Inside Sales Agent – Freight & Logistics

Roadrunner•Downers Grove, IL

1d•$18 - $20•Onsite

About The Position

We’re looking for a driven, self-motivated Inside Sales Agent to join our growing sales team. In this role, you’ll be on the front lines of new business development — spending the majority of your time on outbound prospecting calls to build a pipeline of shippers looking for a smarter, more reliable long-haul freight partner. You’ll also manage and grow a portfolio of existing accounts, ensuring customers stay engaged and satisfied as their needs evolve. This is a high-activity, results-oriented role that rewards hustle, persistence, and the ability to build relationships over the phone. Roadrunner Freight is building something special with great people, a winning culture and a differentiated service offering in the marketplace. Join us today to grow your career! Summary: Do you have experience in selling Less-than-Truckload (LTL) shipping? Roadrunner is looking for go-getters to join our award-winning team of freight transportation experts! Roadrunner’s Smart Long Haul is revolutionizing the industry with significant investments in technology, a culture of continuous improvement, and intelligent and efficient direct routing. A Top 100 Trucking company by Inbound Logistics and a Top Tier Service Carrier by Mastio, Roadrunner is an LTL industry leader on the rise. As a long-haul, metro-to-metro LTL carrier, Roadrunner offers more direct routes than any other nationwide Less-than-Truckload carrier in the United States. With a nationwide presence, terminals across 40+ markets, and more than $400 million in revenue, the company’s Smart Long-Haul Network is the preferred choice for shippers looking to move freight quickly and reliably. Roadrunner is growing and looking for a highly motivated Inside Sales Agent – Freight & Logistics to join our winning team. If you are results driven and looking for a rapidly growing company with high growth and earnings potential, apply today! We Run Safe. We Run Smart. We Run Together. Our Work Experience is the combination of everything that's unique about us: our culture, our core values, our company meetings, our commitment to sustainability, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it's our people. Our employees are self-disciplined, hard working, curious, trustworthy, humble, and truthful. They make choices according to what is best for the team, they live for opportunities to collaborate and make a difference, and they make us the #1 Top Workplace in the area.

Requirements

1–3 years of inside sales or customer-facing experience, ideally in freight, logistics, or transportation
Freight brokerage or carrier sales experience is a strong plus
Comfortable making 30+ outbound calls per day with persistence and a positive attitude
Strong verbal communication skills — you’ll be selling over the phone, so your voice is your most important tool
Experience with a CRM preferred
Highly organized with the ability to manage a large number of accounts and prospects simultaneously

Responsibilities

Make a high volume of outbound calls daily to identify new shipping opportunities, qualify prospects, and convert leads into active customers.
Maintain and grow a book of existing accounts through regular check-ins, identifying upsell opportunities and ensuring strong service continuity.
Work closely with operations and account management teams to resolve issues quickly and keep customers moving.
Maintain clean, accurate CRM records — logging calls, tracking pipeline, and following up systematically to move deals forward.