Load Planner

Trevose, PA

Position Title: Load Planner
Location: Trevose, PA

Job Description:

Tactical planning of all daily trips
Assist Dispatching recovering distressed loads
Strategic and tactical driver assignments
- Collaborating with drivers daily confirming acceptance of assignments
- Analyze driver hours ensuring compliance and that drivers earning potential is being met
- Works with Driver Recruiting to required driver staffing in place
Ensuring proper equipment levels maintained in assigned areas
Work with Brokerage to cover excess loads and to procure revenue producing freight for our trucks where possible
Order creation and acceptance through company ERP system
- Generate dedicated contract orders in company order system
Customer order/shipping schedule pattern analysis for pricing purposes
Audit next days schedule to insurer all applicable moves, including empty moves, are associated with the trips
Post execution analysis of planned trips in effort to improve operational efficiencies
Data entry and maintenance
- Audit/update master orders for accuracy and applicability
- Trip information and pre-billing data
- Correct erroneous data
- Updating system with Load/Trip status when necessary
- Maintain driver records related to operations
Research service failures providing responses for customers and solutions for improving performance
Managing driver time-off requests
Other duties as assigned by Supervisor

Qualifications and Requirements: