TCI Transportation is looking for a hands-on Driver Supervisor who can lead from the front, support our professional drivers, and keep a fast-moving transportation operation running safely and efficiently.
This isn't a desk-only supervisory role. You'll be directly involved in driver leadership, dispatch, customer service, safety, DOT compliance, scheduling, equipment coordination, and day-to-day operations. You'll work closely with drivers, dispatchers, maintenance, customers, Safety, Recruiting, HR, and Operations leadership to keep the operation moving.
If you're a strong people leader who understands transportation and enjoys solving problems in real time, this could be the opportunity for you.
💵 Base Salary: $69,000–$74,000 Annually
🏆 Plus Incentives
🌙 Night Shift
🕓 4:00 PM Start Time
📅 Rotating 12-Hour Shifts
This role also requires flexibility to respond to operational emergencies and occasional holiday needs when necessary.
🚛 Lead Daily Operations by ensuring routes, schedules, drivers, and customer commitments are executed successfully.
👥 Lead & Develop Drivers through interviewing, hiring, onboarding, training, coaching, counseling, and ongoing development.
📋 Manage Dispatch & Scheduling by ensuring drivers report as scheduled and making dispatch adjustments when operational needs change.
🛡️ Champion Safety by reinforcing TCI safety standards, monitoring performance, and helping build a strong safety culture.
📊 Own Performance Metrics by working with customers to establish attainable goals and reporting results through weekly KPI and monthly performance meetings.
🤝 Support the Customer by maintaining strong relationships, addressing operational needs, and ensuring TCI meets or exceeds customer expectations.
💻 Use Technology to Drive Performance through systems including Samsara, ELDs, McLeod, customer portals, and driver recruiting technology.
💵 Support Payroll & Administrative Accuracy by ensuring required payroll and operational processes are completed correctly and on time.
The Driver Supervisor plays a direct role in building and maintaining a successful driver team.
You'll be responsible for:
🎓 Hiring, training, coaching, and developing drivers
🗣️ Providing feedback, counseling, and disciplinary action when needed
🚦 Scheduling road tests for new drivers
🛠️ Monitoring equipment condition and coordinating repairs with TCI Maintenance
📝 Completing accident and injury reporting and participating in investigations
🤝 Partnering with Operations, Recruiting, Safety, and Human Resources on employment decisions
🚀 Identifying opportunities to improve safety and operational flow
Transportation doesn't work without safety—and this position plays a critical role in protecting our drivers, customers, and operation.
You'll help ensure:
✅ DOT & FMCSA compliance
⏱️ Driver Hours of Service compliance
📱 ELD accuracy and auditing
🚛 Drivers have sufficient DOT hours for assigned work
📋 Log discrepancies are identified and addressed
🦺 Safety policies and procedures are consistently followed
🤝 Safety concerns are coordinated with Operations, Safety, and HR when necessary
✅ Strong leadership and administrative skills
✅ Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities
✅ Confidence working directly with professional drivers
✅ A customer-first mindset
✅ Strong organization and attention to detail
✅ Comfort making decisions in a fast-paced environment
✅ Ability to learn and use transportation technology
✅ Strong business ethics and confidentiality
✅ A collaborative, team-oriented leadership style
Most importantly, we're looking for someone who can stay composed, solve problems, hold people accountable, and keep an operation moving when things don't go according to plan. The role requires strong communication, accuracy, teamwork, and flexibility.
Your leadership will directly influence:
🚛 Route & Schedule Execution
👥 Driver Performance & Development
🛡️ Safety & DOT Compliance
⏱️ Hours of Service Compliance
⭐ Customer Satisfaction
📈 Operational KPIs
🛠️ Equipment Readiness
📋 Dispatch & Scheduling Accuracy
🤝 Driver Retention & Team Culture
At TCI, our Driver Supervisors are an important link between our drivers, customers, and Operations team.
You'll have the opportunity to lead people, solve real operational challenges, develop drivers, work directly with customers, and make decisions that have an immediate impact on the success of the operation.
💰 $69,000–$74,000 Annual Base Salary + Incentives
🌙 Night Shift with a 4:00 PM Start
📅 Rotating 12-Hour Shifts
👥 Hands-On Leadership Responsibility
🚛 Fast-Paced Transportation Operations
📈 Career Growth & Leadership Development
🤝 Cross-Functional Support
🏥 Competitive Benefits
💼 401(k) with Company Match
🏖️ Paid Time Off & Paid Holidays
Since 1978, TCI Transportation has grown from a family-owned operation into a nationwide transportation company serving customers across the United States.
Today, TCI provides a broad range of transportation solutions including dedicated logistics, truck leasing and rental, fleet maintenance, truck sales, and workforce solutions.
Our success is built around the people who keep our customers moving—from our professional drivers and frontline leaders to our maintenance, safety, recruiting, and corporate teams.
We're growing. We're evolving. And we're looking for strong leaders who want to grow with us.
If you're ready to lead drivers, solve operational challenges, champion safety, and keep a transportation operation moving, we'd like to meet you.
Apply today and build your leadership career with TCI Transportation.
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Family-owned since 1978, TCI delivers nationwide transportation, logistics, leasing, and fleet solutions with a personal touch. With 1,900+ team members and 25+ U.S. locations, we combine expertise, 24/7 service, and a people-first culture to keep supply chains moving—every mile of the way.
TCI Transportation offers Dedicated Transportation Services, Truckload Transportation, Expedited LTL Services and Freight Brokerage Services.
TCI is headquartered in Commerce, CA and has branches in Commerce, Fontana, Bakersfield, Stockton, Phoenix, Las Vegas, NV and offices in Georgia and Texas.
TCI Leasing is part of the Nationalease Network, which has over 700 partner locations nationally providing a national competence to TCI. Our Nationalease membership ensures TCI customers extraordinary value by leveraging the purchasing power of over 525,000 vehicles. TCI Leasing will continue to focus on its commitment to its many customers that span the western states and many diverse industries, and will continue to count on a robust national organization of independent leasing companies in order to provide enhanced value and service.
