Tyler Smith
San Antonio,TX
Summary
Dependable Class A CDL Truck Driver (X endorsement) with a proven zero-incident safety record. Expertise in DOT compliance, route planning, and hazardous materials handling. Committed to maintaining high safety standards and delivering exceptional service.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Class A CDL Truck Driver
CalArk Inc
San Antonio, TX
03.2026 - Current
- High-Stakes Freight Management: Safely transport high-value regional freight across the TX/OK/LA corridor, maintaining a zero-incident safety record and 100% on-time delivery.
- Meticulous Compliance: Manage complex logistics while ensuring strict adherence to DOT, FMCSA, and Hazmat safety standards.
- Advanced Equipment Handling: Skilled in operating 53’ units with a focus on stability and smooth transitions—foundational skills for safe liquid bulk transport and surge management.
- Safety Leadership: Leverage prior experience as a Driver Trainer to perform comprehensive pre/post-trip inspections and ensure equipment is 100% compliant for high-risk transport.
- Precision Documentation: Maintain exact ELD logs and shipping manifests, ensuring the accuracy required for hazardous materials reporting and audit readiness.
Drive-Away Contractor
TruckMovers Inc
San Antonio, TX
12.2025 - 03.2026
- Fleet Logistics & Delivery: Managed the point-to-point delivery of various Class 8 vehicles, including new chassis and vocational trucks, ensuring damage-free transport and on-time arrival.
- Technical Versatility: Demonstrated high adaptability by operating a wide range of makes, models, and configurations, maintaining peak safety standards across diverse equipment types.
- Route & Compliance Management: Independently planned delivery routes and managed all DOT documentation, ELD logs, and delivery inspections for high-value assets.
- Pre-Delivery Inspections: Performed detailed mechanical and safety inspections on fresh-from-factory units to ensure roadworthiness and client satisfaction.
Class A CDL Driver
Dollar General Fleet
San Antonio, TX
04.2023 - 10.2025
- Top-Tier Performance Award: Honored as "Driver of the Month" (March 2025) for the San Antonio terminal, recognized for outstanding safety, reliability, and delivery efficiency.
- High-Precision Maneuvering: Executed daily deliveries to retail locations throughout the San Antonio region, requiring expert-level backing and navigation in confined, high-traffic urban environments.
- Operational Excellence: Maintained a zero-incident safety record while managing multi-stop routes and ensuring 100% on-time delivery of critical inventory.
- Regulatory Compliance: Consistently achieved high marks on internal safety audits and maintained perfect ELD logs in accordance with DOT and FMCSA standards.
- Professional Representation: Served as a key face of the private fleet, ensuring professional communication with store management and efficient offloading procedures.
CDL A OTR Driver
Tri-national INC.
San Antonio, TX
01.2023 - 04.2023
- Foundational Skill Development: Completed intensive over-the-road training program, mastering heavy-duty vehicle control, gear shifting, and advanced highway navigation.
- Safety-First Orientation: Developed a strong safety mindset by assisting in comprehensive pre-trip inspections and maintaining precise ELD compliance from day one.
- Team Operations: Collaborated in a team-driving environment to ensure 100% on-time delivery of freight while gaining experience in varied weather and terrain.
- Professional Advancement: Successfully transitioned from trainee status to a fully independent operator, demonstrating a quick learning curve and high technical aptitude.
Clinic Manager/Medical Assistant
TSAOG
San Antonio, TX
07.2016 - 08.2022
- Operational Leadership: Directed daily operations for a high-volume medical clinic, ensuring peak efficiency, staff coordination, and superior patient care standards.
- Regulatory Compliance & Safety: Oversaw strict adherence to HIPAA, OSHA, and clinical safety protocols, maintaining a 100% compliance record through rigorous internal audits.
- Logistics & Inventory Management: Managed complex scheduling, medical supply chains, and facility resources to ensure uninterrupted service delivery.
- Conflict Resolution & Communication: Acted as the primary point of contact for staff and patient concerns, utilizing professional communication to resolve high-stress situations.
- Documentation Excellence: Responsible for the accuracy of detailed medical records and financial reporting, ensuring total data integrity in a highly regulated environment.
Education
Associate of Science - Fire Science
Portland Community College
Portland, OR08-2009
Skills
- Air brake operation
- Defensive driving techniques
- Pretrip inspections
- Safe driving practices
- Vehicle inspection proficiency
- Logbook maintenance
- Safe driving
- Route planning expertise
- Equipment operation
- Long-haul driving
- Clean MVR
- DOT compliance
- Dependable and reliable
- Hazardous materials endorsement
Certification
Endorsements
X (Tank, Hazardous)
Class ATX
Expires May 2030
Timeline
Class A CDL Truck Driver
CalArk Inc
03.2026 - Current
Drive-Away Contractor
TruckMovers Inc
12.2025 - 03.2026
Class A CDL Driver
Dollar General Fleet
04.2023 - 10.2025
CDL A OTR Driver
Tri-national INC.
01.2023 - 04.2023
Clinic Manager/Medical Assistant
TSAOG
07.2016 - 08.2022
Associate of Science - Fire Science
Portland Community College