Trailer Mechanic
Resume:
KOLTIN S. APPLEGATE
Omaha, NE ****4
acwmfe@r.postjobfree.com
Objective:
To obtain a challenging career as a Operator for your growing company.
Experience: Trade/Self Taught:
Wyoming Drivers License 8 years mowing grass, Tire changing; dismount
MSHA Certification January 2016 7 years Hydraulic, hydraulic hose press
VacTruck Experience 1 years Electrical, around house, vehicle, basic
Replacing and Repairing Railroad Tracks 1 years auto mechanic, gas, diesel, lawn mowers
Hydraulic Hose Line Press 3 years brakes, fuel, engine tear downs, oil,
Mechanic 10years Skid steer, bobcat-foot, and hand controls
Brake Lathe 1 year, High School Backhoe, Construction, Pipe laying,
General Welding 3 years construction around house, yard level
Hydraulic Mechanic 6 months build fences, sawing wood, pressure
Grove TM9120 Crane - Rigging - 4 Months power washing, basic self-taught -
Tire - mount and off mount - 3 months Welding, stick and tig, Vehicle body repair
Lube technician - 6 Months Cutting torch, grinding, dry walling,
966 Traxacavator Loader - 1 month Concrete, warehouse, carpentry, diesel
580 Case Backhoe - 1 month mechanic, trailer mechanic,
420 Case Skid Steer -1 month
D5 CAT Side boom 3- month
450 John Deere Side boom - 4 month
Dewater unit - 2 years
Peterbilt and International Powder Straight truck 2 years
Laborer - 7 years
Trailer Mechanic 1 year
Employment History:
Hill Brothers Omaha, NE
Trailer Mechanic April 2016 to Current
Inspect every trailer that comes through the shop. Make sure tires are in safe condition, brakes are not cracked
or to low.
If a trailer is red tagged pull into shop and fix either brake, body, reefer, landing gear, mudflap, tires.
Austin Powder/ Viking Explosives Gillette, Wy
Bulk Truck Operator August 2014 to March 2016
Load trucks withemulsion, ANFO, and fuel. Load holes with powder for blasting dirt and coal also cast holes.
Dewater holes that are on pattern for successful shot to have no water in powder column.
Clean out truck after everyday use. Tie off every time climbing on top of the trucks to load.
Calculate fuel mixture and also anfo and emulsion to guarantee correct percentage of power going in the
powder column.
Tri-State Industry Gillette, WY
Roustabout April 2014 to August 2014
Help weld up pipe to put in trench underground. Jeep and tape up pipe. Cover pipe and pack ground with
jump jack for ground to harden over pipe, and also make pipe risers level.
Build containment walls for tank batteries and treaters. Lay down containment felt on the ground up and over
walls. Lay down boards for tanks and treaters to sit on with pete gravel.
Set tanks and treaters. Build up tanks connecting together with pipe and valves, and same with treaters.
Set up pipe stands for tank air bleeders, to burners, and restrictors.
Black Hills Trucking Gillette, WY
Swamper April 2013 to April 2014
Sweep and clean shop, clean inside of trucks, wash/scrub trucks and tanks.
Load and unload pipe for pipeline in yard onto trailers. Clean up and pick up yard for any wood or
blocks laying around and put away in designated areas.
Get trucks set up with chains, boomer, winches, and straps for rig moves when needed, along with hooking up
to the correct trailer whether it be step decks, slide trailers, or float trailers.
Mow grass in pipe yards, around shop, and dispatch office.
Help mechanics when needed. Help mount and dis-mount tires on trucks and trailers.
Crane jobs for transferring houses off trailers onto foundations. Rig up crane, boomers, weights, level crane
with dunnages.
SLS West Gillette, WY
Lube Technician November 2012 to April 2013
Testing and diagnosing lube problems that went into fault.
Inspected and repaired hoses, injectors, and lube lines. Checked point shives, load rollers, finals and any other
wear points.
Filled, pumped, and checked lube levels on Shovels, Draglines, Drills, and Haul Equipment.
Pumped and checked lube levels in the hoist cases, swing cases, crowd cases.
When any equipment went down for Preventative Maintenance, we inspected the entire machine which
included, Shovels, Draglines, Drills, and Haul Equipment.
Big Horn Hydraulics Gillette, WY
Hydraulic Mechanic March 2011 to November 2012
Testing and diagnosing hydraulic fluid systems on ton trucks to haul trucks.
Ordering and installing new systems and hoses for customer trucks.
Consulting customers on what their hydraulic system is doing, whether the system in failing or set too high to
pump through the unit.
Tear down, analyze, inspect, and repairing items and pumps, that are on the trucks or out of the vehicle.
Cleaning and painting completed pumps, PTOs, hydraulic tanks, and hoses that are complete.
Cutting and crimping hydraulic hoses that are on the unit or for a customer.
Cleaning and organizing shop and tools, and cleanup work area after a job is complete.
Education:
Westwood High School Gillette, WY
High School Diploma May 2009
References:
Katherine Stauduhar Personal
Darren Vandersloot Personal/coworker
Terri Weber Business
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