Truck dispatcher
RJ HAULERS LTD
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
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
- Freight forwarding
- Transportation
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Maintain work records and logs
- Monitor personnel workloads and locations
- Perform general office duties
- Provide customer service
- Dispatch personnel according to schedules and work orders
- Follow-up on issues with work orders
- Keep track of shipments
- Knowledge of cross border dispatching regulations and practices
- Knowledge of highway trucking and associated rules and regulations
- Maintain vehicle operator work records
- Process and transmit information and instructions to co-ordinate the activities of vehicle operators and crews using dispatching equipment
- Schedule assignments and co-ordinate activities of vehicle operators, crews and equipment
Supervision
- 5-10 people
Experience and specialization
Computer and technology knowledge
- Dispatch management service software
- Monitoring and tracking software
- Word processing software
- Database 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
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Ability to work independently
- Attention to detail
- Fast-paced environment
- Repetitive tasks
- Tight deadlines
- Work under pressure
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player