Christopher Bailey Email & Phone Number

Obtained customers through comprehensive searches relating to the transportation industry; as well as completing all aspects of the companies transportation needs from new customer and carrier setup to billing carriers while maintaining and monitoring carrier progress throughout the life of the shipment to ensure on time pick up and delivery with minimal to no issues to the customer.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

• Seek new opportunities from customers for freight, searching low capacity areas and focusing on building/maintaining relationships especially after normal operating hours (weekends/nights).• Routinely quote new freight opportunities• Enter/schedule loads that have been awarded to us, communicate eta’s/appointments to shippers/receivers/customers• Manage daily load activities by talking with carriers, customers, suppliers and vendors ensuring that goods are picked up and delivered on time.• Negotiating rates for loads with customer and carrier.• Act as a liaison between the manufacturer/supplier, trucking carrier and receiver.• Locate carriers for shipments/find carriers that are consistent with our high volume lanes, build relationships in order to add them as primaries/regulars.• Ensure the carrier is contacted at least once daily during transport from pickup to delivery.• Work quickly to resolve issues that occur on shipments.• Build and maintain relationships with carriers/customers.• Ensure all proper documentation is completed and received.• Train/Mentor new LAET’s joining the team • Work with carriers and customers to resolve claim issues.

Work within my team to ensure customer satisfaction from the moment a shipment becomes available until it is delivered 24 hours a day 7 days a week 365 days a year. Our customers are my #1 priority!

Managing the daily second shift operations across multiple accounts in a distribution environment across as many as nine departments and sixty-three associates at times as the only member of management in the facilities. Managing everything from purchasing to maintaining daily production from the staff to ensure a safe, cost effective enviornment for the company and folks employed there.

Maintained and setup new carriers and all inbound/outbound shipments in regards to ten facilities across the midwest and southern states, resulting in savings in transportation and labor at the facilities due to one point of contact for all of their shipping and receiving needs from new customer setup to billing after loads have been delivered.