Inside Sales Agent – Freight & Logistics

Roadrunner Transportation Systems Inc; Downers Grove (IL); On-site; USD 24,796 - 27,552; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

PTO

401k

Job summary

A prominent logistics company in Downers Grove is actively seeking an Inside Sales Agent. This role requires strong verbal communication and organizational skills as you will drive new business development and manage existing accounts. Ideal candidates will have 1-3 years of sales experience, preferably in freight or transportation. Enjoy competitive pay, benefits including health and vision coverage, and opportunities for career growth in a dynamic, results-oriented environment.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of inside sales or customer-facing experience, ideally in freight, logistics, or transportation.
• Freight brokerage or carrier sales experience is a strong plus.
• Comfortable making 30+ outbound calls daily.

Responsibilities

• Make a high volume of outbound calls to identify new shipping opportunities.
• Maintain and grow a book of existing accounts through regular check-ins.
• Work closely with operations to resolve issues quickly.

Skills

Strong verbal communication skills

Ability to manage multiple accounts

Sales persistence

Organizational skills

Tools

CRM software

Job description

Inside Sales Agent – Freight & Logistics page is loaded## Inside Sales Agent – Freight & Logisticslocations: Downers Grove ILtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Yesterdayjob requisition id: R0002163**Job Description Summary:**We’re looking for a driven, self-motivated Inside Sales Agent to join our growing sales team. In this role, you’ll be on the front lines of new business development — spending the majority of your time on outbound prospecting calls to build a pipeline of shippers looking for a smarter, more reliable long-haul freight partner. You’ll also manage and grow a portfolio of existing accounts, ensuring customers stay engaged and satisfied as their needs evolve.This is a high-activity, results-oriented role that rewards hustle, persistence, and the ability to build relationships over the phone.**Critical Job Functions:*** Make a high volume of outbound calls daily to identify new shipping opportunities, qualify prospects, and convert leads into active customers.* Maintain and grow a book of existing accounts through regular check-ins, identifying upsell opportunities and ensuring strong service continuity.* Work closely with operations and account management teams to resolve issues quickly and keep customers moving.* Maintain clean, accurate CRM records — logging calls, tracking pipeline, and following up systematically to move deals forward.**Job Requirements:*** 1–3 years of inside sales or customer-facing experience, ideally in freight, logistics, or transportation* Freight brokerage or carrier sales experience is a strong plus* Comfortable making 30+ outbound calls per day with persistence and a positive attitude* Strong verbal communication skills — you’ll be selling over the phone, so your voice is your most important tool* Experience with a CRM preferred* Highly organized with the ability to manage a large number of accounts and prospects simultaneously**What Success Looks Like:*** First 90 days: Service offerings mastered, active prospect list built, and new business generation underway.* Six months in: Hitting monthly activity and performance targets consistently and managing a growing book of accounts with minimal supervision.**Compensation & Benefits:*** This is an hourly, non-exempt position with a competitive wage commensurate with experience. Benefits include health, dental, and vision coverage, PTO, and opportunities for growth within the sales organization.**Physical Demands and Work Environment:** The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.* Physical Demands: + Sedentary physical activity performing non-strenuous daily activities of an administrative nature. + While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to sit, walk, stand, reach/handle items, work with the fingers, and talk and hear others in conversations via the phone or in person.* Work Environment: + The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. + The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.**Compensation:*** The compensation for this role is $18.00 to $20.00 per hour.**Job Location:*** Downers Grove, IL**Benefits:*** PTO* Paid Holidays* Medical Insurance* Dental Insurance* Vision Insurance* Life Insurance* 401k**Roadrunner Freight is building something special with great people, a winning culture and a differentiated service offering in the marketplace. Join us today to grow your career!**We will not accept unsolicited candidates from external recruiters or recruiting agencies. Thank you!#LI-OnsiteDowners Grove, IL## **Additional Requirements:**## **Summary:** Roadrunner’s Smart Long Haul is revolutionizing the industry with significant investments in technology, a culture of continuous improvement, and intelligent and efficient direct routing. A Top 100 Trucking company by Inbound Logistics and a Top Tier Service Carrier by Mastio, Roadrunner is an LTL industry leader on the rise. As a long-haul, metro-to-metro LTL carrier, Roadrunner offers more direct routes than any other nationwide Less-than-Truckload carrier in the United States. With a nationwide presence, terminals across 40+ markets, and more than $400 million in revenue, the company’s Smart Long-Haul Network is the preferred choice for shippers looking to move freight quickly and reliably. Roadrunner is growing and looking for a highly motivated Inside Sales Agent – Freight & Logistics to join our winning team. If you are results driven and looking for a rapidly growing company with high growth and earnings potential, apply today! We Run Safe. We Run Smart. We Run Together.Our employees are self-disciplined, hard working, curious, trustworthy, humble, and truthful. They make choices according to what is best for the team, they live for opportunities to collaborate and make a difference, and they make us the **#1 Top Workplace** in the area.