Experienced freight broker, salesman and operations manager

David Preslan

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Summary

Transportation professional with 15 years of experience in the trucking industry. Proven track record of customer satisfaction through successful load completion.

Professional and Volunteer Experience

Cub Scouts, Pack 629/Den 12, August 2010 – Present

• Assist with den meetings

• Attend den meetings, pack meetings and pack outings

Esther Jackson Elementary School, December 2010 – May 2011

• Collected recyclable items (cardboard, aluminum, plastic) from classrooms

• Volunteered in son’s classroom

Operations Manager/ Freight Broker, CDS of Georgia, Atlanta, GA

Sept 1996 - Nov 2010

• Provided van and refrigerated truckload services to the continental United States and Canada using brokered trucks

• Accurately bid truckloads while maintaining a healthy margin

• Obtained rate agreements

• Consolidated truckloads when conditions permitted to significantly increase load profit

• Grew revenue through obtaining new customers and maintaining existing relationships

• Communicated with customers daily through phone calls and email

• Responsible for qualifying carriers (insurance, authority, DOT rating)

• Assigned carriers to loads and used DAT, Internet Truckstop and Getloaded.com when core carriers were not available

• Strived to provide carriers with continuous movements

• Managed a staff of 2 ensuring all trucks were properly dispatched by making sure all pick up and delivery information was correct and understood

• Made sure all freight bills were promptly received and billed by staff

• Audited freight bills and reconciled all OS&D claims

• Monitored shipments and resolved issues as they arose

• Cold called prospective customers to build a portfolio of business

• Responsible for training office staff and new employees on how to dispatch trucks, post loads and use truck software

• Developed and maintained strong relationships with customers and carriers

• Ensured trucks were dispatched to the proper location and arrived on time based on the customer’s specifications

Account Executive, Gemini Traffic Sales, Gainesville, GA

May 1996 - Sept 1996

• Solicited temperature controlled, frozen and dry LTL services

• Conducted market research to locate new customers

• Built relationships with existing customer

• Provided truckload service when customer requested

Software Experience/Trucking Websites

• InternetTruckStop.com

• GetLoaded.com

• DAT/Transcore

• Microsoft Word

Education

University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC

BS degree in Management with Concentration in Marketing (1994)

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