
Carlos Mendez
Transportation Manager
Moving freight on time, safely and on cost
Transportation manager with twelve years in road freight, the last five running transport for a logistics company in Monterrey. Keeps freight moving on time and on cost — managing a fleet and drivers, planning routes and loads, controlling transport cost and compliance, and keeping deliveries reliable while keeping drivers and the public safe. Cut transport cost per delivery and lifted on-time performance while improving the fleet's safety record. Manages fleet and drivers, plans routes, controls cost and compliance, drives safety, and keeps customers' freight on time. Operational, cost-aware and safety-driven. Looking for a transportation-management role with an operation that needs its fleet run efficiently, safely and to the promises made to customers.
Monterrey Logistics Company - Monterrey, Mexico
Transportation Manager January 2019 to Present 7 years & 7 months
Cut transport cost per delivery and lifted on-time performance while improving the fleet's safety record.
Manage a fleet and drivers, keeping vehicles maintained, drivers supported and the operation properly staffed.
Plan routes and loads efficiently, getting freight delivered with fewer empty miles and lower cost.
Control transport cost and compliance, keeping spend down and the fleet legal on hours, weights and safety.
Drive safety hard and keep customers' freight on time, protecting both the company's record and its promises.
Mexico Freight Services - Monterrey, Mexico
Transport Supervisor July 2011 to December 2018 7 years & 6 months
Managed routes, drivers and compliance, steadily developing the breadth a transport-manager role demands.
Learned fleet operations, routing, cost and safety on the job across more than seven years.
Gained the certification and track record that led into a transportation-manager role of my own.
Tecnológico de Monterrey
BSc in Logistics & Transport (August 2007 to June 2011)
Mexican Transport Institute
Transport Management & Safety Certification (January 2014 to September 2014)
A safe, efficient fleet
Cut cost, lifted on-time
Improved the safety record
Transport Management & Safety Certification
Mexican Transport Institute (September 2014 to Present)
- Fleet Management
- Route & Load Planning
- Transport Cost Control
- Driver Management
- Compliance & Hours
- Road Safety
- On-Time Delivery
- Maintenance Planning
- Logistics
- Team Leadership