Transportation Network Coordinator (Load Planner)

Company: C.R. England
Location: Shafter
Posted on: May 23, 2023

Job Description:

Now hiring a Transportation Network Coordinator based out of our Shafter, CA Dedicated office. This is a full-time opportunity. Transportation experience is preferred but not a prerequisite for this role.--About C.R. England, Inc.Founded in 1920, C.R. England, Inc. is headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT and is one of North America's premier transportation companies. C.R. England is an industry leader in Dedicated, Over-The-Road, cross-border Mexico, and Intermodal services. C.R. England has also been regularly recognized for management excellence. This year, C.R. England was recognized by Newsweek as one of 'America's Greatest Workplaces for Women', one of only three truckload carriers to receive this recognition, and 'America's Greatest Workplaces for Diversity' one of only seven truckload carriers to be so recognized. Additionally, C.R. England was honored with a '2020 Glassdoor Top Places to Work' award, the 'Achievers 50 Most Engaged Workplaces--- Award' and by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal as a '2021 US Best Managed Company'. Committed to giving back the community, learn more about C.R. England Inc.'s goal of providing one million meals to children annually through partnerships with local food banks by visiting--.Why join us:--Benefits:--World class compensation and benefits packages, health, dental and vision insurance offered, along with a competitive 401K opportunity.Stability:-- The transportation industry is crucial to the U.S. economy, making C.R. England a stable career choice.Work life balance:--At C.R. England we value family both in our individual homes and our company family; our culture embraces this philosophy and fosters an environment to support both.Compensation: $20.00-$23.00 Hourly--Summary:The Load Planner - Transportation Network Coordinator is at the very center of a fast-paced strategic environment. Our customers require individuals who think strategically and plan ahead of rapidly changing situations while maintaining a positive team oriented attitude. Logistics Coordinators must be organized and engaged with the team.Position Responsibilities:The Load Planner - Transportation Network Coordinator key responsibilities are to manage asset utilization and drivers to ensure a high delivery of customer service and fleet profitability.













Responsibilities

• Build and match planned freight to day cabs or condo trucks and drivers. In OTR training environment, this will include planning to coordinate trainers and trainees needs for hours and home time.
• Review PTAs and driver's requests for time off or home time in planning loads for sameday or next-day dispatching. Schedule work and assign tasks to drivers.
• Coordinate with others in the department for awareness of driver, freight, and asset availability. Identify concerns with drivers who may need additional support, coaching, or disciplinary action to supervisors and managers.
• Coordinate with Maintenance on trucks out of service or returning to service to plan and dispatch accordingly.
• When available from customers, plan for future freight.--
• Track drivers, loads and receivers to ensure dispatching is able to continue to run as planned.
• In a Dedicated environment, coordinate backhauls to meet customer's needs and keep freight, trucks, and trailers moving consistently.
• Maintain frequent contact with assigned drivers, monitoring call-offs, fatigue concerns and equipment issues. In an OTR training environment, also includes ensuring trainees are working appropriately to next phase of training and placement.
• With team drivers, ensuring loads assigned are appropriate for teams and hours available.
• Monitor Hours of Service for dispatching and compliance.
• In an OTR training environment, efforts should be focused on routing trucks or drivers (solo) with capacity to a terminal for better efficiency.
• Handle urgent situations such as the need to recover truck, freight, or driver, traffic, weather conditions or other unforeseen circumstances that may prevent on-time delivery.
• Assist in orienting new drivers to fleets/accounts on proper ways to communicate, report to work, and other scheduling expectations.
• Work with drivers who have unique scheduling needs or issues that arise. Ensure coordination with supervisors and managers for special items such as leaves of absence, extended time off requests or concerns about meeting expectations.

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