Transportation Manager

About This Role

The Transportation Manager is responsible for the day-to-day transportation operations, including driver management, load planning, and customer service functions to ensure customer satisfaction. This role also encompasses revenue generation, safety, recruiting, equipment maintenance monitoring, and driver payroll, all while meeting key performance indicators.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain driver relationships by understanding and meeting driver needs, including home time, payroll, utility, equipment breakdowns, logging violations, safety, and equipment issues
• Assign drivers to loads by optimizing load information such as origination, destination, type of freight, number of miles, stops, and directions with driver needs and availability, using the AS400 computer system, Qualcomm satellite, face-to-face communication, and phone
• Understand and adhere to customer dynamics, service expectations, goals, and initiatives as they relate to improving value for the customer and Werner
• Interface with various departments such as billing, vans, customer service, risk, safety, payroll, fuel, and maintenance, as well as external vendors
• Work closely with the Dedicated Manager and/or Operations Manager to fill and maintain a full board of drivers

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (Business Administration, Marketing or Transportation/Logistics) and/or two to three years of fleet management or transportation experience in the truckload industry preferred
• Six months to one year of supervisory experience preferred
• Strong organizational skills, proven management ability, and skill in operating a computer terminal and satellite communications system required

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans
• 401(k) plan
• Stock purchase plan
• Paid time off
• Life insurance
• Disability plans
• Other optional supplemental coverage

About the Company

Werner Enterprises provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, genetic information or veteran status or other status protected by law. They encourage applicants of all ages as they do not discriminate on the basis of an applicant's age.