Overview:
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Secure outside carriers for available freight.
- Negotiate rate of pay and secure signed rate confirmation.
- Follow Up with carriers on pickup, delivery, and obtain signed proof of delivery for billing purposes.
Duties:
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Secure outside carrier equipment for available loads. Contact outside carriers on any and all loads made available to brokerage by agents and or dispatch. Use rate services to find posted/available equipment. Dispense all necessary information to carrier for loading/unloading purposes.
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Negotiate rate of pay that will fall within our standards. Rate of pay may vary based on the importance of a particular load. Send rate confirmation to carrier with any specifics that may pertain to a particular load. Follow up to assure that a signed rate confirmation has been returned by carrier.
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Setup new carriers...sending contract and associated profile to carrier for purpose of adding that carrier to system as an active carrier. Making sure that carrier is aware of and understands our policies.
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Billing Freight Coordinators need to follow up with carriers that they have booked loads with in order to insure prompt pickup and timely delivery of loads and to obtain signed proof of delivery which will assist the department in meeting its billing requirements.
Requirements:
- Dispatch or Planner experience preferably within a flatbed and step -deck environment.
- Van experience is helpful.
- AS400
- Data entry and strong phone skills.
- Prefer brokerage experience.
- Must be able to work in a fast paced environment.
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Skills Required
- Dispatch or planner experience, preferably in flatbed and step-deck operations
- AS400 experience
- Data entry skills
- Strong phone skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Van experience
- Brokerage experience
What We Do
Bennett is one of the world's leading transportation and logistics companies, conducting business through a worldwide network of business partners. Our people and their commitment to excellence drive our success—by operating responsibly, executing with efficiency, applying innovative technologies and capturing new opportunities for profitable growth. We are involved in virtually every facet of the transportation and logistics industry. For more than 45 years, Bennett has been a provider of: specialized freight transportation, heavy haul transport, commercial building transportation, flatbed transportation, crane and rigging services, recreational vehicle transportation, 3PL & 4PL logistics, warehouse management, supply chain solutions, and government specific transportation services. Marcia G. Taylor, Bennett’s president and CEO has staked her claim as an industry innovator, receiving numerous and continuous accolades, which include being named 2012’s #1 Woman Owned Business by Atlanta Business Chronicle. Mrs. Taylor and the nationwide team of more than 3,000 contractors, agents and employees have developed Bennett and its related entities into a multi-faceted system of innovative transportation and logistics service companies.
