Leo

About me:

Candidate Info :
Experienced in a wide range of anything related to Transport from mechanical repairs to driving MC, been in the industry for over 30 years.
My preferred work is change overs, not interested in sleeping in a truck anymore.
At the moment I’m happy working casual on call.
Would prefer to work for depots located in Melbourne’s West.
My limitations are – don’t tell me there is no work then call me at 5.00pm to do a change over at Midnight, happy to do it but my rates will be double the award.
I’am physiclly fit don’t suffer from any medical conditions.
I expect to get payed for what I do and my experiance as a professional driver, if i do a changeover thats it depot to depot, if there are drops or pick ups on the way I expect to get payed extra for it.
My strengths are very professional approch to the industry as an owner driver for 25 years.

Experience :
Worked As Truck Driver at Logical Solutions from May 2017 to till now
* adhoc driving work.

Worked As Sub-Contractor at McColls Transport from February 2014 to December 2016
towing a company tanker in the Bulk Food Division, the work consisted of mainly country Victoria and some interstate.
December 2016 I sold our last remaining prime mover.

Worked As Owner Operator at Baron Transport Services from February 1994 to December 2016
Owner Operator in various contracts from Grocery Distribution with refridgerated trailers throughout Melbourne Metro and Victorian country supermarkets,
Towing Grain tippers from locations all over Victoria to Melbourne ports and manufacturers,
Flat Top Trailers, Tautliners and Tankers

Worked As Owner Driver at LINDE GAS from January 2002 to April 2012
Our company also secured a contract with Linde Gas delivering bottled gas to Hospitals and Industrial Manufactures through out Melbourne.
We emplyed a driver to take care of this contract.
This contract was terminated when Linde Gas was sold to Core Gas and they wanted to use company trucks only.

Worked As Truck Driver at Cahill from January 2007 to January 2007
* Nhill changeovers

Worked As Owner Driver at Damorange Refridgerated Transport out of Werribee from February 1995 to January 1997
Febuary 1995 To 2013
While at Finemores talking to a lot of owner drivers that would come in to pick up loads I made the decision to buy my own Prime Mover I started towing a trailer for Damorange Refridgerated Transport out of Werribee South to Sydney and Brisbane Markets in the summer months. In the Melbourne winter months we would load out of Target and Kmart for Nth Queensland and bring produce from there back to Sydney and Melbourne Markets.

Worked As Linehaul Driver at Finemores Transport and Distribution from July 1990 to February 1995
I started in the Davids V.G.D. contract delivering groceries throughout Melbourne Metro Area I stayed in this contract for about three months then because of my experience at Kwikasair was asked to help set up the local linehaul division so they could utilize their own fleet instead of using outside contactors to do local bulk pick ups. With the successful implementation of Local Linehaul up and running I was offered a roll as a Linehaul Driver doing Tarcutta change overs until the closure of the express division 1993. The Vehicle transport division snapped me up to do the Vic country runs and express interstate car deliveries.
In early 1994 I was approached by the Distribution Manager to take control of the Australia Post contract which involved the time scheduling and loading and unloading of all Sydney and Perth bound trucks, I found this job challenging but very rewarding knowing that through all the kaos nothing got left behind and everything was on time.

Worked As HC Driver at Reddie Haulage Services from July 1990 to June 1992
This company was contracted to Humes Concrete Pipes in Laverton. My duties included the loading and unloading of concrete pipes on site throughout Victoria and Interstate as well as servicing and maintaining a fleet of seven trucks and trailers. Unfortunately the contract with Humes was put to tender and Reddie Haulage was unsuccessful and the company that won the tender did not keep the Reddie drivers on.

Worked As Driver at Kwikasair Express from January 1988 to July 1990
I commenced work at Kwikasair Express the work was very interesting and physically demanding. I began driving a three tonne van doing multiple deliveries and pick ups after a while I was given a twelve tonne Taut Liner which done bulk deliveries and pick ups. Once again my attitude to go hard or go home was rewarded and I was given the opportunity to join the Linehaul team doing local pick ups and deliveries in a articulated vehicles and loading the trucks for the Linehaul drivers. At this point I could see to progress any further within the company as a driver somebody would have to die for a vacancy to come up in Linehaul and I had about five people ahead of me so I decided to leave which was not an easy decision to make.