Local Dispatch - Laredo
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Job overview
The Local Dispatch role coordinates local deliveries and drivers in Laredo. The dispatcher communicates load requirements and delivery instructions, plans next-day deliveries, maintains forwarder profiles and proof-of-delivery records, and coordinates with brokers, yards, and other dispatchers. The position requires a high school diploma, at least one year of dispatch or related forwarding or transportation experience, and clear written and verbal communication in English and Spanish.
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Full job description
Description
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: include the following. Other duties as assigned
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On-time delivery
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Driver productivity and satisfaction
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Verbal and computer dispatch
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Review BOLs, communicate face to face (phone or computer) with Melton driver specific instructions on the customers’ load requirements and update the system accordingly.
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Furnish MXC, brokers, and/or yard, crew with directions and time load needs to deliver
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Coordinate next day local deliveries by contacting Forwarder/consignee via email or phone with ETA and special instructions as required by customer.
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Updates and maintains forwarder profiles
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Scans and File copies of all Laredo proof of deliveries.
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Ensure the accounting Dept. in Tulsa has a signed billing of lading of all Laredo deliveries.
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Maintain open communication with NB Dispatcher and design a plan to deal with any imbalance.
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Report any potential problems that may affect our service or profitability.
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Coordinate transfers for any loads reported by brokers that are ready for customs clearance.
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Manage local drivers’ time productively.
Education and/or Experience: High school diploma, minimum 1-year dispatch experience or related field of forwarding or transportation.
Special Training: Have a working knowledge of Microsoft program and AS/400
Special Skills: Must be able to communicate clearly in both English and Spanish (written and verbally), handle stressful situations and pay close attention to detail with good organizational skills. Must also be able to work and perform as a team player. Use computer board proficiently and WhatsApp on a personal phone.
Physical Demands: It is necessary to talk, hear, sit, write, type, climb on trailer and walk outdoors. It is occasionally necessary to lift up to 25 lbs.
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How this job compares
Set against the 793 open Transportation jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$89–127K/yr195 salary ranges
- US median$23–38/hr360 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 44 open Transportation jobs in Texas and 793 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Transportation postings that state a minimum ask for (median 8 years, across 483 postings).
- Education
- 227 of the 793 open Transportation jobs (29%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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