Transportation Intern

What Youll Learn:

The Transportation Intern will play an integral role in supporting daily transportation operations while contributing to data-driven improvements across service cost and execution. Interns will gain hands-on exposure to logistics coordination carrier communication and transportation performance analytics. This internship provides practical experience in a fast-paced supply chain environment and serves as an entry point into potential post-graduate full-time opportunities within transportation or supply chain functions.

Internship Overview:

• 1012-week program beginning Summer 2026

• Full-time 40 hours per week; MondayFriday schedule

• Competitive hourly pay

Where Youll Work:

This position is based onsite at our corporate office located 7440 S. Hwy 121 McKinney TX 75070.

What Youll Do:

As a Transportation Intern you will support day-to-day transportation operations by assisting with shipment scheduling and coordination to ensure on-time delivery. You will track shipments maintain accurate documentation and communicate updates with internal teams customers carriers and drivers. You will also help troubleshoot delivery delays missed pickups and other transportation exceptions while supporting daily administrative tasks within transportation systems (TMS or similar tools).

In addition you will support data collection analysis and reporting efforts by building and maintaining Excel trackers and dashboards using tools such as Pivot Tables and VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP. You will monitor key performance indicators including on-time pickup and delivery carrier compliance cost per shipment and service exceptions. You will identify trends and recurring issues provide reporting summaries and support continuous improvement initiatives by making data-driven recommendations to leadership.

What We Look For:

• Strong interest in logistics transportation supply chain or operations

• Highly analytical and detail-oriented mindset

• Strong Excel proficiency (Pivot Tables and VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP required)

• Clear written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to prioritize work in a fast-paced dynamic environment

• Problem-solving approach to operational challenges

• Professional customer-service-oriented communication style

Intern Program Requirements:

• Ability to provide an unofficial transcript

• Currently pursuing a Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Logistics Business Operations Analytics or a related field

• Authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship

• Comfortable working with data systems and reporting tools

• Willingness to learn Transportation Management Systems (TMS) and transportation processes

• Strong organization documentation and time management skills

What Youll Gain:

• Real-world experience supporting transportation operations and execution

• Hands-on experience building dashboards and performance reporting tools

• Exposure to carrier performance measurement and continuous improvement initiatives

• Opportunities to make recommendations that directly impact cost service and efficiency