The Roatex Trailblazers internship gives you the confidence, community, and communication skills needed to forge a new path. As a member of the Roadtex team, you’ll work on real-world projects, learn from logistics legends, and work toward a common goal: simplifying transportation for our clients and carriers. You will be on the road to success as an Roadtex Trailblazer!
As a Transportation Operations Intern for Echo's EchoChill Program, you will work closely with our transportation team to assist in the daily operations of the transportation business. This internship provides an opportunity to gain practical experience in logistics, inventory management, and warehouse processes. You will contribute to process design and documentation, transportation reporting, maintaining a smooth workflow and ensuring that our products are stored and distributed efficiently.
What We're Looking for
- Passion for Logistics: A keen interest and willingness to learn and try new things
- Possess a can-do attitude and believes anything is possible with the right focus
- Be organized, professional, and coachable with strong problem solving, communication, time management, and project management skills
- Team Player: Willingness to collaborate and support the team in various ways
What You'll Gain
- Hands-On Experience: Work on impactful opportunities related to our clients and company
- Career Development: Enhance your skills and build a strong work ethic
- Network Opportunities: Connect with industry professionals and attend company events
- High level approach to operations management. Including understanding of key process indicators and how to effectively identify process breakdowns and communicate resolutions
- Practical experience in warehouse operations and inventory management
- Understanding of logistics and supply chain processes
Responsibilities & Job Duties
- Process Design and Documentation: Work with transportation leadership to outline and design a process. Then document in a Standard Operating Procedure and implement with through various level of the operation.
- Data Entry: Update inventory records, order details, and shipment information in the system.
- Data Analysis: Analysis network data to identify opportunities for efficiency and profitability gains.
- Lead Generation: Assist in finding new leads related to client opportunities as well as cold warehouse partners for our sales group to leverage.
What's in it for You?
- 10-week paid internship working alongside various teams at Roadtex.
- Join a vibrant team with casual dress in a collaborative, can-do environment
- Enjoy a hybrid working model
- Learning resources outside your day-to-day roles
- Exposure to real-business experiences
- Potential for full-time employment
Requirements
- Must be able to start May 24th, 2027 and complete the entire 10 week program
- Currently pursuing a degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business, or a related field
- Able to work in our Troy, MI office
Benefits
For more information about our benefit offerings, please visit our careers page at https://www.echo.com/company/careers.
Skills Required
- Must be able to start May 24, 2027 and complete the entire 10-week program
- Currently pursuing a degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business, or a related field
- Able to work in the Troy, Michigan office
- Interest in logistics and willingness to learn
- Strong problem-solving, communication, time-management, and project-management skills
- Organized, professional, coachable, collaborative, and team-oriented
Echo Global Logistics Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Echo Global Logistics and has not been reviewed or approved by Echo Global Logistics.
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Healthcare Strength — Health, vision, and dental coverage with PPO or HDHP options, telehealth via MDLive, and an EAP are highlighted as robust. Reported benefit ratings place core healthcare features above average relative to other areas.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid bonding/parental leave and family supports like a Care.com membership are prominently offered. Parental leave is consistently described as a strong aspect of the package.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellness perks such as Peloton access, gym discounts, volunteer time off, and pet insurance broaden the offering. These lifestyle benefits are positioned as notable strengths alongside core coverage.
Echo Global Logistics Insights
What We Do
Echo is a leading provider of technology-enabled business process outsourcing, serving the transportation and logistics needs of our clients. Our proprietary web-based technology, dedicated service teams and robust procurement power enables our clients to see significant transportation savings while receiving best-in-class service.
Why Work With Us
At Echo you don’t just have a job—you have a career. Passion for what you do keeps you on the road to success. It’s teamwork and relationships that make our team truly successful. The chance to work alongside friends, have your voice heard, and be mentored by those who genuinely want to see you grow and thrive makes every day even better.
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