Thomas Tupopongi Ruaporo
Penrose,AUK
Summary
Motivated professional proficient at driving broad range of commercial trucks. Resourceful and customer-focused transportation specialist with several years of experience building client relations, supporting operations, managing logistics, and handling distribution. Results-oriented in high-stress situations with talents in driving multiple types of trucks.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Truck Driver/Meat Carrier
REFRIGAFREIGHTERS
01.2012 - 07.2023
- Manual loading of whole pigs, lamb and beef to orders
- Ensuring all orders are complete before leaving pick up end
- Ensuring deliveries reach customers within given time frames within Hamilton and Bay of Plenty region
- Driving within the legal limits
- Manually unloading of whole pig, lamb and beef quarters off the truck at the delivery end
- Ensuring the load is secure before departing depots
- Washing the truck
- Interacting with clients, factory staff and other drivers
- Assisting with sorting of orders to ensure all orders reach their destination within the specified time frames
Truck Driver/Meat Carrier
NORTH ISLAND DISTRIBUTORS LTD
02.2010 - 01.2012
- Manual loading of whole pigs, lamb and beef to orders
- Ensuring all orders are complete before leaving pick up end
- Ensuring deliveries reach customers within given time frames within Hamilton
- Driving within the legal limits
- Manually unloading of whole pigs off the truck at the delivery end
- Ensuring the load is secure before departing depots
- Washing the truck
- Interacting with clients, factory staff and other drivers
- Assisting with sorting of orders to ensure all orders reach their destination within the specified time frames
Linehaul & Truck & Trailer driver
FITCHETT LINEHAUL
02.2008 - 02.2010
- Night driving of truck & trailer to Taupo & Tauranga to ensure the freight meets overnight delivery connections
- Day driving of truck & trailer within the Auckland Metro area
- Ensuring the freight reaches its destination within certain time frames
- Driving within the legal limits
- Loading & unloading of the freight off the truck & trailer via fork hoist and manually
- Ensuring the load is secure before departing depots
- Ensuring the truck & trailer are safe before departing depots
- Maintaining the trucks running gear on a daily basis
- - checking oil
- - checking tyre pressure
- - checking everything is in good working order e.g
- Lights/indicators/brakes
- Washing the truck
- Interacting with clients and drivers
- Assisting with sorting of freight to ensure all freight reaches its destination within the specified time frames
Despatcher/Yardperson & Linehaul Truck Driver
DAR TRANSPORT
01.2005 - 01.2007
- Night driving of a Class 4 Truck & a Truck & Trailer to Warkworth, Whangarei, Bay Of Islands & Kaitaia to ensure the freight meets overnight connections
- Loading all outbound trucks via forkhoist ensuring they are loaded correctly & safely
- Ensuring the freight reaches its destination within certain time frames by getting them loaded prior to specified departure times
- This included all trucks that are contracted to Freightways for overnight service deliveries
- Driving within the legal limits
- Loading & unloading of the freight via fork hoist
- Maintaining the trucks running gear
- Maintain the forkhoist & ensuring it is safe for use daily
- Interacting with clients and drivers
- Assisting with sorting of freight to ensure all freight reaches its destination within the specified time frames
- Reporting any late departures & extra runs to Freightways/Parceline daily
Truck driver delivering bread within the Auckland area
S & R TRANSPORT
01.2004 - 01.2005
- Driving a class 2 truck
- Picking customer orders
- Manually loading of bread orders in to the truck
- Arranging the bread in order of areas for delivery
- Ensuring collection of empty bread trays
- Manually unloading of customer orders in to their stores
- Maintaining the running gear on a daily basis
- Working unsupervised at all times
Truck driver delivering milk within the Auckland area
TOPMILK
08.2003 - 08.2004
- Driving a class 2 truck
- Picking customer orders
- Manually loading of milk orders in to the truck
- Arranging the milk in order of areas for deliver
- Interacting with clients
- Ensuring collection of empty milk crates
- Maintaining the running gear on a daily basis
- Working unsupervised
Relief/Company driver delivering freight within the Auckland area
NZ COURIERS
01.2000 - 01.2003
- Sorting freight to their destinations
- Arranging the freight in order of areas for delivery
- Delivering the freight within set time frames
- Picking up freight from customers in a timely manner so that they meet connections
- Interacting with clients
Skills
- Materials Transport
- Load security
- Delivery Scheduling
- Commercial driving
- Safe Driving
- Cargo Handling
References
- Adrian Rice, Operations Manager, Refrigafreighters, 029 2684426
- Clive Sherbourne, Head Mechanic, Refrigafreighters, 021 769007
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 08/29/67
Licensesheld
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- F
- D
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Truck Driver/Meat Carrier
REFRIGAFREIGHTERS
01.2012 - 07.2023
Truck Driver/Meat Carrier
NORTH ISLAND DISTRIBUTORS LTD
02.2010 - 01.2012
Linehaul & Truck & Trailer driver
FITCHETT LINEHAUL
02.2008 - 02.2010
Despatcher/Yardperson & Linehaul Truck Driver
DAR TRANSPORT
01.2005 - 01.2007
Truck driver delivering bread within the Auckland area
S & R TRANSPORT
01.2004 - 01.2005
Truck driver delivering milk within the Auckland area
TOPMILK
08.2003 - 08.2004
Relief/Company driver delivering freight within the Auckland area
NZ COURIERS
01.2000 - 01.2003
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