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The Planner is responsible for planning trucks to service contract customer freight and ensure optimal equipment utilization.
Job Responsibility:
Ensures customer freight is planned for on time pickup and delivery
Manages trailer pools in designated market
Maintains direct contact with members of the organization to coordinate and increase the efficiency driver, truck, and trailer assignments
Balances divisional network at least two to three days in advance
Maximizes utilization by minimizing dwell under loads- specifically, looks for opportunities to re-appoint loads that would be early, looks for opportunities to convert to drop trailer pools with customers, etc
Works with lane flow and customer commitments to match inbound/outbound for the areas
Understands the area customer KPIs such as the trailer pool requirements, service numbers, commitments (Lanes/Volume and transit)
Collaborates with the pricing, sales, and account management teams
Collaborates with Account Manager to develop customer account
Understands driver’s divisional yield off of lanes that touch the assignment areas
Works with customers directly to discuss accounts and may conduct in-person meetings if necessary
Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in business or logistics or equivalent
Three years of experience in the motor carrier operations
Proficient with Microsoft Office suite
Moderate knowledge of motor carrier operations and geography preferred
Nice to have:
Moderate knowledge of motor carrier operations and geography preferred