Manager, Freight Traffic

College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years

Work setting

• Relocation costs covered by employer
• Trucking company

Tasks

• Evaluate daily operations
• Plan and organize daily operations
• Plan for changes to schedules and policies
• Prepare reports for senior management
• Train staff
• Arrange for shipping documentation and the tracking and tracing of goods in transit
• Ensure transport compliance with regulations
• Establish and implement policies and standards for the transportation and storage of goods
• Negotiate for services and preferential rates
• Oversee the scheduling and dispatching of vehicles and goods
• Oversee the setting of transportation service rates and monitor revenue
• Record cargo information, hours of service, distance travelled and fuel consumption

Supervision

3-4 people

Area of work experience

Fleet management

Security and safety

Basic security clearance

Transportation/travel information

Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

Interest in co-ordinating information to direct, control and evaluate the operations of transportation companies, and to determine safety procedures for the handling of dangerous goods; and in overseeing dispatch of vehicles, vessels or aircraft and in recruiting personnel and overseeing their training

DIRECTIVE

Interest in co-ordinating information to direct, control and evaluate the operations of transportation companies, and to determine safety procedures for the handling of dangerous goods; and in overseeing dispatch of vehicles, vessels or aircraft and in recruiting personnel and overseeing their training

METHODICAL

Interest in monitoring company and departmental performance, in planning changes to schedules and policies and in ensuring that company procedures comply with transport regulations

social

Interest in negotiating with personnel and senior management to change schedules and policies

The abilities related to this job are shown along with your selected abilities.

Typical ability expectations for this job

Are you organized and great at analyzing things? Are you good at managing budgets? Can you make good decisions and solve problems well? Then you may be on the track to success in a career as a traffic manager.

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