Driver Team Leader non CDL

Colonial Group; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Colonial Group is seeking a Driver Manager to coordinate driver activities, enhance productivity, and ensure reliable customer service. The role focuses on driver performance, safety compliance, and cost-effective operations within a trucking environment.

You will work to maintain strong driver relations, enforce policies, and collaborate with routing to meet service levels and customer needs.

Qualifications

• CDL A or B required.
• Ability to read/write English at high school level or better.
• Two years’ experience as Driver Manager in a trucking company.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Spanish ability is helpful.
• Proficient with MS Suite, Outlook and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Establish professional relationships with customers and drivers.
• Manage driver performance and disciplinary steps.
• Enforce company policies and DOT safety requirements.
• Coordinate training and onboarding of new drivers.
• Oversee Hours of Service (HOS) and regulatory compliance.
• Monitor fuel card expenses and approve related invoices.
• Schedule vacations/leave for drivers and helpers.
• Collaborate with Routing Team to improve service levels.

Skills

CDL A/B

English literacy

Reports writing

Spanish helpful

MS Excel

Outlook

Tools

MS Office

Excel

Job description

Position Summary: As a Driver Manager, you will coordinate the activities of drivers to maximize productivity, while assuring prompt and effective service to customers. You must also have a strong work ethic and exceptional attention to detail. It will also be a vital part of your role as a Driver Manager to provide quality customer service while improving efficiency and reducing costs to meet objectives.

What you’ll do:

• Establish and maintain positive and professional working relationships with customers and drivers.
• Be part of a team that works to maintain drivers and avoid driver turn-over.
• Manage driver performance and take proper disciplinary steps when necessary.
• Know, support, and enforce company policies.
• Collaborate with the Routing Team to improve service levels, on time pick-up and delivery.
• Monitoring and addressing all speeding and idling issues
• Visits customers and customer sites to evaluate and resolve safety issues, seeking service alternatives where appropriate.
• Reinforce all SOP for DOT inspections.
• Coordinate the training and onboarding of new drivers.
• First line of supervision for drivers.
• Ensures that drivers comply with physicals, drug or alcohol tests, and training required by regulatory agencies.
• Review implements company policy regarding parking tickets and driving violations.
• Address immediate driver concerns with routes, equipment, or procedures.
• Oversee fuel card expenses and approve all related invoices.
• Ensures safety and federally administered compliance regulations are enforced for equipment, and employees.
• Ensure that drivers have a clear understanding of the customers’ needs and expectations.
• Ability to answer and train DOT safety compliance issues, ensuring that drivers follow Pre/Post-Trip inspection guidelines.
• Monitor CDL credentials that prevent drivers from operating a commercial vehicle.
• Manages Hours of Service (HOS) to ensure DOT compliance.
• Schedule all vacation/leave of absence for all drivers and helpers.
• Administer the Driver’s hand truck policy and repairs.
• Apply sound communication and motivational techniques, to supervise, counsel and discipline drivers.

About you:

• CDL A or B
• Must be able to read and write English at least at a high school level of proficiency.
• Two years of experience working as Driver Manager for a trucking company.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Able to speak Spanish is helpful.
• MS Suite, Outlook, Excel.

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