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Looking for a commercial truck dispatcher for units going within the Canadian provinces and United States. Responsible for looking for loads and dealing with customers on a daily basis. Organisation skills and experience would be major assets. Please contact Howard.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Numeracy
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Additional Skills
- Ensure proper functioning of equipment
- Ensure accuracy of completed time sheets, payroll and other summaries
- Drive trucks
- Price orders
Ability to Supervise
- More than 20 people
Type of service experience
- Trucking
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Attention to detail
Dispatcher Specific Skills
- Record mileage, fuel use, repairs and other expenses
- Process and transmit information and instructions
- Operate computer-aided communications and dispatching equipment
- Maintain operator work records
- Dispatch personnel according to schedules and work orders
- Advise vehicle operators of traffic and other problems
- Act as liaison between customers and drivers
- Handle wake-up calls
- Keep track of shipments
- Follow-up on issues with work orders
- Knowledge of cross border dispatching regulations and practices
- Knowledge of highway trucking and associated rules and regulations
Business Equipment and Computer Applications
- Windows
- Spreadsheet software
- Database software
- General office equipment
- Internet browser
- Monitoring and tracking software