Van-G Logistics is always looking for qualified employees. Please apply here for dispatch positions.
Van-G Logistics offers its customers transloading including truck to rail and rail to truck service, dry and cold storage, and short haul trucking. Van-G Logistics is seeking a Dispatcher to supervise and coordinate activities and routing of drivers engaged in transporting different commodities to customers and company locations.
Job Responsibilities:
- Communicate daily with customers, drivers, carriers and internal service representatives to meet transportation needs.
- Record and audit all shipment documents for equipment tracking throughout each state of process from load acceptance to empty.
- Implement and monitor employee procedures (Dispatch Log, Documentation Flow, Procedure follow-up)
- Manage schedule changes and adjust assignments accordingly.
- Maximize and comply with hours of service regulations to allow drivers to increase their revenue by minimizing down time while safely delivering customer freight in a timely manner.
- Maintains strong client relationships.
- Work within guidelines established by DOT and FMCSA in compliance with State and Federal Transportation regulations.
- Coordinates customer needs with other operational unit managers to ensure customer satisfaction.
The ideal candidate will:
- Possess strong computer skills
- Have the ability to read a map and provide accurate directions.
- Maintain a positive attitude at all times regardless of the circumstances
- Be an innovative problem solver; recognizing customer needs, providing alternatives and implementing alternative solutions.
- Possess strong leadership skills.
- Be able to effectively manage multi-faceted scheduling function.
- Prior dispatch experience necessary.
- A flexible schedule is a must
- Bilingual a plus
