Summary
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Timeline
TruckDriver

Ronald Watson

Desoto,Texas

Summary

Talented Truck Driver with good route planning, payment handling and customer service skills. Offering 35 plus years of experience and basic maintenance knowledge. Bringing hardworking nature, clean driving record and solid work history in transportation positions. Proficient in operating drop and hook dry van and container trailers with maximum efficiency. Well-organized and knowledgeable in meeting customer needs, coordinating paperwork, and meeting company objectives.

Work History

Owner/Operator Truck Driver

ARL Transport LLC
Valparaiso, Indiana
09.2024 - Current
  • Managed supplier record tracking and data communications tasks while automating operations to enhance efficiency.
  • Determined quickest and safest routes for delivery by using effective planning and organizational skills.
  • Minimized delays by planning and adjusting routes to account for changing weather and traffic conditions.
  • Utilized GPS and other navigation tools to plan routes and stay on schedule.
  • Inspected load security and checked for damages.
  • Conferred with dispatch to relay delays, receive route, and adjust plans to meet daily targets.

Owner/Operator Truck Driver

Good Grace Logistics LLC
Dallas, Texas
03.2023 - 08.2024
  • Inspected trucks for malfunctions and reported vehicles to management for corrective action.
  • Maintained daily, legible DOT log book and submitted corresponding documents.
  • Dropped and hooked trailers and changed configuration of equipment.
  • Operated with safety and skill to avoid accidents and delays.
  • Minimized delays by planning and adjusting routes to account for changing weather and traffic conditions.
  • Demonstrated safe driving by following regulations and safety procedures, resulting in zero accidents.
  • 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.
  • Inspected trucks and trailers before each trip to assess safety and identify maintenance concerns.

Owner/Operator Truck Driver

Booker Transportation
Amarillo, Texas
10.2022 - 02.2023
  • Managed efficient unloading of freight, inspected merchandise, and documented customer concerns for supervisor.
  • Inspected trucks and trailers before each trip to assess safety and identify maintenance concerns.
  • Demonstrated safe driving by following regulations and safety procedures, resulting in zero accidents.
  • Transport meat and produce refrigerated trailers to and from various customers

Owner/Operator Truck Driver

Allen Ace Drayage
Kaufman, Texas
12.2020 - 08.2022
  • Managed day-to-day business operations.
  • Demonstrated safe driving by following regulations and safety procedures, resulting in zero accidents.
  • Minimized delays by planning and adjusting routes to account for changing weather and traffic conditions.
  • 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.
  • Kept accurate records of cargo delivery times and vehicle maintenance to provide documentation to dispatch for billing and inventory purposes.
  • Utilized GPS and other navigation tools to plan routes and stay on schedule.
  • Transport containers from Texas ports of entry to various customers and rail yards

Truck Driver

ProDrivers
Grand Prairie, Texas
11.2018 - 12.2020
  • Maintained daily, legible DOT log book and submitted corresponding documents.
  • Operated with safety and skill to avoid accidents and delays.
  • Dropped and hooked trailers and changed configuration of equipment.
  • Demonstrated safe driving by following regulations and safety procedures, resulting in zero accidents.

Truck Driver

Shippers Warehouse
Wilmer, Texas
07.2017 - 11.2018
  • Coordinated efficient routes for optimal delivery scheduling and maximum daily performance.
  • Spoke professionally with customers regarding complaints, gathering all necessary information to make educated decisions and address issues.
  • Operated with safety and skill to avoid accidents and delays.
  • Demonstrated safe driving by following regulations and safety procedures, resulting in zero accidents.

Truck Driver

Bulldog Services
Haltom City, Texas
02.2015 - 07.2017
  • Inspected trucks for malfunctions and reported vehicles to management for corrective action.
  • Dropped and hooked trailers and changed configuration of equipment.
  • Demonstrated safe driving by following regulations and safety procedures, resulting in zero accidents.
  • Maintained daily, legible DOT log book and submitted corresponding documents.

Education

English, Math and Science

North Natchez Adams High
1986

Skills

  • Skilled forklift operator
  • Four-axle vehicles
  • Punctual and reliable
  • Responsible driver
  • Excellent sense of direction
  • Tractor-trailer driving

Accomplishments

Carried inventory valued between $200,000 and $500,000Continuously maintained an accident and incident-free driving record for more than 22 years..

Timeline

Owner/Operator Truck Driver

ARL Transport LLC
09.2024 - Current

Owner/Operator Truck Driver

Good Grace Logistics LLC
03.2023 - 08.2024

Owner/Operator Truck Driver

Booker Transportation
10.2022 - 02.2023

Owner/Operator Truck Driver

Allen Ace Drayage
12.2020 - 08.2022

Truck Driver

ProDrivers
11.2018 - 12.2020

Truck Driver

Shippers Warehouse
07.2017 - 11.2018

Truck Driver

Bulldog Services
02.2015 - 07.2017

English, Math and Science

North Natchez Adams High
Ronald Watson