Driver Manager

Driver Manager

This position is for EPES Transport, LLC, a division of Penske Logistics, based in Greensboro, North Carolina. The Driver Manager will direct, coordinate, and supervise the activities of drivers to ensure productivity of both drivers and equipment. They will maintain constant communication with drivers through various communication devices with focus on driver utilization, retention, idle time, fuel compliance, and out of route miles. The Driver Manager will also focus on key metrics for company success regarding safety, hours of service, customer satisfaction (on time service), productivity and compliance with company policy, and procedure.

This position is located in Rockwall, TX and is an Onsite Position. Shift: Monday - Friday 7am - 4:30 pm.

Major Responsibilities:

• Monitor and manage dispatch system for 25+ Drivers (ex.ETA/PTA/ Load Assignments, Utilization, Hometime)
• Manages all vacation, time off and payroll inquiries-based company, driver and customer needs.
• Train and Counsel Drivers including new driver onboarding on policies, initiatives and expectations with focus on Driver Retention. (Ex. HOS, Safety, utilization, Check-Ins)
• Coordinate with Penske Truck Leasing for all vehicle maintenance.
• Communicate with Load Planning and Customer Service to meet customer, driver and company needs.
• Demonstrates support to the Penske's Quality System and its objectives, as applicable.
• Other projects and tasks as assigned.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma/GED required.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in transportation
• Strong attention to detail, accuracy, and sense of urgency
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Must be able to learn and regularly operate various computer systems across different platforms
• Ability to develop and maintain professional working relationships with customers as well as Penske associates
• Ability to use critical thinking to analyze information, communicate appropriately, make decisions within the framework of the SOP, solve problems, evaluate results, and determine if further action is needed.
• Ability to work First, Second and Third shifts as needed. Flexibility with scheduling required
• Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of the job
• Willingness to travel as necessary, work the required schedule, work at the specific location required, complete Penske employment application, submit to a background Investigation, (to include past employment, education, and criminal history) and drug screening are required.

Physical Requirements:

• The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• The associate will be required to: read; communicate verbally and/or in written form; remember and analyze certain information; and remember and understand certain instructions or guidelines.
• While performing the duties of this job, the associate may be required to stand, walk, and sit. The associate is frequently required to use hands to touch, handle, and feel, and to reach with hands and arms. The associate must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25lbs/12kg.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Penske is an Equal Opportunity Employer.