Transportation Manager II

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Under general supervision, this position is responsible for the direct driver management and supervision of a midsize driver count, ensuring safe and timely service movement of freight, load assignment, and providing best‑in‑class customer service. The manager ensures compliance with DOT regulations, oversees all driver compliance and company regulations, and works with internal and external contacts to ensure accurate planning, routing, monitoring, and delivery of freight and loads.

The transportation manager must be able to work any shift to satisfy demand for flexibility in scheduling to ensure operational success.

• Build and maintain positive professional relationships with drivers and safety to minimize turnover and maximize ongoing productivity.
• Fill in for absent or unavailable personnel and on special projects related to optimizing fleet operations and achieving profitability.
• Utilize personnel management including training and orientation of drivers and/or employees, including the training and assistance with internal and third‑party (customer) systems.
• Conduct analysis of fleet operations and profitability and make recommendations for continuous improvement, determine and measure key performance indicators, and create, maintain, and present customer‑specific reporting and financial analysis through face‑to‑face and/or virtual interactions at customer locations.
• Manage inventory, assets, customer pools, and/or assignment of drivers to balance equipment in market.
• Perform administrative duties such as payroll, driver counseling, accident reviews, filing and documenting, resolving pay issues, invoicing, and/or creating operational or financial reports.
• Manage yard including checking/inspecting equipment, replacing parts (like mud flaps), completing repairs, etc., and coordinate with maintenance to ensure all regular preventive maintenance services are scheduled on time and all safety‑related mechanical issues are fixed for account equipment (as required).
• Work with drivers, customers, and company personnel to resolve service issues, routing and/or planning, mechanical problems, accessorial pay‑related issues, etc. as they occur throughout the day and, where necessary, when on‑call.
• Maintain the company’s safety culture to include daily driver safety messages, monthly driver safety briefings, quarterly driver training, annual reviews, and enforce company policies to ensure DOT compliance and company safety requirements are being met.
• Assign loads and plan, route, and monitor freight movement to provide safe, on‑time service and meet customer requirements, including managing exceptions on that freight and driver ETA adjustments based on pick‑up and delivery schedules, and other environmental factors on the road.

• High School Diploma/GED and 2‑3 years of experience in transportation/logistics, business administration, account management, and/or equivalent military experience.
• Ability to work across multiple shifts including nights and/or weekends if needed.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Transportation/Logistics, Supply Chain, or related field AND 1‑2 years of experience in transportation/logistics, business administration, account management, and/or equivalent military experience.

Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include skills, education, experience, geography, and other qualifications of the successful candidate. The position may be eligible for annual bonus and incentives based on profitability or volumes in accordance with the terms of the company’s bonus and incentive plans, as applicable and in effect from time to time.

• Medical benefit
• Dental benefit
• Vision benefit
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Life insurance
• Short‑term and long‑term disability coverage
• Paid time off commensurate with tenure (includes vacation and sick time)
• Six weeks of paid maternity leave along with two weeks of paid parental leave
• Six paid holidays annually

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