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Doraville, Georgia, United States

Georgia, United States

United States

Gastonia, North Carolina

Brookneal, Virginia

• Direct the mission of the safety department, establishing short and long term strategic goals designed to increase efficiency and maximize the utilization of personnel and programs.• Execute and manage the assessment, development and implementation of comprehensive safety policies, programs, tools and systems to enhance consistent application/compliance with directions for safe driving practices and to reduce accident/injuries.• Advance the company’s hiring goals by reviewing the background checks, PSP and motor vehicle records of potential candidates and then training new hires on company, OSHA and DOT training.• Effectively manage drivers and safety/recruiting team by communicating performance expectations, determining training needs, providing coaching, overseeing driver qualification files, monitoring driver logs for HOS violations, approving leaves, and dealing with disciplinary issues.• Ensure awareness of the safety goals, resolve safety performance issues, and encourage input into the development of innovative programs that ensure that each driver is the best trained and qualified for the job.• Develop and implement operational guidelines and procedures that ensure company compliance, OSHA, HAZMAT and DOT.• Monitor FMCSA portal for CSA scores and report any variances to the DataQ to ensure company profile is correct.• Certified DOT Drug Screen Collector.

Marietta, Georgia

• Assisted in management of 35-40 drivers for local and long haul loads. Dispatched drivers for live/frozen and customer loads.• Managed XRS onboard computer system, maintaining compliance with FMCSA rules and regulations.• Ensured new hires met minimum general qualifications by reviewing background checks, PSP and motor vehicle records, and then conducting employee orientations that included training on OSHA and DOT.• Developed operational guidelines and procedures for the overall and day to day operation of the Transportation programs.• Oversaw daily/weekly payroll for drivers, managed Driver Qualification Files, license and medical card expiration's, and coached, counseled and disciplined drivers as needed.• Maximized employee efficiency by managing driver productivity, monitoring asset locations, maintaining daily records for fuel/mileage and IFTA reporting, daily departmental paperwork, and reviewing FMCSA portal for company CSA scores and ISS ratings.