Erin D. Wingate
Fleet Manager, Food distribution
Oklahoma City, OK · (405) 555 0143 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/erindwingate
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Fifteen years in transportation operations, seven in fleet management
INDUSTRIES
Food distribution, private fleet operations, refrigerated transport
SPECIALTIES
Department of Transportation and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration compliance, hours of service, preventive maintenance, cost per mile, driver retention
SYSTEMS
Samsara telematics and electronic logging, SAP transportation management, Fleetio maintenance, Power BI
CREDENTIALS
Certified Director of Safety, North American Transportation Management Institute, and class A commercial driver license
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in business management, University of Central Oklahoma
Results at a Glance
62
After a full
26%
Market running above
71%
Stricter pretrip
$690k
Year by moving
Executive Summary
Fleet manager for a private food distribution fleet of 118 tractors, 240 trailers and 96 drivers running five states. Fifteen years in transportation, seven managing fleets. Owns cost per mile, Department of Transportation compliance, the maintenance program and driver retention.
Signature Achievements
- Cut cost per mile from 2.11 dollars to 1.78 dollars over three years through fuel routing, tire policy and better preventive maintenance intervals.
- Took the carrier Compliance, Safety, Accountability unsafe driving score from 62 to 29 after a full retraining cycle and camera coaching program.
- Reduced hours of service violations from 340 a quarter to 22 by fixing dispatch practices rather than blaming drivers.
- Held driver turnover at 26 percent in a market running above 70 percent by changing home time rules and the pay structure for night runs.
- Cut roadside out of service violations by 71 percent through a stricter pretrip and post trip inspection standard.
- Saved 690,000 dollars a year by moving 40 units from lease to owned and rebuilding the replacement cycle at seven years.
Professional Experience
Fleet Manager
Red Dirt Food Distributors, Oklahoma City, OK 2020 to present
Private refrigerated fleet of 118 tractors, 240 trailers and 96 drivers serving grocery and foodservice accounts across five states.
- Own the Department of Transportation compliance program, including driver qualification files, drug and alcohol testing, hours of service and the annual audit file.
- Manage a 21 million dollar fleet budget covering fuel, maintenance, insurance and equipment replacement.
- Run the preventive maintenance schedule across two shops and 14 technicians and hold uptime above 96 percent.
- Review telematics exceptions weekly and coach drivers on speed, following distance and idle time.
- Negotiate equipment purchases, tire contracts and fuel network agreements.
Transportation Supervisor
Sooner Line Freight Services, Tulsa, OK 2015 to 2020
Supervised 38 drivers and the daily dispatch board for a regional truckload carrier.
- Built daily driver assignments against hours of service availability and customer appointment windows.
- Ran the electronic logging device rollout and trained every driver on the new workflow.
- Investigated preventable accidents and delivered corrective coaching.
- Managed the trailer pool across three terminals to keep dwell under 24 hours.
Licensure and Certification
Class A commercial driver license
Certified Director of Safety, North American Transportation Management Institute
Education
Bachelor of Science in business management, University of Central Oklahoma, 2013
Core Skills
Fleet cost per mile management · Department of Transportation compliance · Hours of service management · Preventive maintenance programs · Samsara telematics · Driver coaching and retention · Accident review · Equipment lifecycle planning · Fuel program management · Vendor negotiation