Driver Fleet Manager: Lead Safety, Retention & Utilization

Hub Group; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Life & AD&D Insurance

Disability

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Hub Group in Indianapolis is seeking a Driver Manager to lead a fleet of 30-35 company drivers, overseeing performance, safety, utilization, and retention while driving a high-performance culture.

You will conduct regular reviews, implement corrective actions, and mentor drivers in tools, payroll processes, and compliance with FMCSA regulations. Collaboration with load planners is essential.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership skills.
• Strong organizational, analytical and problem solving skills and change management.
• Must be a self-starter and highly motivated individual.

Responsibilities

• Manages driver performance by setting expectations, conducting regular reviews and implementing corrective action processes up to and including termination when needed
• Accountable for the safety and regulatory performance of their drivers and implementation and execution of corrective actions plans for all drivers below goal
• Responsible for problem resolution with assigned drivers
• Accountable for driver retention
• Ensure their drivers are compliant in all FMCSA regulations such as: hours of service, random drug testing, proper licensing and endorsements
• Trains and Mentors drivers to ensure success in areas such as proper use of tools and systems, including, for example, Omnitracs, document scanning, and payroll processes
• Tracks and manages assigned drivers’ schedules, including planned time off, holiday pay compliance, and vacations
• Resolves driver payroll discrepancies, including authorizing additional accessorial and hourly pay when appropriate
• Manages driver utilization to ensure their drivers achieve targeted utilization levels; works with load planners to improve driver productivity
• Responsible for driver execution of assigned work
• Enforces understanding and compliance with all Company policies and procedures, including the Code of Conduct
• Contributes to an atmosphere of trust and teamwork that values contributions of all employees in support of a high performance culture
• Supports load planning in the areas of re planning and recovery of loads
• Works until driver issues are resolved for the day and/or a proper hand off has been made
• Monitors deliveries and pickups for service failures and proactively alerts load planning & carrier management of any loads in jeopardy of failure

Skills

Leadership

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Change management

Self-starter

Highly motivated

Job description

Hub Group in Indianapolis is seeking a Driver Manager to lead a fleet of 30-35 company drivers, overseeing performance, safety, utilization, and retention while driving a high-performance culture.

You will conduct regular reviews, implement corrective actions, and mentor drivers in tools, payroll processes, and compliance with FMCSA regulations. Collaboration with load planners is essential.