Schedule and provide leadership to build and maintain a strong team through effective communications, recruiting, training, coaching, counseling, appraising, rewarding, developing, and succession planning.Supervise all activities of drivers. Direct and schedule drivers work, plan, assign, and distribute daily work to avoid hours of service violations while coordinating loads, equipment and backhauls to achieve maximum utilization of the fleet.Identify and resolve delivery and scheduling problems through timely communication with customers, drivers, vendors, and other locations.Ensure compliance with DOT, OSHA, and EPA and all federal and state regulations, as well as company rules and policies.Coordinating and using transportation resources to achieve objectives that fully support and are linked with company objectives as well as assistingfacilitating other departments functional objectivesFinding and facilitating winwin solutions to conflicting priorities and objectivesUnderstanding budget requirements and identifying opportunities for cost controlMaintain accurate and timely records which may include but limited to maintaining and updating driver information in computer system, entering and processing billing information, and processing driver post trip activities.Assist with administrative duties, including but not limited to payroll, PUC reporting, fuel usage tracking and routing.Supervise personnel, conduct timely performance reviews and hold regularly scheduled team meetings.Proactively responding to situations including but not limited to breakdowns, late trucks, directions, product discrepancies, customer and vendor changesupdatesInvolving team members in discussions to improve processesHelping team members understand their role in achieving company objectivesAssist in training new personnel through the use of office guidelines. This may include facilitating training routes, assisting in unloading product, coaching proper product handling and training proper paperwork procedures, DOT logbooks, alarm and key procedures.Assist the Team Leader in confirming Drivers are in accordance with Department of Transportation DOT regulations Drug and Alcohol Policy, hours of service, etcMaintain accurate and complete departmental records.Assist the Transportation Team Leader in managing fleet and equipment repair and regular maintenance through the service provider. Ensure equipment availability or source rental equipment.Interact with and assist other departments to accomplish efficient and timely delivery.Other duties assigned by the management
Job posted: 25.5.2020