Fleet Operations Management Trainee

J.B. Hunt; Greenwood (SC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefit

Dental benefit

Vision benefit

401(k) retirement plan

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

Paid time off

Job summary

J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. is seeking a Manager Trainee to learn through supervision how to oversee a small driver count, non-traditional shifts, and safe, timely freight movement.

You will be trained to ensure DOT compliance and act as a liaison with drivers, customers, and internal teams to plan, route, and monitor loads. The program focuses on building leadership, fleet optimization, and reporting, including P&L analysis and KPI metrics, with opportunities for advancement across trucking and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration/Logistics or related field, or HS Diploma with 1 year management experience.
• Willingness to travel to account, customer, and company events when applicable.
• Ability to work across multiple shifts including nights and weekends; willing to regional relocate depending 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 training and assistance with internal and third party 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, Net-Revenue budget management, driver counseling, accident reviews, invoicing and/or creating operational or financial reports.
• Learn to manage yard including checking/inspecting equipment, coordinating with maintenance for scheduled services and safety-related issues.
• 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 with driver safety messages, trainings, and DOT compliance.
• Learn to assign loads and plan, route, and monitor freight movement to meet customer requirements.

Education

Bachelors: Business Administration/Management

Bachelors: Supply Chain Management

Bachelors: Transportation Logistics

GED (Required)

High School (Required)

Job description

J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. is seeking a Manager Trainee to learn through supervision how to oversee a small driver count, non-traditional shifts, and safe, timely freight movement.

You will be trained to ensure DOT compliance and act as a liaison with drivers, customers, and internal teams to plan, route, and monitor loads. The program focuses on building leadership, fleet optimization, and reporting, including P&L analysis and KPI metrics, with opportunities for advancement across trucking and