Ryan Coogler
Houston
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
OTR Truck Driver
E.W. Wylie
03.2022 - Current
- I moved to Wylie because Maverick had changed their pet policy and I wanted my dog to join me in my travels. They also had a glass division so the transition was perfect and they were beyond my expectations as a company.
- I continued my role as a specialized freight OTR glass driver with all of the same continued performances and responsibilities listed with my time spent with Maverick where I learned it all.
- Delivered goods to customers both locally and long distance.
- Organized accurate and compliant shipping paperwork to avoid errors and if there were issues with what I sent in I would immediately fix them.
- Kept meticulous logs of correspondence with customers and freight BOL's.
- Maintained accurate driving records in accordance with federal laws and regulations through my ELD.
- Handled maintenance and washing of my truck.
- Minimized delays by planning and adjusting routes to account for changing weather and traffic conditions.
- Identified best routes and route alternatives per local/OTR delivery and navigated to each location using multiple GPS devices and Atlas to check accuracy.
- Reported vehicle and roadside issues in accordance with company policies to maintain route transparency.
- Inspected vehicle and trailer before and after every trip and conducted minor repairs or put in the shop for maintanence.
- Passed every road side inspection I've ever been put through
- Loaded and unloaded material for plants and various kinds of glass freight from Conestoga double drops, step-decks, flat-beds, and dry vans.
- Managed efficient loading, unloading, and security of customer freight and have my 150k safe mile jackets
- Checked or re-secured freight during stops and rest periods to prevent cracks or breaks in the glass.
- Developed and nurtured lasting customer relationships by projecting professional corporate image and responding quickly to logistical and scheduling issues.
- Communicated with company dispatchers to alert of any issues or delays.
- Completed multi-day or week long trips all year round. My favorite run was from Laurinburg, NC to Lathrop, CA.
- I saw just about every continental state and I was one of the highest mileage earners due to my living on the truck year round.
- After a couple of years I decided to buy a home here in Houston where I moved to my current Dedicated position out of the Guardian glass plant in Corsicana, Texas.
OTR Truck Driver
Maverick Transportation
08.2021 - 03.2022
- During Covid I decided to sell everything I owned in Austin and start truck driving where I would live on the truck and save money for a home and continue to grow my savings. I began my career with Maverick where I entered their specialized freight division hauling glass. I completed their program, received my own truck, and began my journey.
- My responsibilities included recording accurate trip details on my ELD logs to provide complete accounts of miles traveled, rest times, and 34 hour resets in accordance with federal laws and regulations.
- Finalized daily logs on schedule to update internal records and uphold DOT requirements.
- I learned to live load glass in all of its potential dimensions on Double drop, step-deck, flat-bed, and dry van trailers. I also learned how secure the variety of conditions in could be shipped under such as crates, racks, rolling racks, and stoce glass.
- I managed the efficient loading, unloading and security of customer freight, taking care knowing the fragility of glass while balance weights and preventing shifting.
- Helped load and unload freight to support on-site loading dock teams when working out of Vitro in Wichita Falls, Texas.
- Corresponded with logistics and organized the paperwork, ACI, and PARS sticker to get in and out of Canada where I took many loads.
- I charted out upcoming routes with GPS technology and maps to avoid traffic or any severe weather that would disturb my delivery progress.
- Communicated regularly with dispatcher to provide updates on delivery times.
- Organized accurate and compliant shipping paperwork to avoid errors.
- Inspected my truck and each trailer to identify potential mechanical problems and confirm reliability before each drive.
- Demonstrated safe driving by following regulations and safety procedures, resulting in zero accidents.
- Kept meticulous logs of correspondence with customers and freight BOLS.
- Contacted customers to report delayed delivery times.
Warehouse Supervisor
Farm to Table
01.2017 - 03.2021
- I worked at Farm to Table for 4 years where I started as a Driver and became the Warehouse Supervisor.
- I was responsible for up to 10+ drivers, my assistant manager, and general warehouse employees and the discipline of them as well as possible termination. I also managed the scheduling of all of these members as well as our office workers.
- Each morning I would ensure that our drivers were out on their routes at the established times so that our customers would receive their product when desired. I would also make sure that our product pickups and load transfers for the day were set to leave on time. When drivers returned I organized afternoon orders by the proximity to each customer and prepared all orders for each route. All drivers would be set to clean out their vehicles upon return.
- If our drivers had any issues while on route with either their vehicle, pickup/dropoff of product, or a missed item on the order of a customer I would solve the problem.
- If there was an issue with any vehicle they would report it to me so that we could get it repaired immediately and if the office had a customer in need of product ASAP then I would hotshot their order.
- My responsibilities also included receiving all of our products, quality checking them to keep or send back, labeling the products with a Zebra printer for time/date/ origin, and the proper storage of all products as well as maintaining our inventory. I could be on call for late hotshot deliveries or for receiving shipments and would offload them by myself to store, organize, and prepare whatever orders were for morning priorities.
- I made sure that all meats would be frozen at the required date and that all products were gone through to prevent bad quality going out. If a product was on the way out I would contact the foodbank or local charities for a pickup so that our potential waste could still be used.
- Our warehouse was not temperature controlled so we had a walk in deep freezer, multiple large deep freezers, and 3 massive WICFs with varying temperatures that I was responsible for daily cleaning, organizing, temperature control, and the maintenance under health code regulations.
- I set up deep cleans throughout our entire warehouse and in our dry storage area to make sure everything looked on point and pristine.
- When we moved into the newest warehouse I was responsible for the transportation and storage of all of our products, materials, and equipment as well as setting up the new warehouse.
- At the end of the day I set up my drivers for success by keeping all newly received product noted on a dry erase board to indicate where each new item was located and that all similar product was stored by each other in designated areas with labels visible in organized rows. This way they had no problem nor wasted any time in trying to find it in the morning when they were staging their orders. In doing so this cut unnecessary hours down and moved things smoothly
Education
Kinesiology
UTSA
San Antonio, TXHigh School Diploma -
Kingwood Park Highschool
Kingwood, TX05-2011
Skills
- Vehicle maintenance and inspection
- Commercial driving
- Product deliveries
- Local and long distance driving
- Shipping and receiving operations
- Staff training
- Team leadership
- Distribution troubleshooting
- Warehouse management and logistics
- Shipping and receiving management
- Quality assurance
- Shift scheduling
Timeline
OTR Truck Driver
E.W. Wylie
03.2022 - Current
OTR Truck Driver
Maverick Transportation
08.2021 - 03.2022
Warehouse Supervisor
Farm to Table
01.2017 - 03.2021
Kinesiology
UTSA
High School Diploma -
Kingwood Park Highschool