Manager Trainee – Fleet Operations

Job Description

Manager Trainee | J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

The Tone:
This is a full-time, in-person Manager Trainee role at J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. J.B. Hunt is a leading transportation and logistics company committed to ensuring the safe and timely movement of freight. This position is crucial for developing future management talent who will uphold operational standards, ensure DOT compliance, and provide excellent service to drivers and customers, directly impacting the company’s efficiency and profitability.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person (requires regional relocation and travel)
• Pay: $51719–$63400 yearly
• Mission: Learn to manage fleet operations, ensure compliance, and provide superior service to drivers and customers to facilitate the safe and timely movement of freight.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Operations & Logistics: Assign loads, plan routes, and monitor freight movement to ensure safe, on-time service and meet customer requirements.
• Driver & Carrier Management: Build and maintain professional relationships with drivers and external carriers, minimizing turnover and maximizing ongoing productivity.
• Compliance & Safety: Ensure driver compliance with DOT regulations and company safety policies, including conducting safety messages, briefings, and training.
• Financial & Administrative: Perform administrative duties such as payroll, managing the Net-Revenue budget, analyzing P&L statements, and creating operational or financial reports.
• Asset & Problem Resolution: Manage inventory, assets, customer pools, and equipment, including yard operations, and resolve service or mechanical issues for drivers and customers.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Entry-Level professional with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Transportation/Logistics, Supply Chain, or a related field. Alternatively, a High School Diploma/GED combined with 1 year of experience in management, transportation/logistics, business administration, account management, or military experience.
• Experience: Willingness to travel to account, customer, and company event locations; ability to work across multiple shifts including nights and/or weekends; willingness to regionally relocate dependent on account assignment.
• Skills: Knowledge of DOT regulations, fleet operations management, load assignment and freight planning, inventory and asset management, financial analysis and reporting.
• Bonus: Experience managing a team, anticipating and resolving conflicts, making productive analytical decisions, adapting to changing environments, establishing strong working relationships with clients, vendors, and peers, and effective communication.