Chett K. Winchell,
CDS, CTL

 
Energetic, experienced, knowledgeable team player for truck transportation fleet and risk management. Able and willing to do what it takes to meet and exceed all applicable Department of Transportation regulations; We can get and keep you compliant to standards and assist you in reducing safety and compliance problems.

Teaching & Consulting

Consultation with multiple fleets.
Classes on truck and trailer fleet safety; hours of service; vehicle inspections; DOT compliance training; load tie downs and securement, customized to your niche operation.

 
Publications

Web-based DOT consulting business with safety articles
Monthly on-line and paper market safety related articles.
Monthly safety newsletters published for customers at over 300 international locations
Journal of Transportation Management CDL article

 
Background

Companies include: C W Enterprises, LLC; Strobridge Delivery; LLC. E.W. Wylie Corporation; Copart, Inc.; Colton Carriers, Inc.; United Driver Services, Inc.; Trans-Western Express, Ltd.; Danny Herman Trucking, Inc.; Freymiller Trucking, Inc.; Matlack Transportation; and the U.S. Navy

Past positions include Owner; Director of Safety and Recruiting; Terminal Manager; Yard Manager; Risk Manager; Director of Training and Safety; Driver Training Manager; Road Driver; Director of Training; Management Trainee; Chief Equipment Operator.

Credentials

Certified in the following:
Powered Industrial Lift Truck Instructor; Hazardous Materials Trainer; General Instructor; Tractor Trailer Driver Training Director Program; AAA Driver Improvement Instructor Program; Equipment Management; Commercial Driver’s License Examiner.

Affiliations

North American Transportation Management Institute
Drug Techs, LLC
Colorado Motor Carriers Association
Eddco Equipment & Training
American Society of Transportation & Logistics

Education

University of Tennessee
BSBA Transportation/Logistics
Knoxville, TN

Rock Island Senior High School
Rock Island, IL

Training Received 2000-2008

North American Transportation Management Institute, Certified Director of Safety (CDS), Denver, CO American Society of Transportation and Logistics, Certified Transportation and Logistics (CTL), Valparaiso, IN
Colorado Motor Carrier Association (CMCA), Denver, CO
CVSA Inspection Seminar
HazMat Security Awareness Seminar
Mastering Alertness & Driver Fatigue
HOS Seminar
NATMI Managing Motor Fleet Safety Programs
NATMI Motor Fleet Safety Basics

Additional Training

Colorado CDL Driving Skills Examiner (4705), Wheat Ridge, CO
State of Colorado Instructor - Truck Driving, Denver, CO State of Colorado
Hartford Insurance, 3-D Driver Trainer Program, Wheat Ridge, CO
JJ Keller, Federal Hazardous Materials Regulations Seminar, Denver, CO
ASD, Screening Test Technician, Denver, CO
Costal Communications Company, HM-126F HM Training, Chicago, IL
Western Pathology Consultants, Urine Drug Collection Training Program, Denver, CO
North Central Environmental & Industrial Safety Training Center, 8-Hour 29CFR 1910.120 HazWaste Refresher Courses, Hammond, IL
Coastal Video Communications Corporation, HM-181 Transport Regulations Seminar, Chicago, IL
Second Naval Construction Brigade, Equipment Management, Gulfport, MS
United States Steel, 8-Hr Incident Command Course, East Chicago, IN
United States Steel, 40-Hr HM Technician Course, East Chicago, IN
Substance Abuse Management Inc., Drug Awareness Program, Frankfort, IL
Professional Truck Driver Institute of America, Tractor-Trailer Driver Training Director Program, Lincoln, NE
Mayflower/ State of Indiana, 80-Hr CDL Examiner Training Program (# 15), Carmel, IN
American Trucking Associations, HM Seminar for Programming and Compliance, Indianapolis, IN
AAA, Driver Improvement Instructor Program, Willow Grove, PA
Department of the Navy, Basic Instructor Training, Willow Grove, PA
Multiple military schools as needed by NMCB 62, Construction Battalion Center and 2^nd Naval Mobile Construction Regiment, Gulfport, MS
U.S. Navy, Equipment Operator “A” School, Pt. Hueneme, CA
AAA, Driver Improvement Program, Orlando, FL