Logistics Specialist

The Kenan Advantage Group Inc., (KAG), is North America’s largest tank truck transporter and logistics provider, delivering energy commodities, specialty products, merchant gases, and food products across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

Our Canadian Operating companies are Westcan Bulk Transport, RTL Construction, Les Distributions Carl Beaulac, and Fisher Transport – KAG Canada!

Westcan is currently seeking a Logistics Specialist to join our dry bulk dispatch team.

Shift: Full-time – working the following schedule:

On call every second weekend

About the position:

• Matching drivers, trucks and trailers to orders based on load requirements and qualifications while optimizing fleet resources
• Ensuring drivers have adequate hours of service
• Establishing proper last contents on equipment
• Arranging for equipment to be available for fleet maintenance
• Preparing trailer loading instructions
• Planning routes for drivers by adding route or track points as required
• Ensuring delivery instructions are complete
• Providing instructions and answer questions from drivers
• Contacting off duty drivers to provide trip instructions for next on duty status
• Communicating with drivers on any deviations with planned loads
• Communicating schedule requests to Terminal Manager
• Checking routing of completed trip compared to routing instructions
• Ensuring payload is up to maximum GVW and was loaded as per instructions
• Communicating changes to planned orders and update system as required
• Monitoring total mail and keeping system up to date
• Taking customer orders by phone, email and fax and entering orders to TMW system and providing confirmation of order to the customer
• Entering “block” orders as required for seasonal business or long term contracts
• Controlling distribution of loads; determining how many orders can be filled for particular time period