John Bingham
Lake Lotawana
Summary
Fleet management professional with comprehensive experience and readiness for role. Demonstrates strong focus on team collaboration and achieving results, ensuring reliability and adaptability to changing needs. Skilled in logistics coordination, maintenance scheduling, and cost control, while possessing excellent organizational and leadership abilities. Known for effective communication, problem-solving, and strategic planning.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
District Fleet Manager
Waste Managment
06.2024 - 10.2025
- Managed fleet operations, ensuring compliance with safety regulations and company policies.
- Oversaw vehicle maintenance schedules, minimizing downtime and enhancing operational efficiency.
- Analyzed fuel consumption trends, identifying cost-saving opportunities through optimized routing.
- Coordinated driver training programs, improving safety practices and reducing incident rates.
Fleet Equipment Manager
Hulcher Professional Service
09.2023 - 05.2024
- Manage large fleet of heavy trucks, Cat heavy equipment, railroad specific equipment, daily interactions with class 1 railroads, derailment cleanup, Responsible for 10-15 staff members daily
Owner/operator
Summit Excavating
09.2015 - 01.2023
- Excavation, basements, land clearing, septics, demos, grading
- Cat equipment including compact track loaders, track loaders, dozers and excavators.
Service Manager Equipment/Highway Truck Shop
Foley Caterpillar Kansas City
01.2019 - 01.2020
- Lead and Develop two shifts of employees, worked daily with customers (internal and external) to provide quality service, reviewed/prepared invoices and reports daily for leadership
Locomotive Engineer
BNSF Railway
03.2015 - 07.2018
Division Trainmaster
Blytheville AR BNSF Railway
07.2013 - 03.2015
- Point of contact for derailments, other service interruptions: call in emergency repair equipment, formulate recovery/reopening plans, update leadership and accurate timelines along with coordinating between different work groups i.e traction motor replacements, derailments, HAZMAT releases, weather related infrastructure damage.
- Lead/develop six yardmasters, 19yards, and 175 road/through freight employees: 5yrs with additional injury free workplace.
- Facilitate meetings with 23 customers to better understand/serve their needs
- Ex: Nucus Steel Corp, Tenaris Pipe, Atlas Tubular, TMK Ipsco, Plum Point Energy, Associated Electric Cooperative Power station, Marquis crude Oil
- Sound knowledge of formal investigation process, arbitration, scheduled employee agreements, attendance guidelines and low hour employee performance experience
- Cost reduction measures with Road Switchers: Overtime, car spot reporting, switching/demurrage charges
Terminal Trainmaster
Kansas City, KS BNSF Railway
02.2011 - 07.2013
- Sound knowledge of formal investigation process, arbitration, scheduled employee agreements, attendance guidelines and low hour employee performance experience
- Hot seat TM-effectively and accurately call trains
- Facilitator for yard service power, industry jobs and mainline cuts and adds
- Industry auditor
- Coordinate multiple yard jobs to drive for success, cost reduction leader
- Team contributor, energetic and driven
Road Foreman of Engines
Wichita Falls, Tx BNSF Railway
02.2008 - 02.2011
- Trained multiple classes of locomotive engineers and conductors
- Completed FRA Checkrides
- Effectively reduced at risk remote exceptions every year
- Reduction in human factor rail incidents and authority violations
- Assisted with rollout of Electronic Train Management System on Wichita Falls Subdivision
- Advanced Yardmaster Training (2009)- Microsoft office, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Switchman; Conductor, Locomotive Engineer (2004-2008, 2015-2018)
- Worked local, yard and road service-Footboard Yardmaster
Trackman, Welder, Assistant Foreman
BNSF Maintenance of Way
01.2003 - 01.2004
- Trackman, Welder, Assistant Foreman-Trackman, Welder, Assistant Foreman
Education
AA - Agriculture-Business
Southeastern Community College
West Burlington, Iowa01.2003
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Harvard Mentor Manager Business Classes
Skills
- MS Word, MS Outlook, MS Excel, Vista, Macintosh (Mac, iPod, iPhone)
- Fleet optimization
- Fleet management
- Scheduling
- Vehicle inspections
- Preventive Maintenance
- Operations and logistics
- Employee management
- Fleet scheduling
- Transportation regulations
Certification
- FRA operations testing and proficiency.
- Locomotive engineer federal certificate
- First aid/CPR
- Leadership values/mentorship BNSF railway TCU university
Timeline
District Fleet Manager
Waste Managment
06.2024 - 10.2025
Fleet Equipment Manager
Hulcher Professional Service
09.2023 - 05.2024
Service Manager Equipment/Highway Truck Shop
Foley Caterpillar Kansas City
01.2019 - 01.2020
Owner/operator
Summit Excavating
09.2015 - 01.2023
Locomotive Engineer
BNSF Railway
03.2015 - 07.2018
Division Trainmaster
Blytheville AR BNSF Railway
07.2013 - 03.2015
Terminal Trainmaster
Kansas City, KS BNSF Railway
02.2011 - 07.2013
Road Foreman of Engines
Wichita Falls, Tx BNSF Railway
02.2008 - 02.2011
Trackman, Welder, Assistant Foreman
BNSF Maintenance of Way
01.2003 - 01.2004
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Harvard Mentor Manager Business Classes
AA - Agriculture-Business
Southeastern Community College