Darnell Lester

Managed trailer movements and positioning to optimize yard operations and enhance workflow.

Conducted thorough pre-trip evaluations and yard audits to optimize fleet management and operational efficiency.

Operated Class A vehicle primarily on East Coast routes, transporting freight for major retailers including Walmart, Target, and Home Depot.

Coordinated unloading operations for Ross stores statewide, handling an average of 100 or more boxes per location to streamline inventory processes.

• Maintained accurate logs to document mileage and delivery information.
• Maintained vehicle, reporting defects with DCVR form.
• Regional driver - layover to homestead
• Delivering Walmart runs to various cities
• Reviewed transportation and shipping papers to verify accuracy of freight for inventory counts.
• Utilized GPS for route mapping, adjusting for weather and traffic alerts to optimize time.
• Established relationships with customers through use of interpersonal, active listening and inquiry response skills.

• Delivering to BJ's and Lumber Liquidator stores
• No touch freight
• Traveling 5 to 6 days a week from Florida furthering out to Tennessee
• Performed pre- and post-trip vehicle inspections using knowledge of safe and effective loading and handling procedures in coordination with company checklist.
• Reviewed paperwork for completeness and accuracy, checked orders for correct number of boxes and corrected addresses and support documentation.
• Navigated and planned each route with up-to-date GPS support, accounting for weather or construction issues, to prevent costly and avoidable delays.
• Achieved clean driving record for 4 years with no points, moving violations or preventable accidents.
• Completed time cards, entered trip data into on-board computer, completed paper logs and maintained schedule of deliveries per dispatch instructions.

• Delivering loads with reefer trailer to assigned destination
• Interacting with customers

• Haul freight from state to state live loads drop n hooks ect.
• Loaded, balanced and secured product to safely transport goods.
• Submitted daily mileage log with trip sheet, fuel, maintenance and delivery documentation.
• Drove trucks with capacities greater than three tons, including tractor-trailer combinations, to transport and deliver products, livestock or other materials.
• Used pallet jack and forklift to load and unload products at distribution centers and route locations.

• Hauling freight state to state using the gps on driver tech identifying my driver logs and communicating with my fm and shippers about the loads I carry.
• Overnight stocker.
• Loaded, balanced and secured product to safely transport goods.
• Performed loading and offloading of trucks, utilizing pallet jacks and forklifts.

• Stock shelves unload trucks and put away items in backroom.
• Restocked shelves with current merchandise in attractive displays to promote sales.
• Received incoming product deliveries and relocated to storage shelves, coolers or bins.
• Operated forklifts, lift gates and pallet jacks with focus on safety and efficiency.
• Handled packages in safe and meticulous manner while unloading and transporting.