Driver Operations Specialist

Quality Carriers, Inc.; Rahway (NJ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k Employer Match

Flexible Spending Account

Health Savings Account

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Quality Carriers, Inc. in Rahway, NJ is seeking a full-time Dispatch Coordinator to manage the day-to-day operations for a group of up to 30 drivers. Responsibilities include engaging with drivers on safety issues, planning schedules, and ensuring compliance with DOT regulations. The ideal candidate should have excellent communication skills and 4+ years of experience in the truck transportation industry or a related degree. Competitive salary ranges from $70,000 to $85,000, with opportunities for career advancement.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills required to manage driver interactions.
• Experience with DOT compliance and safety procedures.
• Ability to use computer systems for dispatch and planning.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary contact for up to 30 drivers.
• Engage drivers in safety discussions daily.
• Plan daily schedules and manage backhauls for efficiency.

Skills

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Experience with DOT Requirements

Strong computer skills

Education

4-year degree or 4+ years truck transportation industry experience

2+ years of leadership or management experience

Job description

Quality Carriers® is the leading bulk liquid chemical transportation provider in North America. With a fleet of over 2,500 trucks and 6,400 trailers, and a network of 100+ locations and 100+ years of experience, Quality Carriers provides industry leading transportation services to our customers.

We are a dynamic, stable and growing company. We have great long term career opportunities across our headquarters, trucking terminals, mechanic shops, depots, tank washes and other locations. If you want to join the industry leader and make a difference, please consider this opportunity and apply at QualityCarriers.com.

Compensation and Incentives

• $70,000 - $85,000

Job Summary

This position is the primary day-to-day contact for an assigned group of drivers (generally up to 30 drivers), consisting of company employee drivers and/or independent contractors. Drivers operate on a 24/7 basis; accordingly, the role is expected to participate in an on-call schedule. This schedule will vary based on location and business needs. This position handles a range of driver operation responsibilities, including but not limited to, dispatching, load planning and customer service.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Driver Experience/Impact

  Know and facilitate each driver's individual compensation and time at home requirements.

  Maintain a driver calendar to be used to plan all drivers’ requested time off or unavailability including compliance related time the driver is not available to work.

  Record all driver home-time requests in TMW and other applicable systems.

  Discuss safety, compliance and service issues with drivers as needed. Facilitate documentation as required.

  Review performance bonus results with all company employee drivers quarterly, providing feedback to maximize bonus earnings.

  Perform a minimum of one driver ride along per quarter.

• Safety Responsibility/Impact

  Actively engage drivers daily in safety conversation to help drive the QC Safety Culture.

  Ensure drivers' hours of service are properly updated in the ELD system.

  Work with Operations and Safety to issue breach of contract notices to independent contractors as required.

  Work with Operations, Safety and HR to develop disciplinary actions for company employee drivers consistent with company policy.

  Review system tools and data to provide relevant information to drivers regarding safety, customer service, regulatory and company policy compliance.

  Validate driver dispatch plans to ensure compliance with regulations and company policies.

• Regulatory Responsibility/Impact

  Work with the Maintenance team on a daily basis to ensure all company equipment is in full compliance with all federal, state and local regulations.

  Ensure all monthly online safety training is completed and work with drivers and Safety to assign other training or refreshers as needed.

  Verify all tractor profiles are accurate including both presence and working condition of equipped accessories.

• Service Delivery/Impact

  Properly pre-trip and communicate all assigned loads for assigned drivers to ensure a minimum of 95% on-time service is maintained.

  Individual customer contracts may exceed 95%.

  Verbally and electronically dispatch all drivers in accordance with company policies, utilizing company devices and software, such as ISAAC tablets, TMW, and TotalMail.

  Coordinate driver utilization with Central Scheduling and Equipment Planning teams to maximize driver earnings while ensuring customer service expectations are met.

  Communicate all potential and real service related issues proactively as they occur to ensure the customer is notified of all late deliveries prior to the planned arrival.

  Work with drivers on a daily basis for a smooth dispatch workflow process.

• Planning

  Make the daily schedule and secure the necessary backhauls for all assets using all available inputs, to include, but not limited to, the driver calendar, available yard checks, available orders, and out-of-service reports from maintenance or driver reports.

  Work with surrounding terminals and central scheduling to maximize loaded miles on all assets.

  Manage the end-to-end tank wash process for all terminal-assigned equipment, including timely tank wash assignments, confirmation of prior product compatibility with the tank wash, scheduling, PO coordination, and ongoing communication with the tank wash on ETA to ensure timely completion.

  Manage driver capacity priorities.

• Metrics Responsibility/Impact
  • Medical
  • Basic Life/Voluntary Life
  • Short Term and Long Term Disability
  • Flexible Spending Account and Health Savings Account
  • Digital health through Recuro
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • 401k Employer Match and Roth Retirement Savings Plan
  • Additional Voluntary Benefits

Requirements

Skills and Abilities

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience with DOT Requirements, CSA expectations and Safety procedures.
• Ability to travel multiple times per year as needed for training and career development purposes.
• Highly proficient computer skills. Must be comfortable using a computer and various software programs.

Education and Experience

• 4+ years truck transportation industry experience or 4-year degree preferred.
• 2+ years of experience in a leadership or management position.

Additional Job Information

• This is a full-time position, in office, 5 days a week.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

• This is a full-time position, in office, 5 days a week.

Company Information

• This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office and computer equipment.
• The worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions (such as in typical office or administrative work).

Physical Demands

• The employee will regularly and repetitively be required to talk, hear, sit, type, reach and grasp in a typical office environment.
• This position may require standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping or crouching. The employee must frequently lift and/or move items up to 20 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Quality Carriers, Inc. provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law.

Equal Opportunity Employer. This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.