Experienced Commercial Truck Driver handles different types of loads with skill and efficiency. Well-organized and resourceful with superior work ethic and 7+ years in logistics. Offers strong administrative, relationship-building and problem-solving abilities.
-Completed routine pre- and post-trip inspections to evaluate vehicles and assess maintenance needs.
-Check vehicles to ensure that mechanical, safety, and emergency equipment is in good working order.
-Maneuver trucks into loading or unloading positions, following signals from loading crew and checking that vehicle and loading equipment are properly positioned.
-Collect delivery instructions from appropriate sources, verifying instructions and routes.
-Maintain logs of working hours or of vehicle service or repair status, following applicable state and federal regulations.
-Report vehicle defects, accidents, traffic violations, or damage to the vehicles.
-Secure cargo for transport, using ropes, blocks, chain, binders, or covers.
-Drive trucks to weigh stations before and after loading and along routes to document weights and to comply with state regulations.
-Drive trucks with capacities up to 40 tons, including tractor-trailer combinations, to transport and deliver building products or other materials.
-Follow appropriate safety procedures for transporting dangerous goods.
-Operate equipment, such as truck cab computers, CB radios, and telephones, to exchange necessary information with bases, supervisors, or other drivers.
-Perform commercial vehicle maintenance tasks and minor repairs.
-Check conditions of trailers after contents have been unloaded to ensure that there has been no damage and perform repairs as needed to improve road worthiness.
-Read bills of lading to determine assignment details.
-Couple or uncouple trailers by changing trailer jack positions, connecting or disconnecting air or electrical lines, or manipulating fifth-wheel locks.
-Read and interpret maps to determine vehicle routes.