William Merrifield
Toppenish,WA
Summary
Dedicated truck driver and mechanic with extensive experience at Delmonte Foods, skilled in heavy equipment operation and vehicle maintenance. Proven ability to manage teams and ensure safety in hazardous conditions. Known for strong work ethic and decision-making skills, consistently delivering reliable service in fast-paced environments.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
Work History
Operator/truck Driver
Legacy Livestock
07.2024 - 03.2025
Operated class a semi trucks and livestock trailers to haul livestock all over eastern W.A to Tyson foods in Pasco W.A and Washington Beef in Toppenish W.A .
Owner/Operator Truck Driver
Merrifield Trucking Llc
03.2014 - 06.2024
Owned and operated semi trucks and trailers that hauled port containers to and from the ports of Seattle and Tacoma W.A from eastern W.A . I did a majority of the maintenance and preventative maintenance on my equipment .
Mechanic/supervisor
Delmonte Foods
06.1993 - 03.2014
Maintained and rebuilt combines for harvest and also ran and maintained the crew of anywhere from 2 to 15 employees . I ran various machinery from loaders to forklifts and did a lot of duties outside of mechanics .
Education
All Needed
A.C Davis High School
Yakima, WA06.1993
Skills
- Mechanical tools
- Air brake operation
- Blind spot awareness
- Heavy equipment operation
- Pallet jack operation
- Vehicle inspection
- Commercial driving license
- Hazardous materials handling
- Coupling and uncoupling
- Backing maneuvers
- Freight documentation
- Equipment monitoring
- Loading dock operations
- Speed control
- Drop and hook
- Truck maintenance
- Shifting gears
- Reefer monitoring
- Strong work ethic
- Time management
- Dependable and reliable
- Class A commercial Driver's license
- Loading and unloading
- Decision-making
- Basic maintenance
- Inclement weather driving
- Equipment operation
- Vehicle maintenance
- Clean MVR
- Hazardous materials endorsement
- Auto delivery
- Tanker and hazmat endorsements
- Refrigerated trailers operation
Timeline
Operator/truck Driver
Legacy Livestock
07.2024 - 03.2025
Owner/Operator Truck Driver
Merrifield Trucking Llc
03.2014 - 06.2024
Mechanic/supervisor
Delmonte Foods
06.1993 - 03.2014
All Needed
A.C Davis High School
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