Zachary B. Holshouser
Logistics Manager, Less than truckload freight
Kansas City, MO · (816) 555 0110 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/zacharybholshouser
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Fifteen years in less than truckload operations, six in management
INDUSTRIES
Less than truckload freight, linehaul, regional distribution
SPECIALTIES
Linehaul network planning, load factor, dock productivity, driver retention
SYSTEMS
McLeod, Trimble, Omnitracs, Power BI
CREDENTIALS
Certified Transportation Professional, National Private Truck Council; Class A commercial driver license
EDUCATION
Bachelor of science in transportation and logistics, University of Missouri
Results at a Glance
$3.1m
Year by pulling
$68
Dollars over three
46%
Percent by moving
Executive Summary
Logistics manager for a less than truckload carrier, responsible for linehaul planning and city operations across six terminals in the central region. Fifteen years in freight, six managing. Answers for on time service, cost per shipment and the load factor on every trailer that leaves the break.
Signature Achievements
- Raised linehaul load factor from 21,400 pounds to 25,900 pounds a trailer by rebuilding the meet point schedule across six terminals.
- Improved on time service from 91.4 percent to 97.2 percent while shipment count grew 14 percent.
- Cut purchased transportation spending by 3.1 million dollars a year by pulling outsourced linehaul lanes back onto company drivers.
- Reduced cost per shipment from 68 dollars to 59 dollars over three years across the region.
- Lowered driver turnover from 46 percent to 24 percent by moving linehaul runs to schedules that get drivers home daily.
- Brought cargo claims from 0.8 percent of revenue to 0.3 percent through a dock handling standard and freight photo capture.
Professional Experience
Logistics Manager
Heartland Freight Network, Kansas City, MO 2020 to present
Linehaul and city operations for six terminals, 240 drivers and 130 dock workers across Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma.
- Design the nightly linehaul plan including meet points, load balance and equipment positioning.
- Manage six terminal managers and hold a daily service call at 7 in the morning.
- Own a 46 million dollar operating budget covering linehaul, city and dock labor.
- Work with the safety director on Compliance Safety Accountability performance across the region.
Terminal Manager
Kaw Valley Motor Freight, Topeka, KS 2016 to 2020
One terminal with 42 drivers, 26 dock workers and 900 shipments a day.
- Took the terminal from last to first in the network on on time delivery inside two years.
- Cut dock overtime by 3,900 hours a year through a rebuilt outbound cut schedule.
- Hired and developed four supervisors who went on to run terminals of their own.
- Ran the terminal through a peak season with 20 percent more freight and no added dock staff.
Operations Supervisor
Blue River Transfer Lines, Independence, MO 2011 to 2016
Night dock supervision and inbound freight planning.
- Supervised 30 dock workers on the outbound shift.
- Ran the trailer yard and cut trailer search time with a simple spotting map.
- Learned the freight handling standards that later became the regional cargo claims program.
Licensure and Certification
Certified Transportation Professional, National Private Truck Council
Class A commercial driver license, Missouri
Education
Bachelor of science in transportation and logistics, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
Associate degree in business, Metropolitan Community College, Kansas City, Missouri
Core Skills
Linehaul planning · Load factor improvement · Terminal operations · Dock productivity · Cost per shipment · Driver retention · Cargo claims control · Budget ownership · McLeod · Trimble · Meet point scheduling · Purchased transportation