Job Description
The role involves facilitating load planning for the company's fleet of trucks handling oversize and heavy loads. Responsibilities include providing truck/trailer configurations, managing permits, coordinating with clients, and ensuring compliance with safety and legal standards.
Operations:
1. Review permits for accuracy.
2. Coordinate superload forms with clients to obtain necessary permissions from each state.
3. Update clients on permit status, truck status, and load securement details.
4. Provide drawings of load securement and maneuverability diagrams.
5. Create survey reports based on company site visits and suggest improvements.
6. Inform billing department of final costs related to permits, equipment, and escorts.
7. Assist permit manager with surveys and routing.
8. Update the mechanic shop and equipment manager on trailer configurations daily.
9. Assist dispatch with driver and equipment selection daily.
10. Handle phone calls, including after-hours, regarding permits and equipment issues.
11. Monitor all night moves and bridge crossings for oversize and super loads.
12. Work with drivers to ensure equipment gauges match permits and report discrepancies.
13. Assign axle scales to drivers for weight checks as needed.
14. Ensure size and weight specifications match permits at the itinerary level.
15. Update Permit Manager on timeline changes and equipment issues.
16. Participate in weekly operations meetings to communicate industry changes.
17. Coordinate equipment configurations, parking arrangements, and driver itineraries.
18. Serve as the first point of contact for drivers hauling oversize and heavy loads.
19. Manage pre, post, and dimensional checklists from drivers.
Additional Responsibilities:
1. Project planning and management.
2. Super load planning and scheduling.
3. Fill in for dispatch when needed.
4. Hire and onboard escorts in the absence of the Permit Manager.
5. Collaborate daily with senior operations personnel and the President.
6. Experience in the field as tillerman and escort vehicle operator.
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