Ashleigh Addis
Wichita,KS
Summary
Logical Transportation Manager with 5-year background overseeing shipment coordination. Adept at reducing shipping costs, increasing efficiency and implementing safety regulations. Assigns tasks to drivers and directs vehicle maintenance repairs. Excellent multitasking, time management and verbal communication talents.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Fleet Manager
United Petroleum Transports
03.2021 - 08.2023
- Promote safety in all actions
- Control and complete paperwork as required
- Safely plan driver trips considering customer expectations and safety guidelines
- Communication effectively and efficiently with drivers and customers alike
- Plan routes and build loads that benefit drivers and meet customer expectations
- Watch fuel levels and accesss when a load should go based on that information
- Promptly respond to customers request via verbal or written
Account Manager
Doug Bradley Trucking
04.2020 - 03.2021
- Negotiate transportation carrier rates and determine service availability
- Maintain excellent communication with drivers and customers alike
- With timeliness and effectiveness document and track all shipments assigned
- Be available 24/7 on call to handle any unexpected issues that may arise
- Formulate a plan of action to address any unexpected issue using logic and common sense
Communication Specialist
Lifesave Transport
11.2018 - 03.2020
- Question callers to determine their locations, and the nature of their problems to determine type of response needed
- Receive incoming telephone or alarm systems calls regarding emergency and non-emergency police and fire service, emegergency ambulance service, information and after hour calls departments within a city
- Determine response requirements and relative priorities of situations, and dispatch units in accordance with established procedures
- Record details of calls, dispatches, and messages
- Maintain access to, and security of, highly sensitive materials
- Relay information and messages to and from emergency sites, to law enforcement agencies, and to all other individuals or groups requiring notification
- Observe alarm registers and scan maps to determine whether a specific emergency is in the dispatch service area
- Maintain files of information relating to emergency calls such as personnel rosters, and emergency call-out and pager files
- Read and effectively interpret small-scale maps and information from a computer screen to determine locations and provide details
Dispatcher
Henry Industries
03.2014 - 11.2018
- Negotiate and arrange transport of goods with shipping or freight companies
- Notify consignees, passengers, or customers of the arrival of freight or baggage, and arrange for delivery
- Advise clients on transporation and payment methods
- Determine method of shipment and prepare bills of lading, invoices, and other shipping documents
- Estimate freight or postal rates and record shipment costs and weights
- Direct delivery trucks to shipping doors or designated marshaling areas and help load and unload good safely
- Keep records of all goods shippped, received, and stored
- Contact vendors and/or claims adjustment departments in order to resolve problems with shipments, or contact service depots to arrange for repairs
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Business Management
University of Phoenix
Wichita, Kansas05.2013
Associate of Arts - Business Administration
Cowley County Community College
Wichita, Kansas05.2011
Skills
- Cost Reduction
- Vendor Collaboration
- Preventive Maintenance
- MS Office Suite
- Scheduling
- Record Preparation
- Delivery Schedule Oversight
- Driver Management
- Operations and Logistics
- Fleet Management
- Effective Communication
- Route Planning
- Transportation Regulations
- Emergency Response
Timeline
Fleet Manager
United Petroleum Transports
03.2021 - 08.2023
Account Manager
Doug Bradley Trucking
04.2020 - 03.2021
Communication Specialist
Lifesave Transport
11.2018 - 03.2020
Dispatcher
Henry Industries
03.2014 - 11.2018
Bachelor of Arts - Business Management
University of Phoenix
Associate of Arts - Business Administration
Cowley County Community College
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