Dedicated Fleet Manager

Schedule

Monday-Friday, 8am-4pm

About the role

This position is responsible for the direct management and supervision of a fleet of truck drivers to include compliance with DOT regulations, company policy, employee performance and retention, and efficient and effective movement of our customer's freight. This position is on-site with the customer requiring daily interaction and relationship management with the key customer contacts.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and provide leadership to build and maintain a strong team through effective communications, recruiting, training, coaching, counseling, appraising and rewarding.
• Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
• Manage driver performance and activities.
• Direct and schedule driver's work.
• Plan, assign, and distribute work to avoid hours of service violations while coordinating loads, equipment and backhauls to achieve maximum utilization of the fleet.
• Manage work assignments.
• Develop daily delivery plan utilizing equipment, manpower and other resources to ensure an effective, efficient operation.
• Organize, plan and implement transportation solutions for assigned customers that utilize the best cost option to maximize profitability and customer satisfaction.
• Identify and resolve delivery and scheduling problems through timely communication with customers, drivers, vendors and other Ruan locations.
• Perform additional administrative functions to include payroll, billing, driver counseling, post-accident reviews.
• Properly use the Ruan transportation management systems to ensure all required operational data is accurately captured in a near real-time manner.
• Ensure compliance with D.O.T., OSHA, EPA, and all federal and state regulations, as well as company rules and policies.
• Monitor, train and promote safety in all areas of dispatch.