[Hiring] VP of Linehaul & Fleet Operations @OnTrac

Role Description

The Vice President of Linehaul and Fleet Operations is accountable for transportation strategy, network performance, carrier procurement, fleet operations, transportation technology, and financial results across a transportation spend exceeding $500M annually. This role directs enterprise transportation planning and execution to deliver safe, reliable, scalable, and cost-effective network performance while supporting company growth objectives. The VP partners closely with executive leadership to establish strategic priorities, manage significant operating and capital investments, and drive enterprise-wide operational excellence across transportation network performance, fleet reliability, carrier partnerships, regulatory compliance, workforce effectiveness, and key business outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience
• 15+ years of relevant experience, including significant leadership experience managing large-scale transportation, fleet, logistics, or operations organizations and leading leaders
• Expert knowledge of transportation operations, linehaul networks, fleet management, maintenance operations, carrier relations, logistics, and supply chain management
• Deep understanding of transportation economics, network modeling, operational strategy, and large-scale asset management
• Comprehensive knowledge of transportation safety standards, regulatory compliance, risk management, and governance requirements
• Expert knowledge of domestic truckload, LTL, dedicated fleet, intermodal, rail, drayage, and final-mile transportation markets
• Proven experience leading transportation organizations supporting national parcel, express, e-commerce, retail distribution, or large-scale logistics networks with annual transportation spend exceeding $250M
• Experience in rate negotiations and competitive RFPs
• Up to 25% Travel

Requirements

• Develop and execute transportation strategies that optimize service, safety, cost, capacity, and network performance while supporting company growth objectives
• Provide leadership and oversight for Directors of Transportation and Hub-to-Hub Operations, as well as Carrier Management and Fleet Maintenance organizations
• Establish long-range transportation network strategies, including capacity planning, route optimization, asset deployment, hub utilization, and service design
• Direct company-owned fleet and third-party carrier strategies to ensure capacity, service performance, and cost effectiveness, while integrating intermodal usage including rail, rail-to-OTR combinations, and drayage
• Lead enterprise fleet maintenance programs focused on vehicle reliability, asset lifecycle management, safety, compliance, and total cost of ownership; lead safety initiatives and ensure compliance with DOT and all applicable transportation regulations
• Drive standardized processes, policies, performance metrics, and governance structures; establish KPI and reporting frameworks for safety, service, productivity, fleet utilization, maintenance effectiveness, carrier performance, and financial results; use analytics, forecasting, and business intelligence to identify opportunities and drive improvement
• Oversee major transportation, fleet, maintenance, and capital investment budgets; manage transportation cost inflation, fuel strategies, and market capacity risk; maintain full accountability for transportation operating expense performance and budget attainment
• Develop contingency planning and operational resilience strategies, lead transformation and modernization efforts, own transportation requirements for the technology roadmap including TMS, visibility platforms, routing optimization, fleet telematics, maintenance systems, and predictive analytics, and drive adoption of AI and advanced optimization tools
• Partner with Commercial and Operations teams to support customer growth opportunities and service commitments; evaluate transportation impacts for new customer onboarding, pricing strategies, and network expansion opportunities
• Negotiate multi-year transportation agreements and strategic partnerships, develop business cases for transportation investments, automation, and network changes, build high-performing leadership teams, and represent the organization with carriers, vendors, regulatory agencies, industry associations, and strategic partners

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life and short- and long-term disability coverage
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match
• Flex vacation in states other than CA, CO, IL, MA, MT, and NE, with accruals up to 96 hours for first year of employment with tenure-based increases up to 160 hours
• Two (2) floating holidays per year
• Paid sick leave*
• Six (6) paid company holidays
• Two (2) weeks paid pregnancy disability leave, four (4) weeks paid parental bonding leave
• Additional wellness and employee assistance programs