What are the responsibilities and job description for the Transportation Coordinator position at Dayton Freight?
Overview
***This is a 2nd or 3rd shift position***
- Stable and growing organization
- Competitive weekly pay
- Quick advancement
- Professional, positive and people-centered work environment
- Modern facilities
- Clean, late model equipment
- Comprehensive benefits package: Health, Dental, Vision, AD&D, etc.
- Paid holidays (8); paid vacation and personal days
- 401(k) plan, Company Match
Responsibilities
Transportation Coordinators are responsible for planning, managing and accomplishing all line haul activities in an efficient timely and economical manner
- Analyzes daily freight flow by using available planning tools and/or reports to initiate assignment of daily line driver scheduling
- Works closely with service center operations in the planning and implementation of daily line haul activities
- Monitors daily freight-flow and driver movement in and out of break service centers, through the whole line haul operation, to ensure timely inbound arrivals
- Provides an open line of communication for both service centers and line drivers
- Maintains line driver call off procedures and manages the repositioning of line drivers to cover vacations and/or call offs through out the system
- Ensure the accuracy and completion of all data entry procedures and/or reports that pertain to line haul operations
- Initiates proper investigating and reporting of all line haul accidents, job related injuries and break downs
- Works in conjunction with Quality Fleet and service centers for timely coordination and routing of designated equipment to the Dayton, OH shop facility for repairs and/ or preventative maintenance
- Communicates all obstacles, poor line driver performance and any operational issues
Qualifications
- Background in transportation, logistics coordinating, dispatching or in LTL operations
- Excellent planning capabilities in a fast paced environment
- Professional and courteous communicator
- Must be able to work 2nd or 3rd shifts
- Legally eligible to work in the United States
- Must be at least 18 years of age
- Fluent in English
Benefits
- Stable and growing organization
- Competitive weekly pay
- Quick advancement
- Professional, positive and people-centered work environment
- Modern facilities
- Clean, late model equipment
- Comprehensive benefits package: Health, Dental, Vision, AD&D, etc.
- Paid holidays (8); paid vacation and personal days
- 401(k) plan, Company Match
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