Manager Trainee – Transportation Logistics Operations

Job Description

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

The Tone:
This is a full-time, entry-level management position at J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc., which may require regional relocation and travel to various company, customer, and account locations. J.B. Hunt Transport Services is a leading company in the transportation and logistics sector. This role is essential for learning to manage core logistics operations, ensuring the safe and timely movement of freight, and delivering best-in-class customer service within a compliant and efficient framework.

The TL;DR
• Role: Manager Trainee
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Regional Relocation, Travel Required
• Pay: $46100–$57600 yearly
• Mission: To learn and apply management principles for small driver count and non-traditional shifts, ensuring safe, timely, and compliant freight movement and customer satisfaction.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Driver Relations: Learn to cultivate and maintain positive professional relationships with drivers and outside carriers to minimize turnover and maximize productivity.
• Operational Oversight: Become proficient in maximizing fleet operations efficiency and profitability, including making improvement recommendations and presenting financial analysis.
• Compliance & Safety: Acquire knowledge of maintaining the Company’s safety culture, enforcing policies, and ensuring DOT compliance through training and reviews.
• Freight & Load Planning: Learn to assign loads, plan routes, and monitor freight movement to ensure safe, on-time service and meet all customer requirements.
• Administrative Management: Perform administrative duties such as payroll, budget management, driver counseling, accident reviews, and creating operational or financial reports.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Transportation/Logistics, Supply Chain, or a related field, or a High School Diploma/GED combined with relevant experience.
• Experience: Minimum of 1 year of experience in management, transportation/logistics, business administration, account management, or equivalent military experience if a Bachelor’s degree is not held.
• Skills:
• Analytical Thinking: Ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
• Relationship Building: Ability to establish and maintain healthy working relationships with clients, vendors, and peers.
• Communication: Ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas through various mediums.
• Problem Solving: Ability to recognize, anticipate, and resolve organizational, operational, or process problems.
• Bonus:
• Conflict Resolution: Ability to anticipate, recognize, and deal effectively with existing or potential conflicts at various levels.
• Adaptability: Ability to adapt to changing work environments.
• Service Orientation: Ability to meet or exceed team/driver needs and expectations by providing excellent service.