Truck Driver
Escamilla & Sons
Salinas
- Operated trucks for local and regional deliveries across multiple routes.
- Conducted pre-trip inspections to ensure vehicle safety and compliance.
- Maintained accurate logs of driving hours and cargo details.
- Communicated with dispatch to coordinate pickup and delivery schedules.
- Adhered to traffic regulations and company safety policies consistently.
- Loaded and unloaded freight, ensuring proper handling of goods.
- Resolved minor vehicle issues during trips to minimize downtime.
- Transported goods to and from specified destinations in accordance with delivery schedules.
- Communicated with dispatchers regarding pickup and delivery times.
- Demonstrated safe driving by observing road rules, exercising caution in unfamiliar areas and maintaining vehicle control.
- Inspected truck before and after trips, ensuring all safety regulations were followed.
- Checked vehicle for mechanical items and safety issues, maintained logs of working hours, monitored the vehicle's performance, and recorded any incidents.
- Filled out paperwork accurately at each stop along route including bills of lading and trip sheets.
- Inspected truck for defects and safe operating condition before, during and after trips.
- Performed daily pre-trip inspections on vehicles to ensure safe operation on the roadways.
- Kept up-to-date knowledge of changing roads, construction areas, traffic patterns, and dangerous curves in order to plan the most efficient routes.
- Conducted daily DOT pre-trip inspections according to set checklist.