Ricardo Murillo Perez
Chicago,USA
Summary
Trailer Mechanic/Heavy Duty Tow Truck Operator with 19+ years of heavy-duty truck and trailer work experience, fixing, diagnosing, and doing maintenance. Able to safely repair and diagnose air leaks and other fluid leaks. Have experience with hydraulic pumps and P.T.O.s. Lift cylinders, lift gates, and other components. Able to fabricate components if required, or unattainable. Always looking forward to learning new ways of repairing an issue, I am a great listener, respectful to leadership, and able to work alone.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Trailer Mechanic
Central transport
Chicago, IL
04.2025 - Current
- Diagnosed electrical problems including abs and implemented repair solutions.
- Produced hand-made parts when availability was an issue or customization was required.
- Replaced complete rear doors on trailers both roll and swing doors.
- Replacing door panels on roll doors.
- Worked on lift gate trailers replacing components and hydraulics.
- Mobile repairs for company at second location that is still not operational.
- Parts required list filled out every week.
- Welding components and riveting when required to do so.
- Performing daily pm's to ensure trailers are in operational order.
- Patching trailer roof with aluminum sheets, making sure no holes on roof.
- Welding threshold plates, door frame supports where door frame is cracked.
- Replacing air disc rotors, hubs, wheel seals. Replacing brake drums, shoes, and components.
- Replacing complete set of landing gear, including wings, legs, timing bar, sand shoes, crank handle, crank gear.
Heavy Duty Tow Truck Operator/ Mechanic
Mikes Service LTD
Chicago, IL
06.2006 - 10.2024
- Responsible for towing disabled heavy duty vehicles from location to location.
- Responsible for lubricating tow trucks, as well as doing maintenance as required, like oil changes and fuel filter changes.
- Responsible for winching, and getting vehicles unstuck from mud or snow.
- Responsible for diagnosing and repairing hydraulic systems like liftgates, tow truck hydraulic components, and diesel truck hydraulic components Including steering.
- Responsible for going on service calls To customer locations to repair trucks and trailers. Issues like abs, electric shorts, wiring chassis, lights, troubleshooting and diagnosis wheel ends, replacing/re mounting broken swing doors,working on roll doors; operators cables, components; and patching trailer roofs.
- Responsibilities in shop are to make sure all trucks are road worthy and safe to be used.
- Changing brake shoes,drums, brake chambers, slack adjusters, and other major components on heavy duty trucks, and trailers, diagnosis what caused the issue and solving it to keep equipment on the road longer and safer.
- Fabricating components if required that are not sold or to make improvement on already made component.
- Eager to learn new and safer ways of diagnosing and fixing issues, hard working and always give it all.
Education
BBA - Architectural Drafting
Robert Morris University
Chicago, IL05-2010
Skills
- Maintenance Mechanical
- Problem-solving
- Safety
- Air brake systems
- Fabrication experience
- Suspension repair
- DOT inspections
- Troubleshooting abilities
- Brake system repair
- Troubleshooting
- Electrical diagnostics
- Trailer diagnostics
- Pneumatic systems
- Parts fabrication
- Preventative maintenance
- Panel repairs
- Hydraulic systems proficiency
- Hand and power tools
- Welding skills
- Repairing
Languages
Spanish
Hobbies/Beliefs
- Like to collect new and interesting tools
- Build custom computers by researching best parts
- Watching videos on new/proven ways of fixing mechanical/electrical issues.
- Treating others the way I would like to be treated
Timeline
Trailer Mechanic
Central transport
04.2025 - Current
Heavy Duty Tow Truck Operator/ Mechanic
Mikes Service LTD
06.2006 - 10.2024
BBA - Architectural Drafting
Robert Morris University