What are the responsibilities and job description for the Driver Manager position at Magnum, LTD?
The primary function of this position is to build relationships and actively coach assigned Drivers while managing specific key business metrics. This includes achieving maximum fleet productivity and profitability by reaching weekly utilization goals. Driver managers are accountable for ensuring that safe standards of operation are practiced while meeting all customer pickup and delivery requirements.
Essential Job Functions
- Review and manage fleet performance based on key performance indicators
- Coach drivers from day-one regarding job-related tasks, e.g. Departure times, workflow, and hours of service management to ensure on-time delivery, logging on and off-duty work activity that will result in adequate rest time, billable accessorials; verify/review available hours; take proactive steps aimed at the prevention of service failure; analyze service failure and address problem issues
- Manage, track, and report on the pay by performance program
- Manage drivers in compliance with company policies and procedures
- Approve and track driver time off
- Monitor drivers pay weekly to ensure accuracy of payroll
- Monitor incomplete trip sheets and secure necessary paperwork to complete billing process
- Verify freight requirements daily
- Review safety metrics with Fleet Efficiency Coordinator