Senior Maintenance Manager

The Senior Maintenance Manager provides strategic and operational leadership for the safe, compliant, reliable, and cost-effective maintenance of TLD's commercial fleet of tractors, trailers, and related equipment. This role establishes fleet maintenance strategy and standards; leads maintenance supervisors, shop personnel, and external service partners; and directs preventive maintenance, repairs, roadside support, vendor performance, parts control, and capital planning. The Senior Maintenance Manager is accountable for equipment availability, maintenance cost, regulatory compliance, repair quality, and the development of a high-performing maintenance organization that supports dependable transportation operations across TLD's network.

• Lead all aspects of fleet maintenance, repair, inspection, and shop operations for commercial tractors, trailers, and related equipment.
• Establish and execute fleet maintenance strategy, operating standards, staffing models, and performance expectations across Company maintenance locations and outsourced service providers.
• Monitor fleet condition, equipment availability, out-of-service units, shop workload, and operational demand; establish priorities and coordinate repairs to maintain adequate equipment capacity.
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve preventive maintenance and inspection programs based on manufacturer specifications, operating conditions, fleet history, and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure repairs are properly diagnosed, authorized, completed, documented, and quality-checked before equipment is returned to service.
• Partner with Operations, Safety, Dispatch, and drivers to respond to breakdowns, coordinate roadside service, communicate equipment status, and minimize service disruption.
• Maintain complete, accurate, and timely maintenance records, work orders, inspection documentation, parts usage, warranty information, and vehicle histories in designated systems.
• Ensure compliance with applicable U.S. Department of Transportation and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration requirements, including inspection, repair, maintenance, and recordkeeping standards; promptly address identified defects and out-of-service conditions.
• Establish and enforce safe work practices, personal protective equipment requirements, housekeeping standards, environmental procedures, and Company policies; investigate shop incidents and implement corrective action.
• Recruit, train, schedule, coach, and evaluate maintenance personnel; establish clear performance expectations, ensure appropriate technical training, and hold team members accountable for safety, quality, productivity, attendance, and conduct.
• Lead through maintenance supervisors, shop leads, and other technical leaders; build leadership capability, succession coverage, and consistent practices across the maintenance organization.
• Plan and manage the annual maintenance budget; monitor labor, parts, tires, outside repairs, road-service, and capital costs; identify variances and implement responsible cost controls without compromising safety or compliance.
• Manage parts inventory, purchasing, cores, warranties, and vendor relationships; maximize national-account and preferred-vendor pricing and verify invoice accuracy and service quality.
• Analyze maintenance trends and key performance indicators, including preventive maintenance compliance, equipment downtime, repeat repairs, roadside events, repair cycle time, maintenance cost per unit or mile, and vendor performance; develop corrective and continuous-improvement plans.
• Evaluate equipment condition and maintenance history and provide informed recommendations regarding replacement, disposal, specification, and capital planning.
• Develop long-range fleet replacement and maintenance-capital recommendations and present business cases, performance trends, risks, and resource needs to senior leadership.
• Support internal, customer, regulatory, and third-party audits and provide requested maintenance records and corrective-action documentation.
• Maintain regular, reliable, and predictable attendance and respond to urgent maintenance or breakdown issues outside normal business hours when operationally necessary.
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.

• Work is performed in office, maintenance shop, yard, and outdoor environments. Approximately 25% or more of the workday may be spent outside.
• Regular exposure to noise, diesel exhaust, fumes, dust, grease,…