SR Assistant Terminal Manager
Posted Sep 10, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about the largest LTL or cross-dock operation you have helped run. How many doors, people and shipments?
What they are checking: Whether their experience matches the scale and pace of a busy terminal like Chicago Ridge.
Tell me about a time you had to turn around a supervisor who was struggling. What did you do?
What they are checking: Whether they coach managers directly and fairly, since this role leads supervisors as well as hourly staff.
What would you need to show in your first year to be ready to run a terminal on your own?
What they are checking: Whether they are thinking about growth and understand what a terminal manager is accountable for.
What would you do
Your outbound is about to miss a linehaul cutoff because of a late inbound. What do you do in the next hour?
What they are checking: Whether they can make fast tradeoffs, move people and talk to the network instead of letting the trailer leave late or light.
A driver has a preventable accident. How do you handle the investigation and the conversation with that driver?
What they are checking: Whether they follow a fair, documented process that protects safety culture and stays consistent with policy.
How do you balance labor costs against service when volume drops for a few weeks?
What they are checking: Whether they can flex staffing without hurting service, which is a core profit lever in LTL operations.
A large customer's freight keeps going out late from your terminal. How would you get to the bottom of it?
What they are checking: Whether they dig into root causes with data and fix the process, not just apologize to the customer.
About the work
Which numbers do you look at first thing each morning to know whether the terminal had a good night?
What they are checking: Whether they manage by metrics like on-time service, cost per bill, dock productivity and exceptions.
The network now has next-day hubs. How does a next-day commitment change the way you run the dock and dispatch?
What they are checking: Whether they understand that tight service windows leave no room for missed loads or late departures.
How do you keep damage claims down at a terminal?
What they are checking: Whether they know the causes of damage, like poor loading and handling, and can drive training and accountability.
What is your experience with dispatch and route planning for pickup and delivery drivers?
What they are checking: Whether they can build efficient routes and handle the daily changes that local dispatch brings.
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