Driver Manager

Confidential; Gainesville (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential in Gainesville, GA is seeking a Fleet/Operations Coordinator to maintain real-time coordination of trucking assets and information, ensuring efficient service delivery. The role involves managing drivers, optimizing capacity, and adapting schedules to changing conditions while complying with DOT hours of service rules.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in trucking asset management, strong communication skills, and a solid grasp of logistics operations.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in managing trucking assets.
• Expert knowledge of trucking operations and assets.
• Excellent communication and planning skills.
• Ability to deploy drivers effectively.
• Understanding DOT hours of service rules is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Maintain real-time communication between drivers, customers, CSRs and Load Planners to meet schedules.
• Manage drivers and capacity by maintaining seated trucks and driver availability.
• Implement solutions to adapt schedules and assets to delivery requirements.
• Ensure DOT hours of service compliance in driver schedules.
• Coordinate with HR and Safety on policies and personnel issues.
• Solicit and book appropriate freight to meet capacity needs.
• Prepare pass-down status reports and trip audits.

Skills

Truck scheduling

Asset management

Communication

Decision making

Customer relations

Hours of service

Fleet optimization

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or logistics

Tools

Fleet management software

Job description

GENERAL SUMMARY: Under the general supervision of the Operations Manager, this position maintains effective coordination of all company assets and information to ensure the efficient and effective delivery of services to customers.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBLITIES

• Maintain active real-time communication between truck drivers, customers, CSRs and Load Planners to ensure that load pick-up and delivery schedules are met.
• Manage drivers and create capacity by maintaining seated trucks and accurate driver time availability.
• Implement solutions when problems occur that require changes in pick-up and delivery schedules or alterations in assets necessary to meet delivery requirements.
• Maintain and actively manage the work schedules of assigned drivers to include compliance with DOT hours of service rules.
• Advise driver how to route truck if weather conditions are bad or if having health related issues.
• Sustain driver requirements to reduce driver turnover.
• Prepare and implement pass-down status reports to the Night Dispatch team.
• Prepare trip audit reports for every load to include but not be limited to mileage, layover reports, fuel costs and expense calculations.
• Verify and reconcile payroll reports and conduct problem resolution on a weekly and daily basis.
• Coordinate with Human Resources and Safety to ensure that company policies are followed, and personnel issues are resolved in an effective and timely manner.
• Solicit and book appropriate freight to ensure maximum capacity requirements.
• Manage and document driver home time to meet driver needs and preserve asset utilization.
• Engage and participate in the orientation of new drivers.
• Maintain proper attendance and punctuality to ensure that the department is operated in an efficient and cost-effective manner.
• Other duties and special projects as assigned by management.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Minimum three (3) years’ experience in managing trucking assets.
• Expert knowledge and skill in the technical details of the trucking business.
• Excellent communication, relationship building and planning skills.
• Ability to make sound business decisions in driver deployment.
• Understand the importance and value of effective customer relations and satisfaction to the success of the business.
• Understanding and application of FMSCA hours of service and logging a plus.
• A bachelor’s degree in business or Logistics field preferred.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those encountered by employees performing essential job functions.

• General office environment
• Moderate to high communication and stress management requirements
• Consistent daily deadlines are encountered