Manager Trainee

Role overview

Key responsibilities

• Build relationships with drivers and outside carriers; support carrier setup, retention, and productivity.
• Cover staffing gaps and contribute to fleet optimization and profitability projects.
• Learn personnel management, training, orientation, and support for internal and customer systems.
• Improve fleet efficiency; track performance indicators and prepare customer reports and financial analysis.
• Manage inventory, assets, customer pools, and driver assignments to balance market equipment.
• Learn payroll, budgeting, counseling, accident reviews, documentation, pay issue resolution, P&L analysis, invoicing, and reporting.
• Check yard equipment, complete minor repairs, and coordinate preventive maintenance and safety-related repairs.
• Resolve service, routing, planning, mechanical, and pay issues with drivers, customers, and company personnel.
• Support safety communications, briefings, training, reviews, and DOT/company compliance.
• Assign loads and plan, route, and monitor freight; manage exceptions and adjust ETAs to meet delivery schedules.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Transportation/Logistics, Supply Chain, or related field; or high school diploma/GED plus one year of relevant experience or equivalent military experience.
• Relevant experience may include management, transportation/logistics, business administration, or account management.
• Willingness to travel to account, customer, and company event locations when applicable.
• Ability to work multiple shifts, including nights and/or weekends if needed.
• Willingness to relocate regionally depending on account assignment.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience managing a team is preferred.
• Preferred capabilities include conflict resolution, informed decision-making, adaptability, relationship building, service orientation, communication, and organizational problem solving.

Compensation

• May be eligible for annual bonus and incentives based on profitability or volumes, subject to company plan terms.