Job Opportunities in the Auto Shipping Industry
Posted by Tom Kearns in Uncategorized, tags: auto, automotive, business, career, careers, cars, jobs, logistics, moving, relocating, shipping, transportation, trucks, UncategorizedToday, the auto shipping industry is rife with some very interesting career opportunities. The industry includes many various positions and the career opportunities are infinite. The industry is looking for full time and part time employees to fulfill a wide variety of job duties. As in all industries, they are constantly on the lookout for devoted, motivated, hard working and qualified people to fill many challenging and cutting edge positions in every corner of the business. While the auto shipping industry is rather new on the scene, it is quite advanced and continuously reinventing itself. Little wonder there are so many promising career opportunities here offering advancement even to the new, inexperienced jobseeker.
Finding a job in the auto shipping industry is no different than in any other industry. There are classified ads in newspapers, car dealers and online career sites. Auto shipping has a need for general and specialized types of shipping personnel for shipping of multiple or single vehicles, special shipping of traditional, vintage, collectible, and customized or sports cars among many other types of cargo. Everyone is relocating these days giving rise to the wide variety of jobs available in the industry. Among them are auto mover truck drivers, shipping dispatchers, customer service representatives, driver car hauler, commercial drivers, military-vehicle drivers and shippers, truck fleet managers, too many mechanic-type positions to mention here for all levels of experience, and many others.
Truck driver is the most fundamental and obvious job required by the industry. But here the job is far more complex and requires more responsibility as the driver is accountable for loading and unloading vehicles onto the carrier trailer, inspects each vehicle before delivery, interacts with the vehicles owner at pick up and drop off as well as the task of driving his incredibly heavy and cumbersome load over miles and miles of roads, some good, some not so much. Not too mention the high value of his cargo and to some vehicle owners, an emotional value as well. The vehicles on the carrier may need to be picked up and unloaded in many different states, delivered across borders, and one job can go on for weeks before it is concluded. This is truly no job for the cream puffs, but far more interesting and enjoyable than driving the milk truck and the pay is oh, so much better.
The dispatcher is really a travel agent who takes orders and relays the customers requirements to the trucking company. The dispatcher is the go-between person who ensures that the pick up, delivery, transportation time, and cost of same have been made crystal clear to the truck driver and the customer. The dispatcher/travel agent is involved with the customer in the planning of the vehicle’s trip demanding sharply honed organizational skills. One truck may be loaded with vehicles, each one going to a different destination. It is easy to see the need for intricate planning of optimum cost/time effective customer service with the resources available to the company while allowing the company to turn a profit on top of all that. This is not the job for the person with a wandering mind, or the daydreamer. It requires focus and organization.
The client service representative is not responsible for any planning, but he or she does the crucial job of kindly providing fussy customers with all required information, including quotes by phone or email, and the job of placing orders with the dispatcher who then works with the company.
It is quite possibly the diesel mechanic that is the most critical piece of the whole picture in the auto shipping industry. There can be no auto transport company without the services of such an employee. One of the mechanic’s most crucial responsibilities is to thoroughly inspect and ensure the safety of all the trucks traveling under his jurisdiction. The job has high demands and requirements and is regarded with much respect and paid accordingly.
Finally, the auto processor performs the processing of customer cars between the different company terminals.
Companies often offer certified courses in some or all of the basic positions. Training for other positions can be done at community colleges, vocational schools, or even on the job.
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