Kevin Porter
Nashville,TN
Summary
Driving professional with comprehensive experience in teaching safe driving techniques and instilling confidence in learners. Skilled in vehicle operation, road safety, and defensive driving strategies. Strong focus on team collaboration, consistently adapting to meet evolving needs, and achieving impactful results. Reliable, patient, and effective communicator, committed to fostering positive and supportive learning environment.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Dispatcher/Customer Service
Nashville MTA
11 2015 - 02 2016
- Coordinated schedules for optimal coverage of daily workload and adjusted quickly to changing demands.
- Answered phone calls and responded to customer emails.
- Monitored vehicle locations to coordinate timely arrivals.
- Monitored and tracked dispatch communication systems.
Fleet Manager
Hogan Transport
07.2024 - 12.2024
- Collaborated with human resources to manage driver recruitment, training, and performance evaluations.
- Mitigated regulatory risks by monitoring vehicles to ensure operational, state and federal compliance.
- Managed day-to-day logistics operations, monitoring incoming deliveries and overseeing personnel tasks.
- Supervised employees to promote optimal productivity in job tasks and duties.
- Reviewed driver logs for accuracy and compliance with regulations.
- Created reports on vehicle utilization, mileage tracking and other metrics as needed.
- Established and enforced policies regarding vehicle use, maintenance, and driver conduct.
- Managed daily operations of the fleet department including staffing, scheduling and performance management.
Driving Instructor/ Assistant Yard Lead
160 Driving Academy
06 2023 - 06.2024
- Teach students skills necessary to get their CDL license
- Fill in as yard lead when needed to perform administrative duties, test scheduling and supervision of students as well as instructors.
- Conducted on-the-road driver training and required students to apply learning from classroom to demonstrate readiness for licensure.
- Explained the rules of the road in detail and demonstrated proper driving techniques.
- Crafted lesson plans to meet diverse learning modalities and ensure inclusive learning environment.
Local Truck Driver
Oryx Logistics Inc
04.2023 - 05.2024
- Planned efficient routes and adjusted strategies based on current weather and traffic information.
- Complied with company policies regarding proper use of company vehicles.
- Checked vehicle before and after trips to ensure tire pressure, oil, and other fluid levels were adequate.
- Observed driving regulations and safety procedures, maintaining excellent safe driving record.
- Maintained ongoing communications with operations center personnel to keep teammates informed.
- Updated logs with timely and accurate information meet internal requirements and DOT recordkeeping demands.
Independent Contractor
Floyd Logistics
07.2022 - 10.2022
- Provide logistic service and customer service for broker agents directly as a over the road truck driver hauling general freight
Truck Driver
Oscar Mike, Inc /FedEx
04.2022 - 06.2022
- Managed personal driving time according to Hours of Service regulations.
- Transported goods to and from specified destinations in accordance with delivery schedules.
- Checked vehicle for mechanical items and safety issues, maintained logs of working hours, monitored the vehicle's performance, and recorded any incidents.
- Hooked and unhooked trailers from tractor and converter dollies.
- Conducted vehicle inspections before and after every trip and performed minor repairs to keep truck functional.
Truck Driver
ACR Trucking
02.2022 - 04.2022
- Dedicated route for Fedex but company lost contracts during employment.
Independent Contractor
Kind Transport
11.2020 - 10.2021
- Provide logistic service and customer service for broker agents directly as a over the road truck driver
OTR Truck Driver
Tirus Inc
10.2020 - 11.2020
OTR Truck Driver
WESTERN EXPRESS TRUCKING IN NASHVILLE TN
02.2020 - 06.2020
OTR Truck Driver
Doyle Sims and Sons Trucking
04.2019 - 01.2020
Assistant Manager
Burger King
05.2018 - 08.2018
Education
Associates - Logistics And Supply Chain Management
Volunteer State Community College
06.2025
Skills
- Commercial driving
- Cdl instructor
- Delivery driver experience
- Route driving
- Leadership
- Management
- Computer skills
- Administrative experience
- Freight Experience
- Vehicle Maintenance
- Mechanical Knowledge
- Teaching
- Supervising experience
- Route planning
- Certified to be a Driver trainer for a trucking company training several students to become over the road drivers
- Management & Leadership skills
- Planning and managing resources to accomplish organizational goals
- Motivating & assessing employees
- Traffic laws expertise
- Safe driving procedures
- Vehicle maintenance
- Basic vehicle inspection
- Student observation
- Strong observational skills
- Good judgment
- Effective teaching methods
- Skill development
- Roadside safety
- DOT regulations
- Leadership qualities
- Patience and tact
- Written evaluations
- Scheduling
- GPS navigation
- Proficient computer skills
- AS400
Certification
- Class A CDL with doubles/triples endorsement
Timeline
Fleet Manager
Hogan Transport
07.2024 - 12.2024
Local Truck Driver
Oryx Logistics Inc
04.2023 - 05.2024
Independent Contractor
Floyd Logistics
07.2022 - 10.2022
Truck Driver
Oscar Mike, Inc /FedEx
04.2022 - 06.2022
Truck Driver
ACR Trucking
02.2022 - 04.2022
Independent Contractor
Kind Transport
11.2020 - 10.2021
OTR Truck Driver
Tirus Inc
10.2020 - 11.2020
OTR Truck Driver
WESTERN EXPRESS TRUCKING IN NASHVILLE TN
02.2020 - 06.2020
OTR Truck Driver
Doyle Sims and Sons Trucking
04.2019 - 01.2020
Assistant Manager
Burger King
05.2018 - 08.2018
Dispatcher/Customer Service
Nashville MTA
11 2015 - 02 2016
Driving Instructor/ Assistant Yard Lead
160 Driving Academy
06 2023 - 06.2024
Associates - Logistics And Supply Chain Management
Volunteer State Community College
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