Logistics & Fleet Manager Trainee

J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc.; Pleasant Prairie (WI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefit

Dental benefit

Vision benefit

401(k) retirement plan

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Paid time off

Maternity leave (6 weeks) and parental

Six paid holidays annually

Job summary

J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, is seeking a Manager Trainee to learn and manage a small driver count and non-traditional shifts, including nights and weekends, ensuring safe, timely freight movement and top-tier customer service.

Training emphasizes DOT compliance and full driver accountability across internal and external contacts. The role builds expertise in load planning, routing, and KPI-driven improvements, with exposure to payroll, budgets, vendor relations, and

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.
• Willing to travel to account, customer, and company event locations when applicable.
• Ability to work across multiple shifts including nights and/or weekends if needed.
• 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 set-up, minimize turnover, and maximize ongoing productivity.
• Fill in for absent or unavailable personnel and on special projects related to optimizing fleet operations and achieving profitability.
• Learn to utilize personnel management including training and orientation of drivers and/or employees.
• Become proficient in maximizing efficiency of fleet operations and profitability and making recommendations for continuous improvement, measuring KPIs, and presenting reporting.
• 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 preventive maintenance on schedule.
• Learn to work with drivers, customers, and company personnel to resolve service issues, routing and planning, mechanical problems, pay-related issues, etc.
• Learn to maintain the Company's safety culture through daily driver safety messages, training, and DOT compliance.
• Learn to assign loads and plan, route, and monitor freight movement to meet customer requirements and adjust ETA as needed.

Skills

Team management

Conflict resolution

Decision making

Adaptability

Relationship building

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration/Management

Bachelor's degree in Transportation/Logistics

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain

GED

High School

Job description

J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, is seeking a Manager Trainee to learn and manage a small driver count and non-traditional shifts, including nights and weekends, ensuring safe, timely freight movement and top-tier customer service.

Training emphasizes DOT compliance and full driver accountability across internal and external contacts. The role builds expertise in load planning, routing, and KPI-driven improvements, with exposure to payroll, budgets, vendor relations, and