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Karl Starkey
Apt 4 /61 Ratcliffe Avenue, Kings Norton Birmingham B30 3NZ
Mobile: 07980 223656
mytransportmanager@gmx.co.uk
PROFILE Professionally qualified LGV 1 driver
Professionally qualified transport manager & CPC holder with national and international
certificates by examination.
With more than thirty years in the transport & Logistics industry driving trucks all over
the U.K. & Eastern and Western Europe, fridges tautliners & step frame / exhibition
trailers. I have held positions of transport/depot manager, operations manager, running
fleets of forty two and thirty trucks and trailers into Europe & the U.K. fleet planning,
route planning and vehicle maintenance schedules, with a team of thirty six employees,
I have knowledge of import and export documentation procedures, vast knowledge of
the logistics and transport industry including time sensitive deliveries, home delivery,
palletised deliveries, warehouse deliveries, groupage loads, KPI’S, costing and
budgeting, inc cost reductions, vehicle purchasing, fleet maintenance schedules,
tachograph analysis and drivers hours regulations, general running of the warehouse
and staff, health and safety issues, staffing levels and disciplinary procedures, I am
also computer literate in word and excel. I am also a Transport Manager for 3 other
companies in the UK on a part time basis.
WORK HISTORY
January 2007 - Present ​Cross Transport Ltd / Operation Transport Manager
* Running a fleet of 25 Vehicles all over the UK & Europe
* UK & European Transport Manager, digicard and Tachograph analysis
Vehicle downloads and driver infringements.
* Managing the day to day running of the transport and Drivers
* booking inspections, Mot's, general maintenance of the vehicles and
Trailers.
* liaising with customers, and customer relations, going out on site visits.
* Quoting on UK & European Transport movements.
* Driving vehicle in the UK and occasionally into Europe when we have had a
Extra work loads on.
January 2006 - January 2007 Sold my company in 2006 and had 12 Months out.
May 1999 – Dec 2005 ​Transport / Operations Manager Director ​_
Transport Solutions Europe Limited
Birmingham
Responsibilities:
● Running a fleet of fifteen vehicles & twenty two staff
● Day to Day running of the business inc running of the warehouse
● Purchasing
● Credit control
● Invoicing
● Transport manager role
● Customer sales
● Staff and driver training
● Vehicle maintenance scheduling Tachograph regulations

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Achievements:
● Helped build the company up from when it first started
● Helped build the turnover up to 1.5 million per annum
● Dealing with many blue chip clients and general public
● Increased man management skills
● Freight forwarding loading Groupage Trailers all over Europe
June 1995 – May 1999 ​Transport / Depot Manager
​Stag European Express Limited
Birmingham
Responsibilities:
● Day to day running of the transport and depot
● Manage thirty six drivers and staff
● Loading trailers trans­ shipments express trailers to Europe
● Maintenance of vehicles
● Customer relations dealing with contractors
● Purchasing parts and vehicles
● Tachograph analysis and regulations
● Vehicle reports
● Disciplinary reports
● Costing and budgeting
Nov 1985 – June 1995 ​TRAFFIC MANAGER + Driver
Floline European Transport Limited
Birmingham
Responsibilities:
● LGV driver Class 1
● Loading and unloading of vehicles
● Doing export and import paperwork
● Making sure exhibition trailers were loaded correctly
● Keeping vehicles clean and tidy
● Making sure goods reached destination on time
● Furniture packing
Feb 1982 – Nov 1985 ​Driver 7.5 TON
Transland Limited
Birmingham
Responsibilities:
● Driving all over the U.K. & Europe
● Driving all over Eastern and Western Europe
● Delivering hanging garments, frozen goods & exhibition trailers
● Handling high value goods & loads

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Oct 1978 – Feb 1982 ​Van Driver + 7.5 TON
​CLC Lighting
Birmingham
Responsibilities:
● Driving all over the U.K & Ireland.
● Delivering house hold light fittings to high street stores
● Checking orders were correct and there was no damage
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Sept 1976 – Sept 1978 ​H.M. Forces British Army
Royal Fusiliers Queens Division 2​nd​
Battalion
● Joined straight from school
● Twelve months junior soldier training
● One year 2​nd​
battalion fusiliers Paderborn Germany
EDUCATION
Mar 1995 – Dec 1995 ​Hall Green Technical College
● CPC National pass
● CPC international pass
● Transport management course not completed
Sept 1970 – July 1976 ​Pitmaston Secondary School
Birmingham
● GCSE English ( B )
● GCSE Woodwork ( C )
SKILLS
● Strong negotiation and interpersonal skills
● Use and application of personal computers
● Qualified transport manager
● Qualified LGV 1 driver
● Man management skills with a must do attitude
● Team leader with hands on approach
● Strong personality and assertive
● Work well under pressure
● Tachograph & analysis skills
● Full U.K. driving license

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REFERENCES
Available on request
PERSONAL DETAILS
● Date of birth 17​TH​
February 1959 Age 56
● Material status Married