Trucking Dispatcher - Kansas City, KS

Trucking Dispatcher

• Kansas City, KS Job Responsibilities: Assign daily dispatches in a timely, relevant, and accurate manner. Always maintain professionalism. Communicate all operational and maintenance issues to correct personnel. Minimize deadhead and wait time. Be able to organize tasks each day according to Area Managers expectations. Maintain positive relations with customers and field personnel. Notify drivers of assignments and enter assignment data into a database. Skills/Qualifications: Strong communication and problem-solving skills. Excellent attendance a must. Experience in mapping and routing traffic is preferred. Competent with PC and applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook Schedule: Monday
• Friday 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM Experience: Experience in McLeod and Samsara preferred. Experience with live dispatch preferred. Dispatching experience is preferred. Knowledge of trucking industry is preferred. Pay: Competitive pay
• Salary based. WE ARE A 100% EMPLOYEE-OWNED TRUCKING COMPANY IN KANSAS CITY. Convoy Systems LLC was established in 1983 specializing in truckload freight movements from the Midwest to all points on the West Coast. With ideal Midwest location and the locations of our customer base, we are able to offer our customers excellent service to these areas at very cost-effective rates. We have provided general freight trucking services for over 41 years. Convoy trucking company offers a variety of different transportation services to fit customer's needs. We offer expedited services, solo services for the regular shipment, and trailer pool services for those customer who request it. All tractors are equipped with Qualcomm Satellite tracking, and customers can contact dispatch and get an update on the location of their shipment. We have served fortune 100 to 500 companies and understand the importance of on-time pickup and delivery. Our fleet consists of 250 all air-ride trailers. With a better than 2.4 to 1 trailer-to-tractor ratio we are able to offer spot trailers at customers' requests.