Fleet Manager

Marten Transport, Ltd.; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Marten Transport, Ltd. in Tampa, FL, seeks a Driver Supervisor to lead fleet operations and serve as the primary liaison to drivers. You will coordinate loads, maintain schedules, and promote safety and on-time performance.

The role requires strong communication, organizational skills, and the ability to manage multiple tasks under pressure, with a college degree in business or equivalent fleet-management experience.

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills, both oral and written.
• Good organizational ability with attention to detail.
• Ability to stay calm under pressure while handling multiple tasks.
• Basic typing speed and accuracy for daily dispatch notes.
• College degree in business or equivalent fleet-management experience.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary communications link to drivers, relaying load information, advances, maintenance coordination and company news.
• Manage a full fleet of tractors and drivers to optimize on-time performance and cost control.
• Ensure drivers understand customer and company expectations at dispatch.
• Daily accounting of all assigned trucks and drivers.
• Perform other duties as assigned by authorized personnel.

Skills

Communication

Organization

Attention to detail

Calm under pressure

Multitasking

Typing

Education

College degree in business

Job description

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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

1. 1. 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.
2. 2. Responsible for assigned full fleet of tractors and drivers,
   including, but not limited to effective management for optimum performance in the following categories:
   • * On-time pickup and delivery performance
   • * Pallet management
   • * Out of route miles
   • * Hours of service compliance
   • * Driver availability
   • * Accommodation of special routing needs
   • * Cost control
3. 3. Insure that each driver has an adequate understanding of all details of customer and company expectations on each
   load at the point of dispatch.
4. 4. Daily accounting of all assigned trucks and drivers.
5. 5. 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.