Fleet Manager

What You'll Get to Do

The Fleet Manager provides leadership and accountability for transportation operations, fleet safety, regulatory compliance, driver performance, vehicle reliability, and administrative responsibilities. This role is responsible for building a high-performing transportation team, fostering a strong safety culture, proactively identifying and mitigating transportation risks, ensuring safe and efficient delivery execution, maintaining compliance with DOT, FMCSA, and company regulations, and driving operational excellence through cross-functional partnership and continuous improvement.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on leader who can work independently, manage competing priorities, make sound business decisions, analyze performance trends, implement effective solutions, and drive improvements in safety, service, compliance, and operational results.

Job Responsibilities Include

• Lead all transportation operations by directing driver teams, coordinating routes and schedules, managing workload execution, resolving delivery issues, overseeing transportation documentation, and ensuring safe, efficient delivery performance.
• Own compliance with DOT, FMCSA, federal, state, local, and company regulations, including Driver Qualification Files (DQFs), Hours of Service (HOS), CSA performance, licensing, drug and alcohol programs, vehicle safety standards, audits, reporting, and other regulatory requirements.
• Develop and hold drivers accountable through recruiting, hiring, onboarding, coaching, training, ride-alongs, field observations, performance management, recognition, corrective action, and ongoing use of telematics and fleet systems to improve safety, service, and operational performance while verifying the effectiveness of corrective and preventive actions.
• Direct fleet asset management and performance, including vehicle utilization, maintenance, repairs, inspections, preventive maintenance programs, fleet reliability initiatives, fuel tax reporting, fleet records, performance reporting, capital replacement planning, vendor and service provider management, and monitoring key operational, safety, compliance, and reliability metrics to identify trends and drive continuous improvement.
• Partner with Operations, Safety, Maintenance, Compliance, Human Resources, and other stakeholders to mitigate risk, lead transportation incident investigations, conduct root cause analysis, implement corrective actions, remove operational barriers, support business continuity, identify improvement opportunities, and execute special projects.

What We Are Looking For

• 3+ years of experience leading DOT-regulated drivers, fleet operations, transportation scheduling, or related transportation functions.
• Strong knowledge of DOT/FMCSA regulations and transportation compliance requirements, including Driver Qualification Files (DQFs), Hours of Service (HOS), CSA performance measures, licensing requirements, and safety programs.
• Proven leadership, coaching, performance management, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to develop teams, drive accountability, analyze performance metrics, implement corrective actions, and lead continuous improvement initiatives.
• Proficiency with fleet management, telematics, transportation, maintenance, and other business systems / technology, including the ability to analyze performance data, support decision-making, and demonstrate mathematical proficiency.
• Professional, customer-focused leader with a strong safety mindset; glass/metal industry experience, a valid CDL, and a bachelor's degree in Logistics, Transportation, Fleet Management, Supply Chain, Business, or a related field are preferred.