Beatriz P. Ledbetter
Fleet Manager, Less than truckload freight
Des Moines, IA · (517) 555 0126 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/beatrizpledbetter
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Fourteen years in trucking asset management, six of them running a fleet
INDUSTRIES
Less than truckload freight, regional linehaul
SPECIALTIES
Tractor and trailer specification, preventive maintenance, cost per mile, life cycle replacement
SYSTEMS
Trimble transportation maintenance, McLeod, Samsara, Power BI
CREDENTIALS
Certified Director of Maintenance, Technology and Maintenance Council of the American Trucking Associations; Class A commercial driver license
EDUCATION
Bachelor of science in supply chain management, Iowa State University
Results at a Glance
46%
Moving preventive maintenance
8%
National average near
500,000
Miles that raised
61%
Percent by cutting
Executive Summary
Fleet manager for a regional less than truckload carrier running 310 tractors and 940 trailers across eleven terminals in the upper midwest. Fourteen years in trucking, six running the fleet. Owns specification, maintenance, fuel and life cycle replacement, and answers for cost per mile every month in front of the operating committee.
Signature Achievements
- Took all in cost per mile from 1.84 dollars to 1.61 dollars over three years while the fleet grew by 40 tractors.
- Lifted fleet fuel economy from 6.9 to 7.6 miles per gallon by specifying automated transmissions and holding idle under 12 percent.
- Cut roadside breakdowns by 46 percent after moving preventive maintenance intervals to a mileage and engine hour trigger read from telematics.
- Held the fleet out of service rate at 8 percent against a national average near 21 percent through four years of Department of Transportation inspections.
- Negotiated a trade cycle at 500,000 miles that raised residual recovery by 9,400 dollars a unit across 90 tractors.
- Brought trailer utilization from 61 percent to 74 percent by cutting 120 idle trailers out of the pool rather than buying more.
Professional Experience
Fleet Manager
Prairie Line Carriers, Des Moines, IA 2020 to present
310 tractors, 940 trailers and four maintenance shops across eleven terminals in Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota and the Dakotas.
- Write the tractor and trailer specification each model year and run the bid with three manufacturers.
- Set preventive maintenance intervals and audit shop compliance monthly at every location.
- Manage a 26 million dollar operating budget covering maintenance, fuel, tires and licensing.
- Report cost per mile, fuel economy and out of service performance to the operating committee each month.
Maintenance Superintendent
Cedar Ridge Transport, Cedar Rapids, IA 2016 to 2020
Two shops, 19 technicians and a 180 tractor fleet on regional dry van work.
- Reduced shop rework on repeat repairs from 14 percent to 5 percent through a written diagnosis standard.
- Brought annual Department of Transportation inspections in house and saved 210,000 dollars a year.
- Built the technician apprenticeship that took four dock workers into diesel technician roles.
Shop Foreman
Hawkeye Diesel Service, Ames, IA 2012 to 2016
Independent heavy truck repair shop serving owner operators and small carriers.
- Ran a six bay shop and scheduled the work for eight technicians.
- Held comeback rates below 4 percent across four years.
Licensure and Certification
Certified Director of Maintenance, Technology and Maintenance Council of the American Trucking Associations
Class A commercial driver license, Iowa
Automotive Service Excellence master medium and heavy truck certification
Education
Bachelor of science in supply chain management, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
Diesel technology certificate, Des Moines Area Community College
Core Skills
Tractor specification · Preventive maintenance programs · Cost per mile analysis · Fuel economy management · Life cycle replacement · Shop management · Warranty recovery · Telematics · Trimble · McLeod