Iain Laing
Driver – HGV

6a Watchmeal Crescent
Clydebank
G81 5EA
Phone – 07761459359
Email – ilaing8@gmail.com

An hard working, enthusiastic, reliable and motivated person who can work well with others in a team and also on my own. Straightforward and positive with a friendly disposition and can communicate well with people at all levels. Punctual, reliable and works well under pressure to meet deadlines. Willing to work any shift pattern and undertake any training required.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Jark – Glasgow
September 2017
● Working on Eurocar Parts Nightshift contract.
● Driving Class 2 vehicle.
● Working on Perth/Inverness or Dundee/Aberdeen run.
● Delivering car parts in cages and collecting the empty cages.
● Working within the WTD rules and driving regulations.

Lloyd Fraser – Uddingston
February 2017 to September 2017
● Delivering to fashion retailers.
● Early starts between 2am and 6am, doing 10hr shifts.
● Driving 18t vehicles.
● Delivering between Aberdeen, Glasgow and Edinburgh.
● Demonstrating good customer service on a daily basis when speaking to customers.

Driving Agencys
September 2014 to February 2017
● Various Driving Agencies
● Taking on jobs which can last a day, two weeks or a month.
● Usual assignments include tail lift deliveries using a pallet truck.
● Due to the nature of the deliveries a lot of breaking down and hand-balling pallets into customer premises.
● Driving anything from vans upto 26 tonne trucks.

Dalkeith Transport – Cumbernauld
June 2014 to September 2014
● Multi-drop delivery driver
● Delivering palletised goods to business premises and residential homes.
● Breaking down pallets and hand-balling goods into customer premises.
● Managing the time I have to complete deliveries and prioritising any urgent deliveries.
● Completing daily vehicle check paperwork ensuring vehicle is roadworthy.
● Using a digital tachograph and following rules and regulations for driver driving time.
● Working as a team helping other drivers with deliveries they could complete due to time restrictions.

SRCL Ltd – Cumbernauld
May 2012 to June 2014
● Collecting clinical waste from hospitals, doctors, etc.
● Swapping clinical waste bins like for like or hand-balling waste bags.
● Ensuring customer paper work is accurately completed.
● Checking customer stock is up to date ie, needle bins and bags.
● Building relationships with customers arranging next pick up dates.
● Using 3.5t – 18t vehicles to complete daily jobs.
● Going the extra mile for customers doing last minute collections.
● Working as a team, doubling up to complete jobs.

Driver Hire – Glasgow
September 2011 to May 2012
● Agency driver taking on various different tasks everyday.
● Early morning starts.
● Class 2 and 7.5t multi-drop work from general haulage to parcel industry.
● ADR work delivering gas bottles to garages.
● HIAB crane work delivering containers/mobile offices and generators.

GIST/VOW Office Supplies – Cumbernauld
September 2010 to September 2011
● Elgin and Perth.
● Delivering office supplies and equipment to businesses.
● Loading vehicle in morning in order of drops.
● Returning to depot to sort and unload any returns picked up.
● Working within warehouse unloading trailers and sorting deliveries into runs making up orders.
● Completing paper work accurately.
● Working efficiently within a team.
● Happy to help anyone and also with last minute deadlines.

Driver Hire Agency – Glasgow
March 2010 to September 2010
● Taking on any available work when given
● Loading materials with the hiab crane
● Multi-dropping in various locations in Class 2 vehicle and van
● Arranging deliver/collections with customer

Expert Logistics – Bellshill
December 2009 to March 2010
● Loading and unloading vehicles at start and end of shift
● Delivering very heavy white goods from range cookers to American fridge freezers
● Installing the white goods within the customers homes.
● Working in a 2 man team
● Delivering between Carlisle and Thurso
● Contacting customers with delivery time window
● Keeping within in delivery window times
● Reading maps and using Satnav

Menzies Distribution – Glasgow
May 2009 to December 2009
● Driving class 2 vehicles delivering bulk pallets of newspapers to Menzies hubs all over Scotland.
● Completing local multi-drop delivery runs to retailers delivering newspapers.
● Making sure vehicle is clean after use

Freightmovement Ltd – Glasgow
November 2006 to May 2009
● Driving 7.5t and 18t vehicles
● Working as a sub contractor for CHEP
● Collecting/delivering blue chep pallets
● Doing 15-20 drops/collections a day
● Covering from Aberdeen to Carlisle
● Organising route in morning to plan day ahead
● Completing the paperwork carefully

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

● Key Skills
● Experienced Class 2 driver
● Experience of flatbed, curtain sided vehicles
● Digital Tachograph Card
● Driver CPC
● Excellent time keeper
● Excellent communication and customer service skills
● Experienced in reading maps
● Ability to follow instructions