What are the responsibilities and job description for the Regional Operations Supervisor position at Knight Transportation?
Job Description
Job Description
Work with the Industry Leader!
As the most profitable and fastest growing truckload carrier, we are driven to innovate the transportation industry. Knight is a career destination for passionate and talented people seeking growth and opportunity with an industry leader.
What do we live by? The answer is simple…OUR PEOPLE! Knight Transportation is powered by people. We are committed to a culture of high expectations and exceptional performance. At Knight, we hire good teammates who share our values, unselfishly take personal accountability for results, and bring innovative ideas to the table. Our people are passionate about continual learning, display honesty and mutual respect, and give their best every day.
Join our Knight Family as we offer results-driven people a place to make a difference in a stable and maturing industry.
Job Responsibilities : What you will do
Lead a fleet of 100 drivers and manage driver availability to maximize productivity of their fleet. Routinely review P / L for assigned area and find ways to maximize profitability. Manage a region to ensure all loads of the region are covered and customer service needs are met. May be assigned to weekend or evening shifts.
- Develop high performing drivers through daily interactions, coaching and positive reinforcement.
- Meet drive home time expectations by actively managing expectations and keeping commitments.
- Maximize P / L for all assigned tractors and trailers.
- Determine balance, capacity, and demand of loads and trucks and assign loads to trucks.
- Determine customer priority and execute planning accordingly.
- Assign drivers to lanes that best serve both the company and the driver.
- Ensure all drivers are treated with respect and equitably distribute work (desired lanes / least desired lanes).
- Build and nurture relationships with drivers.
- Proactively manage safety performance to achieve insurance and claims cost as a percentage of revenue targets.
- Ensure payroll accuracy for assigned drivers.
- Hand off appropriate information to next shift.
- Perform driver reviews according to schedule specified by Driver Retention.
- Proactively work to assist others in achieving the organization's objectives.
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Qualifications : What you need to bring
Pay Range : $60,000.00 - $75,000.00 Annual
What we offer :
401(K)
The Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. The Company's policy is not to unlawfully discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, military status, disability, genetic information or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories.
Salary : $60,000 - $75,000
