Kateryna Tkach
Lombard,IL
Summary
Versatile transportation professional with strong communication, organizational, and situational awareness skills. Background includes dispatch coordination, logbook management, and tractor-trailer operations. Focused on efficient routes, safe driving, and keeping deliveries on schedule.
Overview
4
4
Languages
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Truck Driver
G&Y Trans Inc
Morris, Illinois
04.2024 - 09.2026
- Operated tractor-trailers for G&Y Trans Inc across regional and long-haul routes.
- Followed DOT regulations, company safety rules, and customer site procedures.
- Inspected trucks and trailers before and after trips and completed basic maintenance for optimal performance.
- Managed pickup schedules and adjusted routes around traffic, weather, and delays.
- Kept up-to-date knowledge of changing roads, construction areas, traffic patterns, and dangerous curves in order to plan the most efficient routes.
- Loaded and unloaded shipments at docks, yards, and customer facilities.
- Logged hours, mileage, and load details in driving records and dispatch systems.
Dispatcher
State Express
Lemont, Illinois
01.2023 - 01.2024
- Supervised driver dispatching, route planning, and vehicle tracking for driving team.
- Reviewed routes, daily traffic and weather conditions to adjust plans, meeting daily requirements, and service needs.
- Received and dispatched calls for emergency services.
- Maintained logs of all incoming calls and assigned tasks.
- Prepared daily work and run schedules.
- Matched bills of lading and reconciled quantities to verify items shipped.
Dispatcher
Step trucking
Elgin, Illinois
04.2019 - 12.2023
- Monitored truck routes and adjusted dispatch plans for delays.
- Managed daily delivery and work schedules to maximize coverage.
- Resolved route issues with drivers and operations staff.
- Communicated load details to drivers, warehouses, and customers.
- Verified driver hours-of-service and delivery paperwork.
- Resolved customer complaints related to service issues or delays.
- Managed a large volume of phone calls while ensuring accuracy in data entry.
- Received and dispatched calls for emergency services.
- Answered customer requests with information about product availability, shipping information and status updates.
Education
Bachelor - Law
MAUP
Ternopil01-2019
Skills
- DOT compliance
- Pre-trip inspection
- Logbook management
- Logistics management
- Dispatch coordination
- Schedule management
- Safe driving practices
- Planning
- Situational awareness
- Fast-paced adaptability
- Adaptability under pressure
- Problem-solving capacity
- Decision-making
- Communication and organizational skills
Languages
English
Full Professional
Russian
Native/ Bilingual
Ukrainian
Native/ Bilingual
Polish
Limited
Timeline
Truck Driver
G&Y Trans Inc
04.2024 - 09.2026
Dispatcher
State Express
01.2023 - 01.2024
Dispatcher
Step trucking
04.2019 - 12.2023
Bachelor - Law
MAUP