Transportation Supervisor

Brief Description

The Transportation Supervisor oversees all logistics and transportation operations across multiple branch locations, ensuring the safe, timely, and cost-effective movement of remanufactured transformers and related equipment. This role is critical in an expedited, customer-focused environment where delivery performance and regulatory compliance directly impact business success.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily transportation activities, including fleet operations, routing, dispatching, and coordination with internal drivers, contract carriers, and 3PL partners.
• Arrange inter-company and direct-to-customer shipments from all branches, including expedited and “Hot Shot” deliveries.
• Ensure compliance with FMCSA/DOT regulations, including hours of service, electronic logs, safety, and maintenance requirements.
• Oversee maintenance and repair of delivery trucks to maintain DOT compliance and vehicle safety.
• Cook with customer shipping inquiries, complaints, and exceptions with professionalism and urgency.
• Manage flatbed and dry van operations for domestic and international shipments, including LTL, full truckload, and small parcel.
• Maintain on-time to first promise (OTFP) delivery, on-time pickup (OTP), and on-time delivery (OTD) performance across all regions.
• Review and approve freight invoices, track transportation costs, and identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Build carrier relationships and lead service improvement initiatives.
• Hire, train, and develop transportation staff to ensure safety, performance, and service quality.
• Cook with the Director of Transportation on Enterprise transportation strategies inclusive of carriers, operational compliance, and communications.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required.
• College degree or 2-year vocational or Associates preferred.
• 5+ years in transportation/logistics, preferably in industrial or manufacturing sectors for mission critical equipment deliveries and reverse logistics.
• 3+ years in a leadership role.
• Strong knowledge of DOT/FMCSA regulations, vehicle maintenance, and ELDs.
• Experience with flatbed and dry van shipping, including international and expedited freight.
• Proven track record in driving delivery performance and managing customer expectations.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Able to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

Summary

Where Potential Powers Progress At Sunbelt Solomon, we believe progress starts with people — their ideas, their expertise, and their drive to make energy work better. With more than a century of combined experience, we deliver full-lifecycle power, energy, and automation solutions across the Americas. From our 39+ locations and a team of over 1,600 skilled professionals, we serve nearly every industry with the people, products, and insight needed to keep the electricity running. Our solutions span low-, medium-, and high-voltage systems, covering the complete electrical lifecycle, from design and engineering to operation, maintenance, modernization, and sustainable decommissioning. We’re known for our expertise in remanufacturing electrical equipment, including transformers and switchgear, and for providing flexible, reliable temporary power rental solutions. Through the Sunbelt Solomon family of brands, including Trinity Power, Magna IV Engineering, and Power Solutions Group, we combine deep technical field experience with advanced engineering and turnkey project delivery. Together, we help customers optimize performance, extend asset life, and achieve sustainability goals while building a more resilient, efficient energy future. At our core, we’re powered by people — innovators, engineers, technicians, and problem solvers — all working together to deliver energy solutions that move industries forward.