Truck Driver resume example

• Operated with safety and skill to avoid accidents and delays.
• Demonstrated safe driving by following all regulations and safety procedures, resulting in zero accidents.
• Maximized load safety by balancing, securing and weighing products.
• Completed regular inspections and maintenance actions, as well as basic equipment repairs, to keep equipment operating at peak levels.
• Loaded and unloaded products at warehouses and customer locations using hand trucks, pallet jacks and forklifts.

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• Maintained current Class Type CDL with Hazardous Materials and Doubles and Triples endorsements.
• Completed preventive maintenance and mechanical repairs on vehicles.
• Verified hazardous material product descriptions and determined any discrepancies in paperwork.

• Effectively interacted with staff, offenders, visitors and public to maintain security within facility.
• Observed and supervised inmates throughout visits, meal time, recreation, phone calls and showers.
• Supervised inmates during all activities and transfers to monitor compliance and implement corrective actions.
• Conducted pat downs and strip searches of inmates and visitors to prevent contraband from entering facility.
• Escorted inmates to and from cells, court, hospitals and medical appointments.
• Prepared, processed and maintained forms, reports, logs, records and activity journals.
• Monitored radio transmissions between staff to respond immediately to directions and emergencies.
• Routinely counted inmates and in response to potential security breaches.
• Received and processed inmates into custody of institution by searching prisoners and taking charge of personal property.
• Conducted routine and emergency head counts.
• Maintained safety and security of staff and public by applying defensive techniques and physical restraints.
• Inspected condition of locks, window bars, doors and gates to prevent prisoner escapes.
• Reduced escape attempts, crimes and other hazardous activity through close observation and situational awareness.
• Authored incident reports for management on violations and discrepancies.
• Tracked inmates through head counts, visitor logs and scheduled activities.
• Drove passenger vehicles and trucks to transport inmates to other institutions, courtrooms, hospitals and work sites.
• Observed behavior of residents individually and in groups.
• Enforced regulatory compliance while managing visual inspections, work crew accountability, illegal substance checks, alcohol sensor testing and gate-locking procedures.
• Streamlined operational efficiencies by effectively maintaining daily shift activity logs.
• Sanctioned regulatory compliance while managing visual inspections, work crew accountability, illegal substance checks and cell assessments.
• Arranged daily schedules for prisoners, including library visits, work assignments, family visits and counseling appointments.
• Completed intake paperwork, fingerprints and searches.
• Booked new inmates into facility and processed inmates for release.
• Led intake and processing of inmates by handling paperwork, searches, interviews and fingerprinting.
• Delivered inmates to work sites and returned safely by following protocols.
• Led inmate work crews completing maintenance, construction, farming and operations activities.
• Identified needed updates to correctional plans and assigned inmates to appropriate housing.
• Inspected work sites and crew trucks for contraband, cleanliness and safety.
• Received and accounted for personal possessions and determined inmate work assignments.
• Arranged for medical and dental care of inmates.
• Identified facility openings and designated inmates to housing units.
• Mitigated risks and emergency response delays by monitoring weapon inventory controls.

• Checked bridges for vehicle and pedestrian clearance prior to opening and resuming surface traffic.
• Inspected canal and bridge equipment and other areas for damage or defects, investigated faults and completed basic repairs.
• Wrote and submitted maintenance work requisitions for escalated repair needs.
• Prepared accident reports and directed movement of vessels in bridge area, using hand signals, telecommunication equipment or loudspeakers to maintain area safety and prevent incidents.
• Raised drawbridges and observed passage of water traffic or lowered drawbridges and raised automobile gates.
• Attached ropes or cable lines to bitts on lock decks or wharfs to secure vessels.
• Stopped automobile and pedestrian traffic on bridges and lowered automobile gates prior to moving bridges.
• Controlled machinery to open and close canal locks and dams, railroad or highway drawbridges or horizontally or vertically adjustable bridges.
• Carried out day-day-day duties accurately and efficiently.
• Worked flexible hours; night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
• Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
• Maintained energy and enthusiasm in fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
• Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced atmosphere.
• Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
• Performed duties in accordance with all applicable standards, policies and regulatory guidelines to promote safe working environment.
• Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships.
• Maintained excellent attendance record, consistently arriving to work on time.