a full board of drivers.
Perform other related duties as assigned by the Dedicated Logistics Manager.
Maintain timely and regular attendance according to the scheduled shift.