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Position Summary

Talley Oil is seeking an organized, dependable Dispatcher to coordinate the transportation of crude oil, liquid asphalt, asphalt emulsions, and other materials. This position schedules drivers, company equipment, and subhaulers to support safe, efficient, and timely deliveries.

The Dispatcher serves as a central point of communication among customers, sales personnel, drivers, plant personnel, and company departments while maintaining accurate dispatch, payroll, and billing records.

Work Schedule

The anticipated work schedule for this position is Wednesday through Sunday. Availability to respond to after-hours customer and driver calls. Must be able to accommodate changing operational needs as required.

Primary Responsibilities

Dispatch and Scheduling

• Schedule and dispatch tanker trucks, including hazardous materials hauls.
• Confirm delivery requirements with customers and sales personnel, including project dates, material types, quantities, locations, site requirements, and contacts.
• Schedule drivers based on hours-of-service availability, qualifications, equipment availability, and customer requirements using Geotab and our TOS Dispatch Software.
• Verify or obtain hauling rates before scheduling loads.
• Plan suitable truck routes using truck routing resources, Geotab, and Google Maps, accounting for equipment and load restrictions.
• Arrange driver hotels and layovers when necessary.
• Secure subhaulers and coordinate their assignments, schedules, and delivery requirements.
• Coordinate equipment repairs and availability with the Shop Foreman.

Customer Service and Communication

• Keep customers, drivers, plant personnel, and other departments informed of schedules, delivery status, changes, and delays.
• Address customer complaints and work with appropriate personnel to resolve service issues.
• Respond to driver calls and assist with delivery problems, equipment issues, and other daily operating needs.
• Evaluate disruptions, coordinate a response, and notify all affected parties.
• Handle after-hours customer and driver calls as required.
• Provide regular updates to the Transportation Manager regarding hauls, drivers, equipment, and operational concerns.
• Respond promptly to emails, phone calls, and customer requests for paperwork.

Driver Oversight and Compliance

• Monitor driver productivity, hours of service, and safety violations, and coordinate corrective action with management.
• Review and approve driver logs and hand tags for accuracy and payroll processing.
• Issue employee warning notices in accordance with company policy and management direction.
• Review and approve PTO and sick-time requests, manage call-ins, and communicate attendance information to Payroll in accordance with company policy.
• Maintain required subhauler agreements and compliance documentation.

Administrative and Operational Support

• Enter accurate dispatch and hauling information for billing.
• Collect, review, and account for subhauler paperwork.
• Maintain complete records of loads, deliveries, schedule changes, and related documentation.
• Maintain operating supplies, including hand tags, gloves, uniforms, placards, and other driver and equipment supplies.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Skills

• Experience in trucking dispatch, transportation coordination, or logistics preferred; tanker, hazardous materials, asphalt, emulsion, or crude hauling experience is a plus.
• Working knowledge of driver hours-of-service requirements, truck routing, and transportation safety practices.
• Strong organization, communication, customer service, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, adjust schedules quickly, and remain calm under pressure.
• Attention to detail when reviewing rates, driver paperwork, payroll information, and billing records.
• Proficiency with computer systems and dispatch software; experience with Geotab and Microsoft Applications preferred.
• Ability to work effectively with drivers, customers, plant personnel, maintenance staff, and management.
• Availability to respond to after-hours calls and changing operational needs.

Driver Qualifications

A person shall not drive a commercial motor vehicle unless he/she is qualified to drive a commercial motor vehicle. Except as provided in 391.63 a motor carrier shall not require or permit a person to drive a commercial motor vehicle unless that person is qualified to drive a commercial motor vehicle.

