Fleet & Transportation Manager

This is a fully onsite role based at our Reading, PA facility. Reading serves as a regional distribution hub, running a busy fleet that delivers specialty chemicals & ingredients to customers across the surrounding region every day.

Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day operation of the Reading fleet, including vehicles, equipment, and assigned drivers.
• Run a preventive maintenance program that keeps trucks ready to roll and downtime low.
• Track vehicle condition, mileage, and repair history, and coordinate maintenance and repairs with service providers.
• Manage fleet costs, from fuel and maintenance to parts and outside vendors.
• Own outbound transportation and delivery execution across the regional service area, from route planning to final delivery.
• Direct daily dispatch, routing, and vehicle assignments to hit service and cost targets across regional lanes.
• Optimize multi-stop routing and vehicle utilization to improve on-time delivery and cost per stop.
• Coordinate the company fleet with LTL, dedicated, and outside carriers to flex with regional demand and peak volume.
• Solve the day-to-day problems that keep trucks moving: breakdowns, driver coverage, and schedule changes.
• Track on-time delivery and other regional service metrics and act on what the numbers show.
• Work closely with the distribution center and customer service to keep product flowing.
• Keep the operation fully DOT compliant, including hours of service, driver qualification files, CDL and hazmat endorsements, and inspection records.
• Maintain accurate, audit-ready documentation for DOT and FMCSA reviews.
• Ensure hazardous materials are transported safely and in line with 49 CFR and PHMSA requirements.
• Enforce logbook, ELD, and vehicle inspection standards every day.
• Set the standard for safety on site and make sure every driver gets home the same way they left.
• Lead driver safety, accident prevention, and post-incident root cause and corrective action.
• Ensure compliance with DOT, OSHA, and hazmat safety requirements.
• Serve as the site contact for safety audits, inspections, and driver training.
• Supervise, coach, and support the driver team day to day.
• Set clear expectations and hold drivers accountable to safety and performance standards.
• Handle scheduling, coverage, and driver performance conversations.
• Help hire, onboard, and retain strong drivers.

Requirements

• Hands-on experience managing a fleet and a driver team, ideally in chemical, hazmat, or other regulated freight.
• Track record leading regional transportation and logistics execution, including routing, carrier coordination, and on-time delivery.
• Working knowledge of DOT and FMCSA regulations and hazmat transport requirements.
• Union experience preferred.
• Comfort being onsite and in the operation every day.
• A strong safety mindset and the discipline to keep documentation clean and current.
• Ability to lead and hold drivers accountable while keeping the team engaged.
• CDL and hazmat endorsement familiarity a plus.

Benefits

• Individual development, on-the-job training, and development programs designed to help employees grow in their careers.
• Paid parental leave.
• Education assistance program.
• Employee assistance program.
• Various healthcare plan options as well as 401(k).