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 11/4/2026full-timePuyallup • Washington • United StatesEntry Level💰 $48,300 - $72,450 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in fleet management, including optimizing operations, managing personnel, and ensuring compliance with safety regulations. Proficient in financial analysis, reporting, and maintaining strong relationships with drivers and clients.

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Fleet ManagementFinancial AnalysisPersonnel ManagementCustomer ServiceConflict Resolution

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Hard Skills

KPI MeasurementP&L AnalysisInvoicingBudget ManagementOperational ReportingFreight PlanningInventory ManagementPreventative MaintenanceLoad AssignmentSafety Compliance

Soft Skills

Conflict AnticipationDecision MakingAdaptabilityRelationship BuildingEffective Communication

Industry Keywords

TransportationLogisticsSupply ChainDOT ComplianceCustomer PoolsDriver AssignmentsOperational EfficiencyTeam ManagementShift ManagementSafety Culture

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
Learn to build and maintain relationships with drivers and outside carriers
Fill in for absent or unavailable personnel and support projects optimizing fleet operations and profitability
Learn personnel management, including driver and employee training and orientation
Maximize fleet efficiency and profitability; make continuous-improvement recommendations; measure KPIs; and create, maintain, and present customer-specific reporting and financial analysis
Gain knowledge of inventory, assets, customer pools, and driver assignments
Learn administrative duties including payroll, Net-Revenue budget management, driver counseling, accident reviews, documentation, pay issue resolution, P&L analysis, invoicing, and operational or financial reporting
Learn to manage the yard, inspect equipment, replace parts, complete repairs, and coordinate 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 safety messages, briefings, training, reviews, and enforcement of DOT and company requirements
Assign loads and plan, route, and monitor freight, 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
Willingness 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
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
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 commensurate with tenure, including vacation and sick time
Six weeks of paid maternity leave
Two weeks of paid parental leave
Six paid holidays annually