PATRICK KNAUSS
BURLINGTON,IA
Summary
Hardworking Driver with expertise providing excellent transportation services. Engaging and pleasant personality with safe and accident-free driving record.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Driver
Alter Metal Recycling
08.2023 - Current
- Completed routine pre- and post-trip inspections to evaluate vehicles and assess maintenance needs.
- Followed proper safety procedures and protocols while loading, unloading and operating vehicles.
- Loaded and secured items in trucks to avoid accidents.
Road Truck Driver
Fed Ex Freight
03.2004 - 08.2023
- Dropped and hooked trailers and changed configuration of equipment.
- Minimized delays by planning and adjusting routes to account for changing weather and traffic conditions.
- Completed deliveries before assigned deadlines to increase customer satisfaction.
- Delivered various types of freight to customers in a timely and safe manner.
- Forklift, load, unload, hook tractor trailer, doubles.
- Set city planner. Pick up and deliver.
- Customer Service and Sales
- Demonstrated safe driving by observing road rules, exercising caution in unfamiliar areas and maintaining vehicle control.
- Completed transfers at hubs and final destinations to keep routes on schedule.
- Secured packages in trucks using padding and ratchet straps.
Shipping Supervisor/Driver
Diamond Vogel Paint
06.1995 - 03.2004
- Inspected loading operations for improvements in efficiency and safety.
- Tracked, traced and updated status of incoming and outgoing shipments.
- Make and package paint, store in warehouse, and pick up orders. Load and unload trucks.
- Deliver goods and pick up raw materials.
- Safety and forklift training.
- Warehouse organization of finished goods and raw materials.
- Maintained safe worked environment by monitoring safety procedures and equipment.
Education
High School Diploma -
Burlington High School
Burlington, IA05.1985
Skills
- Heavy Haul Expertise
- Commercial Driving
- DOT Compliance
- Double and Triple Trailers
- Customer Relationships
- Pickup and Deliveries
Certification
CDL/Hazmat
Timeline
Driver
Alter Metal Recycling
08.2023 - Current
Road Truck Driver
Fed Ex Freight
03.2004 - 08.2023
Shipping Supervisor/Driver
Diamond Vogel Paint
06.1995 - 03.2004
High School Diploma -
Burlington High School
CDL/Hazmat
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