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BENJAMI N DELGADO

Alachua,Fl

Summary

To obtain a long term, full time position with an organization where every day I have the opportunity to use my skills and experience to benefit the company in reaching its goals and vision.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Driver Manager

Patterson Companies LLC
08.2023 - Current

As a Driver Manager, a few of my job duties would include:

• Recruit, train and assess drivers and their qualifications as per driving laws.

• Coordinate with drivers, staff and management to hold meetings and resolve issues.

• Maintain costs and profits within the budget.

• Manage records of personnel, expenditures and of government rules and driving

regulations.

• Coordinate on a regular basis with transportation staff and authorities on PUC, DMV

certificates and in case of accidents.

• Assess buses and drivers, manage maintenance and arrange for quality vehicles and

personnel when needed.

• Arrange for onsite periodical inspections of vehicles in use.

• Develop amiable, genuine and supportive relations with drivers on a personal and

professional level and collaborate with other departments to solve their problems.

• Coordinate with drivers to Ensure timely pickup and delivery.

• Keep abreast with latest technologies to enhance company output.

• Keep track of driver hours and miles in coordination with Load Planners to achieve

maximum productivity in given hours.

• Address driver communications and provide required data to drivers.

• Adhere to federal norms for revenue generation while dispatching freight.

• Aid in cost cutting by organizing timely emptying of loaded trailers and parking, and

address problems promptly.

• Coordinate with team leader to manage the drivers pay, company billing, security and

home time, and assess availability of re-power.

In this role I learned valuable Organizational, leadership & managerial lessons that I feel can crossover into any field. Making me a valuable asset to any team.

Sales and Leasing Consultant

Chevrolet
11.2022 - 07.2023
  • Main duty is towards my customers in providing excellent customer service in making it the best experience possible
  • Retained the customers information and provided follow-up to all customers including those that did not purchase
  • Self testing and studies are important and done on a personal level, regarding the product, in order to provide the customer correct and complete product information

Dispatcher

Status Transportation
05.2021 - 10.2022
  • Having experience landed me in this job
  • My job duties are to call my assigned drivers first ensuring driver and his family are safe
  • I make sure they are tracking for OTP or OTD
  • Then I plan with the driver on where he would like to go to plan his route according to DOT regulations and what is best for the driver
  • Making sure that all drivers have the proper paperwork to submit for driver payment

Driver Manager

Patterson Companies LLC
01.2019 - 02.2021
  • Job duties were to make sure all equipment was safe to be on the road and that the drivers had the proper hours for a load
  • A very important task for me was to create a relationship with drivers and have them feel as family but also kept it professional
  • I learned that a driver that trusts you and has respect for you is willing to work hard and do the right things on the road
  • I called the drivers every day to see how they were doing and make sure they were not in need of anything
  • Did random tests and made sure to inspect all the equipment
  • It was very important to be up to date with any new laws and make sure the drivers were aware of the new laws as well

Freight Broker

Patterson Companies LLC
01.2018 - 01.2019
  • Learned the trade and moved up to become a broker
  • Job duties included generating leads and attracting new prospects, and developing a sales pipeline
  • Identifying and selecting reputable and safe carriers for freight services
  • Providing customers with shipping quotes
  • Booking orders with carriers
  • Assisting to prepare carriers for loads
  • Tracking status of loads
  • Collaborating with shippers, carriers and dispatchers to manage scheduled collections and drop-offs
  • Keeping accurate records of relevant activities
  • Updating customers on status of shipments, and assisting with other inquiries
  • Maintaining current knowledge of market trends in marketplace transportation

Carrier Driver

FedEx Your Grounded
08.2014 - 01.2018
  • Job duties were always to make sure the equipment was safe and ready to be on the road
  • I loaded the packages in the truck according to the route and or how I thought was best for delivery for that day
  • Created a relationship with the customers and helped them in anything they needed
  • I made sure to pick up the products from the customers on time
  • Most importantly was to drive the equipment as safe and efficient as possible and to make sure to do it with DOT hour regulation

Certified Forklift Driver

Baugh South Cooperative Redistribution Center
09.2008 - 07.2014
  • I was a certified forklift driver
  • I selected the products to be put in pallets and forklifted them accordingly
  • Trained new employees on the equipment that they were assigned to
  • I was also certified in the computer system of the company
  • I helped the supervisors with their everyday job duties and team leaders
  • Had experience in receiving and as a loader
  • I operated a robot of the company
  • I have experience with inventory control
  • I was hired as a forklift operator but throughout my time there learned and performed many other duties

Education

DIPLOMA -

DUNNELLON HIGH SCHOOL
06.2008

Skills

  • Active Listening
  • Time Management
  • Rapport Building on the Call
  • Product Knowledge
  • Post-Sale Relationship Management

Activities

Apart from Fishing, reading books & playing basketball. What I enjoy the most is spending quality time with my wife and two beautiful children. They are my 'why' in life and everything I do and desire to become is for and because of them.

Timeline

Driver Manager

Patterson Companies LLC
08.2023 - Current

Sales and Leasing Consultant

Chevrolet
11.2022 - 07.2023

Dispatcher

Status Transportation
05.2021 - 10.2022

Driver Manager

Patterson Companies LLC
01.2019 - 02.2021

Freight Broker

Patterson Companies LLC
01.2018 - 01.2019

Carrier Driver

FedEx Your Grounded
08.2014 - 01.2018

Certified Forklift Driver

Baugh South Cooperative Redistribution Center
09.2008 - 07.2014

DIPLOMA -

DUNNELLON HIGH SCHOOL
BENJAMI N DELGADO