Plan, direct, or coordinate the transportation operations within an organization or the activities of organizations that provide transportation services.
<ul><li>Direct activities related to dispatching, routing, or tracking transportation vehicles, such as aircraft or railroad cars.</li><li>Plan, organize, or manage the work of subordinate staff to ensure that the work is accomplished in a manner consistent with organizational requirements.</li><li>Serve as contact persons for all workers within assigned territories.</li><li>Monitor operations to ensure that staff members comply with administrative policies and procedures, safety rules, union contracts, environmental policies, or government regulations.</li><li>Implement schedule or policy changes for transportation services.</li><li>Monitor spending to ensure that expenses are consistent with approved budgets.</li><li>Direct investigations to verify and resolve customer or shipper complaints.</li><li>Promote safe work activities by conducting safety audits, attending company safety meetings, or meeting with individual staff members.</li><li>Prepare management recommendations, such as proposed fee and tariff increases or schedule changes.</li><li>Analyze expenditures and other financial information to develop plans, policies, or budgets for increasing profits or improving services.</li><li>Direct or coordinate the activities of operations department to obtain use of equipment, facilities, or human resources.</li><li>Collaborate with other managers or staff members to formulate and implement policies, procedures, goals, or objectives.</li><li>Plan or implement energy saving changes to transportation services, such as reducing routes, optimizing capacities, employing alternate modes of transportation, or minimizing idling.</li><li>Direct staff performing repairs and maintenance to equipment, vehicles, or facilities.</li><li>Conduct employee training sessions on subjects such as hazardous material handling, employee orientation, quality improvement, or computer use.</li><li>Recommend or authorize capital expenditures for acquisition of new equipment or property to increase efficiency and services of operations department.</li></ul>