Fleet Operations Leadership Trainee

J.B. Hunt; Stockton (CA); On-site; USD 51,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

J.B. Hunt in Stockton, CA is seeking a Manager Trainee Spring 2027 to learn the management of a small driver count, nightly and weekend shifts, and ensure safe, timely freight movement while complying with DOT rules. You will support load planning, routing, and customer service excellence.

On graduation you’ll contribute to fleet optimization, KPI reporting, budgeting, and issue resolution with drivers, carriers, and internal teams to drive profitability and service levels across accounts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Transportation/Logistics, Supply Chain, or related field OR High School Diploma/GED with 1 year of experience in management, transportation/logistics, business administration, account management, or related field, and/or equivalent military experience
• Willing to travel to account locations and customer sites as needed
• Ability to work across multiple shifts including nights and/or weekends
• Willingness to regionally relocate dependent on account assignment

Responsibilities

• Learn to build and maintain positive professional relationships with drivers and safe, reliable outside carriers to ensure seamless new carrier setup, minimize turnover, and maximize ongoing productivity
• Fill in for absent or unavailable personnel and on special projects related to optimizing fleet operations and profitability
• Learn to utilize personnel management including training and orientation of drivers and/or employees including the training and assistance with internal and third party (customer) systems
• Become proficient in maximizing efficiency of fleet operations and profitability and making recommendations for continuous improvement, measuring KPIs, and presenting customer specific reporting and financial analysis
• Gain knowledge on how to manage inventory, assets, customer pools and/or assignment of drivers to balance equipment in market
• Learn to perform administrative duties such as payroll, management of the Net-Revenue budget, driver counseling, accident reviews, filing and documenting, resolving pay issues, analyzing P&L statements, invoicing and/or creating operational or financial reports
• Learn to manage yard including checking/inspecting equipment, replacing parts, completing repairs, and coordinating with maintenance to ensure all regular preventative maintenance services are scheduled on time
• Learn to work with drivers, customers, and company personnel to resolve service issues, routing and planning, mechanical problems, etc.
• Learn to maintain the Company's safety culture to include daily driver safety messages, monthly driver safety briefings, quarterly driver training, annual reviews, and enforce company policies to ensure DOT compliance and company safety requirements are met
• Learn to assign loads and plan, route, and monitor freight movement to provide safe, on-time service and meet customer requirements

Skills

Team management

Conflict resolution

Analytical decision making

Customer service orientation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management

Bachelor's degree in Transportation Logistics

GED (Required)

High School (Required)

Job description

J.B. Hunt in Stockton, CA is seeking a Manager Trainee Spring 2027 to learn the management of a small driver count, nightly and weekend shifts, and ensure safe, timely freight movement while complying with DOT rules. You will support load planning, routing, and customer service excellence.

On graduation you’ll contribute to fleet optimization, KPI reporting, budgeting, and issue resolution with drivers, carriers, and internal teams to drive profitability and service levels across accounts.