Navarro Trucking LLC Hiring for Dispatcher (Trucking) at Bristol, CT Full Time

Urgently Hiring!!

The trucking industry relies on safe drivers to complete deliveries, and they’re typically thought of as the foundation of the system, but they’re not the only employees responsible for its success. Dispatchers play an essential role as well, and they’re in high demand.
A dispatcher’s job is to schedule drivers to pick up and deliver loads to customers or vendors, but that just scratches the surface. Learn more about what truck dispatchers do, their salary, the skills needed, and more.
Truck dispatchers have numerous other responsibilities as well. They can vary slightly from company to company.

Some of the responsibilities of truck dispatchers include:

• Keeping records, monitoring drivers’ daily logs for errors or violations, and monitoring their working hours and equipment availability
• Keeping tabs on the weather at all drivers’ locations to be able to flag potential issues, typically with the aid of numerous computer programs
• Serving as a reliable point of contact to balance drivers’ health and safety with customer requirements
• Coordinating and managing the most efficient loads to remain cost-effective as a company, combining shipments based on their routes and timeline to minimize how many trucks and drivers are out

· Keeping records, monitoring drivers’ daily logs for errors or violations

o Ensuring drivers are following DOT Regulations

o equipment availability (truck assignments)

• Ensuring our drivers are always safe
• Helping them find parking or lodging in inclement weather
• Serving as a reliable point of contact to balance drivers’ health and safety with customer requirements
• Contact customers to confirm pick and drop off time
• Coordinating and managing the most efficient loads to remain cost-effective as a company, combining shipments based on their routes
• Timeline to minimize how many trucks and drivers are out
• Ensure drivers are putting time off request correctly
• Manage how many people are out at once
• Developing efficient driver schedules to maximize profits.
• Managing drivers so they adhere to strict schedules.
• Manage driver PC time
• Analyzing data to increase business operational efficiency.
• Utilizing GPS systems to monitor drivers and track vehicles

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $47,000.00 – $57,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 12 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Bristol, CT 06010: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Dispatching: 3 years (Required)

Work Location: In person