MATT KALUZNY
Evanston,Wyoming
Summary
Hard-working professional with 15+ years of experience and proven knowledge of cargo handling, contract transportation services, carrier management, specialty hauling and equipment, and hydraulics operation. Aiming to leverage skills to successfully continue to build a carrier in equipment operation and business management, seeking a long-term position with the flexibility to relocate and move to various job sites Scissor lifts, boom lifts, and aerial work platforms Powered industrial trucks Heavy machinery, Haul trucks & Mining machinery heavy civil equipment ADDITIONAL SKILLS Diesel Mechanics, Equipment transport and operation of track-hoes, loaders, rollers, water trucks, dump trucks, side dumps, belly dumps and lowboy trailers, etc. Quick learner; Hard worker. I take pride in my work. Always willing to learn something new every day. Constant side projects hauling (hotshot) and misc. landscaping projects, excavating rock walls, retaining walls, and property clearing. I grew up around the construction industry and know the ins and outs of some of it. Jack of all trades willing to learn and teach or mentor. Customer service skills are amazing! Team building and Problem-solving, safety Consulting services for the transportation industry, dot safety regulations and mentor programs, flexible, willing to travel, work in harsh environments and do what it takes to get the job done.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager, Dispatch, Operator
STRAIT LINE EQUIPMENT
LOGAN, UT
- Years
- Oversee four stepdecks and three Heavyhaul trucks 9&10 axle day to day operations, finding loads, setting up routes and scheduling
- Customer service and accounting skills
- I would also operate the heavy haul trucks as needed or for any transport needing extra help and run pilot vehicle for the oversize and needed
- It was also my responsibility to maintain the equipment.
Towing manager
PRESTON WATTS TOWING / AUTOBODY
LOGAN, UT
- Misc
- Work, 2 years
- Tow good and wrecked cars, police rotation, helping in emergency situations, clearing highways and roads, maintaining trucks and keeping customers happy.
Driver
B&M SERVICES
CEDAR CITY, UT
- 4 years
- Over the road driver, picking up and delivering general freight across the United States, time-sensitive loads, customer service, long hours, maintain the truck and trailer, daily inspections and follow DOT FMCSA Laws
SATRANSPORT
NORTH SALT LAKE, UT
- Double belly and side dump driver, 2 years
- Drive and operate a double belly-dump and side dump setup, picking up and delivering material, paving, milling and general aggregate hauling and transport, a lot of out-of-town work.
Driver, owner-operator
MIDNIGHT AG TRANSPORT
CEDAR CITY, UT
- Year
- End-dump and stepdeck, ran my own company out of Cedar City, did a majority of my work in Elko, NV and Ely, NV
- I was sub-leased to C&N Transport hauling general AG
- Asphalt, concrete, dirt and rock.
Driver
Eagle Transportation
blackfoot, ID
02.2022 - Current
- Team player,customer service , haul double tankers and single tankers
- Hauling all the fire retardant for the forest fires all year (aerial firefighting) emergency exemption
- Hauling calcium chloride and Magnesium chloride
- Diesel mechanic work keeping trucks and trailers in working order
Fleet/Truck/Equipment
Jwright Companies
Salt lake, UTAH
07.2021 - 11.2021
- Oversee day to day operations, provide support and manage equipment, fleet and trucks
- Transport and inspect equipment as needed, Order parts, outsourcing repairs making sure the works done efficiently and cost effective for the company and longevity
- Build time cards and code the system for purchase orders, proficient with excel, invoicing, job approvals,build trucking schedule and maintain product, tonnage delivered to site and on hand, dot compliance
- Build or find equipment to purchase, quote, and set up transport
- Maintain a company truck and keep a tight service schedule with the fleet,registrations and repairs as needed
- Provide support for construction managers and project managers
- A major main role with this company was to provide support, fill in when “things” needed to be taken care of , project management is a large role as well.
