Dispatcher, trucks
MCCONNELL TRANSPORT LTD
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- No degree, certificate or diploma
Experience
1 to less than 7 months
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work setting
- Transportation
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Maintain work records and logs
- Monitor personnel workloads and locations
- Perform general office duties
- Provide customer service
- Advise vehicle operators of traffic and other problems
- Dispatch personnel according to schedules and work orders
- Keep track of shipments
- Knowledge of cross border dispatching regulations and practices
- Knowledge of highway trucking and associated rules and regulations
- Process and transmit information and instructions to co-ordinate the activities of vehicle operators and crews using dispatching equipment
- Record mileage, fuel use, repairs and other expenses
Experience and specialization
Computer and technology knowledge
- Dispatch management service software
- Monitoring and tracking software
- Word processing software
- Electronic mail
- Operate GPS (Global Positioning System) and other navigation equipment
- Spreadsheet
- Internet
- MS Windows
Service experience
- Trucking
Additional information
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
Transportation/travel information
- Own transportation
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Attention to detail
- Fast-paced environment
- Repetitive tasks
- Tight deadlines
- Work under pressure
Personal suitability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
Benefits
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
Financial benefits
- Group insurance benefits