
Darnell Brooks
Truck Dispatcher
Loaded trucks, legal drivers, on-time freight
Truck dispatcher with eight years coordinating a fleet of around 40 drivers for a regional carrier across the Southeast. Plans loads and routes for on-time delivery while keeping drivers legal on hours-of-service and the trucks running full. Built relationships on the load boards and with brokers that cut empty miles and lifted revenue per truck. Keeps the wheels turning through breakdowns, weather and last-minute reschedules with calm problem-solving and constant driver communication. Knows DOT and FMCSA rules cold and protects the company's CSA score by dispatching compliant. Looking for a dispatch role with a carrier that wants its fleet run tight, profitable and safe.
Atlanta Technical College
Associate Diploma in Logistics & Supply Chain (September 2012 to June 2014)
Transport Training Institute
FMCSA Hours-of-Service & Compliance Certificate (February 2016 to May 2016)
Southland Freight Carriers - Atlanta, GA
Truck Dispatcher April 2017 to Present 9 years & 3 months
Negotiate freight on load boards and with brokers, cutting empty miles and lifting revenue per truck over the year.
Monitor hours-of-service and ELD logs to keep every driver legal and protect the carrier's CSA safety score.
Handle breakdowns, weather closures and reschedules in real time, rerouting freight and keeping customers updated.
Maintain daily driver communication and resolve issues quickly, which has helped reduce driver turnover on the board.
Keep accurate records of loads, rates, BOLs and detention to support billing and dispute resolution.
Peachtree Logistics - Atlanta, GA
Dispatch Assistant August 2014 to March 2017 2 years & 8 months
Tracked shipments and updated customers on delivery status throughout the day.
Learned load-board sourcing and rate negotiation, taking on a small driver board independently.
Built the compliance and communication skills that earned the full dispatcher role.
Cut empty miles
Lower driver turnover
Transportation Management Systems Training
Logistics Training Center (March 2019 to April 2019)
FMCSA Hours-of-Service & Compliance
Transport Training Institute (May 2016 to Present)
- Load Planning
- Route Optimization
- Load Board Sourcing
- Rate Negotiation
- HOS & ELD Compliance
- DOT / FMCSA Regulations
- Driver Management
- TMS Software
- Problem Solving
- Freight Documentation