Maria Ceniceros

Logistics and Operations Professional with 7+ years of progressive experience in OTR fleet management, load planning and coordination, team management, and operational execution. Extensive experience optimizing loads, unit utilization, and operational times, focused on maximizing fleet productivity, maintaining operational continuity, and generating cost efficiencies. Characterized by responsibility, dedication, attention to detail, and the ability to solve problems and make timely decisions in dynamic environments, as well as solid knowledge of ground transportation operations and the ability to coordinate multiple priorities.

Experience in team leadership and training, with an advanced level of English and near-native communication.

Production Manager at CRE Servicios Corporativos (2025-05 – Present)

• Comprehensive management of operational production through strategic load planning and coordination, ensuring operational continuity and on-time pickups and deliveries.
• Optimized fleet utilization and productivity through strategic allocation of loads, capacity, and available equipment, particularly in low-demand markets.
• Managed yards and empty equipment, coordinating strategic positioning and movement to reduce unproductive time, keep assets in operation, and maximize their revenue-generating capacity.
• Coordinated equipment swaps and movements, ensuring unit availability and operational continuity according to production needs.
• Managed vendor relationships and appointment scheduling, prioritizing efficient operational windows to reduce transit times and improve operational flow.
• Tracked and coordinated maintenance for out-of-service trailers, accelerating their return to operation and minimizing downtime.
• Made decisions focused on productivity, asset utilization, operational continuity, and cost efficiency.

Weekend Team Lead at CRE Servicios Corporativos (2023-08 – 2025-05)

• Supervised weekend operations, ensuring continuity of service and timely resolution of issues.
• Led and monitored the operations team, promoting process compliance, productivity, and service standards.
• Managed payroll and coordinated intern onboarding, ensuring proper integration into the team and compliance with internal processes.
• Participated in recruiting, selecting, and training new members of the operations team.
• Strategically coordinated unit changes due to lease expirations, ensuring equipment availability and preventing operational interruptions.
• Made real-time operational decisions to prioritize resources, resolve issues, and maintain service continuity.

OTR Fleet Manager Mentor at CRE Servicios Corporativos (2021-12 – 2023-08)

• Managed a fleet of 40+ units and 60 drivers, ensuring productivity, operational continuity, and compliance with delivery and pickup timelines.
• Planned and coordinated operational resources, including unit availability, route coverage, and driver needs.
• Coordinated with Customer Service to anticipate and resolve issues that could affect service, prioritizing solutions that protected operational continuity and performance.
• Coordinated vacations and operational coverage, maintaining the capacity needed to respond to fleet needs.
• Oversaw preventive and corrective maintenance, working to maintain asset availability and utilization.
• Trained and mentored new Fleet Managers, sharing operational knowledge and best practices to accelerate their onboarding and performance.
• Solved problems and made operational decisions in dynamic environments, balancing service, capacity, equipment availability, and business needs.

OTR Fleet Manager at CRE Servicios Corporativos (2021-08 – 2021-12)

• Managed a fleet of 40+ units and 60 drivers, focused on maintaining productivity, equipment availability, and compliance with deliveries and pickups.
• Planned and tracked loads, routes, and resources to ensure efficient operations and minimize interruptions.
• Coordinated with Customer Service to identify operational risks, address issues, and maintain service levels.
• Managed driver vacations and coverage, anticipating capacity needs to maintain route continuity.
• Coordinated preventive and corrective maintenance for units, prioritizing availability and reducing unproductive time.
• Made operational decisions aimed at optimizing resources, maintaining fleet productivity, and resolving issues in a timely manner.

OTR Afterhours Fleet Manager at CRE Servicios Corporativos (2019-06 – 2021-08)

• Managed after-hours operations for an OTR fleet, addressing issues in real time and making decisions to protect load compliance.
• Reassigned and coordinated loads in response to unforeseen issues, optimizing available resources to keep deliveries on time.
• Evaluated operational alternatives and prioritized resources to minimize service impacts and maintain operational continuity.
• Communicated with Customer Service about issues and operational risks, facilitating decision-making and follow-up on critical situations.
• Solved problems under pressure, coordinating multiple operational variables simultaneously.

Fleet Monitor at Transpormex (2018-07 – 2019-05)

• Monitored units and loads in real time, identifying operational deviations and following up on issues in a timely manner.
• Supervised unit movements and detected unauthorized stops, contributing to operational control and asset security.
• Prepared periodic reports on fleet status to support operational decision-making.
• Tracked signal loss and relayed recovery parameters, maintaining visibility over units and continuity of monitoring.

– Universidad Cuauhtémoc (2014-06 – 2016-09)

Diploma – COBAEZ (2013 – 2014)