AMY SMITH
123 Main Street • Atlanta, Georgia • 30339
Home: (555) 555-1234, Cell: (555) 555-1235
asmith@sample~resume.com
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Objective: Seek the Position of Industrial Truck Driver
SUMMARY: Exceptionally talented, skillful and energetic Industrial Truck Driver with over six years experience in operating gasoline or electric-powered industrial trucks or tractors equipped with fork lift, elevated platform, or trailer hitch to move materials around a warehouse, storage yard, factory, construction site, or similar location.
Summary of Qualifications
Exceptional knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods.
Sound knowledge of machines and tools, including the ability to perform minor maintenance work.
Profound ability to operate and control equipment or systems.
Remarkable ability to choose the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
Uncommon ability to run, maneuver, navigate, or drive vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts.
Strong ability to use either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes.
In-depth ability to climb, lift and carry loads of up to 50 pounds.
Proven ability to work in the open under severe whether condition.
Strong ability to read, understand and follow instructions and procedure.
Great ability to communicate both orally and in writing.
Operate tractor-trailers, carrying material from work site to off site landfills.
Drive tractor-trailer, applying knowledge of commercial driving regulations, to transport and deliver product.
Maneuver truck into loading / unloading position, following signals from loading crew as needed.
Drive truck to weigh station before and after loading and along route to document weight and conform to state regulations.
Maintain accurate records and logs.
Inspect truck before and after trips and submit report indicating truck condition.
Read bills of lading to determine assignment.
Secure load on trailer during transit.
Load and unload or assist in loading and unloading truck.
Service equipment with fuel, oil and other needs.
Check fluid levels, clean equipment and vehicles externally and internally, replace bulbs and filters, etc.
Ensure compliance with applicable federal and/or state laws, regulations and/or agency rules, standards and guidelines, etc.
Detect and eliminate or minimize safety hazards.
Perform inspections at required intervals, or ensure that they are performed by a qualified inspector, including but not limited to pre-inspections, post-inspections and mechanical integrity of equipment and all commercial motor vehicles assigned.
Moved controls to drive gasoline- or electric-powered trucks, cars, or tractors and transport materials between loading, processing, and storage areas.
Moved levers and controls to operate lifting devices, such as forklifts, lift beams and swivel-hooks, hoists, and elevating platforms, to load, unload, transport, and stack material.
Positioned lifting device under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, and boxes, and secured material or products for transport to designated areas.
Hooked tow trucks to trailer hitches and fastened attachments, such as graders, plows, rollers, and winch cables, to tractor, using hitchpins.
Turned valves and opened chutes to dump, spray, or release materials from dump cars or storage bins into hoppers.
Performed routine maintenance on vehicles and auxiliary equipment, such as cleaning, lubricating, recharging batteries, fueling, or replacing liquefied-gas tank.
Manually loaded and unload materials onto and off pallets, skids, platforms, cars, and lifting devices.
Operated and tended automatic stacking, loading, packaging, and cutting machines.
Weighed materials and products and recorded weight and other production data on tags and labels.
Signaled workers to discharge, dump, or level materials.