Professional Summary
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Work History
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Matt Lindstrom

RXO
Royal Oak,MI
13
years of professional experience

Sales veteran with over ten years of third party logistics experience. Proven expertise in building and maintaining long term relationships with customers and carriers. Strong understanding of brokerage and carrier processes, truckload markets, rate negotiation and customer service.

Work History

Carrier Procurement

2 Years 9 Months
RXO | 11.2023 - 08.2026
  • Managed daily carrier sales activities, sourcing reliable capacity to support customer freight requirements across a broad network of lanes and markets.
  • Built and maintained strong relationships with truckload carriers and transportation partners to expand capacity and improve service reliability.
  • Negotiated competitive carrier rates while balancing customer requirements, market conditions, and company margin objectives.
  • Proactively tracked shipments and resolved service issues, including delays, missed pickups, equipment challenges, and last-minute coverage needs.

Carrier Sales Representative

3 Years 5 Months
RPM Freight Systems | 05.2019 - 10.2022
  • Negotiate rates for transportation services
  • Source capacity for customer freight
  • Develop relationships with carriers and align them with dedicated freight opportunities

Carrier Account Manager

5 Years 2 Months
C.H. Robinson | 01.2014 - 03.2019
  • Source capacity for truckload freight
  • Develop relationships with carrier companies and align them with CH Robinson freight opportunities
  • Negotiate truckload rates with transportation providers
  • Tracking/Tracing truckload freight to maintain a high level of customer service.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Communication

Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI | 2013

Strong training in communication research and presentation. Concentration in sales that focused on effective business communication and marketing.

Skills

Carrier Sourcing & Capacity Procurement
Rate Negotiation
Freight Rate Analysis
Load Coverage & Capacity Management
Carrier Qualification & Onboarding
Transportation Market Analysis

Timeline

Carrier Procurement

RXO
11.2023 - 08.2026Read More

Carrier Sales Representative

RPM Freight Systems
05.2019 - 10.2022Read More

Carrier Account Manager

C.H. Robinson
01.2014 - 03.2019Read More

Michigan State University

Bachelor of Arts from Communication
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Matt Lindstrom