Manager Trainee

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

. Learn to manage a small driver count and/or non-traditional shifts, including nights and weekends .

Posted 11/12/2026full-timeUnited StatesEntry Level💰 $48,400 - $60,500 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in fleet operation management, ensuring compliance with DOT regulations, and optimizing profitability through effective personnel management and performance analysis. Capable of building strong relationships with drivers and clients while maintaining a safety-focused culture.

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Fleet Operation ManagementDOT CompliancePerformance AnalysisPersonnel ManagementCustomer Service

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Hard Skills

Inventory ManagementFinancial AnalysisP&L AnalysisOperational ReportingYard ManagementEquipment InspectionPreventative MaintenanceLoad AssignmentFreight RoutingConflict Resolution

Soft Skills

Relationship BuildingAdaptabilityDecision MakingEffective CommunicationProblem Solving

Industry Keywords

TransportationLogisticsSupply ChainCustomer ManagementSafety CultureDriver TrainingOperational EfficiencyShift ManagementBudget ManagementAccident Review

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Learn to manage a small driver count and/or non-traditional shifts, including nights and weekends
Ensure safe and timely movement of freight, load assignment, and best-in-class customer service
Ensure compliance with DOT regulations and company regulations
Build and maintain professional relationships with drivers and safe, reliable outside carriers
Fill in for absent or unavailable personnel and support fleet-optimization and profitability projects
Learn personnel management, including driver and employee training and orientation
Maximize fleet-operation efficiency and profitability; recommend continuous improvements
Measure key performance indicators and create, maintain, and present customer-specific reporting and financial analysis
Manage inventory, assets, customer pools, and driver assignments to balance equipment in the market
Learn administrative duties including payroll, Net-Revenue budget management, driver counseling, accident reviews, filing, pay-issue resolution, P&L analysis, invoicing, and operational or financial reporting
Learn yard management, equipment inspection, minor repairs, and coordination of preventative maintenance and safety-related repairs
Resolve service, routing, planning, mechanical, and accessorial-pay issues with drivers, customers, and company personnel
Maintain the company safety culture through driver safety messages, briefings, training, reviews, and enforcement of policies
Assign loads and plan, route, and monitor freight movement, including freight exceptions and driver ETA adjustments

Requirements

What you’ll need

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
Willingness to regionally relocate dependent on account assignment
Experience managing a team preferred
Ability to anticipate, recognize, and deal effectively with conflicts preferred
Ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment preferred
Ability to adapt to changing environments preferred
Ability to establish and maintain healthy working relationships with clients, vendors, and peers preferred
Ability to meet or exceed team/driver needs and expectations and provide excellent service preferred
Ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas through various mediums preferred
Ability to recognize, anticipate, and resolve organizational, operational, or process problems preferred
Must be willing to relocate or work in Hatfield, MA, Westfield, MA, or Windsor Locks, CT
This position is not eligible for employment-based sponsorship

Benefits

Comp & perks

Annual bonus and incentives based on profitability or volumes, in accordance with company plans
Medical benefit
Dental benefit
Vision benefit
401(k) retirement plan
Life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability coverage
Paid time off, including vacation and sick time, commensurate with tenure
Six weeks of paid maternity leave
Two weeks of paid parental leave
Six paid holidays annually