Director, Heavy Haul & Specialized Freight, Growth Leader

Beemac Logistics; Beaver (Beaver County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off and holidays

Paid maternity leave

Dependent Care Flexible Spending (DCF)

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Career advancement opportunities

Legal assistance and identity theft

Job summary

Beemac Logistics seeks a commercially driven Director Of Heavy Haul and Specialized Freight to lead and expand our heavy haul, over dimensional, overweight, project, and high value freight business. This player-coach role reports to the CEO directly, with the VP pricing specialized freight and supporting our sales reps.

The role covers planning, pricing, carrier relations, risk controls, and SOP development, and is based in Beaver, PA with travel to customer sites and carrier meetings.

Qualifications

• Significant hands-on experience in heavy haul, over dimensional, overweight, or project freight.
• Experience coordinating over dimensional shipments: equipment, permits, routing, escorts.
• Proven ability to price complex freight, evaluate carrier costs, negotiate rates.
• Experience selling, coaching, or supporting others in sales or account management.
• Existing book of business or established relationships in heavy haul or project freight.
• Exposure to high value industrial, construction, energy, machinery, or project cargo preferred.
• Familiarity with TMS platforms such as McLeod, tracking systems, and Excel.
• Strong negotiation, communication, and relationship skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and execution of heavy haul, over dimensional, overweight, project, and high value freight, with direct oversight of complex shipments from planning through delivery.
• Review dimensions, weight, equipment, routing, permits, and escorts before booking, and stay closely involved once a shipment is moving.
• Act as the primary specialized logistics resource and liaison for sales reps, supporting customer calls, technical questions, and pricing, and sell specialized freight directly.
• Develop accurate, competitive quotes by evaluating carrier rates, equipment, permits, escorts, and routing costs, and approve pricing and carrier selection on high value loads.
• Build and manage relationships with qualified heavy haul carriers, permitting services, escort providers, and other specialized vendors.
• Oversee high value freight risk controls, including carrier qualification, insurance, tracking, security, and escalation procedures.
• Develop specialized freight standard operating procedures, KPIs, and training that improve service and scalability.
• Coach and support sales reps on qualifying specialized freight and pricing it correctly and partner with executive leadership to grow the specialized logistics business.
• Based in our Beaver, Pennsylvania office. Travel is expected to visit customer sites and carrier meetings.

Skills

Heavy haul

Over dimensional

Overweight shipments

Pricing complex freight

Sales support

Carrier relationships

TMS familiarity

Microsoft Excel

Negotiation

Tools

McLeod TMS

Microsoft Excel

Tracking systems

Job description

Beemac Logistics seeks a commercially driven Director Of Heavy Haul and Specialized Freight to lead and expand our heavy haul, over dimensional, overweight, project, and high value freight business. This player-coach role reports to the CEO directly, with the VP pricing specialized freight and supporting our sales reps.

The role covers planning, pricing, carrier relations, risk controls, and SOP development, and is based in Beaver, PA with travel to customer sites and carrier meetings.