Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Additional Information
Interests
Timeline
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Jonathan Adriaan Fourie Groenewald

Jonathan Adriaan Fourie Groenewald

Professional Driver Trainer
Volksrust

Summary

Experienced Commercial Truck Driver handles different types of loads with skill and efficiency. Well-organized and resourceful with superior work ethic and 28+ years in logistics. Bringing hardworking nature, clean driving record and solid work history in transportation positions.

Proficient in operating Peterbilt, Mack trucks and grain trailers, as well as loading, securing and unloading products with maximum efficiency. Well-organized and knowledgeable in meeting customer needs, coordinating paperwork and meeting company objectives.

Hardworking employee enthusiastic about learning farming field inside and out. Pursues opportunities to learn new skills and contribute to group success. Offers strong administrative, relationship-building and problem-solving abilities. Hardworking employee enthusiastic about learning farming field inside and out. Pursues opportunities to learn new skills and contribute to group success. Offers strong administrative, relationship-building and problem-solving abilities.

Dedicated transport professional with history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages

Work History

Company Box Truck Driver

Spud company
Dalhart TX
04.2022 - 07.2022
  • Skilled driving in poor weather conditions.
  • Skilled in operation of automatic and standard transmission vehicles.
  • Completed routine maintenance on truck to keep in working order.

Tractor Operator

Spud company
Dalhart TX, Texas
04.2022 - 07.2022
  • Assisted with commercial landscaping products by operating large tractors at job sites.
  • Harvested crops for farmers by expertly operating tractors and other farm equipment.
  • Managed earthmoving work such as tilling ground, grading sites and leveling gradients.
  • Operated hydraulic and mechanical controls to expertly move and control powerful attachments.
  • Maintained John Deer 8370 tractor in good working order and regularly inspected and cleaned attachments.
  • Used large tractors to cut and plow land according to job specifications, consistently meeting deadlines with quick, accurate work.
  • Operated transport vehicles and auxiliary equipment to move materials safely to and from target areas.

Truck Driver

Greer enterprises
Vega TX
05.2019 - 11.2019
  • Completed regular inspections and maintenance actions, as well as basic equipment repairs, to keep equipment operating at peak levels.
  • Loaded and unloaded products at customer locations.
  • Operated with safety and skill to avoid accidents and delays.
  • Completed preventive maintenance and mechanical repairs on vehicles.
  • Maintained current Class A CDL with Doubles and Triples endorsements.
  • Demonstrated safe driving by following regulations and safety procedures, resulting in zero accidents.
  • Dropped and hooked trailers and changed configuration of equipment.
  • Minimized delays by planning and adjusting routes to account for changing weather and traffic conditions.

Professional Tractor Trailer Driver

Greer enterprises
Vega TX
05.2019 - 11.2019
  • Completed regular inspections and maintenance actions, as well as basic equipment repairs, to keep equipment operating at peak levels.
  • Drove John Deer 8370 with grain cart
  • Enhanced customer relations by consistently delivering shipments according to schedule and quickly addressing any concerns.

Semi Truck Driver

Forges Harvesting
Council Grove KS
07.2022 - 11.2022
  • Completed regular inspections and maintenance actions, as well as basic equipment repairs, to keep equipment operating at peak levels.
  • Loaded and unloaded products at customer locations using trucks with hydraulics to offload silage.
  • Dropped and hooked trailers and changed configuration of equipment.
  • Completed preventive maintenance and mechanical repairs on vehicles.
  • Operated with safety and skill to avoid accidents and delays.
  • Maintained current Class A CDL with Doubles and Triples endorsements.
  • Inspected trucks for malfunctions and reported vehicles to management for corrective action.

General Farm Worker

Matt Moore farms
Dalhart TX
08.2021 - 12.2021
  • Used grease guns and oil cans to lubricate and adjust farm equipment.
  • Operated farm equipment such as tractors and trucks with extreme care and precision.
  • Checked farmland for issues in need of attention, such as fences to mend and broken pipes to fix.
  • Repaired farm tillers, tractors and trucks to maintain proper working order.
  • Repaired farm equipment, completing both emergency and preventive maintenance quickly and accurately.
  • Operated tractors and self-propelled machinery to plow and fertilize soil.
  • Watered plants during growing seasons and closely monitored crops for growth progress or issues.
  • Removed rocks and prepared soil for planting.

General Farm Hand

Tim Doll Farms
New Salem ND
05.2021 - 07.2021
  • Replaced animal's hay and water regularly while watching animals for changes in behavior or demeanor.
  • Watered plants during growing seasons and closely monitored crops for growth progress or issues.
  • Used grease guns and oil cans to lubricate and adjust farm equipment.
  • Operated tractors and self-propelled machinery to plow and fertilize soil.
  • Checked farmland for issues in need of attention, such as fences to mend and broken pipes to fix.
  • Cleared away animal waste by hosing out operational areas.
  • Repaired farm equipment, completing both emergency and preventive maintenance quickly and accurately.
  • Operated farm equipment such as tractors and trucks with extreme care and precision.

Education

High School Diploma -

Vrede High School
Vrede ,Free State, South Africa
01.1979 - 12.1984

Diploma - Technical Teacher

Goudstad Teacher Training College
Johannesburg, South Africa
01.1986 - 12.1989

B-tech in Transportation - Transportation Management

Wits Technicon
Johannesburg, South Africa
01.2004 - 11.2006

Skills

    Commercial driving

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Additional Information

I did my Cdl class A, with doubles and triples in 2019 in Amarillo TX, which I still maintain.

Operate different type off tractors on the farms, for example: John deer 8370, with a chisel plough.

Also the 9320 John Deer, with Vt and chisel plough.

Case front loader, load bales on trailers.

Interests

Gardening

Timeline

Semi Truck Driver

Forges Harvesting
07.2022 - 11.2022

Company Box Truck Driver

Spud company
04.2022 - 07.2022

Tractor Operator

Spud company
04.2022 - 07.2022

General Farm Worker

Matt Moore farms
08.2021 - 12.2021

General Farm Hand

Tim Doll Farms
05.2021 - 07.2021

Truck Driver

Greer enterprises
05.2019 - 11.2019

Professional Tractor Trailer Driver

Greer enterprises
05.2019 - 11.2019

B-tech in Transportation - Transportation Management

Wits Technicon
01.2004 - 11.2006

Diploma - Technical Teacher

Goudstad Teacher Training College
01.1986 - 12.1989

High School Diploma -

Vrede High School
01.1979 - 12.1984
Jonathan Adriaan Fourie GroenewaldProfessional Driver Trainer