Alphonse Darby
Katy Independent School District
Houston,TX
9
years of professional experience
Experienced Lead CDL Driver with a proven track record in safety compliance and route optimization.
Work History
Lead CDL Driver
8 Years 7 Months- Operated school buses, ensuring safety and compliance with all transportation regulations.
- Oversaw daily routes, coordinating schedules to maximize efficiency and minimize delays.
- Mentored junior drivers, providing training on safety protocols and driving best practices.
- Conducted regular inspections of vehicles to ensure district safety standards.
- Collaborated with management to develop improved routing strategies.
- Resolved student behavioral issues during transportation to maintain a safe environment.
- enhancing preparedness for unforeseen incidents.
- Promoted a safe work environment by conducting thorough pre-trip inspections and addressing any potential hazards promptly.
- Enhanced route efficiency by consistently evaluating with drivers.
- Implemented effective time management strategies when faced with unexpected challenges such as inclement weather or traffic congestion.
- Assisted in training new CDL drivers, ensuring proper safety procedures were followed at all times.
- Utilized GPS and other navigation tools to plan routes and stay on schedule.
- Communicated with dispatchers and other office personnel to handle two-way updates and adjust daily schedules.
- Scheduling Coordinator for extra duties: Bus fueling ,bus cleaning , bus washing ,and seat repair.
- Conducting safety meetings for persons fueling mainly, ,but including all other extra duty personnel
- Conducting safety meetings with regular ed drivers 3 times per school year.
- Drive various routes as needed. no specific route.
- Answering phone calls ,emails, assisting parents, school staff, visitors, maintaining calendars, and records, preparing documents, and reports, recruiting, filing paperwork, driver supplies refill, interviewing applicants, worked job fairs interviewing in seek of new bus drivers ,and attendants, produce all new hire Identification cards, and some dispatch help as needed
- Ride along with new hire CDL holders for observations, and evaluation.
Education
High School Diploma
- Extracurricular Activities: Artist
Skills
Safe driving practices
Electronic logging devices
Decision-making under pressure
DOT medical card holder
Dependable and reliable
Verbal and written communication
Timeline
Lead CDL Driver
Katy Independent School District
12.2017 - CurrentRead More
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High School Diploma
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