James Gehring
Flagstaff, AZ 86004
Objective: An interesting position with a growing company
Experience: Northern Lights Tree Company Flagstaff, AZ
General Labor 11-11 to 11-11
Moved soil, equipment and materials, dug holes and performed
related duties to assist landscape gardener.
Sun Taxi Flagstaff, AZ
Driver 6-11 to 11-11
Vacuumed and cleaned interiors and washed and polished
exteriors of automobiles.
Collected fares and vouchers from passengers and made change
and issued receipts, as necessary.
Provided passengers with assistance entering and exiting vehicles
and helped them with any luggage.
Arranged to pick up particular customers and groups on a regular
schedule.
Communicated with dispatchers by radio, telephone and computer
in order to exchange information and receive requests for
passenger service.
Recorded name, date and taxi identification information on trip
sheets, along with trip information such as time and place of pickup
and drop-off and total fee.
Picked up passengers at prearranged locations, at taxi stands and
by cruising streets in high traffic areas.
Notified dispatchers and company mechanics of vehicle problems.
Provided passengers with information about the local area and
points of interest and gave advice on hotels and restaurants.
Western Trails Pilot Car Maricopa, AZ
Driver/Owner 10-07 to 6-11
Drove vehicles equipped with warning lights and signs to escort
trucks hauling mobile homes on public thoroughfares.
Preceded escort to maintain specified distance between pilot
vehicle and escort and to provide warning to other motorists and
clear traffic at locations.
Communicated by two-way radio with truck and other pilot vehicle
drivers to coordinate changes in speed and route, emergencies and
traffic congestion.
Gehring and Son Maricopa, AZ
Driver/Co-Owner 10-00 to 10-07
Secured cargo for transport, using ropes, blocks, chain, binders
and covers.
Followed special procedures related to specific cargo, such as
checking refrigeration systems while carrying frozen foods and
providing food and water while carrying livestock.
Inventoried and inspected goods to be moved, in order to
determine quantities and conditions.
Gave directions to laborers who were packing goods and moving
them onto trailers.
Obtained receipts and signatures when loads were delivered and
collected payment for services when required.
Operated equipment such as truck cab computers, CB radios and
telephones to exchange necessary information with bases,
supervisors and other drivers.
Loaded and unloaded trucks and helped others with loading and
unloading, operating any special loading-related equipment on
vehicles and using other equipment as necessary.
Followed appropriate safety procedures while transporting
dangerous goods.
Drove trucks to weigh stations before and after loading and along
routes, in order to document weights and to comply with state
regulations.
Maintained logs of working hours and of vehicle service and repair
status, following applicable state and federal regulations.
Read bills of lading to determine assignment details.
Maneuvered trucks into loading and unloading positions, following
signals from loading crew as needed and checked that vehicle
position was correct and any special loading equipment was
properly positioned.
Read and interpreted maps in order to determine vehicle routes.
Wrapped goods using pads, packing paper and containers and
secured loads to trailer walls, using straps.
Collected delivery instructions from appropriate sources, verifying
instructions and routes.
Education: AIT Phoenix, AZ
CDL 2000
Westwood High Mesa, AZ
GED 1991
References: Available upon request