Trucking Clerk (Byram, MS)

Job Title: Trucking Clerk

Location: Byram, MS

Job Summary

The Trucking Clerk coordinates daily shipping and receiving, keeps accurate driver and load logs, and maintains communication with drivers, warehouses, and customers.

Key Responsibilities

• Documentation & Logs: Working for the Trucking Manager, entering payroll, tracking and entering trucking tickets, working with Fleet watcher for trucking inventory control.
• Scheduling & Dispatch: Coordinate pickup and delivery schedules, assign dock doors, and assist with route dispatching.
• Driver Communication: Check drivers in and out, relay schedule or route changes, and answer transit-related inquiries.
• Compliance & Safety: Track DOT compliance rules, driver credentials, and vehicle maintenance reports.
• Billing & Payroll: Assist with basic billing reconciliation, carrier charges, timekeeping, and payroll tracking.

Qualifications & Skills

• Education: High school diploma or GED required; associate or bachelor’s degree in logistics or business preferred.
• Experience: 1 to 2 years of clerical, administrative, or transportation industry experience.
• Software: Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and transport/warehouse management systems (TMS, SAP, or AS400).
• Soft Skills: Strong attention to detail, typing speed (30–40 wpm), clear verbal and written communication, and basic problem-solving. []

Work Environment:

Yates Construction provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal and state law requirements.

Yates complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location where the company has facilities.

About Yates Construction

Ranked among the top commercial and industrial construction companies in the country by Engineering News-Record, Yates Construction is family-owned and provides a wide range of construction and building services. Incorporated in 1964 by William G. Yates Jr., we have steadily grown to become one of the top commercial and industrial construction companies in the nation. We are financially sound with a significant bonding capacity as well as vast personnel and equipment resources.

Our portfolio includes commercial and industrial projects from various sectors including arts and culture, civil, commercial, education, entertainment and gaming, federal, healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing, municipal, retail, and technology. We work hard to understand our clients’ business needs and continually look for opportunities to provide additional value to our clients and their projects.

Our client relationships are the foundation of our success, and our primary goal is to help each of our clients achieve their vision. We do this by carefully managing the details and complexities of each project and communicating constantly with all team members.

Yates Construction provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal and state law requirements.

Yates complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.