Dave Dahl

Independent Trucker

Working with local Contractors

I was direct with like Douglas Kerr underground

Eureka, North Valley, Bituminous Roadways

Park construction, etc.

Road projects in our local area highway and city

During the road work season

complete reconstruction projects

including catch basins and water sewer

Hauling sand common excavation

asphalt hot mix paving

milling asphalt rubble concrete rubble

shouldering

Bill and invoice my contractors

Maintain and repair my dump truck

load my truck with contractors

heavy equipment from time to time

reason for stopping trucking

The income level is amazing

but it's a way of life long long hours in the

summer 60 hours a week or more

no time for summer fun

excellent USDOT rating

excellent insurance rating

excellent driving record

looking to sell my truck upon successful

full time employment in early 2024

and shut down my business entirely

Initially hired in the sign shop

we fabricated and assembled traffic signs

Message painted, and thermal plastic

road stripes, railroad crossings

school zones pavement markings

GSOC underground locates to install new signs and layout our traffic detours

stripe paint truck

overhead signs on signal lights repair and install

ATSSA traffic sign conference in Fargo a few times

Rotation call outs for traffic signs,

fatal accidents and emergency road closures

Trained numerous new employees and summer help with zero accidents or close calls

member of the safety team

plowed snow in a group of trucks and independently on the highway grid

on a rotating schedule both shifts ( 4 years )

Assisted signal shop, engineering and road maintenance

transferred to road maintenance

1/2019

Plowed snow full time on my route

Both shifts

Went too 49er phase 1 training with Griz

Fixed guard rails

skid steer and loader trained

tree / chain saw trained

road sweeper and crew

cold mix and hot mix patching

operated shouldering machine

and compactor

right of way tree crew

radio remote stump grinder

and ditch restoration process

from grading to hydro seeding

catch basin crew and spring water pumping

paving crew for the pipe crossing crew

from the paver, roller, transport of equipment

went to fall equipment show in St. Cloud

I gave a 1 month notice on 1/1/20

to try out as a Independent Trucker

Deliver building materials framing materials

And roofing delivery to roof tops

for new residential construction

and commercial construction

with radio remote mobile boom truck

and hydraulic / cable 100 foot crane truck

to set material's, trusses, and HVAC equipment on top of commercial buildings, schools, And new homes

built loads

delivered loads

picked up returns

picked up at vendors

resigned because my wife was injured severely

in the I35W bridge collapse and required numerous surgeries and rehabilitation I was her sole care provider from 8/07 to 9/15

Light and heavy repairs of one way fleet of rental trucks and 330 unit school bus fleet out of our location

I was one of 5 full time mechanics

we were busy all the time

2nd shift was my shift

resigned because we were

engaged to be married and wanted a day shift

job .