Last Activity:
Tickets
About Me:
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Heavy Combination Vehicle Driving
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Multi-Combination Vehicle Operations
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MC Road Train Operation
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Road Ranger Gearbox (Full Manual)
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Machinery Operation
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Truck Loading and Unloading
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Manual Labor
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Changeover Procedures
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Mack Truck Operations
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Kenworth Equipment Knowledge
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Car Driving License
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Medium Rigid (MR) Truck Driving
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Heavy Rigid (HR) Truck Driving
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Light Rigid Truck Operation
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Manual Gearbox Handling
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Automatic Transmission Operation
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Road Ranger (Auto)
Work History
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3/2013 - 5/2015
Bis Industires W.A.
MC Driver/Loader Operator: MC Driver Loader Operator Iron Ore, pre starts, changing tyres, updating records. DRIVING ONLY ON SITE.
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9/2001 - 4/2013
DW KC Hedges - Own business
Owner/operator: September 2001 - Present: Owner/operator of Truck and Dog, Quarry Supervisor Operated: • Over 20 different trucks including Mack truck and dog, Mack truck with low loader - responsible for loading, securing and moving machinery • Variety of scrapers including 613, 619 • Bobcat 753, S130 • Variety of graders including 130, 12G • Loaders - wide variety makes & models including Cat 966, Komatsu WA450, WA480, Volvos • Excavators - variety of makes & models from 22 tonne to 5 tonne • Dozers - D6, D7, & D8 • Dump truck Caterpillar 769 Key Responsibilities • Loading gravel onto a truck and dog in wide range of locations and conditions • Gravel haulage • Gravel deliveries which include reversing and delivering in tight work areas on public roads with numerous other gravel trucks and public vehicles • radio communications • Daily inspection of machinery • Running to schedule • Managing operational hours for fatigue requirements • Conducting risk assessments & toolbox meetings • Operating according to quarry Safe Operating Procedures, including monitoring of safe operating procedures of multiple trucks on both road and quarry site • Developing Safe Work Procedures • Conducting training in SWPs • Reporting to the Mine's Inspector • Mentoring workmates Sample of Projects worked on During this period: • Supplied roadbase for John Holland on the construction of K Mart plaza in 2006 • Subcontracted to RTA on various projects including Hillcrest 2002, Church Gully 2003, Chillcotts Swamp 2004, Fisher's Hill 2005 • Subcontracted to other large companies including Cut & Fill (Duval Bridge project 2004), Keller Australia (Netherton Park Estate 2005) and Daracon Group (Sunnyside project 2008)
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1/2008 - 1/2009
Fulton Hogan
Sub Contractor truck & dog: Fulton & Hogan (St Helena Creek 2008/2009) Sub contracted through my own business. TRUCK & DOG CARTAGE ON AND OFF ROAD - BULK MATERIALS, ROAD BASE, SOILS, WASTE PRODUCTS.
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1/1992 - 1/1995
Self Employed
None Of The Above: 1992 - 1995 Self Employed - ran Sheep Dipping and Contract Farming business in Northern NSW Key responsibilities • Drove articulated 4WD tractors, headers, chaser bins, field bins • Operating water cart, mobile sheep dipper, pumps & repairs and maintenance • The safe transportation & mixing of Organo -phosphates & other agricultural chemicals. • The OH&S of staff employed [3-4] & property owners & workers including safe handling of chemicals, toolbox meetings and risk assessments • Drove articulated 4WD tractors, headers, chaser bins, field bins • Sourcing new work involved contacting farmers by cold phoning, organising advertising, field days
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1/1990 - 1/1992
TNT Comet Express
Delivery Driver: 1990 - 1992 Delivery Driver for TNT Comet Express Key responsibilities Drove a variety of vehicles including: • Transit vans • Delivery truck 4.5T • Delivery truck 12T • Delivery truck 22.5T • Line haul truck 42.5T • Forklift • Extensive communication with the depot and customers • Safe working practises for loading of multiple trucks by hand & forklift. • Safe working practises for warehouses. • Securing of loads


