Freight Load Optimization Specialist

USA Truck, Inc.; Fort Smith (AR); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

USA Truck, Inc. is seeking a Load Planner to handle daily inbound and outbound freight planning, optimize asset utilization, and meet service and trailer pool targets within the assigned territory.

The Planner will identify opportunities to improve transportation efficiency, address customer needs, and ensure compliance with DOT regulations while maintaining strong communication with internal teams and customers.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of 1 year in fleet operations or relevant experience.
• Working knowledge of DOT regulations.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all customer freight commitments are met.
• Ensure customer service is met through repowering, relaying, or rescheduling freight.
• Responsible for the outbound strategy of tractors inbound to his/her geographic area.
• Responsible for optimizing the engineered loop drivers, local drivers and weekly home time drivers assigned.
• Meet company’s on-time service and tractor utilization goals.
• Manage the acceptance of all non-committed freight in assigned territory.
• Meet empty percentage goal for assigned market of responsibility.
• Meet company’s driver home time goals.
• Limit idle trailers by assigned market of responsibility.
• Ensure trailer pool compliance with customer base in assigned territory.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Negotiation under pressure

Customer relationship management

Team collaboration

Safety culture

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

USA Truck, Inc. is seeking a Load Planner to handle daily inbound and outbound freight planning, optimize asset utilization, and meet service and trailer pool targets within the assigned territory.

The Planner will identify opportunities to improve transportation efficiency, address customer needs, and ensure compliance with DOT regulations while maintaining strong communication with internal teams and customers.