Fleet Maintenance & Driver Training Manager - Motorcoach

The Landline Company; Santa Rosa (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Flight perks with Air Canada and Sun–C

Company-paid benefits up to $10,000/yr

Insurance: medical, dental, vision

Employee Assistance Program

HSA and FSA

Job summary

The Landline Company is launching a new Northern California operation focused on safe maintenance, tracking, and movement of our motorcoach fleet. You will support preventive maintenance, driver training, and coordination of fleet movements across stations to prevent service disruptions.

As a Fleet Maintenance & Training Manager, you will monitor real-time location data, manage maintenance records, and work with vendors and internal teams to keep vehicles road-ready and compliant with TSA

Qualifications

• CDL Class B (or A) with Passenger (P) and Air Brake endorsements required.
• 5+ years of passenger bus / motorcoach driving experience required.
• Clean driving record and current DOT medical card.
• Experience coordinating vehicle maintenance, fleet tracking (Samsara), or dispatch in a ground transportation environment preferred.
• Experience training, coaching, or evaluating commercial drivers preferred.
• Working knowledge of FMCSA/DOT regulations, hours-of-service rules, and vehicle inspection requirements.
• Previous commercial aviation or airport ground transportation experience preferred.
• Proven success in a team environment with the ability to motivate team members.
• Positive attitude, strong work ethic, and a safety-first mindset.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and track all scheduled preventive maintenance, inspections, and unscheduled repairs across the Northwest fleet, ensuring vehicles remain safe, compliant, and service-ready.
• Monitor real-time bus location, status, and utilization using fleet tracking systems, and proactively flag issues that could impact on-time performance.
• Coordinate fleet movement between stations and facilities as needed, including repositioning vehicles for maintenance, schedule coverage, and operational demand.
• Support driver training programs, including new-hire training, recertification, refresher training, and behind-the-wheel evaluations.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records, DVIRs, and compliance documentation in accordance with FMCSA, DOT, and company requirements.
• Partner with maintenance vendors and internal teams to schedule work, control downtime, cleaning, dumping, depot storage, and manage repair timelines and costs.
• Serve as a backup driver if needed, operating motorcoaches in revenue or non-revenue service (moves, road tests, training runs).
• Proactively observe driver performance, providing coaching, retraining, and recertification as needed to ensure compliance with operational standards, safety requirements, and customer service expectations.
• Drive a safety-first culture and ensure alignment between maintenance, driver, and station teams at different locations.
• Effectively communicate fleet status, opportunities, and challenges to station and company leadership.
• Establish and maintain strong working relationships with drivers, station teams, maintenance vendors, airport partners, and other operational stakeholders.
• Maintain company property and vehicles to brand and safety standards.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Skills

CDL Class B with Passenger endorsement

Air Brake endorsements

5+ years driving experience

DOT/FMCSA knowledge

Driver training/coaching

Team leadership

Excellent communication

Tools

Samsara

Job description

The Landline Company is launching a new Northern California operation focused on safe maintenance, tracking, and movement of our motorcoach fleet. You will support preventive maintenance, driver training, and coordination of fleet movements across stations to prevent service disruptions.

As a Fleet Maintenance & Training Manager, you will monitor real-time location data, manage maintenance records, and work with vendors and internal teams to keep vehicles road-ready and compliant with TSA