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Job Title: Fleet Leader
Minneapolis, MN | Onsite
Salary: $55,000-$65,000 depending on experience
Summary:
The Fleet Leader is responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the company's fleet of trucks and drivers to ensure maximum efficiency, safety, and compliance. This role involves managing driver schedules, coordinating vehicle maintenance, and ensuring adherence to DOT regulations. The ideal candidate will have a background in fleet management, excellent organizational skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
Essential Functions:
- Serve as a reliable point of contact to balance drivers' health and safety with customer requirements.
- Coordinate and manage the most efficient loads to remain cost-effective as a company, combining shipments, when necessary, based on their routes and timeline to minimize how many trucks and drivers are out.
- Ensure safe and reliable vehicles are available to meet operational requirements.
- Coordinate the maintenance requirements between the driver and maintenance to ensure timely and safe operation of the equipment
- Manage and oversee the effective utilization of the district's vehicle assets.
- Facilitate communication between the driver, terminal manager, and customer service.
- Monitor and facilitate driver's progress throughout the day to ensure loads are delivered safely and within HOS regulations.
- Ensuring and coordinating driver compliance with all FMCSA requirements.
- Performs related duties as assigned.
Skills & Assets:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- 2+ years in a transportation or logistics role.
- Dispatch with TMW experience preferred.
Physical Requirements:
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
- Frequent use of hands and fingers for typing, writing, and operating office equipment
- Ability to communicate effectively in person, by phone, and electronically
- Occasional standing, walking, bending, and reaching
- Ability to lift and carry office materials or supplies up to 15--25 pounds occasionally
Some of our Benefits include:
We offer a competitive benefits package designed to support our employees both professionally and personally, including:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- 401(k) with Company Match
- Paid Vacation and Sick Time
- Company-Paid Holidays
- Life Insurance
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Coverage
- Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Options
- Dependent Care Reimbursement Account
- Employee & Immediate Family Assistance Program (EAP)
- Internal Growth and Career Advancement Opportunities
- Collaborative and Team-Oriented Work Environment
More About Us
At TFI International, transportation is about more than moving freight from Point A to Point B -- it's about delivering dependable service, building strong relationships, and creating long-term career opportunities for our employees. For more than 50 years, BTC has provided bulk transportation solutions across North America while maintaining a strong commitment to safety, reliability, and operational excellence.
We are Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable law
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Transport Corporation of America, Inc.
Transport America is a customer-focused freight carrier and logistics services provider that began operations in 1984. With dedicated people – in the office and on the road – Transport America is a highly respected core partner and preferred carrier for a wide range of Fortune 500 shippers. We are committed to operating and growing America’s best asset-based truckload fleet in highly efficient networks throughout the eastern two-thirds of the United States, as well as all primary markets in Mexico and Canada. We take pride in our people, and our people take care of our customers by exceeding expectations and delivering results.
2,000 to 2,499 employees
http://www.transportamerica.com