What are the responsibilities and job description for the Driver Manager position at Regency Transportation?
Job description:
Regency Transportation is a family owned, mid-sized truckload carrier, serving the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states. We are currently hiring an experienced dispatcher to join our operations team.
A dispatcher serves as the immediate supervisor to drivers and is the primary point of contact for all driver-related issues.
Acting as an advocate for driver needs and support, and managing productivity, while maintaining a healthy and professional relationship with all drivers. Communicate with drivers (phone/remote/face to face) regularly. Help resolve common delay issues, while communicating any delay with our customers and internally. Execute pre-planned routing with as little variance as possible, maintaining constant communication with the planning department on any gaps, conflicts, or delays, within a driver’s route/plan.
Responsibilities include but not limited to:
- Build and nurture partner relationships with customers, drivers and operations team
- Ability to communicate frequently and professionally by phone, email and in person
- Update and maintain Transportation Management System – both internal and external
- Able to work both independently and within a team
- Proactively identify problems and implement effective solutions
- Achieve individual, team, and company goals and objectives
Skills/Requirements:
- Must have strong knowledge of DOT rules and regulations
- Ability to work effectively and efficiently in a team-based environment
- Extremely organized and detail oriented
- Exceptional customer service skills with the ability to build professional relationships
- Strong communication (both verbal and written), problem solving, & decision-making skills
- Must have strong computer skills. Outlook, word, excel etc....
Benefits:
- Paid time off and holidays
- Health. dental, and vision insurance options
- Retirement savings plans
- Ongoing training and career development opportunities
Job Type: Full-time
Workdays: Monday - Friday
Ability to Relocate:
- Franklin, MA 02038: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
Regency Transportation and Warehousing is an equal employment opportunity employer.
Day Time, Monday-Friday