Accelerate your career at RXO
RXO is a leading provider of transportation solutions. With cutting-edge technology at the center, we're revolutionizing the industry with our massive network and commitment to finding solutions for every challenge. We create more efficient ways for shippers and carriers to transport goods across North America.

The Intermodal Equipment Control Analyst, is responsible for the daily management, control, and optimization of railroad public equipment customer pools to ensure equipment availability, fluid network movement, and minimal exposure to rail per diem, storage, misuse, off-route, dwell, and other rail-related penalties. This role coordinates across railroads, ramps, dray providers, customers, and internal operations teams to keep equipment properly positioned, quickly turned, and returned within allowable free time. The position is accountable for reducing avoidable penalty expense that can materially impact company profitability.

What your day-to-day will look like:

• Manage railroad equipment pools to ensure equipment availability, efficient movement, and compliance with rail usage requirements.

• Monitor equipment status, free-time usage, and dwell activity to prevent per diem, storage, misuse, and other avoidable charges.

• Partner with railroads, terminals, dray carriers, customers, and internal teams to coordinate equipment movements, returns, and exception resolution.

• Track and reconcile equipment events across multiple systems, ensuring accurate reporting and minimizing penalty exposure.

• Analyze equipment performance, identify cost drivers, challenge erroneous charges, and recommend process improvements.

• Develop and maintain SOPs, escalation processes, and communication workflows that improve equipment utilization and turn times.

• Provide reporting, insights, and recommendations to support operational performance, cost control, and customer success.

At a minimum, you’ll need:

• 3+ years in intermodal/rail operations or equipment

• control

• Expertise in rail portals & public equipment pools

• High proficiency in Excel and data analytics

• Strong escalation & communication skills

It’d be great if you also have:

• 2 years of professional sales experience  

• 2 years of experience in transportation or Third-Party Logistics (3PL)

In this role, you’ll be supported by a passionate team motivated by fast-paced innovation and the desire to deliver for customers. We’re a company where you can continually advance your career, no matter your background — the opportunities are endless and yours for the taking. If you’re driven and looking for a place to grow, come join us.

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Why Join Us:

Our Benefits

• Competitive pay

• Paid time off includes: up to 8 holidays, up to 2 floating Diversity Days, Hourly: Earn up to 13 days PTO/ Salary: Earn up to 15 days PTO, up to 40 hours bereavement leave, up to 16 hours volunteer time, jury duty, at least 2 weeks family bonding leave, up to 40 hours prenatal care leave

• 401(k) retirement plan with up to 5% company match

• Insurance: health, prescription, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life, short and long-term disability, accidental death and personal loss, business travel, legal services, ID theft, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Tuition reimbursement, adoption assistance

• Tax-Advantaged Accounts: Health Savings Account, Health Care Flexible Spending Account, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, Commuter Spending Account

• Health Reimbursement Arrangement

Our Culture

Our values are the key to our unique culture and our ability to deliver for everyone we serve.

We do great things when we are inclusive and work together. To perform with excellence, we learn from one another, value diverse perspectives, operate safely and build strong relationships.

The Next Step
Ready to join our team? We'd love to hear from you. Fill out an application now and join our talent community to learn about future opportunities. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. All applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment may be required to take and pass a pre-employment drug test. The above statements are not an exhaustive list of all required responsibilities, duties, and skills for this job classification. Review RXO's candidate privacy statement here and RXO's Privacy Notice to California Job Applicants here.