Fleet Manager

Marten Transport; Colonial Heights (VA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Marten Transport is seeking a fleet supervisor to serve as the driver liaison in Operations, overseeing performance and ensuring alignment with customer expectations. You will coordinate with drivers on loads, routing, and schedules, and act as the primary contact for operational issues.

The role requires a college degree or equivalent fleet management experience, strong communication, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent organization and attention to detail.
• Ability to stay calm under pressure while handling multiple tasks.
• Proficient typing and data entry skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as driver supervisor/representative in Operations.
• Be primary communication link to drivers and manage performance.
• Oversee on-time pickup/delivery, route adherence, hours of service compliance, and driver availability.
• Ensure drivers understand customer and company expectations at dispatch.
• Daily accounting of all assigned trucks and drivers.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.

Skills

Communication

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Stress tolerance

Multitasking

Typing

Education

Business degree

Job description

Purpose

Serve as driver's supervisor/representative in Operations. Manage drivers performance in identified categories and be primary communication link to drivers. Work to achieve optimum driver and customer satisfaction.

Purpose

Serve as driver's supervisor/representative in Operations. Manage drivers performance in identified categories and be primary communication link to drivers. Work to achieve optimum driver and customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Sole communications link to driver, including, but not limited to, load information, advances, purchase orders, maintenance coordination, performance counseling and dissemination of general company news and information.
• Responsible for assigned full fleet of tractors and drivers,

• On-time pickup and delivery performance
• Out of route miles
• Hours of service compliance
• Driver availability
• Accommodation of special routing needs
• Cost control
• Insure that each driver has an adequate understanding of all details of customer and company expectations on each load at the point of dispatch.

• Daily accounting of all assigned trucks and drivers.
• Other duties as assigned by authorized personnel.

Relationships

Daily interaction with drivers, other operations staff and management via qualcomm, telephone and in person.

Abilities/Skills Required

Strong oral and written communication skills, strong organizational ability, detail oriented, ability to remain calm under pressure, handle multiple and varied tasks, basic typing.

Physical Requirements

Ability to sit for extended periods of time. Reasonable manual dexterity.

Education/Training Required

College degree in business or five years experience in fleet management.