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Fleet Manager
Global Executive Solutions Group • Aurora, CO 80012 • Posted 5 days ago via LinkedIn
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In-person • Full-time • Mid Level Manager
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The Fleet Manager is responsible for monitoring, dispatching, and planning operations for a regional dryvan truckload carrier. This role involves daily communication with drivers and customers, managing driver utilization and performance, and ensuring compliance with DOT regulations and safety guidelines. The Fleet Manager works closely with the Maintenance department to optimize equipment performance.
Responsibilities
- Monitor, dispatch, and plan operations.
- Communicate directly with drivers and customers regarding delays, service failures, and other details.
- Advocate for drivers and manage driver utilization, service levels, and quality-of-life.
- Evaluate driver performance and supervise the fleet during shift.
- Hold drivers accountable to work assignments and dispatch.
- Update current status of all drivers and their locations.
- Enforce compliance with current hours of service guidelines.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of DOT regulations and review DOT roadside inspections.
- Work with the Maintenance department to optimize equipment performance.
Qualifications
Required
- Fleet management, customer service, extended coverage, load planning experience (2+ years)
- Prioritized drivers’ schedules
- Knowledge of DOT procedures and safety guidelines
- Dispatch support software (McLeod) experience
- Monitoring driver daily logs
- Metrics measurements knowledge (i.e., on time performance, exception management, route optimization)
- Computer literate (MS Office, Outlook, Excel, Word, Teams)
Preferred
- Customer Service Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, transportation, or related field
Full Job Description
Reporting to the Operations Manager of a regional dryvan truckload carrier.
The Fleet Manager is responsible for monitoring, dispatching, and planning. Responsible for daily driver updates and maintaining McLeod dispatch software. Communicates directly with the customer providing delays, service failures, issues that may arise, or any other details necessary regarding our service. Advocate for drivers. Manages driver utilization, service levels, and quality-of-life. Evaluates driver performance & supervises the fleet during shift. Holds drivers accountable to work assignments and follow through of dispatch. Understands and updates the current status of all drivers and their locations. Understands and has working knowledge of current hours of service guidelines and enforces compliance. Maintains up-to-date knowledge of DOT regulations and reviews DOT roadside inspections. Works with the Maintenance department to keep equipment moving and serviced at an optimal level of performance.
Background Required:
- Fleet management, customer service, extended coverage, load planning (2+ yrs)
- Prioritized drivers’ schedules
- Knowledge of DOT procedures and safety guidelines
- Dispatch support software (McLeod)
- Monitored driver daily logs
- Metrics measurements (i.e., on time performance, exception management, route optimization)
- Computer literate (MS Office, Outlook, Excel, Word, Teams)
- Residence: Aurora, CO
Background Preferred (but not required):
- Customer Service Experience
- Education: Bachelor’s degree (Business, transportation, or related)
Other Essential Abilities and Skills:
- Excellent communication (written, verbal, presentation)
- Relationship – Oriented
- Dependable and Accountable
- Proactive Self Starter
- Highly Disciplined
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