Dispatcher jobs in Texas
Dispatcher coordinates drivers and vehicles to convey freight or passengers to assigned destinations in a timely and efficient manner. Maintains contact with drivers to communicate updates, delays, or special instructions and relay delivery status to customers. Being a Dispatcher records driver assignments, delivery time, and other transportation data in a computer database to track metrics. Ensures drivers are compliant with all DOT, state, local, and company regulations. Additionally, Dispatcher requires a high school diploma or equivalent. Typically reports to a supervisor. The Dispatcher works under moderate supervision. Gaining or has attained full proficiency in a specific area of discipline. To be a Dispatcher typically requires 1-3 years of related experience. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
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- Arcosa Inc.
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Fresno, TX
FULL_TIME
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What You Will Get
- Competitive hourly pay
- Paid weekly
- Opportunity for annual performance increase
- 401K program with employer matching
- Room for growth and career advancement
- Health insurance
- Dental & vision Insurance
- Paid life Insurance
- Paid short term disability
- Paid vacation and sick time
- 11 paid holidays
- Health & Wellness Programs
- Employee Discount Programs
- Reviews daily schedule
- Advises truckers of loads to pick up including type and amount of product and advises truckers of payment pickup information if required.
- (May be required to provide directions using maps and utilizing Spanish translator if needed.)
- Answers phone assists drivers as needed and takes customer orders from Sales.
- Operates scale to weigh incoming and outgoing trucks
- Records appropriate information on tickets for each truck including customer, job, and weight of deliveries.
- Ensures all required deliveries to customers/jobs are met, including notifying supervisor if more trucks or deliveries will be required to meet customer requirements.
- Accepts checks or cash payments and records accordingly, to be turned over to Accounts Receivable.
- Contacts customers to verify readiness to accept loads of materials, and keeps customer informed of loads being delivered.
- Provides customer information as required, answering basic questions regarding type, quality, quantity and timeliness of deliveries. May forward customers to sales department for further assistance if needed.
- Generates daily, weekly and monthly reports of activity.
- Compiles daily reports including Dispatch Report and Customer Summary Report of pickups and deliveries of crushed concrete materials.
- Records petty cash receipts and disbursements, completes and logs all sales receipts, and submits to accounts payable for reimbursement of petty cash account.
- Ability to read maps and provide drivers with directions to customer locations.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned.
- Excellent verbal communications, reading and writing ability needed at a level to satisfactorily perform job duties
- Able to communicate with other employees and supervisors
- Perform office functions described as follows:
- Basic computer skills required including excel spreadsheets
- Basic math and 10-key adding machine skills.
- Three years of work experience with similar job duties or industry.
- Prior general office experience of at least one year, and ability to operate basic office machines including copier, fax, and adding machine.
- Ability to read maps and provide drivers with directions to customer locations.
- Ability to speak and understand Spanish is a plus.
- Able to stand for several hours per day and work for long periods without a break.
- Able to work in dusty, noisy environment.
- Ability to lift and carry 30 lbs.; bend and stoop to file or retrieve records and stock supplies.
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- A-1 Locksmith
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Dallas, TX
FULL_TIME
- A-1 Locksmith has been servicing the DFW area since 1949. We've grown into one of the nation's leading locksmith companies, while remaining family owned and operated. We're looking to add to our team!...
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- SiteOne Landscape Supply
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Boerne, TX
FULL_TIME
- Company OverviewSiteOne associates are customer obsessed, always safe, continuously improving, and having fun! Whether you are experienced in the green industry, a professional looking for a career ch...
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- Recruiting in Motion
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Fort Worth, TX
FULL_TIME
- Our client, a growing HVAC company in Fort Worth, TX, is looking for a reliable dispatcher to add to their team.*This position is on-site*The ideal person is someone who is flexible, up-beat, adaptive...
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- BRENHAM ISD
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Brenham, TX
FULL_TIME
- BRENHAM INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICTJob Title: Dispatcher Exemption Status/Test: NonexemptReports to: Director of Transportation Date Revised: June 2023Dept./School: TransportationPrimary PurposeFirst ...
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- Bienvivir All Inclusive Health
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El Paso, TX
FULL_TIME
- Bienvivir All-Inclusive Senior Health ( Bienvivir ) is a community-based, patient-centered, comprehensive health care delivery system that advocates and promotes quality of life, optimum independence,...
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- RWJBH Mobile Health (EMS)
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New Brunswick, NJ
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- 6/2/2024 12:00:00 AM
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- CoachUSA
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Sacramento, CA
- Dispatcher Full-time Location: Sacramento, CA Compensation: $52,000 - $56,160 yearly Apply now! Looking for a new and ex...
- 6/2/2024 12:00:00 AM
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- Hertz
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Miami, FL
- If you're looking for the benefits of joining an industry leader, with a high-charged, energy-filled environment, then y...
- 6/2/2024 12:00:00 AM
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- Johnson Controls International
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Hamilton, Waikato
- Build your best future with the Johnson Controls team As a global leader in smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, ou...
- 6/2/2024 12:00:00 AM
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- CoachUSA
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Hanover, MD
- Dispatcher/Operations Full-Time Location: Hanover, MD Compensation: $16.00-$18.00 hourly Apply now! Looking for a new an...
- 5/30/2024 12:00:00 AM
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- Transdev Inc.
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Brisbane, CA
- About Transdev: Based near Chicago, Transdev is North America's largest private-sector operator of multiple transit mode...
- 5/29/2024 12:00:00 AM
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- The Parking Spot
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Columbus, OH
- Since its inception, The Parking Spot has made superior airport parking experiences easy and affordable by focusing on h...
- 5/21/2024 12:00:00 AM
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- The Parking Spot
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Saint Louis, MO
- Since its inception, The Parking Spot has made superior airport parking experiences easy and affordable by focusing on h...
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About Texas
Texas (/ˈtɛksəs/, locally /ˈtɛksɪz/; Spanish: Texas or Tejas Spanish pronunciation: [ˈtexas] (listen)) is the second largest state in the United States by both area and population. Geographically located in the South Central region of the country, Texas shares borders with the U.S. states of Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the west, and the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas to the southwest, while the Gulf of Mexico is to the southeast.
Houston is the most populous city in Texas and the fourth largest in the...
Source: Wikipedia (as of 04/11/2019). Read more from Wikipedia
Income Estimation for Dispatcher jobs
$41,100 to $55,947
Most Popular Cities in Texas for Dispatcher Jobs
What does a Dispatcher do?
Dispatcher in Riverside, CA
To become a police dispatcher, start by earning a high school diploma or a GED certificate since most police departments require this for dispatcher positions.
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Dispatcher in Mobile, AL
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Dispatcher in Sioux City, IA
California POST does not have a waiver process for dispatchers.
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