Trucking Manager NEX

Patterson-UTI; Marshall (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Patterson-UTI is seeking a Transportation Operations professional to lead and optimize hauling for NexTier Logistics movements in Texas. The role emphasizes safety, regulatory compliance, and cost control while ensuring on-time delivery and strong fleet utilization.

You will manage drivers, dispatchers, and support staff, ensuring DOT compliance and adherence to trucking regulations. Experience in oilfield logistics is a plus and a path to operational excellence within a leading energy services

Qualifications

• 4-5 years of Domestic shipping and logistics experience.
• Experience transporting materials for Oil & Gas / Energy customers is preferred.
• Knowledge of trucking regulations and safety practices.

Responsibilities

• Continue development of efficient hauling for NexTier Logistics movements.
• Maintain safety culture and coordinate with HSE on new policies.
• Establish financial plan, utilization targets, and cost per ton-mile targets.
• Optimize fleet utilization balancing idle fleet/driver capacity with third party carriers.
• Ensure 100% on-time delivery and continuity of supply at job site.
• Develop and manage transportation operations staff including hiring, scheduling, and terminating drivers, dispatchers, and admins.
• Ensure fleet DOT compliance and safe operations.
• Review trucking regulations knowledge and safety items for compliance.
• Validate driver Hours of Service for compliance.
• Manage KPIs: utilization, service, revenue, costs.
• Motivate staff to achieve KPIs and legal compliance.
• Verify future load assignments and delivery requirements with drivers.
• Ensure shipment documents are accurate and shared with parties.
• Analyze drivers' mileages and payroll to minimize overtime and cost.
• Take disciplinary action when required for policy violations.

Skills

MS Office

Oil & Gas logistics

Hauling capability

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

• * Continue development of world-class efficient hauling for NexTier Logistics movements
• * Maintain a committed safety culture and coordinate with the HSE team on the execution of new policies.
• * Establish business financial plan, utilization targets, and cost per ton-mile targets.
• * Optimize utilization of fleet assets balancing idle fleet/driver capacity with dispatch of third party carriers to meet peak load demands.
• * Ensure 100% on-time delivery and continuity of supply at job site - 0 tolerance for job delays due to delivery delays.
• * Develop and manage transportation operations staff, including hiring, scheduling, and terminating (when necessary) drivers, dispatchers, and other administrative personnel.
• * Ensure fleet DOT compliance and safe operations.
• * Maintain knowledge of all trucking regulations.
• * Review safety items such as missing logs/DVIR's, log violation letters, etc. to ensure compliance.
• * Validate and review driver Hours of Service to ensure compliance.
• * Manage KPIs - Utilization, Service, Revenue, Costs, etc.
• * Motivate staff to achieve KPIs and operate safely and with full legal compliance.
• * Check and verify that drivers' have confirmed their future load assignments and are clear on their delivery requirements.
• * Ensure all documents pertaining to shipments are accurate, complete and sent to all appropriate parties.
• * Analyze drivers' mileages and payroll to ensure all drivers are working a full work week and overtime usage is controlled/minimized to minimize cost
• * Take disciplinary action and counsel drivers when required for violations of company handbook rules and/or policies.
• * Perform all other job duties assigned.

Knowledge/Skill/Ability

Excellent computer skills, proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, Power Point, Outlook).
Knowledge of oilfield industry, products and services.
Ability to development of hauling capability
Knowledge of all trucking regulations.

Minimum Required Work Experience

4-5 years of Domestic shipping and logistics experience, ideally with business transporting materials for Oil & Gas / Energy customers