Total Quality Logistics

Descriptions & requirements

About the role:

The Fast Track Sales Program at TQL is designed for high-potential individuals who want to move faster and earn more than the traditional entry‑level path. You’ll build a career with an industry leader that offers an award-winning culture, high earning potential with uncapped commission and significant opportunities for advancement.

You’ll relocate to Cincinnati to train alongside some of the most successful brokers in the industry, gaining hands‑on experience, intensive coaching and real responsibility early in your career. To support your transition, we provide a comprehensive relocation package, housing allowance and a $2,500 sign-on bonus to get you started.

Once you complete training and build a solid book of business, you’ll have the opportunity to continue growing in Cincinnati, move into leadership, or relocate to any of TQL’s 65+ offices nationwide.

Ready to see how far you can go?

POSITION IS LOCATED IN CINCINNATI - PAID RELOCATION PROVIDED

What’s in it for you:

• $55,000 minimum first‑year compensation
  • Includes base salary, sign‑on bonus, and housing allowance
• Uncapped commission opportunity
  • Our average sales representative reaches six‑figure earnings within three years
  • Want to know what the top 20% make? Ask your recruiter
• Relocation package
• Opportunity to relocate again, nationwide, once you’ve earned it

What you need:

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Elite work ethic, 100% in-office
• Strong negotiation skills with ability to handle conflict
• Entrepreneurial mindset and exceptional customer service

What you’ll be doing:

• Receive 6 months of direct training from experienced Logistics Account Executives
  • Help your account executive solve customer needs, find carriers for time-sensitive freight and manage daily operations
  • Participate in hands-on and virtual training sessions
  • Develop negotiation skills through prospecting and cold calling
• Build your book
  • Use your training to meet sales metrics and become eligible for commission
  • Establish relationships to close new customers
  • Negotiate prices with customers and carriers
  • Resolve freight issues to ensure timely pickup and delivery

Why TQL:

• Certified Great Place to Work with 900+ lifetime workplace awards
• Clear advancement paths, including leadership opportunities
• Comprehensive benefits package:
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Perks including tuition reimbursement, financial wellness planning, employee discounts on gym memberships, pet insurance and more

Why Fast Track:

• Accelerated development: Reach key milestones faster than a typical entry-level career
• Additional coaching: More training, support and feedback
• Top‑tier exposure: Learn directly from tenured, high‑performing brokers
• Real ownership: Build your own book of business
• Career options: Stay in Cincinnati, step into leadership or relocate nationwide

Ideal for recent graduates or those looking to pivot into a high-growth career, this program is demanding by design. It requires commitment, resilience, and a competitive mindset. For those willing to put in the work, Fast Track offers the kind of earning potential, mobility, and career options most people don’t reach until much later.

If you thrive in a high-energy environment, set ambitious goals and work relentlessly to achieve them, put your sales career on the Fast Track.

Employment visa sponsorship is unavailable for this position. Applicants requiring employment visa sponsorship now or in the future (e.g., F-1 STEM OPT, H-1B, TN, J1 etc.) will not be considered.

About Us

Total Quality Logistics (TQL) is one of the largest freight brokerage firms in the nation. TQL connects customers with truckload freight that needs to be moved with quality carriers who have the capacity to move it.

As a company that operates 24/7/365, TQL manages work-life balance with sales support teams that assist with accounting, and after hours calls and specific needs. At TQL, the opportunities are endless which means that there is room for career advancement and the ability to write your own paycheck.

What’s your worth? Our open and transparent communication from management creates a successful work environment and custom career path for our employees. TQL is an industry-leader in the logistics industry with unlimited potential. Be a part of something big.

Total Quality Logistics is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status.

If you are unable to apply online due to a disability, contact recruiting at recruiting@tql.com