Manager Trainee – Transportation Management

Job Description

Manager Trainee Spring 2027 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

The Tone:
This is a full-time Manager Trainee position at J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc., a leading provider of transportation and logistics solutions across North America. This role is designed for individuals eager to learn the foundational aspects of managing freight operations. The successful candidate will be integral to ensuring the safe and timely movement of goods, maintaining compliance, and delivering exceptional customer service. This position is critical for developing future leaders who will uphold the company’s commitment to efficiency and reliability within its dynamic network.

The TL;DR
• Role: Manager Trainee
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Various locations, requiring regional relocation

• Team: Drivers within a small fleet or non-traditional shifts
• Mission: To learn the management of driver operations, ensuring safe and timely freight movement and best-in-class customer service while maintaining compliance with DOT and company regulations.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Driver & Carrier Relationships: Learn to build and maintain positive professional relationships with drivers and external carriers to ensure seamless operations and maximize productivity.
• Personnel Management: Learn to utilize personnel management techniques, including the training and orientation of drivers and employees, along with assistance on internal and third-party systems.
• Fleet Optimization: Become proficient in maximizing the efficiency and profitability of fleet operations, measuring key performance indicators, and preparing customer-specific reports.
• Asset Management: Gain knowledge on how to manage inventory, assets, customer pools, and the assignment of drivers to balance equipment effectively within the market.
• Administrative & Operational Duties: Learn to perform administrative tasks such as payroll, budget management, driver counseling, accident reviews, and resolving pay issues, while also coordinating maintenance and yard operations.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Transportation/Logistics, Supply Chain, or a related field, qualifying for an entry-level career.
• Experience: If no Bachelor’s degree, a High School Diploma/GED combined with at least 1 year of experience in management, transportation/logistics, business administration, account management, or equivalent military experience.
• Skills: Willingness to travel to account, customer, and company event locations, ability to work across multiple shifts including nights and/or weekends, and willingness to regionally relocate dependent on account assignment.
• Bonus: Experience managing a team, ability to anticipate and resolve conflicts, aptitude for accurately analyzing situations and making productive decisions, and a demonstrated ability to adapt to changing environments.