Transportation Manager
CurrentHeadquartered in the heart of Los Angeles, Worldwide Produce is one of the largest produce and dairy distributors in Southern California. Our service area extends from San Fernando to San Diego counties, California and Las Vegas, Nevada. We specialize in sourcing and distributing the best quality of fresh produce, eggs, dairy products and specialty grocery items.Oversee a fleet of 140+ drivers, including 6 Dispatchers/Routers, 1 Transportation Supervisor and Fleet Manager. Located throughout the Southern California region. Ensure optimum delivery to customers by identifying, analyzing, and troubleshooting any issues that may occur on any given day. Continuously work to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of daily deliveries. • Ensure that all drivers work to established driving time directives.• Answer ETA requests from Sales staff by contacting drivers and gathering location information.• Monitor the performance and driving time of the transportation team through GPS via Samsara and Driver dashboard.• Create vacation schedule and weekly driver schedule.• Weekly data entry and approval of timecards for payroll purposes through Paychex.• Create new routes in order to meet customer needs.• Trained new drivers on company standards and safety procedures.• Perform monthly safety meetings prior to the start every shift.• Coordinated deliveries and communicated with sales staff.• Counsel employees and issue disciplinary action in accordance with company policies and procedures.