Job Title: Logistics Manager – Heavy Haul
📍 Location: On-Site Jacksonville, Florida
⏰ Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
💰 Salary Range: $60,000 - $85,000 Annually
🕒 Employment Type: Full-Time
Position Overview
We are looking for an experienced Logistics Manager – Heavy Haul to oversee and optimize transportation operations for oversized and specialized freight. This role requires hands-on project management, coordination with internal teams and external carriers, and ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements. Reporting to the Director of Heavy Haul , this position plays a key role in executing transportation strategies, streamlining operations, and ensuring outstanding service delivery.
Primary Responsibilities
🚛 Operational Management: Oversee end-to-end logistics for heavy haul shipments, ensuring timely and safe transportation.
📅 Load Planning & Dispatch: Strategically schedule and assign loads to maximize efficiency and meet customer needs.
🤝 Customer & Carrier Relations: Serve as a key point of contact for clients, vendors, and trucking partners to ensure seamless operations.
📍 Shipment Coordination: Track and monitor shipments, providing real-time updates and proactively addressing any challenges.
📜 Compliance & Regulations: Ensure full adherence to DOT regulations, permits, and safety standards for oversized loads.
📈 Process Optimization: Continuously refine logistics strategies to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance service levels.
💡 Problem-Solving: Quickly identify and resolve transportation issues to maintain operational flow and client satisfaction.
🖥️ System & Data Management: Maintain accurate records in transportation management systems and reporting tools.
Required Qualifications
✔️ Extensive experience in logistics, dispatch, or transportation operations with a strong understanding of heavy haul transport.
✔️ Proficiency in DOT regulations, multi-state routes, and over-dimensional freight requirements .
✔️ Tech-savvy with expertise in Microsoft Office, AS400, Monday Software, and Fleetup .
✔️ Exceptional communication skills, with experience in pricing, quoting, and customer service .
✔️ Strong leadership, multitasking, and organizational abilities in a fast-paced environment.
✔️ Fluent in English (both written and verbal).
Preferred Background
🎓 Education: High School Diploma/GED required; Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Transportation, or a related field is a plus.
🚛 Experience: At least 5 years in dispatch operations with direct driver coordination; heavy haul and permitting expertise preferred.
If you thrive in a dynamic logistics environment and have the expertise to manage complex transportation projects, we’d love to hear from you! 🚀
Ascendo is a certified minority owned staffing firm, and we welcome and celebrate diversity.
Ascendo is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, parental status, military service or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.
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