Dry Van Operations Specialist

Keane Thummel Trucking; New Market (IA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Keane Thummel Trucking in New Market, IA is hiring a Dry Van Operations Specialist. This full-time on-site role joins a team of 4 to coordinate daily dry van freight, schedule loads, monitor driver progress, and ensure on-time pickup and delivery.

You will communicate with drivers, customers, brokers and internal teams, update the TMS, track shipments, maintain documentation, and support safety compliance. The role also aims to optimize routes and improve operational efficiency and profitability.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical skills: use load details, routes, and performance numbers to make decisions.
• Effective communication: clear communication with drivers, customers, and coworkers.
• Strong people skills: build driver and customer relationships, find freight opportunities, grow the business.
• Experience coordinating transportation or logistics: keep schedules on track and ensure customers are cared for (not required but a plus).
• Project management: stay organized, manage multiple loads and changing priorities.
• Comfortable using computers: TMS, spreadsheets, email, routing tools.
• Familiarity with trucking, basic DOT regulations, and dry van operations is a plus.
• On-site in New Market, Iowa.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily dry van freight operations with a team of 4.
• Schedule loads and monitor driver progress to ensure on-time pickups and deliveries.
• Communicate with drivers, customers, brokers, and internal teams to resolve issues and maintain service levels.
• Update transportation management systems and track shipment status.
• Manage documentation and support safety and regulatory compliance.
• Assist with optimizing routes and supporting customer service inquiries.
• Collaborate to improve operational efficiency and profitability.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

People skills

Project management

Computer literacy

Tools

Transportation Management System

Routing tools

Spreadsheets

Job description

Company Description

Keane Thummel Trucking is a family-owned and operated transportation company that has been serving customers and communities since 1980. For more than 35 years, we have focused on outstanding customer service, supported by professional drivers and a dedicated operations team. Keane Thummel Trucking serves southwest Iowa, northwest Missouri, and the continental United States. Dependability, reliability, and safety are core commitments to every customer and guide daily operations.

Role Description

The Dry Van Operations Specialist is a full-time, on-site role based in New Market, IA. This position works with a team of 4 and is responsible for coordinating daily dry van freight operations, including scheduling loads, monitoring driver progress, and ensuring on-time pickup and delivery. The operations specialist communicates regularly with drivers, customers, brokers and internal teams to resolve issues, manage changes, and maintain high service levels. Daily tasks include updating transportation management systems, tracking shipment status, managing documentation, and supporting compliance with company safety and regulatory standards. The role also assists with optimizing routes, supporting customer service inquiries, and collaborating to improve operational efficiency and profitability.

Qualifications

• Strong Analytical Skills - Someone who can look at load details, routes, and performance numbers and use that information to make good decisions.
• Effective Communication Skills - Clear, friendly communication with drivers, customers, and coworkers whether by phone, email, or in person.
• Strong people skills and a willingness to build drvier and customer relationships, find freight opportunities, and help grow the business.
• Experience coordinating transportation or logistics, keeping schedules on track, and making sure customers are taken care of - not required but a plus.
• Project Management Skills - The ability to stay organized, manage multiple loads and changing priorities, and follow through in a busy workday.
• Comfortable using computers, including transportation management systems, spreadsheets, email, and routing tools.
• Familiarity with trucking, basic DOT regulations, and dry van operations is a plus.
• Someone dependable who enjoys working as part of a team and can work on-site in New Market, Iowa.