About me:
Candidate Info :
Good morning my name is Lindsay I am 72 years old fit and healthy , I have worked as a driver for 50 years ,30 of those interstate ( all states ), working right up to the start of this Covid 19 virus to which I then retired , with the lockdown I now see I cannot be idle especially at home . I have extensive experience in all facets of the transport industry including the operation of most different makes of vehicles that being auto and manual configurations , ie: Semi Tipper ,Tipper and trailer , Float, Pantech, Flatop, and Tanker trailers, Road sweeper operation, Street sweepers water trucks with tickets for the latter. I have had my own business with 6 HC vehicles doing interstate , within this business I had 2 Kenworth
prime movers 2 Scania prime movers a Mack and a UD . I have done overdimensional work with floats, and extendable trailers along with steerable dollies , I have been an operations manager, supervisor, and leading hand with major multi national companies.
Experience :
Worked As Driver at Wedig P/L from June 2010 to June 2020
Truck and Trailer Float Water truck and Sweeper
Worked As Heavy Combination Driver at Wedig at 2 Kenworth from May 2010 to May 2020
Good morning my name is Lindsay Rixon I am 72 years old fit and healthy, I have worked as a driver for 50 years, 30 of those interstate (all states), working right up to the start of this Covid 19 virus to which I then retired, with the lockdown I now see I cannot be idle especially at home. I have extensive experience in all facets of the transport industry including the operation of most different makes of vehicles that being auto and manual configurations, ie: Semi Tipper, Tipper and trailer, Float, Pantech, Flatop, and Tanker trailers, Road sweeper operation, Street sweepers water trucks with tickets for the latter. I have had my own business with 6 HC vehicles doing interstate, within this business I had 2 Kenworth
prime movers 2 Scania prime movers a Mack and a UD. I have done overdimensional work with floats, and extendable trailers along with steerable dollies, I have been an operations manager, supervisor, and leading hand with major multi national companies.
Major companies I have been employed with are: Mayne Nickless 8 years. Welded Pipelines, International Combustion, 6 years, Fulton Hogan, 10 years, Inverno Bros. 5 years, Wedig p/l, 10 years, 4 of these part time as i had retired here and worked till I finished recently. I have a substantial resume which contains documents in regards to first aid certificate, manual handling, supervisor certificate, Road sweeper operator, Water truck operator, (rigid and Semi configurations) Roller (12 tonne vibrating drum) . (Multi wheel, & Padfoot) operator, OH&S certificate, White card, Certificate 3 in civil construction, Spotters certificate, Forklift licence, Traffic control and appropriate licences .The last 5 years I have been working part time with Wedig p/l in various parts of Victoria and NSW doing Major roadwork roles with Downer Australia ..
Worked As H/C interstate driver at Inverno Bros. from February 2007 to July 2010
Interstate Driver all states
Worked As Truck Owner Driver at Rixon from May 1969 to June 2001
Truck Owner Driver at Rixon haulage
May 1969 – Jun 2001 (32 years and 1 month)
HC driver interstate overdimensional and tippers street sweepers water truck operator last few years casual tipper and trailer driver with company I was full time with for 10 years supervisors certificate driver training certificate Mayne nickless first aid certificate and more
Accreditation
HC Licence,Excavator Ticket (LE),White/Green OH&S Card,lindsay rixon,watercart,dozer operator,roller operatorSkills
- Truck and Dog
- Timber
- HC Flatop Trailer and Pantech
- General freight deliveries
- Truck and trailer to all regional Victoria
- HC Flat top trailer
- Truck and Trailer and Flat Top
- all regional areas of Sth Aust
- Leading Hand
- Traffic control
- Roller operator 12 tonne
- Machinery Loading
- Certificate 3 in Civil Construction
- WA Regional
- Northern Territory
- NSW Regional
- QLD Regional
- Victoria Regional
- South Aus Regional
- Cubing Freight
- Can you tarp
- Transport Yard
- Load/Unload trucks
- Counter Balance
- Ford Truck
- Scania
- Nissan UD
- Mitsubushi
- Mercedes
- Mack
- Kenworth
- Isuzu
- International
- Hino
- Tarp a 40 footer
- skel
- Pig Trailer
- Pan / Van
- Lowloader
- Flat Top
- Extendable
- Drop Deck
- Truck & Dog
- Tip Over Axle
- Spreading
- Rigid Tipper
- Pig trailer
- Demolition
- Chassis Tipper (Semi)
- Tippers
- Tautliner
- Pantech(Rigid)
- FlatTop (Rigid)
- ZF
- Road Ranger(Full Manual)
- Spicer
- split gearbox
- Synchro Gearbox
- Manual gear box
- Mack Box
- Road Ranger (Auto)
- Auto (Fully Automatic - not Road Ranger)
- Ratchet Straps
- Dogs & Chains
- Trucks
- Steel
- Overdimensional
- Manual
- Machinery
- General Freight
- Grain
- Express Freight
- Containers
- Van
- Ute
- MR 8 Tonner
- LR 4/6 Tonner
- HR 12 Tonner
- HC Semi
- CAR
- Melbourne Local Knowledge
- Adelaide Local Knowledge
- Other Australian Locations
- Linehaul
- Regional/Country Runs
- Local Work
- Changeovers
- Forklift
- Driving
- Padfoot
- Sweeper operator
- Reception / Telephone Systems
- Sales
- Customer Service
- Roller
- Excavator
- Posi Track
- Labourer - Construction
- Plant Machinery
- Equipment
- Traffic Controller
- Machine Operator
- Labourer
- Documents
- Dirty Work
- Asphalt
- Transport & Logistics
- Management
- Administration
- Construction / Civil
- Labouring
Work History
- Wedig P/L
- 2 Kenworth


