Driver Manager - Grand Junction, CO

Temco Logistics LLC; Grand Junction (CO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Temco Logistics is seeking a Driver Manager to lead and coach drivers in a white-glove final mile delivery environment for Home Appliance Installation. You will ensure safety, operational excellence, and customer satisfaction while upholding Temco’s brand standards.

Responsibilities include monitoring on-road operations, coordinating route changes, training staff, and maintaining payroll accuracy. You will collaborate with MDO and operations to optimize routes and ensure consistent service

Qualifications

• Experience in home appliance installation or mechanical aptitude
• Routing, scheduling, and DOT safety compliance knowledge
• Hands-on leadership and coverage during absences

Responsibilities

• Monitor on-road operations and support drivers with calls, exceptions and issue resolution
• Prepare manifests and review routing for optimization and DOT compliance
• Coordinate changes with the MDO team to ensure efficiency
• Train and onboard new customer service staff
• Build office and driver schedules and ensure hours adherence
• Review payroll accuracy and collaborate on route adjustments
• Oversee check-in compliance and daily exception processing
• Investigate freight and claims and manage incidents
• Lead drivers daily to ensure readiness and success
• Monitor performance metrics and coach for improvement
• Enforce DOT compliance and safety standards for drivers and equipment
• Conduct on-road observations and Safe Work Habits Assessments
• Partner with operations to optimize routes and fairness
• Drive a culture of professionalism and customer satisfaction

Skills

Home appliance installation

Routing & Scheduling

DOT & Safety compliance

Leadership

Job description

Temco Logistics, a proud subsidy of The Home Depot, is seeking a Driver Manager to join our team and help us deliver exceptional service in the final mile.As a Driver Manager, you will play a critical role in ensuring operational excellence and driver success through proactive engagement, compliance oversight, and performance coaching. This position focuses on safety, customer service, and maintaining Temco’s brand standards in a white-glove delivery environment for Home Appliance Installation.Must Have Skills:Home Appliance Installation or mechanical aptitude who can learn the home appliance installation process.Transportation Operations knowledge (Routing, Scheduling, DOT & Safety Compliance)Hands on leadership. Ability to fill in during absences, or busy business seasons.Job Responsibilities:Monitor on‑road operations and support drivers with calls, exceptions, and issue resolutionPrepare manifests, review routing for optimization and DOT compliance, and coordinate changes with the MDO teamTrain and onboard new customer service staffBuild office and driver schedules and ensure hours adherenceReview payroll accuracy and partner with Driver Managers on route adjustmentsManage check‑in compliance and daily exception processing (MARS, reschedules, cancellations)Order office supplies and maintain proper staging of product and paperworkSupport inbound/outbound processes in 3PL locationsInvestigate freight and Sedgewick claimsAssess waste/recycling operations and recommend improvementsLead and support drivers daily to ensure readiness and success.Monitor performance metrics and coach for improvement.Oversee DOT compliance and safety standards for drivers and equipment.Conduct on-road observations and Safe Work Habits Assessments.Partner with operations to optimize routes and maintain fairness.Drive a culture of professionalism and customer satisfaction.