Operations & Fleet Manager (Part-Time | Work From Home)
Location: Richmond, VA (Must reside in or near the Richmond area)
Employment Type: Part-Time
Compensation: Starting at $500/week plus performance bonuses based on driver recruitment and operational success.
About Us
Comfort Limo Express is a growing student transportation company partnered with EverDriven to provide safe, reliable transportation for students throughout the Richmond area.
We’re looking for a dependable, organized Operations & Fleet Manager to lead our Richmond transportation operations. This is a primarily work-from-home leadership position responsible for recruiting drivers, managing daily operations, coordinating dispatch, responding to EverDriven rescue requests, and ensuring students receive safe, reliable transportation.
You’ll work directly with the company’s founder and have the opportunity to help build and shape our Virginia operations from the ground up. We value initiative, ownership, and individuals who enjoy solving problems, building systems, and making a meaningful impact.
As our company grows, this position has the opportunity to expand into a larger leadership role overseeing additional Virginia markets.
Position Summary
This is a part-time, work-from-home position centered around school transportation hours.
All administrative responsibilities—including recruiting, interviewing, dispatching, driver communication, compliance follow-up, scheduling, and answering EverDriven rescue calls—are performed remotely from your home office.
When operational needs require, you must also be willing and able to personally transport students using your own insured vehicle to ensure routes remain covered.
This position is ideal for someone who enjoys operations, recruiting, logistics, leadership, and problem-solving while working independently.
Responsibilities
Driver Recruiting
- Recruit qualified independent contractor drivers throughout the Richmond area
- Post and manage job advertisements across multiple platforms
- Conduct phone interviews and candidate screenings
- Schedule and conduct in-person interviews when needed
- Build relationships with community organizations, churches, local businesses, and networking groups to generate driver leads
- Maintain an active recruiting pipeline
Driver Onboarding & Compliance
- Guide drivers through EverDriven’s contractor compliance process
- Track required documentation including insurance, driver’s licenses, vehicle inspections, and background checks
- Follow up with applicants until compliance is successfully completed
- Coordinate onboarding and prepare drivers for their first day
- Ensure drivers are fully cleared and ready to begin transporting students
Daily Operations & Dispatch
- Coordinate morning and afternoon transportation operations
- Assign and communicate routes to drivers
- Handle driver call-outs and last-minute scheduling changes
- Ensure all assigned student trips are successfully covered
- Maintain communication with drivers throughout the day
EverDriven Rescue Trips
EverDriven may contact our company with last-minute rescue trip opportunities.
Responsibilities include:
- Answering rescue calls between approximately 6:00 AM – 9:00 AM and 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- Quickly identifying available drivers
- Dispatching rescue trips
- Monitoring trip completion
- Communicating updates with EverDriven
- Ensuring rescue requests are handled quickly and professionally
Driver Management
- Serve as the primary point of contact for Richmond drivers
- Build positive relationships with drivers
- Improve driver retention
- Assist drivers with operational questions
- Resolve day-to-day scheduling issues
Route Coverage
This is a working management position.
When necessary, the Operations & Fleet Manager must be willing and able to personally cover student transportation routes using their own insured vehicle to ensure students receive reliable transportation.
Administrative Responsibilities
- Maintain recruiting records
- Track driver compliance status
- Maintain dispatch logs
- Organize driver documentation
- Assist with operational reporting
- Help improve systems and processes as the company grows
Qualifications
Required
- Must live in or near Richmond, Virginia
- Reliable personal vehicle
- Valid driver’s license with a clean driving record
- Reliable computer or laptop
- Reliable smartphone capable of calls, text messaging, email, and mobile applications
- Reliable high-speed internet connection
- Quiet home workspace suitable for managing daily operations and phone calls
- Excellent communication and organizational skills
- Ability to make quick decisions in a fast-paced environment
- Comfortable using Microsoft Office or Google Workspace
Preferred
- Operations management experience
- Transportation or logistics experience
- Dispatch experience
- Recruiting or staffing experience
- Customer service leadership
- Experience managing independent contractors
Schedule
This is a part-time position centered around school transportation hours.
Morning Operations
6:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Afternoon Operations
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Outside of these operating windows, recruiting, interviews, compliance follow-up, and other administrative tasks may be completed from home on a flexible schedule.
Compensation
- Starting at $500/week base pay
- +$25 bonus for every driver who successfully completes the onboarding process and is fully cleared to begin driving
- Opportunities for additional performance bonuses as the company grows and operational goals are achieved
Performance Expectations
Performance in this role will be evaluated based on:
- Successfully recruiting and onboarding qualified drivers
- Maintaining a strong pipeline of driver candidates
- Driver retention and engagement
- Consistent route coverage with minimal service disruptions
- Timely response to EverDriven rescue trip requests
- Effective communication with drivers and EverDriven
- Overall operational reliability and professionalism
This is a results-oriented leadership position. The Operations & Fleet Manager plays a critical role in ensuring our drivers are supported, our students receive reliable transportation, and our partnership with EverDriven continues to grow.
What Success Looks Like
Within your first 90 days, you will:
- Recruit and onboard a strong network of qualified drivers
- Build and maintain a consistent recruiting pipeline
- Ensure student trips are consistently covered
- Respond quickly to EverDriven rescue trip requests
- Build strong relationships with drivers
- Help establish Comfort Limo Express as one of EverDriven’s most dependable transportation partners in Virginia
Why Join Us?
This is an opportunity to help build a growing transportation company from the ground up. You’ll work directly with ownership, have a meaningful impact on daily operations, and help shape the future of our Virginia operations.
As the company expands, there will be opportunities for increased responsibility, leadership, and career growth. If you’re someone who enjoys taking ownership, solving problems, building systems, and making a real impact, we’d love to hear from you.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $500.00 - $700.00 per week
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Richmond, VA 23230
