Brent Dickins
Summary
Professional driver with significant experience in long-distance transportation. Demonstrates reliability, adaptability, and strong focus on team collaboration and achieving results. Skilled in route planning, vehicle maintenance, and safety compliance. Known for excellent communication and problem-solving abilities, ensuring timely deliveries and customer satisfaction.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
Work History
MC Long Distance Driver
Simhaul transport
02.2024 - 07.2024
- Demonstrated ability to work independently without supervision for extended periods of time
- Provided excellent customer service when delivering goods in a courteous manner
- Safely operated a tractor-trailer to transport materials over long distances
- Delivered various types of freight to customers in a timely and safe manner
Heavy Haul Truck Driver
Oz Road Trucking
08.2023 - 01.2024
- General Freight, Machinery, Excavators, Mining equipment, Tractors, Oversized loads, Melbourne Brisbane Sydney Adelaide Perth
- Exhibited excellent communication skills when interacting with customers regarding delivery schedules and product information
- Utilized effective problem-solving skills to troubleshoot mechanical issues on the road
- Demonstrated expertise in loading and unloading cargo of various sizes, shapes, and weights
- Communicated with customers regarding delivery schedules and unexpected delays
- Managed transport paperwork accurately, including fuel receipts, inspection reports, and permits for oversize/overweight loads.
- Operated with safety and skill to avoid accidents and delays.
- Inspected trucks for malfunctions and reported vehicles to management for corrective action.
- Fastened chains, straps, covers, and binders to secure load during transit.
- Completed routine maintenance on truck to keep in working order.
Local HC Driver
McCormick & Sons
10.2021 - 01.2022
- Hay cartage on farm and local
- Harvest delivers Of Conola Barley Wheat to receival sites
- Emerald Grain
- GrainCorp ELMORE
- Upheld high standards of cleanliness within the vehicle''s interior/exterior appearance, providing a professional image for the company at all times.
- Maintained accurate delivery records
Farm Manager
A L Dickins + Co
01.1991 - 11.2019
- Over 20 years working on family irrigation farm livestock mixed cropping
- Experienced in operating Tractors, Spray rigs, Spreaders, Laser buckets, Airseeders, Selfe propelled windrowers, Header operations, Machinery Maintenance, All harvest duties
- Experienced MC truck driver LOCAL AND INTERSTATE
- Grain fertilizer, Lime Gypsum, Livestock, Machinery, Hay
- Experienced in All aspects of Mowing raking bailing cartage of Hay, Small squares, Large squares, Rolls
- Planned schedule for crop rotation, plantings, and harvest.
- Maximized operational profits by closely inspecting crops, assessing quality, and identifying problems such as disease or insects.
- Collaborated closely with agronomists to make informed decisions about planting schedules, seed selection, nutrient management plans, and other vital aspects of crop production optimization.
- Performed repairs and preventive maintenance on equipment and property.
- Coordinated inventories of seeds, chemicals, plant nutrients and tools to achieve business targets.
Skills
- Strong communication skills
- Professionalism and punctuality
- Flexible schedule management
- Defensive driving techniques
- Logbook record-keeping
- Basic mechanical repair
- Safe loading and unloading
- Attention to detail
- Teamwork
Timeline
MC Long Distance Driver
Simhaul transport
02.2024 - 07.2024
Heavy Haul Truck Driver
Oz Road Trucking
08.2023 - 01.2024
Local HC Driver
McCormick & Sons
10.2021 - 01.2022
Farm Manager
A L Dickins + Co
01.1991 - 11.2019
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