Truckload Transportation Coordinator

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Organize and schedule daily truckload operations.

• Adjust truck dimensions, routing, and consolidation strategies dynamically based on volume, cut-off times, and service obligations.

• Ensure timely tendering, acceptance, dispatch, and delivery of loads.

• Negotiate both contracted and spot rates with carriers.

• Secure spot capacity when contracted options are either unavailable or not optimal.

• Maintain rate cards and benchmarks for spot rates categorized by lane and equipment type.

• Monitor all assigned loads from pickup to delivery.

• Actively identify risks such as late pickups, missed appointments, breakdowns, and capacity failures.

• Coordinate recovery strategies with carriers, fulfillment centers, and downstream partners.

• Escalate significant risks with clear strategies for mitigation and potential trade-offs.

• Provide support during weekends or outside regular hours as necessary.

• Daily balance service-level requirements with cost-effectiveness.

• Identify ongoing cost drivers and performance challenges by lane or carrier.

• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives related to lane design, carrier selection, and tender strategy.

• Ensure accurate updates on load status in TMS and internal systems.

• Confirm carrier validations, proof of deliveries, and delivery timestamps.

• Assist in reporting on on-time performance and cost metrics.

⛳️ Requirements

• Highly self-driven with a strong sense of accountability.

• Strong analytical thinker capable of evaluating trade-offs and making informed decisions with limited data.

• Comfortable working in fast-paced, dynamic settings where daily plans may change.

• Clear and concise communicator who can escalate issues with relevant context and proposed solutions.

• Experience in transportation, logistics, supply chain, or operations is preferred.

• Familiarity with truckload transportation (FTL, LTL, dry van, box truck) is preferred.

• Experience with TMS, carrier portals, or operational tracking tools is preferred.

• Knowledge of freight terminology, types of equipment, or rate structures is preferred.

• Background in operations-intensive roles (dispatch, warehouse operations, field operations, customer operations) is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health insurance

• 401(k)

• Paid time off

• Flexible work arrangements