Sherry Reichardt
Langhorne,PA
Summary
Dedicated School Bus Driver and certified CDL Trainer with a proven track record at Durham Transportation. Known for exceptional safety-focused practices and effective communication skills, ensuring a positive environment for students. Successfully maintained punctuality and compliance with DOT regulations, enhancing student safety and fostering strong relationships with parents and faculty.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
School Bus Driver/certified Cdl Trainer
Durham Transportation
06.2022 - 04.2025
- Completed pre-trip and post-trip bus inspections and documented info in vehicle logs.
- Demonstrated professionalism at all times while engaging with students, parents, colleagues, and administrators alike during daily duties.
- Provided a positive environment for students during transportation, fostering respectful interactions and promoting good behavior.
- Assisted in maintaining bus cleanliness with regular sanitizing and disinfecting.
- Transported passengers safely along prescribed routes according to tight schedules.
- Ensured proper bus equipment functionality through regular checks of lights, signals, mirrors, brakes, tires, and other essential components.
- Enhanced student safety by strictly adhering to bus routes and schedules, as well as enforcing established behavior guidelines.
- Complied with all relevant state and federal regulations regarding school transportation services, ensuring the safety and well-being of students at all times.
- Obeyed federal, State and local traffic laws and regulations to enable safe transportation outcomes for participants.
- Developed positive relationships with students, faculty and parents to support continuous rapport and communication.
- Demonstrated strict adherence to safety regulations and traffic laws to safeguard passengers.
- Adapted quickly to unexpected situations such as road closures or detours while maintaining composure under pressure to ensure timely arrivals at destinations.
- Reported vehicle maintenance and repair issues to appropriate personnel for timely resolution.
- Maintained accurate records of student pick-ups and drop-offs, ensuring proper documentation for school administration purposes.
- Collaborated with school administrators to address any behavioral issues arising during transportation effectively.
- Adhered to scheduled routes and accomplished timely drop-offs and pick-ups to comply with preset route criteria.
- Maintained State driver's license to enable legal operation of school buses for student transport, field trips, and other purposes.
- Assisted in emergency preparedness drills, demonstrating appropriate evacuation procedures to students and staff members.
- Communicated information to parents to promote good communication and transparency.
- Participated in ongoing training programs to maintain up-to-date knowledge of industry best practices and safety regulations.
- Upheld high standards of cleanliness for the school bus interior by performing regular cleaning tasks after each trip.
- Improved on-time performance with efficient route planning, taking into consideration traffic patterns and weather conditions.
School Bus Driver/certified Cdl Trainer
First Student Transportation
02.2005 - 06.2022
- Completed pre-trip and post-trip bus inspections and documented info in vehicle logs.
- Demonstrated professionalism at all times while engaging with students, parents, colleagues, and administrators alike during daily duties.
- Provided a positive environment for students during transportation, fostering respectful interactions and promoting good behavior.
- Assisted in maintaining bus cleanliness with regular sanitizing and disinfecting.
Education
Liberal Arts /incomplete -
Bucks County Community College
Newtown, PASkills
- Dependable and reliable
- Effective communication skills
- Safety-focused
- Safe driving practices
- Special needs assistance
- Emergency procedures
- Commercial driving
- Safety equipment usage
- Passenger management
- Punctuality
- Route planning
- Vehicle inspections
- Defensive driving
- DOT regulations
- Transporting students
- Weather condition driving
- License endorsements
- Pre-trip inspections
- Route navigation
- Bus evacuation drills
- Customer-oriented
- Adaptable routes
- Post-trip inspections
- Student supervision
- Safe driver training
- Passenger safety management
- Passenger assistance
- Route coordination
- Traffic laws adherence
- Equipment operation
- Child safety awareness
- Vehicle systems maintenance
- Wheelchair lift operation
- GPS and route planning
- Equipment monitoring
- Vehicle maintenance
Timeline
School Bus Driver/certified Cdl Trainer
Durham Transportation
06.2022 - 04.2025
School Bus Driver/certified Cdl Trainer
First Student Transportation
02.2005 - 06.2022
Liberal Arts /incomplete -
Bucks County Community College
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