Heavy Haul Specialist
CT&T
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
12.2019 - 09.2021
- Disassemble transport and reassemble multiple types of equipment and objects work on different mine sites
- Msha and osha regulations and training
- If it needed to be moved we had the right equipment to make it work and get the job done
- Job and project management project planning
- A very specialty company dealing with loads in excess of 200,000 lbs all types of dimensions and weights
- Pilot car operation and route planning/surveying, dealing with highway patrol escorts.
Manager, Dispatch, Operator
FOUR FALLS TRANSPORT
OGDEN, UT
11.2015 - 12.2019
- Managing and dispatching, oversee transport, self dispatching, invoicing, keeping trucks DOT compliant and well maintained seven axle lowboy and stepdeck
- Project planning ,dispatch and build loads for trucks, pull permits for oversize loads on a daily routine ,coordinate with drivers routes,obstructions in the way , width restrictions size restrictions
- Answer phones customer service with a smile take everything in to consideration when you dispatch a driver,route fuel , home time, weight load specs
- Truck condition
- Keeping up to date on dot regulations and going over safety meetings with drivers
- Also alot of the time explaining how the machinery works to the drivers
- If theres a weather issue I had to Communicate with the driver and alternative route Or we would find a good place to pull over for the storm
- And get a driver a hotel
- To also maintain the equipment Make sure it was being serviced And well taken care of if there was a safety concern it was brought up and dealt with Accordingly
- Landoll six axle emergency towing and equipment transport, emergency towing, training, current NDOT card.
Transport and Service
H&E EQUIPMENT SERVICES
LAS VEGAS, NV
02.2015 - 11.2015
- Pick up and delivery heavy and light duty equipment to various job sites, customer owned, and company units, lights service work on trucks and machines
- Maintain the equipment and make sure it was compliant with DOT regulations
- Rental equipment transport coordination and to dispatch the equipment to the correct location .transitioned into dispatch coordinator for rental units Sixty to one hundred shipments a day .
Ten car hauler driver/operator
AUTO TRANSPORT INC
, CA
12.2013 - 11.2015
- Pick up and deliver, load and unload a ten car hauler, this was an over the road position, pick up new and used cars from dealers, auctions and customers
- Deliver as directed, customer service and lining up and stacking cars on the trucks
- Keeping up with maintenance and DOT regulations.
Fueling
DIRECT AVIATION LLC
ST. GEORGE, UT
10.2007 - 12.2012
- Fuel and take care of all aircrafts, including military
- Fuel and service with JET and Avgas, drive five-thousand and eight-thousand gallon tankers, maintain the building and hangar, maintain the fueling trucks also.
Education
Diesel Mechanics
BATC TECHNICAL
Skills
- Ems Dispatch
- Repair Scheduling
- Route Planning and Adjustment
- Personnel Monitoring
- Traffic Monitoring
- Team Work Scheduling
Affiliations
Class A Doubles and Triples Endorsement. No accidents, compliant with DOT regulations Clean CDL
Timeline
Driver
Eagle Transportation
02.2022 - Current
Fleet/Truck/Equipment
Jwright Companies
07.2021 - 11.2021
Heavy Haul Specialist
CT&T
12.2019 - 09.2021
Manager, Dispatch, Operator
FOUR FALLS TRANSPORT
11.2015 - 12.2019
Transport and Service
H&E EQUIPMENT SERVICES
02.2015 - 11.2015
Ten car hauler driver/operator
AUTO TRANSPORT INC
12.2013 - 11.2015
Fueling
DIRECT AVIATION LLC
10.2007 - 12.2012
Manager, Dispatch, Operator
STRAIT LINE EQUIPMENT
Towing manager
PRESTON WATTS TOWING / AUTOBODY
Driver
B&M SERVICES
SATRANSPORT
Driver, owner-operator
MIDNIGHT AG TRANSPORT
Diesel Mechanics
BATC TECHNICAL