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PROFESSIONAL DRIVER
Summary

Skilled Professional Driver with expertise in planning efficient routes, collecting payments and resolving customer service issues. Bringing 7 years of related experience, advanced inspection skills and defensive driving abilities. Service-oriented with strong attention to detail and systematic approach to safety.

Reliable Driver capable of completing inspections and maintenance, handling cash, adjusting invoices and loading and unloading products up to 100 pounds.

Results-oriented individual with over 2 years of experience implementing marketing strategies to substantially increase store productivity and repeat clientele. Expertise in arranging new merchandise, managing cash registers and independently opening and closing store. Organized, efficient and capable of handling crowds of over 50 during special sales events.

Skills
  • Customer-oriented
  • Clean MVR
  • Tanker and Hazmat Endorsements
  • Refrigerated trailers operation
  • Route management
  • Cargo handling
  • Trained in California safety regulations
  • Courteous and polite demeanor
  • Strong communicator
  • Efficient trip planner
  • Over the road experience
  • Air Brake Certification
  • Dependable and reliable
  • Class A license
  • Documentation skills
  • Assisting customers
  • Managed incidents
  • Preventive maintenance
  • Flatbed experience
Education and Training
GEDBakersfield Adult SchoolsBakersfield,CA,07/2010
Experience
Rojas TruckingProfessional Driver | Los Angeles, CA10/2013 to 01/2020
  • Operated pallet jack and forklift to load and unload products at distribution centers and route locations.
  • Certified that waste, supplies and material handling equipment were secured prior to operating vehicle on public highways.
  • Inspected, serviced and maintained equipment on daily basis to achieve long-lasting performance.
  • Coordinated with dispatch to receive updates, communicate efficient routes and convey delays.
  • Updated logs with timely and accurate information meet internal requirements and DOT recordkeeping demands.
  • Promoted positive customer service by delivering on-time shipments and fully resolving issues.
  • Exceeded specific team goals, partnering with staff to share and implement best practices.
  • Applied defensive driving and safety techniques to prevent accidents.
  • Managed accurate recordkeeping by distributing invoices, collecting payments and updating logs.
  • Sustained safety protocol, ensuring proper, cost-effective and safe handling of equipment and material usage.
  • Planned efficient routes and adjusted strategies based on current weather and traffic information.
  • Balanced materials, secured containers and verified weight limits of loads to avoid safety or compliance issues.
  • Wrote receipts for loads picked up and collected payment for goods delivered and for delivery charges.
  • Loaded, balanced and secured product to safely transport goods.
  • Coordinated daily delivery schedules based on customer schedules, peak delivery times and alternate routes.
  • Completed efficient transfers at hubs and final destinations to keep routes on schedule.
  • Recorded expenses and maintained receipts.
  • Established long-term relationships with customers by promoting great service and engagement skills and quickly resolving issues.
  • Maintained records such as vehicle logs, records of cargo, or billing statements in accordance with regulations
  • Submitted daily mileage log with trip sheet, fuel, maintenance and delivery documentation.
  • Ensured correct orders were picked, pallet-wrapped and marked for shipping under tight time constraints.
  • Aided senior leadership during executive decision-making process, generating daily logistics and productivity records.
  • Obtained and maintained proper delivery authorization and pickup documentation.
  • Drove trucks with capacities greater than three tons, including tractor-trailer combinations, to transport and deliver products, livestock, or other materials.
  • Hooked and unhooked trailers from tractor and converter dollies.
  • Conducted emergency roadside repairs, including changing tires, replacing light bulbs and installing fuses and tire chains.
  • Employed best inventory packing and safety practices with zero complaints, hazards, incidents or lost-time accidents.
  • Ensured timely delivery by conducting pre-inspections and ensuring truck was maintained for reliable, safe operation.
  • Maintained safe driving habits to protect property and general public on roadways.
  • Provided top product shipment delivery quality control, eliminating downtime to maximize revenue.
  • Connected air hoses and electrical lines, installed and removed tire chains and manually cranked dolly wheels.
  • Conducted preventative maintenance, checking gages, readings and fluid changes while executing truck cleans and completing advanced mechanical repairs.
Del TacoCashier Assistant Manager | Montebello, CA03/2012 to 06/2013
  • Assisted customers to find appropriate products, answered product questions and provided product solutions.
  • Trained new team members in cash register operation, stock procedures and customer service.
  • Received product orders, unloaded merchandise and arranged store stock into appealing displays.
  • Resolved issues regarding customer complaints and escalated worsening concerns to [Store Manager] for remediation.
  • Answered phone calls to assist customers with questions and [Type] orders.
  • Welcomed customers, offering assistance to help find necessary store items.
  • Increased sales [15]% by suggesting specific purchases to customers.
Royal PrestigeSales Associate | Commerce, CA05/2011 to 02/2012
  • Retained product, service and company policy knowledge to serve as resource for both coworkers and customers.
  • Maintained knowledge of current promotions, exchange guidelines, payment policies and security practices.
  • Answered incoming telephone calls to provide information about products, services, store hours, policies and promotions.
Accomplishments
  • Continuously maintained an accident and incident-free driving record for more than 7 years.
  • Supervision - Supervised team of three staff members.
  • Creative Problem Solving: - Resolved product issue through consumer testing.
  • Achieved $3,000 sales goal.
  • Mentored 3 new sales associates.
  • Won “Retail Sales Associate of the Month” Award in 2012.
  • Routinely helped as many as 100 customers each day in a high-volume retail outlet.
  • Met monthly sales goals for 11 months straight.
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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • Rojas Trucking
  • Del Taco
  • Royal Prestige

School Attended

  • Bakersfield Adult Schools

Job Titles Held:

  • Professional Driver
  • Cashier Assistant Manager
  • Sales Associate

Degrees

  • GED

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