Kenneth Lamar
Atlanta
Summary
Hardworking Transportation Manager with 6 years of experience in fleet management, dispatching, and logistics. Proven track record in ensuring compliance with company policies and industry regulations. Skilled in stakeholder management, transportation planning, and customer service. Possesses certifications in freight brokerage, OSHA 10, and forklift operation. Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Business Management with a concentration in logistics.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Fleet Manager
TMC Transportation
05.2024 - 11.2024
- Company Overview: This role was based out of the Home-depot Flatbed distribution center
- Managed driver assignments, ensuring efficient use of resources and timely delivery of goods
- Developed trusted relationships with drivers, customer personnel and providing guidance and support to resolve any issues or concerns with day to day operations
- Monitoring GPS tracking systems to track the location of vehicles in real-time and make necessary adjustments to routes
- This role was based out of the Home-depot Flatbed distribution center
Account Manager/ Driver manager
Premier Transportation
02.2022 - 04.2024
- Managed the 'Tractor Supply Company' store deliveries for the southeast region out of their distribution center
- Ensured compliance with company policies and industry regulations regarding DOT and safety standards
- Developed and maintained strong relationships with clients, resulting in a highly favorable trust in continuing service
- Coordinated and dispatched a fleet of 50+ vehicles to ensure timely delivery of goods and service
- Managed daily schedules, assigning drivers to specific routes based on customer demands and driver availability
Fleet Manager/Dispatcher
Roehl Transport
08.2021 - 03.2022
- Managed up to 50 employees, worked directly with drivers, customer service team, and other members of Roehl Transport to develop business
- Found creative solutions and built strong relationships established on trust
- Supported drivers' success by coaching them, ensuring they had productive freight to haul, deliver on time and accident-free, and maintain a solid work/life balance
Freight broker
Keno Logistics
01.2018 - 01.2020
- Marketing to attract new customers, pair customers with freight carriers, book orders and line carriers up for loading
- Handled high call volume daily speaking with customers
- Constantly checked status of drivers while in route to make appointments to shippers
- Scheduled loads for drivers weekly and ensured they were compensated for their service
Dispatcher
KYL Trucking
01.2017 - 12.2017
- Coordinated and managed the schedules of truck drivers to ensure products and goods are picked up and delivered in a timely manner
- Received calls for truck services and contacted their fleet of truck drivers to arrange the pickups and deliveries
Education
Bachelor's degree - Business management, concentration in logistics
Georgia Gwinnett College
Lawrenceville, GA01.2025
High school diploma or GED - General Studies
Stockbridge High School
Stockbridge, GA05.2015
Skills
- Communication skills
- Microsoft word
- Load board
- Budgeting
- Organizer
- Customer Service
- Front Desk
- Leadership Experience
- Operations management
- Logistics
- Microsoft Office
- Reach Truck
- Freight Experience
- Business Management
- Shipping & Receiving
- Supply Chain
- Order Picking
- Technical Support
- Wireless
- Recruiting
- ATS
- Business operations
- Supervising experience
- Warehouse experience
- Fleet management
- Transportation management systems
- Transportation planning
- Dispatching
- Freight
- Typing
- GPS
- QuickBooks
- Transportation Management
- Account Management
- Negotiation
- Organizational skills
- Software development
- Stakeholder management
- Databases
- Sales
Certification
- Freight broker, Present
- Certified Forklift Operator
- Driver's License
- OSHA 10
- Non-CDL Class C
- Six Sigma Certification
- Lean Six Sigma Certification
- Certified Safety Professional
- CPR Certification
- OSHA 30
- Pallet Jack Certification
- AICP Certification
- Food Handler Certification
- Certified Property Manager
- Certified Apartment Manager
- Certified Supply Chain Professional
- Certified Purchasing Manager
- CPPB
- ASE Certification
Additional Information
Honor's society, Volunteers in community, Varsity sports member, Student of the month
Timeline
Fleet Manager
TMC Transportation
05.2024 - 11.2024
Account Manager/ Driver manager
Premier Transportation
02.2022 - 04.2024
Fleet Manager/Dispatcher
Roehl Transport
08.2021 - 03.2022
Freight broker
Keno Logistics
01.2018 - 01.2020
Dispatcher
KYL Trucking
01.2017 - 12.2017
Bachelor's degree - Business management, concentration in logistics
Georgia Gwinnett College
High school diploma or GED - General Studies
Stockbridge High School
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