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1/2005—Present
Hess Safety Management St
George, UT
Consultant
www.trucksafepro.com
As a truck
expert/consultant, I provide a broad range of services to my clients:
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Mock DOT audits
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Driver Hiring Services
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DQ File creation, maintenance, and retention
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Driver training classes
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HOS
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EOBR
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Pre and Post-trip inspections
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Defensive Driving
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Accident Procedures
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Injury Prevention
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Hazardous Materials
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LCV training
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Company Orientation
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Accident file creation, maintenance, and retention
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Drug and Alcohol testing and file maintenance
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CSA Monitoring
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OSHA Facility inspection and documentation
9/2011—4/2012
Lott 2 Haul
LLC
Henderson, NV
Director of Operations
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Overall operation of small trucking company hauling
oil and water in North Dakota.
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Equipment acquisition and licensing
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Driver recruiting
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Driver hiring
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Driver orientation
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DQ and all other driver file maintenance and
retention
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Acquired operating authority
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Oversight of day-to-day company operations
1998—8/2010
Wal-Mart
Stores
Bentonville, AR
Safety Manager
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Instrumental in driver hiring process via personal
interviews as well as conducting driver road tests.
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Set up and maintain all types of driver files as
required by regulation including DQ, medical, training, accident/incident,
BAT, etc.
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I was named Wal-Mart Safety Manager of the Year for
2000.
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Wrote, initiated, and conducted Wal-Mart LCV
training course as required by FMCR rule for Long Combination Vehicle
Drivers.
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Received Wal-Mart Safety Office of the Year award
for 2005.
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Trainer for the Qualcom QHOS electronic on-board
logging program, training the other Safety Managers in the western US as
well as their respective staff. I orchestrated the installation of
the Qualcom units in the tractors and conducted the training program of all
of the drivers at my location.
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I developed close relationships between Wal-Mart and
State Highway Patrol and local law enforcement
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Responsible for all DOT and OSHA compliance at my
location and have extensive knowledge of FMCSR and State regulations.
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Responsible for conducting accident investigations
and have been very successful in limiting company exposure in litigation
cases through depositions and courtroom testimony as an expert witness.
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Conducted all required training of drivers,
managers, and hourly personnel (mechanics & office) including
Orientation, Defensive Driving, Haz-Mat, and Injury Prevention classes,
etc.
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I am a Certified Breath Alcohol Technician and
conducted all monthly Random and all Post-Accident tests when required.
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I assisted in the development, placement, and enforcement
of policies which lead to the excellent safety record that the Wal-Mart
Private Fleet enjoys today. Many times, Wal-Mart Transportation has
received the American Trucking Association award for the safest fleet in
the nation for fleets traveling more than 100 million miles per year.
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I conducted Truck Driving Championships at the
Local, Regional, and National Level for Wal-Mart.
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I assisted in the set up and oversaw the Pre-Trip
Inspection at the Utah Professional Driving championships in 2006 and 2007.
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I have taken winning drivers to the American
Trucking Association National Truck Driving Championships in Tampa, FL,
Columbus, OH, Salt Lake City, UT, and New Orleans, LA
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2008 Walmart Safety Office of the Year Award
Winner (Best office in the safest fleet in the Nation)
1993–1997
Wal-Mart
Stores
Bentonville, AR
Truck Driver
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Drove for Wal-Mart making on-time store deliveries
and vendor back haul pickups.
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Hired on in Woodland, PA at start up
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Moved to 6826, Red Bluff, CA at 1994 start up
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Moved to 6829, Hurricane, UT in 1997
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Spotless safety and driving record
1972–1993
Various Employers (including
self)
Tremonton, UT
Truck Driver
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Began work as a truck driver in 1972 and hauled
various products on various types of truck and tractor-trailer combination
vehicles (agricultural to highway construction including permitted oversize
loads)
1984–1990
Owner/Operator
Tremonton, UT
Business Owner
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With my wife, I owned and operated my own trucking
company
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Contracted my tractors with Admiral Beverage Corp
delivering Pepsi Cola products from can plant in Ogden, UT to various
distribution centers throughout UT, ID, and WY
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