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# Fleet Operations Manager 1 at Torc Robotics

- **Company:** Torc Robotics
- **Location:** Fort Worth, TX
- **Compensation:** $118k–$141k
- **Posted:** 2026-10-21
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-28
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/torcrobotics/jobs/8891718002

## Job description

About the Role:

As the Fleet Operations Manager within our Fleet Operations and Safety Department, you will oversee autonomous truck operations at our Fort Worth site. This is an on-site role. You will own federal and state requirements, safety and compliance, people management, and fleet administration, reporting to the Director of Fleet Operations.

You will oversee the testing safety process, dispatch and recovery of test vehicles, and testing objectives, while ensuring regulatory compliance for a Class 8 test fleet and making sure all processes and policies are followed as directed. Responsibilities include business plans and deliverables, daily fleet operations, procurement and financials, safety, logistics, inventories, site onboarding, and vendor negotiations and administration. You will partner with Torc affiliates to ensure safe and continual operations.

What You’ll Do:

- Supervise the Logistics Managers and provide leadership to their teams
- Develop business plans, metrics, and key performance indicators that measure and deliver on goals, such as miles per day, safety and productivity measures, absences and turnover, fuel economy, and truck repair and maintenance costs
- Run day-to-day operations by building schedules, assigning and monitoring work, implementing productivity standards, resolving operational problems, and maintaining reference manuals and new procedures
- Work with logistics, fleet management, and on-road testing to keep testing safe and productive while reducing risk and liability exposure
- Collaborate with engineering to review and approve test plans, fulfill the established safety testing process, and give feedback to test engineering teams
- Own transportation expenses, inventories, budgeting, and forecasting, including monitoring variances and driving corrective action
- Support Torc’s safety program and coordinate with the Director of Operational Safety on improvements and site-specific needs
- Ensure regulatory and DOT compliance, including OSHA, DOT, FMCSA, EPA, local fire code, and industry and state requirements
- Manage inventory, asset tracking, and chain of custody for equipment, tools, and materials, and ensure fleet tractors and trailers are properly licensed, labeled, maintained, and clean
- Partner with maintenance teams to understand base vehicle issues and reduce future downtime
- Monitor weather, road conditions, closures, and traffic, and make sure drivers and conductors have the information they need to avoid hazards
- Administer accident and incident reporting, including coordination with first responders, law enforcement, insurance and recovery companies, and headquarters, and keep leadership informed accurately and on time
- Build strong relationships with internal and external partners, including local police and transportation officials, to maintain Torc’s reputation in the community
- Collaborate with Safety, Finance, Talent Acquisition, People Operations, IT, and others to plan for site financial, staffing, and technology needs
- Partner with People Operations and Talent Acquisition on hiring, onboarding, goal setting, career development, performance management, and employee relations
- Help create and maintain procedures that protect the confidentiality of company, site, and program materials

What You’ll Need to Succeed:

- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, or a related field preferred
- 6 years of progressive experience in operations and management of a transportation or trucking center and fleet
- Knowledge of autonomous vehicles and the opportunities and challenges of a fast-moving environment
- Working knowledge of the industry’s legal obligations, regulations, and guidelines
- Experience with budgeting, procurement and financial operations, supervision and training, facilities and asset management, and crisis management
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, with the ability to build trust and communicate with a diverse workforce
- Solid technical knowledge and the ability to understand technical designs, challenges, and risks to optimize autonomous vehicle operations
- Strong facilitation and presentation skills for small and large groups
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and audio/visual equipment
- Strong business judgment, a collaborative style, and strong organizational skills to manage multiple programs at once
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with changing business needs
- A passion for developing and growing colleagues to their highest potential
- Ability to maintain sensitive and confidential information

Travel, Training and Safety Requirements:

- Work on-site at our Fort Worth facility
- Valid US driver’s license with a safe driving record required
- Occasional travel to other site locations and other states
- Ability to work and collaborate across locations and time zones
- Flexibility to work overtime when project demands
- Wear appropriate personal protective equipment in areas identified through hazard assessment
- Occasional exposure to outdoor weather, including inclement weather and temperature extremes
- Ability to occasionally lift and carry up to 40 pounds

Bonus Points:

- OSHA 30-Hour certificate preferred
- AI Fluency

## Perks of Being a Full-time Torc’r

Torc cares about our team members and we strive to provide benefits and resources to support their health, work/life balance, and future. Our culture is collaborative, energetic, and team focused. Torc offers:

