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Matthew (Matt) Johnston

New Baltimore

Summary

Truck and Equipment Operator with twenty-six years of experience, specializing in oversize and permit haulage. Proven leadership skills and proficient in operating various heavy equipment as well as hauling a wide variety of materials/equipment.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

Water Truck Department Supervisor/Driver

Corsa Coal Company
08.2019 - Current
  • Hauled water to treatment facilities (ponds, wells, sumps)
  • Mine water treatment
  • Maintained and changed pumps
  • Equipment Experience: crane, bulldozer, telehandler, excavator, backhoe, forklift, dump truck, lowboy
  • Methane Gas Certified
  • MSHA Certified
  • Filled out load paperwork and DOT-mandated log books.
  • Dispatched trucks to designated locations
  • Trained new employees on overall company and department-specific policies and procedures
  • Managed team of three employees, delegated tasks and held each employee accountable for completing daily tasks
  • Maintained stock of items, cleanliness, organization
  • Navigated various terrains and weather conditions,
  • Conducted thorough pre-trip inspections to ensure the safety of the vehicle, equipment, and cargo before each journey.
  • Ensured optimal truck performance with regular maintenance checks and addressing issues promptly.

Truck Driver

Metropolitan Trucking
05.2016 - 07.2019
  • OTR Truck Driver, Dry Van
  • Experience with Qualcom and Electronic Logs
  • Dropped and hooked trailers

Lowboy Driver

HWR Water Resources
05.2012 - 05.2016

- Lowboy

- Beam Trailer

- Moved heavy equipment to gas wells and job sites

- Oversized Permit Loads

- Gas Certified for Chevron

- Permit loads with pilot cars

- Escort experience

- Equipment Operation: skid steer, bulldozer, excavator, roller, and articulated rock truck

Truck Driver

Severstal/P.B.S. Coal
09.2009 - 05.2012
  • Oversize Heavy Haul/Lowboy/Beam Trailer with Jeeps and Stingers/Drop Deck/Flatbed/Tank
  • Permit Loads
  • Equipment Breakdown
  • Strip Mine Equipment Hauled: Komatsu D11-D5, Excavators 375-315, Rock Trucks 789/777/Articulated Rock Trucks, Shovels RH200/5230/Demag, Loaders 994/992/988/980, Dragline, Crane Haulage and Operation, Telehandler, Forklift, Backhoe, Skid Steer, Manlift, Electric Transformers, Pipe, Concrete Products, and Miscellaneous Strip Mine Equipment
  • Deep Mine Equipment Haulage: Joy Miners, Shuttle Cars, Roof Bolter, Mantrips, Oversized Fuel and Water Tanks, Mine Structure and Belting, Tailheads, and Other Equipment
  • Dismantled, Hauled, and Resembled Equipment
  • MSHA Certified

Truck Driver

T.D.M. Enterprises
04.2000 - 09.2009
  • T.D.M. was a sister company to Super City Manufacturing and Airesman Wood and Stone
  • Truck Driver/Equipment Operator
  • Trailers: Rolloffs, Tri-Axle Dump Truck, Water Truck, Tractor Trailer, Flatbed, Landoll, Drop Deck, Lowboy, Tanker, Walking Floor, Dump Trailers Frame and Frameless, Band Trailer, Reffer, Potbelly
  • Equipment Operated: Dozer, Telehandler, Manlifts, Forklifts, Loaders, Miscellaneous Farm Equipment
  • Oversized and Permit Loads
  • Materials Hauled local and long distance: Pavement and Material, Landscape Products, Demolition Residual and Municipal Waste, New and Used Equipment Haulage, Steel and Steel Coils, Wreck and Recovery, Mine Equipment, Auction Deliveries, Hay and Grain
  • Also worked under FEMA and Disaster Relief
  • TWIC Certified and Background Checked for Airports and Shipping Ports

Education

High School Diploma -

Berlin Brothersvalley High School
Berlin, PA
06-1993

Skills

  • CDL Class A w/ Tank Endorsement
  • Oversize and Permit Haulage
  • Labor/Mechanical Skills
  • Supervisor
  • Communication
  • Experience with Operating Various Equipment

Timeline

Water Truck Department Supervisor/Driver

Corsa Coal Company
08.2019 - Current

Truck Driver

Metropolitan Trucking
05.2016 - 07.2019

Lowboy Driver

HWR Water Resources
05.2012 - 05.2016

Truck Driver

Severstal/P.B.S. Coal
09.2009 - 05.2012

Truck Driver

T.D.M. Enterprises
04.2000 - 09.2009

High School Diploma -

Berlin Brothersvalley High School
Matthew (Matt) Johnston