
Experienced Transportation Manager skilled in fleet coordination and training. Successfully reduced turnover and enhanced productivity through effective personnel management and continuous improvement initiatives. Prepared to drive operational efficiency and ensure compliance with safety regulations.
• Build and maintain positive professional relationships with drivers and safety to minimize turnover and maximize ongoing productivity
• Fill in for absent or unavailable personnel and on special projects related to optimizing fleet operations and achieving profitability
• Utilize personnel management including training and orientation of drivers and/or employees including the training and assistance with internal and third-party (customer) systems
• Conduct analysis of fleet operations and profitability and make recommendations for continuous improvement, determine and measure key performance indicators, and create, maintain, and present customer-specific reporting and financial analysis through face-to-face and/or virtual interactions at customer locations
• Manage inventory, assets, customer pools, and/or assignment of drivers to balance equipment in market.
• Perform administrative duties such as payroll, driver counseling, accident reviews, filing and documenting, resolving pay issues, invoicing, and/or creating operational or financial reports.
• Manage yard/10% inspections and ridealongs.
• Work with drivers, customers, and company personnel to resolve service issues, routing and/or planning, mechanical problems, accessorial pay-related issues, etc.
• Maintain the Company's safety culture to include daily driver safety messages, monthly driver safety briefings, quarterly driver training, annual reviews, and enforce company policies to ensure DOT compliance and company safety requirements are being met.
• Assign loads and plan, route, and monitor freight movement to provide safe, on-time service and meet customer requirements.