Job Description
Job Description
Position Overview : Plans the daily / weekly work schedule of drivers to maximize freight coverage in a timely and cost-efficient manner. Communicate and distribute appointment dates / time to IMC drivers; owner operators and / or fleet. Communicate and coordinate between all IMC locations to maximize drivers’ time. Assist drivers with any equipment issues, detention time, rail billing, and any additional requests made of driver.
Essential Functions :
- Must exercise discretion and use independent judgment when relating customer requests, appointment time and assigning orders to specific drivers daily to run road, local or city. Maintain A to B dispatching
- Complete lines of dispatch in computer system from paperwork that drivers turn in daily relating to completed runs. Scan paperwork into system once completed
- Handle driver service failures up to and including the authority to issue verbal and / or written discipline. Additionally, contact Manager / Cargo Specialist regarding the failure. Apply THS if needed
- Apply any additional charges including and notify customer service of changes
- Track / Maintain INCA yard report, MDR, CNI, and Divisional Pool
- Actively participate in driver recruiting and retention
- Distributes and keeps track of the Nextel radios and fleet truck assignments
- Request rail billing
- Processes ATP’s and Non-Productive pay. Review preliminary payroll
Skills Required :
Data entry skills; Excellent communication and organizational skillsKnowledge Required :
DOT Regulations; Hazardous Materials; Computer literate; Ability to multi-taskMust have intermodal experiencePorts and containers is a mustSupervision Received :
Operation Manager
Supervision of Others :
Drivers
Confidential Data :
Driver pay information; customer accounts; dispatch activities