Fall Internship – Freight/Logistics/Dispatch – US Based

The core responsibilities of an Intern reflect the following:

• Assist with finding best-paying loads, negotiating desired rates with brokers.
• Assist with Keeping OOs or Carriers assigned to oneself loaded all the time as per the client’s requirements.
• Learn how to create and maintain dedicated lanes.
• Following up on detention and layovers.
• Gain knowledge of major load boards.
• Gain knowledge of Transportation Management Systems.

What will I need to thrive in this role?

• Ability to work in night shift.
• Junior or Senior In college working towards a bachelor’s degree
• Analytical skills, detail-oriented, self-oriented and proactive
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, start-up type environment
• Experience working with Microsoft Excel/Google Sheets
• Independent and success-driven individual
• Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential

What does high performance look like?

• You follow through with all assignments in a timely manner
• You give 100% to all tasks and projects you are given
• You actively comment and participate in group collaborations

What is my potential for career growth?

• This role will provide opportunities for mentorship and networking. It could also lead to a potential full-time job following excellent performance throughout the internship.

Sounds great. What’s the catch?

The Trucking Corporation is not for everyone. We are looking for individuals who are:

• Game Changers- A game changer is someone who looks at problems with an open mind and shares new ideas with team members, regularly reassesses existing plans and attaches a realistic timeline to goals, makes profitable, productive, and innovative contributions, and actively pursues improvements to Pattern’s processes and outcomes.
• Data Fanatics- A data fanatic is someone who recognizes problems and seeks to understand them through data, draws unbiased conclusions based on data that lead to actionable solutions, and continues to track the effects of the solutions using data.
• Partner Obsessed- An individual who is partner obsessed clearly explains the status of projects to partners and relies on constructive feedback, actively listens to partner’s expectations and delivers results that exceed them, prioritizes the needs of your partners, and takes the time to create a personable experience for those interacting with The Trucking Corporation.
• Team of Doers- Someone who is a part of a team of doers uplifts team members and recognizes their specific contributions, takes initiative to help in any circumstance, actively contributes to supporting improvements, and holds themselves accountable to the team as well as to partners.

What is the hiring process?

• There will be an initial screening interview. Following that interview, there will be one interview with the owner.

How can I stand out as an applicant?

• Be prepared to talk about professional accomplishments with specific data to quantify examples
• Be ready to talk about how you can add value and be the best addition to the team
• Focus on mentioning how you would make a difference at The Trucking Corporation.