Siyabonga Mnethezeki Thungwa
Pietermaritzburg
Summary
Detail-oriented Truck Driver with strengths in safe cargo handling and compliance with traffic laws. Maintains meticulous driving logs and ensures load security throughout routes, enhancing delivery reliability. Committed to delivering exceptional customer service and upholding company standards.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Truck Driver
Merlog Foods
, South Africa
04.2025 - Current
- Adhered to highway code and traffic laws during all deliveries, ensuring safety and compliance.
- Secured goods safely to prevent theft and harm.
- Documented driving and delivery logs accurately, facilitating effective route management and accountability.
- Picked up customer loads in a timely and accurate manner.
- Maintained vehicle general hygiene, consistently meeting health and safety standards.
- Coordinated with dispatchers and customers to provide timely updates on delivery statuses and swiftly resolve issues.
Truck Driver
Kimeshan's Trucking
Cato Ridge, South Africa
01.2024 - Current
- Delivered exceptional customer service at delivery points, resolving concerns to ensure a positive customer experience.
- Monitored fuel consumption and vehicle performance, recommending enhancements to optimise efficiency.
- Maintained accurate logbook of goods delivered, delivery times, and mileage to ensure compliance and operational effectiveness.
- Documented all business expenses and organised receipts for accurate financial tracking.
Truck Driver
Merlog Food
Cato Ridge, South Africa
03.2022 - 12.2023
- Delivered goods within scheduled timeframes, ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction.
- Consistently maintained safe, responsible driving, representing company professionally.
- Followed highway code and traffic laws throughout deliveries.
- Adhered to all traffic and transport laws, minimising risks and upholding company reputation.
- Maintained load security throughout pre-determined routes to ensure public and goods safety.
- Drove according to manager and company guidance, minimising product damage.
- Maintained detailed driving and delivery logs.
- Checked loaded and unloaded goods matched delivery paperwork.
- Loaded and unloaded goods with attention to safety, preventing damage to merchandise and vehicle.
- Secured goods in transport to enhance safety and prevent theft.
- Picked up customer loads in a timely and accurate manner.
- Updated dispatchers and customers on delivery statuses, promptly resolving any issues.
- Worked flexibly across various shifts, including nights and weekends, to meet business demands and delivery deadlines.
- Carried out vehicle maintenance, oil checks and assessed tyre pressure before long journeys.
- Carried out basic routine maintenance on lorries, such as refuelling, tyre checks and oil changing.
- Maintained vehicle general hygiene, consistently meeting health and safety standards.
- Distributed weight safely and evenly to minimise transportation risk.
- Adjusted driving techniques for varying road conditions, weather, and traffic patterns to ensure safe deliveries.
- Completed delivery paperwork and logbooks, submitting to managers daily.
- Delivered excellent customer service when interacting with clients.
Education
Banqobile High School
Ngangezwe AreaSkills
- Truck driving licence
- Vehicle inspection
- Truck safety inspections
- Vehicle maintenance
- Cargo handling
- Load securing
- Delivery logistics
- Route optimization
- Transportation logistics
- Fuel efficiency monitoring
- Compliance adherence
- Safety protocol adherence
- Knowledge of traffic laws
- Road laws expertise
- Eco-friendly driving
- Flexible scheduling
- Customer relationship management
- Technical communication
Languages
English
Intermediate
B1
IsiZulu
Proficient
C2
Certification
Licence- Code 14 (EC)
Hobbies and interests
- Listening to music
- Soccer
References
- Mr B Cele (078 309 9128)
- Sihle Sipho Zikalala (074 975 0832)
Timeline
Truck Driver
Merlog Foods
04.2025 - Current
Truck Driver
Kimeshan's Trucking
01.2024 - Current
Truck Driver
Merlog Food
03.2022 - 12.2023
Banqobile High School