Fleet Manager

marten; Tucker (GA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Marten in Tucker, GA is seeking a Driver Supervisor in Operations to manage driver performance and serve as the primary communications link to drivers.

You will ensure on-time performance, routing compliance, and alignment with customer expectations, while daily coordinating trucks, drivers and loads.

The role requires strong communication, organizational skills, calm under pressure, and a college degree or equivalent fleet experience.

Qualifications

• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• Detail oriented with ability to manage multiple tasks.
• Basic typing ability.

Responsibilities

• Sole communications link to driver, including load information, advances, POs, maintenance coordination, performance counseling and dissemination of general company news.
• Manage assigned full fleet of tractors and drivers to optimize on-time pickup/delivery, out of route miles, hours of service compliance, driver availability, routing needs, and cost control.
• Ensure each driver understands customer and company expectations on each load at dispatch.
• Daily accounting of all assigned trucks and drivers.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.

Skills

Communication

Organizational skills

Detail oriented

Typing

Education

College degree in business

Five years fleet management experience

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.

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
   • * 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.