Command Transportation: Latest Job Openings, Reviews and Ratings & Profile wise Salary Distribution

Command Transportation Careers & Info

Current CEO: Paul Loeb

Status: Active

Command Transportation occupies the niche of being a brokerage service for shippers. The company is based in the Chicago suburb of Skokie, IL. They specialize in multi-modal transportation, meaning that they secure the services of trucking companies, railroads, water transportation and storage facilities for their customers.

CEO Paul Loeb pioneered the concept of freight brokerage beginning in 1981. He sold his original company, American Backhaulers in 1999 prior to buying Command Transportation, which at the time, was known as DND Express.

The company can boast average annual growth of over 40% since 2005, culminating in 2011 revenues of almost $300 million, none of which was the result of acquiring other transportation companies. It is also proud of an employee turnover rate below 10%, a quite impressive statistic for the transportation industry.

Since the company functions as a broker of freight services, Command Transportation careers are predominantly available for representatives to persuade shippers of the benefits of using Command. This position will require a good degree of creativity and entrepreneurial spirit, good relationship building skills and a willingness to accept rejection in the pursuit of clients. The competition for shipping dollars is intense and current customers are fair game for other transportation providers where a small difference in cost can easily persuade a client to change.

Also to be found working at Command Transportation will be employees focused on negotiating with shipping providers to obtain the best possible rates for Command clients. The skill set for this position includes the ability to persuade transporters of the benefits of moving Command client’s freight that go beyond merely how much financial compensation is involved.

Either of these positions will place a premium on aggressiveness and persistence as valuable character traits.

The company’s philosophy is one where it considers the growth of their carriers and their customers as being essential to success. The Command Transportation culture therefore appreciates workers with ambitious goals that are committed to supplying a level of service that goes beyond customers’ expectations. The ability to forecast future market conditions and anticipate new opportunities is also a large part of Command culture.

Command Transportation benefits are not publicly disclosed. Neither do they promote their benefits as a reason to consider working at Command. They do rank as about average compared to the industry for benefits, suggesting that younger workers who are accustomed to very limited benefits offerings and older workers who may have come from work situations where benefits would be described as generous create a balance with regard to this.

What jobs pay the most at Command Transportation?

National Account Executive is the highest paying job at Command Transportation at $48,000 annually.