Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Artist at heart:
Additional Information
Timeline
Nathan Gassman

Nathan Gassman

Hillsboro,TN

Summary

Over ONE MILLION miles in about 10 years of OTR trucking across the Great USA lower 48 states! Excellent SAFETY record. Hauling anything you can fit on a 48-53FT trailer Flatbed. Specialize in getting products to customers in a safe and timely manner.

Hauling Steel Coils, Aluminum Ingots, Lumber, Pipe, Drywall, Tractors, Concrete, Wire Mesh, Insulation, Flat Steel, Metal Bars, Steel Beams, Roofing, Hazard Material, and much more. Love it!

Skilled in Manual and Automatic Trucks. Operate Peterbuilt, Kenworth, Volvo, Freightliner, Western Star.

I have pictures of several loads I have hauled.

Here is my website with myself with my truck.

https://simplefreelife.net/

*Dates rounded up

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Leased Owner Operator

White Eagle Freight (2 Years)
Johnson City, TN
10.2021 - 10.2023

Hauling Steel Coils, Aluminum Ingots, Lumber, Pipe, Drywall, Tractors, Concrete, Wire Mesh, Insulation, Flat Steel, Metal Bars, Steel Beams, Roofing, Hazard Material, and more.

  • Managed day-to-day business operations as an OP
  • Interacted well with customers to build connections and nurture relationships.
  • Performed assessments of travel routes to determine most profitable outcomes.
  • Specialize in getting products to customers in a safe and timely manner.
  • *Reason for leaving: Fleet owner decided make changes to operations so now is my time to exercise my "Lease" options and drive local to be home with new grandchildren.

OTR Flatbed Driver

TMC Transportation Flatbed (7 Years)
Des Moines, IA
10.2014 - 10.2021
  • Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
  • Paid attention to detail while completing assignments.
  • Worked flexible hours across night, weekend and holiday shifts.
  • Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships.
  • Please review White Eagle Freight for MORE similar job Flatbed duties
  • *Reason for leaving: Love TMC! The VERY best Flatbed company around but opportunity to be a "Leased Owner Operator" forWhite Eagle Freight was a move FORWARD! Always welcome to go back to TMC.

Licensed Forklift Operator

LKQ
Manchester, TN
02.2014 - 08.2014
  • Operated forklift in compliance with OSHA guidelines and organizational policies.
  • Wrapped pallets in plastic wrap and attached merchandise tags to prepare for shipping.
  • Dismantle salvaged vehicles for shipment
  • Clean shop nightly + Count cash from day shift delivery
  • *Reason for leaving: All our children now grown so time to GET BACK TRUCKING like early years and make a better living!

Graphic Web Designer

Self-employeed /Owner/Eagle Services
Hillsboro, TN
09.2010 - 01.2014
  • Consult/Freelance for Printing company Sept-March
  • No work between April 2011 to April 2012
  • Developed creative design for print materials, banners and signs and digital work.
  • Designed creative digital displays used in online advertising for local businesses.
  • Met with customers to present mockups and collect information for adjustments. (Proud to be the creator of Nissan's 1st Electric Car Rollout Display!)
  • *Reason for leaving: Self-employment not paying the bills, needed steady income + Change from computers.

Prepress Specialist

H&E Printing (14 Years)
Nashville, TN
11.1996 - 08.2010
  • Imported electronic or print files using software and made color, digital image and text corrections to prepare jobs for color proofs and print.
  • Operated and maintained image and plate setters.
  • Implemented light boxes and microscopes to examine finished plates, detect flaws and verify conformity.
  • Strong working knowledge in the Printing industry covering ALL aspects of pre-press. Operated ALL leading industry software's pertaining to bring customer Ideas from draft to final product off the printing press. Also a Color calibration expert.
  • *Reason for leaving: Economy slowed around 2008 , Boss could not compete with China flooding the Print market...so he sold the business, laid us off in 2010.

Shuttle Bus Driver (Part Time)

First Transit (8 Years)
Nashville, TN
07.2002 - 02.2010
  • Drove bus to safely transport passengers over scheduled routes and authorized stops.
  • Shuttle Bus Driver hauling Airport employees (Pilots, Mechanics, Food service workers, etc) to and from airport parking lots along with passengers. Also cleaned buses. I did this part time while working full time in the Printing Industry.
  • *Reason for leaving: Time to settle back down to focusing one ONE job instead of two.

OTR Flatbed Driver

Tandem Transport Corp (under 1 Year)
Michigan City, IN
04.1996 - 11.1996
  • Performed assessments of travel routes to determine most profitable outcomes.
  • Specialize in getting products to customers in a safe and timely manner.
  • Please review White Eagle Freight and TMC Transportation for MORE similar job Flatbed duties
  • *Reason for leaving: I had 4 small children and needed to get off the road to raise them.

Education

Graphic And Printing Equipment Operation

Nashville Technical Trade School, Nashville, TN
02.1988

High School Diploma -

Coffee County Central High School, Manchester, TN
05.1987

Skills

  • Tractor-Trailer CDL A (*10 years)
  • Flatbed Securement (*10 years)
  • Conestoga (2 years)
  • Oversize loads (1 year)
  • Forklift Operator (*1 year)
  • Salvage Yard Parts Remover (*1 year)
  • Bus Driver (7 years)
  • PC/Mac computer (20 years)
  • Graphic/Website (10 years)
  • Prepress (10 years)
  • Mechanic Work-lite (4 years)
  • Farm work (2 years)

Certification

  • Certified SAFE MILES, TMC - 5 Years

Artist at heart:

Love driving OTR but looking to drive local now that I have small Grandchildren. Enjoy Hikes in Nature, Motorcycle riding, Going to church with Family.

Additional Information

Also drove back in 1996 Flatbed (See job record) but had small children and needed to get off the road to raise them.

Also have basic skills in the following areas:

Construction (1 year), Lite electrical (1 year), Factory work (1 year), Restaurant worker (2 years), Auto Detail (1 year)





Timeline

Leased Owner Operator - White Eagle Freight (2 Years)
10.2021 - 10.2023
OTR Flatbed Driver - TMC Transportation Flatbed (7 Years)
10.2014 - 10.2021
Licensed Forklift Operator - LKQ
02.2014 - 08.2014
Graphic Web Designer - Self-employeed /Owner/Eagle Services
09.2010 - 01.2014
Shuttle Bus Driver (Part Time) - First Transit (8 Years)
07.2002 - 02.2010
Prepress Specialist - H&E Printing (14 Years)
11.1996 - 08.2010
OTR Flatbed Driver - Tandem Transport Corp (under 1 Year)
04.1996 - 11.1996
Nashville Technical Trade School - , Graphic And Printing Equipment Operation
Coffee County Central High School - High School Diploma,
Nathan Gassman