Erick Placencia
Newark,NJ
Summary
Dedicated truck driver with a proven track record at Placencia LLC, demonstrating exceptional safe driving and meticulous vehicle inspections. Known for improving on-time delivery rates through effective route management and strong communication skills. Committed to maintaining high standards of transportation safety and reliability while ensuring customer satisfaction.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Truck Driver
Placencia LLC
Perth Amboy
03.2020 - 05.2022
- Operated with safety and skill to avoid accidents and delays.
- Maintained a clean driving record while adhering to company policies and federal regulations for transportation safety.
- Maintained daily, legible DOT log book and submitted corresponding documents.
- Inspected trucks for malfunctions and reported vehicles to management for corrective action.
- Demonstrated safe driving by following regulations and safety procedures, resulting in zero accidents.
- Utilized GPS and other navigation tools to plan routes and stay on schedule.
- Proactively communicated with dispatch teams regarding any changes or updates affecting scheduled pick-ups or deliveries, ensuring that all parties were kept informed.
- Kept accurate records of cargo delivery times and vehicle maintenance to provide documentation to dispatch for billing and inventory.
- Inspected trucks and trailers before each trip to assess safety and identify maintenance concerns.
- Inspected load security and checked for damages.
- Documented mileage, deliveries, pickups, customer issues and damages.
- Completed routine maintenance on truck to keep in working order.
- Checked shipping papers to determine nature of load and checked for presence of hazardous materials.
Forklift Operator
Essential Logistics
Cranbury, NJ
03.2015 - 06.2018
- Moved levers or controls to operate forklifts, lifting beams with swivel-hooks and hoists to transport and load materials.
- Drove equipment from one site to another to deliver tools and complete jobs.
- Positioned lifting devices under, over or around loaded pallets or boxes to secure material or products for transport to designated areas.
- Maintained clean and safe work environment, contributing to reduction in workplace accidents.
- Ensured timely movement of products to designated areas, leading to smoother warehouse operation.
- Improved team coordination, leading to faster loading and unloading times by effectively communicating with warehouse staff.
- Enhanced safety on warehouse floor by conducting daily pre-operation forklift inspections.
- Kept accurate records of materials moved within warehouse to quickly locate inventory and keep facility operating smoothly.
- Conserved warehouse space through efficient stacking and placement of materials according to size, weight, and fragility requirements.
- Unloaded and stacked materials by raising and lowering lifting devices.
- Wrapped pallets in plastic wrap and attached merchandise tags to prepare for shipping.
- Improved warehouse efficiency by skillfully operating forklifts to move, locate, and stack materials.
- Safely loaded and unloaded trucks using appropriate forklift attachments, reducing the risk of accidents or injuries.
Education
High School Diploma -
Perth Amboy High School
Perth Amboy, NJ06.2017
Skills
- Self-motivation and discipline
- Transportation safety
- Dependable and reliable
- Attention to detail
- Vehicle inspections
- Long-haul driving
- GPS and route planning
- Vehicle maintenance
- Inclement weather driving
- Accurate record keeping
- Logistics planning
- Hazardous materials handling
- Heavy lifting
- Cargo handling
- Route logs
- Shipping and packaging
- Order picking and processing
- Customer service
- Loading and unloading
- Forklift operation
Languages
English
Spanish
Timeline
Truck Driver
Placencia LLC
03.2020 - 05.2022
Forklift Operator
Essential Logistics
03.2015 - 06.2018
High School Diploma -
Perth Amboy High School