Dave Mcnichols Email & Phone Number

Waukegan, IL

Colona, IL

• Managed the overall supervision of the truck load departments and personnel.
• Led senior management business-level discussion and decisions involving business vision and strategy
• Goal focused in providing superior customer service and driver friendly atmosphere.
• Conducted regular risk assessments and quality assurance reviews
• Evaluated compliance requirements and identified potential gaps in policies & procedures
• Developed strategies to decrease driver turnover by 30%

• Directed all terminal / intermodal operations for up to 75 office personnel and 1,200 trucks and drivers, both employees and contractors.
• Supervised daily P&L, including productivity, fuel management, idle, mpg, deadhead, and on-time percentage.
• Interviewed, hired, and trained all operations personnel.Accomplishments:
• Improved on-time percentage by 19%.
• Maintained 100% success rate with unemployment and state inquiries.
• Implemented PeopleNet, including electronic logs.

• Fulfilled duties including equipment sales, P&L, OR, brokerage, electronic logs, detention, DOT regulations, and safety. Accomplishments:
• Set up detention department for dry carrier.
• Improved OR with mail hauler by changing route lines and moving pay from hourly to load-based.
• Started up dry carrier terminal: hired all staff, set up broker, ensured safety training and compliance, directed maintenance and operations.

• Directed all terminal / intermodal operations on / off site for over 100 office employees and 900 trucks and drivers.
• Interviewed, hired, and trained all operations personnel.
• Oversaw on-time percentage and operating rations.Accomplishments:
• Recognized as terminal of the year out of 48 terminals; six-time terminal of the month.
• Functioned as ISO 9002 internal and external auditor.
• Maintained 100% success rate with unemployment and state inquiries.