Transportation and Logistics Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Transportation & Logistics Manager

Department: Operations

Reports To: Chad Dyer Location: Morgan Industries – Clearfield, Utah

Position Summary

The Transportation & Logistics Manager is responsible for leading the planning, coordination, dispatch, and strategic management of all trucking and transportation operations supporting Morgan Utility, Morgan Pavement, and Mainline Construction. This position serves as the central point of communication between field operations, drivers, dispatch partners, material suppliers, equipment vendors, and management to ensure the safe, efficient, and profitable movement of trucks, equipment, and construction materials. The Transportation & Logistics Manager will oversee daily dispatch operations, maximize fleet utilization, ensure compliance with all DOT regulations, control transportation costs, improve operational efficiency, and develop profitable year-round utilization of company trucking assets. This position also partners closely with Operations, Accounting, Fleet Maintenance, and Safety to continuously improve trucking performance and provide exceptional internal customer service. This is a strategic leadership position requiring extensive experience in transportation management, logistics, dispatch operations, and heavy construction support—not simply dispatching trucks.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Develop and manage daily dispatch schedules for company and leased trucks. • Plan, assign, and adjust truck loads throughout the day as job priorities change. • Coordinate trucking for asphalt, aggregate, sand, equipment, and construction materials. • Continuously adjust truck assignments based on changing jobsite demands. • Serve as the primary communication point between drivers, operations, plants, vendors, and project managers. • Track fleet utilization and maximize productivity across multiple projects. • Coordinate loader and equipment moves between jobs. • Assist with hiring, onboarding, and training CDL drivers as staffing needs arise. • Support the DOT department with regulatory compliance and driver requirements. • Develop contingency plans for weather delays, plant closures, equipment failures, driver shortages, and job overruns. • Implement standardized dispatch procedures and transportation tracking systems.

DOT & Regulatory Compliance

• Maintain expert knowledge of FMCSA regulations, Hours of Service requirements, interstate and intrastate regulations, weight restrictions, permits, routing limitations, and commercial driver compliance. • Ensure all trucking operations remain compliant with applicable DOT regulations.

Financial & Cost Management

• Monitor transportation costs by project. • Analyze transportation costs to improve profitability. • Track loads from dispatch through invoicing. • Reconcile trucking tickets and hauled quantities. • Provide leadership with transportation metrics and cost analysis.

Operational Leadership

• Provide transportation recommendations that improve project profitability. • Anticipate scheduling conflicts before they impact production. • Maintain exceptional customer service to internal operations teams.

Systems & Process Improvement

• Develop standardized dispatch procedures. • Improve transportation tracking systems. • Maintain accurate dispatch documentation. • Cross-train personnel to ensure continuity of operations

Winter Work & Off-Season Responsibilities

• Develop revenue-producing winter work opportunities for company drivers. • Coordinate dump truck hauling opportunities, including snow hauling and other transportation services. • Identify off-season contracts that utilize company trucking assets. • Evaluate profitability of winter work opportunities before deployment. • Develop a winter operations plan to minimize downtime and improve

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of transportation, logistics, or trucking management experience. • Previous dispatch management experience in construction, trucking, aggregates, asphalt, or heavy civil industries. • Extensive knowledge of DOT regulations. • Strong understanding of trucking cost management. • Excellent organizational, leadership, communication, and decision-making skills.

Performance Expectations

• On-time load delivery. • Fleet utilization. • Transportation cost control. • DOT compliance. • Driver retention. • Profitable winter work.