Fleet Manager (Dedicated)

Koch Companies; Lancaster (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Koch Companies seeks a Dedicated Fleet Manager to coordinate freight planning, driver assignments, and equipment utilization for a division of Dedicated Trucking in Texas. You will ensure regulatory compliance, maximize productivity, and deliver high-quality service to internal and external customers.

Responsibilities include load planning, driver scheduling, hours-of-service compliance, maintenance coordination, and accurate data entry, while supporting the Operations Manager and driving driver

Qualifications

• Strong communication, time management, and customer service skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Plan and assign loads, ensuring full driver and equipment utilization while meeting customer expectations.
• Maintain awareness of each assigned driver's preferences, home time needs, and working conditions.
• Monitor driver hours of service and regulatory compliance before dispatching.
• Manage mileage expectations for drivers based on account objectives or weekly mileage goals.
• Track drivers on high-security loads and ensure compliance with company policies.
• Respond to driver, customer, and supplier inquiries during and after business hours.
• Provide drivers with necessary customer contact information and directions.
• Coordinate scheduled maintenance of trucks with the Maintenance Department.
• Handle necessary computer entries related to load planning and driver management.
• Contact brokers, shippers, and consignees to schedule or adjust appointments.
• Collaborate with backhaul specialists to optimize equipment utilization.
• Support the Operations Manager with division-level initiatives and assignments.
• Manage driver payroll-related tasks such as issuing advances, approving layovers, and ensuring communication of status.
• Communicate driver status changes to appropriate departments (e.g., Safety, Payroll, Maintenance).
• Schedule driver time off in accordance with company policies.
• Ensure driver attendance at mandatory safety meetings and training sessions.
• Oversee driver compliance with trip envelope and documentation requirements.
• Provide recommendations on driver evaluations, performance, discipline, and terminations.

Skills

Strong communication

Time management

Customer service

Job description

The Dedicated Fleet Manager coordinates all freight planning, driver assignments, and equipment utilization for a division of Dedicated Trucking. You ensure regulatory compliance, maximize driver and equipment productivity, and deliver high-quality service to internal and external customers. This position requires strong communication, time management, and customer service skills to maintain daily operations and driver engagement.

Essential Job Functions

• Plan and assign loads, ensuring full driver and equipment utilization while meeting customer expectations.

• Maintain awareness of each assigned driver's preferences, home time needs, and working conditions.

• Monitor driver hours of service and regulatory compliance before dispatching.
• Manage mileage expectations for drivers based on account objectives or weekly mileage goals.
• Track drivers on high-security loads and ensure compliance with company policies.
• Respond to driver, customer, and supplier inquiries during and after business hours.
• Provide drivers with necessary customer contact information and directions.
• Coordinate scheduled maintenance of trucks with the Maintenance Department.
• Handle necessary computer entries related to load planning and driver management.
• Contact brokers, shippers, and consignees to schedule or adjust appointments.
• Collaborate with backhaul specialists to optimize equipment utilization.
• Support the Operations Manager with division-level initiatives and assignments.
• Manage driver payroll-related tasks such as issuing advances, approving layovers, and ensuring

Communicate driver status changes to appropriate departments (e.g., Safety, Payroll, Maintenance).

• Schedule driver time off in accordance with company policies.
• Ensure driver attendance at mandatory safety meetings and training sessions.
• Oversee driver compliance with trip envelope and documentation requirements.
• Provide recommendations on driver evaluations, performance, discipline, and terminations.