Michael Solomon
Los Angeles,CA
Summary
Accomplished CDL Truck Driver with extensive experience at Performance Team Warehouse, recognized for maintaining zero at-fault accidents through exceptional transportation safety and route management. Demonstrates a courteous demeanor while ensuring load security and compliance with regulations, consistently delivering freight efficiently across California.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
CDL Truck Driver
Performance Team Warehouse
08.2023 - Current
- Operated with safety and skill to avoid accidents and delays.
- Inspected trucks for malfunctions and reported vehicles to management for corrective action.
- Dropped and hooked trailers and changed configuration of equipment.
- Minimized delays by planning and adjusting routes to account for changing weather and traffic conditions.
- Documented mileage, deliveries, pickups, customer issues and damages.
- Knowledge of operations through the Ports of Long Beach, Los Angeles area.
- Demonstrated safe driving by following regulations and safety procedures, resulting in zero at fault accidents.
- Maneuvered tractor trailers with high degree of skill through narrow passageways and around obstructions such as parked cars.
- Operated vehicles with capacities as high as 80,000 pounds with zero at fault incidents.
CDL Truck Driver
Hub Group
11.2020 - 06.2023
- Maintained daily, legible DOT log book and submitted corresponding documents.
- Demonstrated safe driving by following regulations and safety procedures, resulting in zero accidents.
- Utilized GPS and other navigation tools to plan routes and stay on schedule.
- Obtained necessary permits and licenses to operate various commercial vehicles legally.
- Kept accurate records of cargo delivery times and vehicle maintenance to provide documentation to dispatch for billing and inventory purposes.
- Complied with truck driving rules as well as company policies and procedures regarding safe vehicle operations.
- Delivered and picked up shipping containers in/out the Long Beach/ L.A. Port areas. Followed and obeyed all safety laws in the port facilities.
CDL A OTR Truck Driver
Swift Transportation
05.2016 - 11.2020
- Communicated with dispatchers and other office personnel to handle two-way updates and adjust daily schedules.
- Completed preventive maintenance checks and basic repairs to vehicles.
- Completed daily inspections, basic maintenance and common repair actions to keep equipment operating at full capacity.
- Utilized GPS and other navigation tools to plan routes and stay on schedule.
- Complied with truck driving rules as well as company policies and procedures regarding safe vehicle operations.
- Maintained daily, legible DOT log book and submitted corresponding documents.
- Operated with safety and skill to avoid accidents and delays.
- Drove and safely delivered freight throughout the southern/northern California areas. Driven an average 2,000 miles per week routinely.
Education
High School Diploma -
Crenshaw High
Los Angeles, CA06-1995
Skills
- Load security
- Commercial driving
- Transportation safety
- Route management
- Courteous and polite demeanor
- Lift up to 100 pounds
Timeline
CDL Truck Driver
Performance Team Warehouse
08.2023 - Current
CDL Truck Driver
Hub Group
11.2020 - 06.2023
CDL A OTR Truck Driver
Swift Transportation
05.2016 - 11.2020
High School Diploma -
Crenshaw High