- A competitive compensation package that includes a bonus component and stock options
- 100% paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for full-time employees
- 401K plan with a 6% employer match
- Flexibility in schedule and generous paid vacation (available immediately after start date)
- Company-wide holiday office closures
- AD+D and Life Insurance

Job ID: 103037

Hiring Range for Job Opening US Pay Range $117,600—$141,100 USD

## About Torc Robotics

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Torc Robotics is an independent subsidiary of Daimler Truck developing SAE Level 4 autonomous driving software for long-haul, hub-to-hub freight trucks.
- **Entity Type**: Private (subsidiary of Daimler Truck)
- **Headquarters**: Blacksburg, Virginia, USA (additional offices in Fort Worth, TX; Ann Arbor, MI; Montréal, Canada)
- **Founded**: 2005 (as Torc Technologies)
- **Founders**: Group of Virginia Tech alumni (team from the DARPA Urban Challenge)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Autonomous vehicle technology / Trucking & freight logistics
- **Target customers**: B2B – large fleet operators and trucking companies (middle-mile hub-to-hub routes over 250 miles)
- **Mission or purpose statement**: “Drive the future of freight” by commercializing safe, self-driving trucks

## Products & Services
- **Torc Self-Driving Software**: Full-stack autonomy system (perception, planning, control) for SAE Level 4 operation, integrated into the Daimler Truck Freightliner Cascadia platform.
- **Autonomous-Ready Cascadia**: A redundant chassis with fail-safe steering, braking, power net, and secondary communications network built by Daimler Truck.
- **Testing & Validation**: Closed-course and public-road testing in Virginia, Texas, New Mexico, and 20+ U.S. states over the past 14 years.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (private subsidiary of Daimler Truck)
- **Key Metric**: Commercial launch targeted for **2027**; first driverless (no safety driver) journey completed in **2025**. Acquired Algolux (Montréal) in 2023 for computer vision and ML expertise.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Daimler Truck (parent/owner), AAA (safety partnership), Transdev (shuttle partnership), Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, and major fleet operators.
- **Growth Signals**: Expanding into Canada (Montréal office); headcount growing with 54 open positions posted on Greenhouse; Daimler Truck is building production-ready autonomous Cascadia chassis; years of real-world testing.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Deep truck OEM relationship**: As an independent subsidiary of Daimler Truck, Torc has direct integration into the leading Class 8 truck platform (Freightliner Cascadia).
- **20-year legacy**: Founded in 2005 from DARPA Urban Challenge roots; one of the first AV software companies to focus exclusively on trucking.
- **Safety-first design**: Redundant steering, braking, and communications, plus a partnership with AAA on safety criteria.
- **Focused product**: Targets only highway middle-mile (250+ miles), avoiding complex city driving – a clear, commercially viable use case.

## Strategic Focus
- **Commercialization**: First market-ready generation of self-driving trucks on sale in **2027**. Currently validating the system on public roads with safety drivers.
- **Scaling operations**: Expanding engineering centers (Montréal, Ann Arbor, Fort Worth) and building a robust data/ML pipeline at petabyte scale.
- **Talent development**: Growing “Emerging Talent” program (co-ops, internships, early career) and partnerships with educational institutions.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Described as collaborative, ego-free, and innovative. “Everyone is empowered to solve challenges.” Open forums and accessible leadership.
- **Remote/Hybrid**: Multiple remote positions available (U.S. and Canada), plus on-site roles in Blacksburg, Ann Arbor, Fort Worth, and Montréal.
- **Benefits (U.S.)**:
  - 100% company-paid employee premiums for medical, dental, vision
  - Generous front-loaded PTO, plus a winter shutdown (Christmas–New Year)
  - Fully paid parental leave (100% salary continuation)
  - 401(k) with company match, LTD/STD, life insurance, pet insurance, legal services
- **Benefits (Canada)**: Extended health/dental/vision, RRSP with DPSP matching, employer-paid life/AD&D, LTD.
- **Engineering culture**: Work on cutting-edge autonomy, perception, ML, and data infrastructure alongside world-class experts.

## Sources
1. [torc.ai/about-us](https://torc.ai/about-us/)
2. [torc.ai/careers](https://torc.ai/careers/)
3. [torc.ai/frequently-asked-questions](https://torc.ai/frequently-asked-questions/)
4. [job-boards.greenhouse.io/torcrobotics](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/torcrobotics)

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