Logistics Manager Trainee: Lead Fleet Operations

jbhunt; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 52,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

JB Hunt is seeking a Manager Trainee for January 2027 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Under general supervision, this full-time role focuses on learning the management of a small driver count and non-traditional shifts (including nights and weekends), ensuring safe and timely movement of freight, load assignment, and best-in-class customer service with DOT compliance training.

The trainee will coordinate with drivers, external carriers, and internal teams to plan, route, monitor freight, and support

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, 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
• Preferred: experience managing a team; conflict resolution; adaptability; customer relations

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 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 key performance indicators, and creating, maintaining and presenting customer specific reporting and financial analysis through face-to-face interactions at customer location
• 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 (like mud flaps), completing repairs, etc., and coordinating with maintenance to ensure all regular preventative maintenance services are scheduled on time and all safety related mechanical issues are fixed for account equipment (as required)
• Learn to work with drivers, customers, and company personnel to resolve service issues, routing and/or planning, mechanical problems, accessorial pay related issues, etc., as they occur throughout the day and, where necessary, when on call
• 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 being met
• Learn to assign loads and plan, route, and monitor freight movement to provide safe, on-time service and meet customer requirements, including managing freight exceptions and driver ETA adjustments based on pick-up and delivery schedules, and other environmental factors on the road

Job description

JB Hunt is seeking a Manager Trainee for January 2027 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Under general supervision, this full-time role focuses on learning the management of a small driver count and non-traditional shifts (including nights and weekends), ensuring safe and timely movement of freight, load assignment, and best-in-class customer service with DOT compliance training.

The trainee will coordinate with drivers, external carriers, and internal teams to plan, route, monitor freight, and support