Manager Trainee

Job Summary Under general supervision, this position is responsible for learning the management of a small driver count and/or non-traditional shifts (including nights and weekends), ensuring safe and timely movement of freight, load assignment, and providing best‑in‑class customer service. The role will train to ensure compliance with DOT regulations and oversee all drivers’ compliance with company regulations while coordinating with internal and external contacts for accurate planning, routing, monitoring, and delivery of freight and loads. Key Responsibilities Build and maintain positive professional relationships with drivers and reliable outside carriers to ensure seamless carrier set‑up, minimize turnover, and maximize ongoing productivity. Fill in for absent or unavailable personnel and undertake special projects related to optimizing fleet operations and achieving profitability. Utilize personnel management skills, including training and orientation of drivers and employees, and assistance with internal and third‑party (customer) systems. Maximize efficiency of fleet operations and profitability; make recommendations for continuous improvement, measure key performance indicators, and create, maintain, and present customer‑specific reporting and financial analysis through face‑to‑face interactions at customer locations. Gain knowledge on managing inventory, assets, customer pools, and assignment of drivers to balance equipment in the market. 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 creating operational or financial reports. Manage the yard, including checking/inspecting equipment, replacing parts (e.g., mud flaps), completing repairs, 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. 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, when on call. Maintain the company’s safety culture through 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 met. 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. Qualifications Minimum 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. 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 depending on account assignment. Preferred Qualifications: Experience managing a team. Ability to anticipate, recognize, and deal effectively with existing or potential conflicts at the individual, group, or situation level. Ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment. Ability to adapt to changing environments. Ability to establish and maintain healthy working relationships with clients, vendors, and peers. Capacity to meet or exceed team/driver needs and expectations and provide excellent service in a direct or indirect manner. Effective communication skills through various mediums. Recognition, anticipation, and resolution of organizational, operational, or process problems. Compensation The expected starting pay range for this position is between $53,000 and $79,500. The position may be eligible for annual bonus and incentives based on profitability or volumes, per the company’s bonus and incentive plans, as applicable and in effect from time to time. This position is not eligible for employment‑based sponsorship. Benefits 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 (includes vacation and sick time). Six weeks of paid maternity leave along with two weeks of paid parental leave. Six paid holidays annually. Disclaimer “This job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.” Equal Employment Opportunity Statement J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. is committed to basing employment decisions on the principles of equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, persons with disabilities, protected veterans or other bases by applicable law. #J-18808-Ljbffr J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc.