Brent Gager

Experience

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  Schneider National

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2003

  Tractor Trailer Driver

  • Over the road driver that drove through 46 of 48 continental states • NE Regional driver dedicated to P&G and Kimberly Clark accounts • Team Driver • Complied with all safety regulations

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  JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2007

  Tractor Trailer Driver

  • Overnight driver responsible for Home Depot deliveries and picking up at vendors • Four year safety award earned while driving out of a difficult area in Northern Philadelphia• Operated in and around major cities including Philadelphia, Baltimore, and New York City • Complied with all safety regulations

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  Cardinal Logistics

  Aug 2007 - Feb 2010

  Tractor Trailer Driver/Yard Jockey

  • Second Shift Yard Jockey  Responsible for moving trailers at two buildings for customer Responsible for picking up and dropping off damaged trailers at maintenance facility• Office Depot Store Driver  Multiple stops in and around the Baltimore and Washington DC area Operated pup trailers with lift gate in order to meet customer demands• Cardinal Glass Delivery Driver  Operated on Long Island and all 5 boroughs Used curtain side trailer to meet customer needs Show less

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  Cigna

  Mar 2010 - May 2010

  Customer Service Representative
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  JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

  Jun 2010 - Jan 2012

  First shift dispatch at Home Depot in Pittston, PA• Manages twenty five drivers• Participated in daily Safety Calls• Ran daily compliance for 90+ drivers• Participate in all facets of Customer Value Delivery• Backfill for Logistics Coordinator• Maintain all customer deliveries schedule for the day-to-day operations to ensure customerrequirements are met• Ensure that productivity and operational goals are met in order to deliver customer satisfaction• Coordinate and expedite requests, time specific pick-ups and deliveries along with other specialrequests by the customer• Completed Leaders 101 and Leaders 201. Attended Recall 2011. Show less

  • Operations Supervisor

    Dec 2010 - Jan 2012

  • Tractor Trailer Driver

    Jun 2010 - Dec 2010
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  J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc

  Jan 2013 - Feb 2018

  Home Depot Account• Manage a team of 8 operations supervisors, 111 dedicated drivers, and 29-yard jockeys/shuttle drivers. Includes 90 tractors, 10-yard trucks, 650 trailers• Responsible for selecting, hiring, training and development of office personnel and drivers• Organize daily meetings with Home Depot on current state of affairs within the business• Cut payroll for 140 drivers ensuring accuracy and timeliness ($120,000-$150,000 weekly)• Promote safety culture and driver dedicated functions Show less • Eyes and ears of the region - Any potential areas of concern are communicated to leadership. Use resources to uncover potential things that could jeopardize the organization. • Primary source to educate management and driving employees on policy and procedure regarding safety related process and regulations (internal and external)• Influence that helps mold and strengthen the safety culture of the business • Audit and inspect (observe and report). • Identify risk using tools provided and work with operations to reduce that risk Responsible for managing Federal DOT, and company regulatory compliance, utilizing industry best practices, management consulting and guidance. Developed safety and training programs. Responsible for business locations in Pennsylvania and New Jersey that include 345 drivers. Show less • Maintain all customer deliveries schedule for the day-to-day operations to ensure that customer requirements are met• Ensure that productivity and operational goals are met in order to deliver customer satisfaction• Perform load planning for both inbound and outbound, driver scheduling, and dispatch duties for 80+ drivers• Coordinate and expedite requests, time-specific pickups and deliveries and other special requests made by customer• Oversee the training of the DMIT (Driver Manager in Training) Show less

  • Account Manager

    Mar 2017 - Feb 2018

  • Area Risk Manager

    Jun 2014 - Mar 2017

  • Logistics Coordinator

    Jan 2013 - Jun 2014
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  Select Tissue LLC

  Jun 2018 - May 2021

  Transportation/ Operations Manager
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  NFI

  May 2021 - now

  Tranportation Manager