Derek Saunders
Snellville,GA
Summary
Accomplished Certified Driver Trainer and CDL Class A Driver at Ryder Integrated Logistics, adept in defensive driving and leadership development. Excelled in maintaining compliance and safety, training new hires, and enhancing fleet efficiency. Proven track record in improving driver performance and safety standards, showcasing exceptional verbal communication and emergency procedure skills.
Previously before Ryder employment, drove Northeast regional (1year), spotter driver backing in trailers in the dock (3 years), OTR (1 year), and worked in warehousing, shipping/receiving, forklift, data entry (3 years).
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Certified Driver Trainer/CDL Class A Driver-Local
Ryder Integrated Logistics
Atlanta, GA
11.2014 - Current
- Delivering corregated products to customer locations within a 250 miles radius in a timely manner while abiding by Federal Motor Carrier safety regulations
- Demonstrate excellent verbal communication skills with customers
- Train new hires on paperwork management, E-logs, and making sure they are operating the motor vehicle according to Ryder safety guidelines
- Driver team leader that regularly checks up on drivers and making sure they are in compliance with DOT regulations and Ryder guidelines (truck registration, DOT medical card, truck insurance, safety vest, steel toe work boots, etc)
- Visually monitoring drivers to make sure they are backing properly at locations (G.O.A.L.), and inspecting vehicles on a regular basis, making sure there is no physical damage
- Communicate with driver manager and dispatcher to make sure the drivers in the fleet are following Ryder protocol
Education
Not Obtained - Business Management
University of Southern Indiana
Evansville, INSkills
- Defensive Driving
- Driver Assessment
- Managing customer needs
- Emergency Procedures
- Maintaining Compliance
- Accident Prevention
- Vehicle Inspection
- Route Planning
- Classroom Instruction
- Regulatory Compliance
- Planning routes
- Developing training materials
- Backing procedures
- Inspecting trucks
- Updating logs
- Maintenance knowledge
- DOT requirements
- Leadership Development
- Performance Evaluation
- Progress Evaluation
- Student Mentoring
- Equipment Demonstration
- Fuel Efficiency
- Traffic Laws Expertise
Accomplishments
Driver of the month twice, 750k miles without preventable accident while employed at Ryder
Smith System Training, Certified Driver Trainer
Certification
Certified Driver Trainer
Timeline
Certified Driver Trainer/CDL Class A Driver-Local
Ryder Integrated Logistics
11.2014 - Current
Not Obtained - Business Management
University of Southern Indiana