Dispatcher

IMC Companies, LLC; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

IMC Companies, LLC in Atlanta, GA is seeking a Dispatcher to plan daily and weekly driver schedules, maximize freight coverage, and coordinate across locations. The role communicates appointment times to drivers, assists with equipment issues, and handles rail billing and payroll related tasks.

Strong data entry, communication, and organizational skills are essential. The position involves overseeing HOS/ELD updates, driver recruitment, and ensuring timely, cost-efficient operations with a sense

Qualifications

• Minimum one year of trucking industry dispatch experience.
• Data entry skills; Good communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Plans the daily/weekly work schedule of drivers to maximize freight coverage in a timely and cost-efficient manner.
• Communicate and distribute appointment dates/time to drivers; owner operators and/or fleet.
• Communicate and coordinate between all IMC locations to maximize drivers’ time.
• Assist drivers with any equipment issues, detention time, rail billing, and any additional requests made of driver.
• Maintain dispatch lines in SWS from paperwork drivers turn in daily.
• Handle driver service failures with authority to issue verbal and/or written discipline.
• Notify customers of changes and apply additional charges as needed.
• Participate in driver recruiting and retention.
• Oversee Rail/Port pins – reservations – LFD.
• Oversee drivers HOS and ELD updating.

Skills

Dispatch experience

Data entry

Communication

Organizational skills

Job description

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Dispatcher

Atlanta, Ga Full Time Atlanta, GA, US

13 days ago Requisition ID: 2208

Work Schedule Comments: Typically, Monday-Friday 8am-5pm / Weekends as Needed

Position Overview: Plans the daily/weekly work schedule of drivers to maximize freight coverage in a timely and cost-efficient manner. Communicate and distribute appointment dates/time to drivers; owner operators and/or fleet. Communicate and coordinate between all IMC locations to maximize drivers’ time. Assist drivers with any equipment issues, detention time, rail billing, and any additional requests made of driver.

Essential Functions:

• Must exercise discretion and use independent judgment when relating customer requests, appointment time and assigning orders to specific drivers daily to run road, local or city. Maintain A to B dispatching
• Complete lines of dispatch in SWS from paperwork that drivers turn in daily relating to completed runs
• Handle driver service failures up to and including the authority to issue verbal and/or written discipline. Additionally, contact Manager/Cargo Specialist regarding the failure
• Apply any additional charges including and notify customer service of changes
• Actively participate in driver recruiting and retention
• Request rail billing
• Processes ATP’s and Non-Productive pay. Review preliminary payroll
• Oversee drivers HOS and ELD updating
• Oversee and manage Rail/Port pins – reservations – LFD
• Operating with a sense of urgency while handling challenging environments

Knowledge/Skills Required:

• Minimum one year of trucking industry dispatch experience
• Data entry skills; Good communication and organizational skills