A person is qualified to drive a commercial motor vehicle if he/she:

1. Is at least 21 years old
2. Can read and speak English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, to respond to official inquiries, and to entries on reports and records: (holders of a California Drivers License)
3. Can, by reason of experience, training, or both, safely operate the type of commercial motor vehicle he/she drives.
4. Can, by reason of experience, training, or both, determine whether the cargo he/she transports has been properly located, distributed, and secured in or on the commercial motor vehicle he/she drives.
5. Is familiar with methods for securing cargo in or on the commercial motor vehicle he/she drives.
6. Is physically qualified to drive a commercial motor vehicle in accordance with subpart E-Physical Qualifications and Examinations of part 391:
7. Has a currently valid commercial motor vehicle operator’s license issued only from one State of jurisdiction.
8. Has prepared and furnished the motor carrier that employs him/her with a list of violations or the certificate as required by 391.27; furnish and original DMV print out obtained within the last 30 days.
9. Is not disqualified to drive a commercial motor vehicle under the rules in 391.15
10. Has successfully completed a driver’s road test and has been issued a certificate of drivers road test in carrier accordance with 391.31 or has presented an operator’s license or certificate of road test which the motor that employs him/her has accepted as equivalent to road test in accordance with 391.33; a person must be qualified to operate each commercial motor vehicle he/she drives,
11. Has completed and furnished the motor carrier that employs him/her with an application for employment in accordance with 391.21
12. Able to pass drug test as required.

Applicant is Insurable at standard rates.

Willing to:

• Work when necessary
• Drive equipment as assigned
• Be on time Cooperate with others
• Obey all Federal, State, and Local Laws and Regulations
• Abide by Company policies

Applicants must understand that this company has a reputation of excellence with our customers, law enforcement and the general public. We expect each and everyone to do all that is possible to build upon that reputation. Applicants must also understand that due to the nature of our business you may not be employed all 12 months of the year. Please understand that Talley Tank Lines, Inc.. is an “at will” company. We do not imply nor do we intend to imply by written policy of by practice that we are other than an “at will” company.

The above information contains our driver’s qualifications and in parts what we expect from our drivers.

Driver Qualifications

A person shall not drive a commercial motor vehicle unless he/she is qualified to drive a commercial motor vehicle. Except as provided in 391.63 a motor carrier shall not require or permit a person to drive a commercial motor vehicle unless that person is qualified to drive a commercial motor vehicle.

A person is qualified to drive a commercial motor vehicle if he/she:

1. Is at least 21 years old
2. Can read and speak English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, to respond to official inquiries, and to entries on reports and records: (holders of a California Drivers License)
3. Can, by reason of experience, training, or both, safely operate the type of commercial motor vehicle he/she drives.
4. Can, by reason of experience, training, or both, determine whether the cargo he/she transports has been properly located, distributed, and secured in or on the commercial motor vehicle he/she drives.
5. Is familiar with methods for securing cargo in or on the commercial motor vehicle he/she drives.
6. Is physically qualified to drive a commercial motor vehicle in accordance with subpart E-Physical Qualifications and Examinations of part 391:
7. Has a currently valid commercial motor vehicle operator’s license issued only from one State of jurisdiction.
8. Has prepared and furnished the motor carrier that employs him/her with a list of violations or the certificate as required by 391.27; furnish and original DMV print out obtained within the last 30 days.
9. Is not disqualified to drive a commercial motor vehicle under the rules in 391.15
10. Has successfully completed a driver’s road test and has been issued a certificate of drivers road test in carrier accordance with 391.31 or has presented an operator’s license or certificate of road test which the motor that employs him/her has accepted as equivalent to road test in accordance with 391.33; a person must be qualified to operate each commercial motor vehicle he/she drives,
11. Has completed and furnished the motor carrier that employs him/her with an application for employment in accordance with 391.21
12. Able to pass drug test as required.

Applicant is Insurable at standard rates.

Willing to:

• Work when necessary
• Drive equipment as assigned
• Be on time
• Cooperate with others
• Obey all Federal, State, and Local Laws and Regulations
• Abide by Company policies

Applicants must understand that this company has a reputation of excellence with our customers, law enforcement and the general public. We expect each and everyone to do all that is possible to build upon that reputation. Applicants must also understand that due to the nature of our business you may not be employed all 12 months of the year. Please understand that Talley Oil Inc. is an “at will” company. We do not imply nor do we intend to imply by written policy of by practice that we are other than an “at will” company.

The above information contains our driver’s qualifications and in parts what we expect from our drivers.